Mamayya Marana Shayya
Uncle's Deathbed
Setting: Ancestral village, Medak (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: Uncle's Deathbed. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Uncle's Deathbed
Ee katha maa cousin's oorilo 2022 lo jarigindi, nijam ga nijam. Ooru peru Kothapalli, Medak district Shankarampet mandal. Okka ghana perunu maarchi, okkati chinna detail maarchi, migilidii antha mana oori chinna generational memory nunchi. Naa cousin Sanjana tho 2023 Deepavali sambaraalu lo kuurchuni antha maeyanayu antu raatri 2 AM varaku matladinaamu. Aa katha naaku mind lo stuck poinindhi. Ippudu raasthunnaanu.
Tarun. Age 34. IT engineer, DeccanStack Labs lo test automation lead. Swagramam Kothapalli, kaani Tarun bharya Soumya (28, HR professional) tho Miyapur lo oka 2-BHK apartment — Sujatha Nilayam Apartments — lo untunnadu. Oori intlo elders ippudu ekadivivaru levu — naanna 2018 lo poyaru, amma 2020 lo Miyapur ki vacchi Tarun tho stay chesthundi.
2022 May month lo Tarun mamayya Kondaiah (Tarun amma anna, age 72, Kothapalli lo same oorilo) chanipoyaru. Kondaiah life entire Kothapalli lo. Bachelor ayayana, pilla-pillalu levu. Tarun ki childhood nunchi favourite mamayya — summer holidays lo aayana intlo 2-3 weeks ganam oori mango thota lo kooti Kondaiah tho spend chesevaariki. Kondaiah cheppina kathalu — Nizam kaalam, freedom struggle, 1960s Medak kaakinada elections — Tarun ki school lo kanna ekkuva entertainment ga undedi.
Kondaiah chaniponappudu Tarun Miyapur nunchi 6-hour drive chesi Kothapalli ki vachhaadu. Last rites perform chesinadu, 13-day ceremonies complete chesinadu. Kondaiah property — old Ka Ka ancestral intlo oka small plot, oka 1960s-wooden cot, oka radio, oka steel bureau lo antha 30,000 rupees cash, oka small gold chain — Tarun ki inherit ayindhi (sole nephew). Property worth Rs 18 lakhs approx — 2 acres mango thota included.
Tarun plan chesaadu ooru intlo matter ni clean-up chesi, cot and radio vagaira Miyapur ki tisuko vellipothani. Thirteen-day ceremonies ayyaka, Tarun oka truck book chesaadu furniture tarlicchadaaniki. Cot, radio, oka wooden almira — antha Miyapur ki pampaadu.
Cot Tarun ki chala favorite — Kondaiah 50 years aa cot meeda padukunevaaru. Teak wood, hand-carved, oka chinna Ganapathi carving headboard meeda. Ee cot Miyapur apartment bedroom lo pettaadu — Tarun and Soumya's own bed ni pakkana room lo move chesaaru.
First night, 2022 June 14. Tarun and Soumya aa cot meeda padukunnaaru 11:30 ki. Sleep okka rendu hours tarwatha — 2 AM ki Tarun ki oka jerk sensation. Lechi chusaadu — cot ippudu original position lo ledu. Door vaipu ki rotate aipoyi undi — Tarun feet door side, headboard bedroom inside wall vaipu. Tarwatha kuda tharwatha Soumya lechi "em ee rathri shift ayipoyinaamu?" ani adigindi. Tarun apologized confused ga, "I don't know, maybe manam sleep lo moved ayyinaamu." Back to sleep.
Second night. Same thing. 2 AM ki Tarun lechi chusaadu — cot door facing position lo.
Third night. 2 AM. Same.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Edureti Chita
Tarun ki ippudu amaantra. Soumya spooked. Cot weight — roughly 80 kilograms. Rendu mandhi lift chesi shift chesedi kaadu easy ga. Ippudu roju raat 2 AM ki reposition avutondi. Door lock chesi undipothe kuda. Parents vayasu lo unna amma pakkana guest bedroom lo padukuntundi — aamu ki adhi teliyadu.
Tarun ki oka WhatsApp call Sanjana ki — aa cousin — teliyaga adhi cheppadu. Sanjana Kothapalli lo untundi, primary school teacher. Aayana tho matlada Tarun: "Idhi emaina village-side superstition aa?"
Sanjana oka 5 minutes silent ga undi phone meeda. Aa tarwatha cheppindi — "Tarun, mamayya chanipoyina mundhu, last 3 months, aayana cot ki ippati-paristhithi la — aayana cot ki 2 AM ki oka specific ritual. Naaku Kondaiah mamayya tho close ga matladina roju cheppaaru. Nuvvu oori intiki vacchina mundhu aayana ki heart problem vacchindi, aayana oka manishi tho legal matter lo busy ga undi — land dispute. Oka Bheemaiah ani, neighbour, Kondaiah mamayya 1985 lo oka 3-acre plot ni papers leka meeraku chesi Bheemaiah naanna dagger nunchi kounnadu. Plot title maa family ki ippatiki pattaa ledu — simply mamayya 3 decades ga occupying chesthunnadu, Bheemaiah family old papers tho claim pettinavaallu."
"Mamayya last 3 months lo Bheemaiah son Mallesh (ippudu 48) tho secretly matladaaru ani cheppaaru maa naanna ki — settle cheyyaadaaniki. Mallesh ki Rs 8 lakhs ivvadaaniki ready ga undadaariki mamayya. Kaani aa matters finalize cheyyaledu mamayya — died before the paperwork got executed."
"Mamayya ki 2 AM aa ardharathri time lo oka ritual undedi — cot ni door vaipu ki move chesi padukunevaaru. Aayana ki oka anumanam undi plot dispute regarding oka threat. 'Neelo mari chinna kappu gurthu pettukuntaanu — ee cot door vaipu patteda undali naaku sleep vachchinapudu kooda' ani naanna tho cheppaaru. Aayana sleep lo kuda aa position maintain cheyyadaaniki trained ayyaaru. Adhi aayana death ki muppadu days mundhu nunchi daily ritual."
Tarun phone ardha gaali la silent ga pattukunnaadu. Mamayya akka anni cheppaledu life lo. 3 acres plot ki paper-less occupation. Settlement offer ki ready ga ivvaaru kaani paperwork complete ayinappudu chanipoyaru. Kothapalli lo inkaa mamayya name meeda 3 acres unnayi, Tarun ki inherit aayi. Tarun ki ippudu 3 acres sole owner. Rs 18 lakhs property estimate lo 3 acres included.
Tarun: "Sanjana, Bheemaiah family mamayya poyina tarwatha em chesaaru?"
Sanjana: "Mallesh oka lawyer notice pampisaaru Tarun ki, nuvvu already cevadavu emaina? Aa notice 13-day ceremonies tarwatha vachchundi. Nenu peru notice chupinchadaaniki reserve chesaanu. Bheemaiah family old papers chupinchaaru. Legal ga vaallu correct ga unnaaru Tarun. Mamayya property lo adhi maa intliki asalam cheralanikaadu."
Tarun bedroom lo oka rendu rozulu tindi tagakunda, sleep ivvakunda, thinking. Soumya care tisukoni adhi, "idhi clean ga deal cheyyaali" ani support chesindi.
Tarun Mallesh ki call chesaadu. Cheppadu — "Rs 8 lakhs mamayya promise chesinatlu ga udaya, paperwork complete cheyyadaaniki nenu ippudu ready. 3 acres title Bheemaiah family ki transfer cheyyadaaniki tayaar." Mallesh first skeptical ga undi — "Ee family 30 years ga aa land anubhavinchindi, ippudu suddenly yenduku ee move?" Tarun — "Naa mamayya last intention aadhi. Ippudu complete cheyyadam naa responsibility."
2022 August ki registration complete. 3 acres Bheemaiah family ki transferred. Rs 8 lakhs check icchaaru (Kondaiah bequested Rs 30k cash + Tarun own funds). Mallesh kallaki tears ochaaru — "30 years ga ee matter maa intlo oka wound ga undi. Thank you."
Aa night — 2022 August 22 — Tarun and Soumya aa cot meeda padukunnaaru. Morning 6 AM ki Tarun lechi chusaadu. Cot original position lo. Headboard wall vaipu, feet door vaipu — normal orientation.
Next night. Same. Normal.
Next week. Normal.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Pranam Leni Pranam
Cot ippudu never moved again.
Tarun aa radio plug in chesi chusaadu — old Philips radio. Oka FM station caught chesindi — AIR Hyderabad. Aa tarwatha station change chesaadu, AIR Medak. Radio smooth ga work chesindi. Mamayya radio ippudu Tarun bedroom corner lo shelf meeda undi — raa raathri amma pakka-gadi lo untunnappudu, adhi voluntary ga oka low-volume FM classical signal pick chestundhi. Amma ki adhi comfort — she asked Tarun to keep it plugged in.
2023 Deepavali Kothapalli ki Tarun family velladam, mango thota lo Bheemaiah intiki velli Mallesh tho dinner chesaaru. Mallesh Tarun ki last rites lekka ga respect icchaaru. Mallesh — "mana families mundhu chaala chariitra undi Tarun. Ippudu nunchi okaru oka chinna family la undaali."
Tarun eyes lo slight moisture. Mamayya cheppina kathalu — freedom struggle, 1960s elections — Tarun aa night Mallesh ki narrate chesaadu. Kondaiah mamayya last chapter, unsaid, unwritten — Tarun finally read chesi complete chesadu.
Cot ippudu Miyapur lo. Door vaipu kadu — wall vaipu. Kondaiah mamayya ki peaceful sleep ippudu. Tarun ki kuda.
Author's note
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Telangana
2023 Deepavali ki nenu Karimnagar ki vacchinappudu, cousin Sanjana tho late-night kaburlu lo ee katha cheppindi. Aayana oori lo real ga oka cot-reposition phenomenon oka relative intlo jarigindi — 2 months. Land dispute tho connection kuda real. Ippudu aayana fictionalized version ga Kothapalli, Medak side ki place chesaanu, characters peru maarchi, and core structure preserve chesinnu. Aa cot ippudu asalu aa relative intlo lene undi — ippati tarapu descendants peaceful ga padukuntunnaaru daani meeda. Ee story lo principle — mamayya a land ni papers leka occupy chesaadu decades ga, aa straight-hearted path lo lekuve. Aayana poyaaka, Tarun ki aa cot ga oka message ichaaru — "neevu ippudu straight ga undali." Manam choose cheyyali — paapam continue cheyyadam, leka final ga clean up cheyyadam. Manam peru, property, reputation — anni inherited ga vasthayi — kaani inherited ga unna intentions ni ippudu mana choice lo maarchali. Meeku ilanti family property stories telustaayi — village elders daggara oka cup coffee tho koodukunna conversations nunchi chala vinatha vuntayi. Share chesondi comments lo.
— Sai Kiran · Lighted Tales
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Original Telugu horror fiction. Folk-source material where referenced is public domain.
Modern characters, apartments, companies, and phone numbers are fictional.
Any resemblance to real persons, businesses, or events is coincidental.
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