diff -r -u pango-1.14.8.orig/modules/indic/indic-ot.c pango-1.14.8/modules/indic/indic-ot.c
--- pango-1.14.8.orig/modules/indic/indic-ot.c	2006-10-16 19:18:28.000000000 +0530
+++ pango-1.14.8/modules/indic/indic-ot.c	2008-02-29 12:41:17.000000000 +0530
@@ -304,6 +304,12 @@
         case CC_MODIFYING_MARK_POST:
         case CC_NUKTA:
         case CC_VIRAMA:
+            /* patch for rendering fix for Malayalam SAMVRUTHOKARA by suresh */
+            if (chars[prev - 1] == 0x0D41) {
+            writeChar(&output, chars[prev], prev, blwf_p);
+	    break;
+	    }
+            /* end patch */
         case CC_AL_LAKUNA:
             writeChar(&output, C_DOTTED_CIRCLE, prev, blwf_p);
             writeChar(&output, chars[prev], prev, blwf_p);
@@ -442,24 +448,6 @@
 		writeChar(&output, chars[i], /*i*/ prev, nukt_p);
 	    }
 
-            /* for the special conjuction of Cons+0x0d4d+0x0d31 of Malayalam */
-	    if ((baseConsonant - 2 >= 0) &&
-		(chars[baseConsonant - 1] == 0x0d4d) &&
-		(chars[baseConsonant] == 0x0d31) &&
-		((chars[baseConsonant - 2] >= 0x0d15) && 
-		 (chars[baseConsonant - 2] <= 0x0d39)))  {
-      		swapChars (&output, -1, -3);
-	    }
-
-            /* for the special conjuction of Cons+0x0d4d+0x0d30 of Malayalam */
-	    if ((baseConsonant - 2 >= 0) &&
-		(chars[baseConsonant - 1] == 0x0d4d) &&
-		(chars[baseConsonant] == 0x0d30) &&
-		((chars[baseConsonant - 2] >= 0x0d15) && 
-		 (chars[baseConsonant - 2] <= 0x0d39)))  {
-      		swapChars (&output, -1, -3);
-	    }
-
 	    if ((class_table->scriptFlags & SF_MATRAS_AFTER_BASE) != 0) {
 		writeMbelow(&output);
 		writeMabove(&output);
diff -r -u pango-1.14.8.orig/modules/indic/mprefixups.c pango-1.14.8/modules/indic/mprefixups.c
--- pango-1.14.8.orig/modules/indic/mprefixups.c	2006-01-16 15:44:24.000000000 +0530
+++ pango-1.14.8/modules/indic/mprefixups.c	2008-03-02 16:45:21.000000000 +0530
@@ -89,6 +89,32 @@
 		    mpreLimit = i + 1;
 	    }		    
 	}
+	/* patch by suresh for fixing pre-base matra reorder for conjuncts */
+	/*  make three more trys for baseGlyph */
+	/*   for a simple conjunct */
+	if (baseGlyph < 0) {
+	    for (i = 0; i < n_glyphs; i++) {
+		if (glyphs[i].cluster  == (baseIndex - 2))
+		    baseGlyph = i;
+	    }
+	}
+	/*   for bigger one */
+	if (baseGlyph < 0) {
+	    for (i = 0; i < n_glyphs; i++) {
+		if (glyphs[i].cluster  == (baseIndex - 4))
+		    baseGlyph = i;
+	    }
+	}
+	/*   for the biggest */
+	if (baseGlyph < 0) {
+	    for (i = 0; i < n_glyphs; i++) {
+		if (glyphs[i].cluster  == (baseIndex - 6))
+		    baseGlyph = i;
+	    }
+	}	
+	/*  now leave it */
+        /* end patch */
+	
 	if (baseGlyph < 0 || mpreGlyph < 0 || mpreLimit >= baseGlyph) {
 	    continue;
 	}