Nostalgic memory...

March 8^th 2001 , D –Day for the Public X Class Board exam (CBSE) , Subject : Social Studies.

Mom : “All the best for exams, Pathu ezhuthu, Time waste pannathey, Full three hours ezhuthu , Anga inga Pakathey… Pena iruka , pencil iruka , Log Book eduthindiya (For Social Science Exam !!! nera Kodumai”) #!%@%$^^%$^^%$^$%^$

Me : Amma Byee (e)^n

Sajda walked across my house to reach the school, Ten years of enmity between us, rather schoolship between us. Ariya parvathulla sandai pottu athu indrum thodarumana athi veka kedana unmai uravu… school la ayiram visyathulla payanum ponnum sandai poduvanga.. miss avan ithu eduthan miss avan athu eduthan miss-nu, athai 10 varudangalku piragu nyabagam vaithukondu ennaduan pesama ponal nan enna panrathu… makkale sollunga!!!

Seri vidunga matter-ku varuvom!!!!

She walked across my house on the D Day morning oru 9 mani irukkum, 10 manikku than exam, hall – e kandupidichu okaruvam, silla nerathil edathai matri okara vaipargal athan karnathinal!!!!

Avalku tamil teriyathu… nan avalai keli seiyanum endral tamil la pesuven… namma santhanam mathiri… andru apadiye nadanthathu…  engal quarterskum school kum 20 nimdam nadai payanam… aval ennamo Madam marie Curie  effect la kanula soda budi pottukitu nadanthute padipa… ennaku avalta pidicha viseyame athan… aval athai satham potu padipa… namaku athu kadai sollra mari mind la tappunu pathinthidum…

Nan valkam polave avalai , kalaithukonde oru nakkal sirupodu poga, aval innai muraithu parka … It was like creating mood (positive energy ) before writing a disaster… Disaster in the sense , 9 varshama Social science a Hindi la eluthitu , oru varshathil athai visayathai Englishla eluthunganu sattam potanga… Enna sattamo terila …seri free ya vidunga..

Aval ennai thirumbi ketal (wats ur problem…) namma asadu valinchunde ...nee than adi enaku prachinainu simbu style la solla… aval sonnal…”nan a prachinai .. wat is prachinai”

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Apdiye pasnga vandanga ellorum class poyi exam elutha arambichutanga I mean ready ayitanga… aaana enaku mattum oru orathil aval nyabagam, aval sonna varthai slow motional en kathil olithu konde irunthathu… kadhal endral enna vandru ariyatha vaisu aana avalai kandal pathute irukalam , aval pesinal ketute iruklam endru oru ennam … apdiye nannum exam hallku poyi en deskai tedi pidithu orkanthen…

Parikchai taal varai innum 3 nimidathil minimum 300 vati thirubi avalai parthen, aval enta all the best solla en kathil “what is ur prachinai” kathula slow motional keka, question paper vandu en kayil vilunthathu…

Fast Forward for 2 hours, ennada exam three hours thane athu enna 2 hours forward panranu neenga nenaikilam….

Namma yaru… super star visri… exam hall la 2 hours mela irunthal athu engal kadaisi-bench-irunthalum-topper-sangathuku avamanam endru nenaithu tappu tappunu thali katra matiri moonu mudichu potu velila vanthen…

Engalukunu (athu enga thatha vaitha maram) oru maram irukirathu… antha marathaiyil… enga appa desk la iruntha Grapes packet eduthutu vandu okarthen… ( my dad always doubts me of taking grapes from his office desk, but I matify my brother, he accepts , because he knows if I m the culprit dad will thol urichify)

Oru oru grapes yai thuki potumothellam ava nyabagam than… enda ithu over scene a iruke…nu neenga nenaikilam… 10 varsha natpu innum oru mathatil mudiya poguthunu nenaichal evankuvathufeelings irukum… enaku irunthirchu… she was planning to continue her studies in Bangalore, aana enga appa avar istatuku transfer vangi enga uyir eduparu.. naanga poi appa Why don’t u ask transfer to bang keta oru look viduavaru.. Avaru moondru mugam Misai parthal I wet..(purinjukonga pa)…

Athai nenaipoda innum oru mani neram kadakanum endru nenaithu… ground ai oru round suthalam endru nenaithu (my favorite hobby .. manasula yarkavathu sollanum endral, pattu padanum endral, debate trail pakanum endral ithai seiven… one round around the Big Air force ground…)

Avalai pathi mattum nenaithu … 10 varuda natpu ,sandai, mati vituthal, exam nerathil help panithal, eyes-boys (don’t curse me for spelling mistakes) viladuthal, there was a famous game hmmm athan pa 7 kallu vachu ball  vaithu adichu tirupi 7 kal onnuku mel vaikanume athan pa… hmm 7 stones… athai vilaiyaduthal… malai nera quartersil meeting, chit chat, kavithai eluthi aval ta sollum pothum… debate  nadagam fancy dress nalum aval ennai paratra vidam… sernthu unnum sapadu… tiraipadam sendra tharunam… aval progress report nan uncle ta kuduka , en progress report enga appa ta ava kuduka , intha nyabagangalai asai potu kondu ground ai oru round adichen…

Aval vandal, va polamnu sonnal … wait let our friends come nu sonnen, illa lets go to quarters and discuss, any how we all will meet evening liya appo pesalamnu sonnal… seri ok endru solli meethi iruntha grapes ai kuduthen… aval kai busya irukira karanthinal (books bagnu) avalku ooti vitten… Dhraksai than… hmmm … ok stop…

Aval polam endru sonna udanai police karar pol en appa Uniform oda vandu ninar… Karthik nu ( my name is Karthik @ home )kuptaru.. eppudi eluthinenu (ullathaiallital Karthik oda appa mathiri keka) OK nu solla … How did u writenu avalta keka, Good nu badil solla, Don’t roam in hot sun-nu solli Go-ntaru… Poyituvaren endru anbana TamBhram style la solli We left.

While walking to quarters, nan Kathala natpin uchagatama anbin parimanama endru teriyatha irukaiyil aval enidam Social science pathi ketal… Namaku than antha elavau 2 hours munadiye mudijirchu.. inume valkayil Social Studies na KG How much? Nu feeling. So don’t talk about this, any how it will never make a difference so leave it nan solla, avalum ok solla, nan Keten, You will go va to Bangalore… u will not be with me in school for 11^th and 12^th ah? She said, yeah my dad is getting me transferred there (Enamo enaku teriyatha mathiri , avanga appa oda transfer order type paninatey nanda , athan iratai feelings enaku…) u could stay here la ? aval athurku No Da I ve to go nu chellama Montage look kuduthal…

Seri come to my home lets have lunch nu solla , pirst avanga vituku poyi aunty ta we will have lunch at my homenu sollitu , vandom, My mom as usual Full Meals vachirtanga… I asked my mom to mix and give me , Amma nanga rendu perum motta maadyil irukom, nee sapadu eduthundu vanu solitu mela motta madiyil okarthu Question paper discuss panom (athan ga nee evalvu nan evalvunu Exit polls kanakula oru correction…)

Then I told her, adiye inga pesitu iruken la anga enna parvainu Aadukalam Dhanush Slang la pesa, ava ok ok ok nu solli tell me Kya Huva nu hindi la solla, I m sorry nu APologise panninen.

She asked me why, atharku nan ivalvu naala oru neragiya natpu pol iruthaval ta romba tappa matividarthunu potukudukarthunu pasangaoda sernthu unoda sandai poten, I m deeply sorry from bottom of my heart –nu solla, ava that’s ok da I also did my share of teasing with u , that’s all ok… nu 10 varuda natpin nyabathai oru 30 nimida nera santhipil we rewinded like a Balu mahendra movie…

Present Day, she called me and said , I have given birth to Baby Gal, athurku Congrats sollitu , Nan antha 10 varuda pallikuda valkaiyi oru dum adithu kondu asai poten…

Pallikuda valkai, oru ora kaneer thulikalal , namalai adisaya paravathurku kondu poyikirathu…

Ok Enough AValthan mudiyum Kai valikirathu,… need to know more call me bye friends…

Ek Dewana Tha : review

When a fellow who has watched Vinnaithandi varuvaya a way over hundred times , watches this remake in Hindi starring Prateik Babbar and Amy Jackson directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon Himself with music recreated by ARR and Javed Akthar Joining the crew of which camera was handled by MS Prabhu and Cuts by Anthony, What is in stake for him? Will he be writing a review as a positive note ? Will he ever like the magic created in Tamil, remade in Hindi ?

What made me to watch the Film ?

Though crossing century of watching Tamil version , with certainty that I won’t like the Hindi Version , only thing made me to watch the Hindi version is just a wild stupidity to know the inevitable.

Before reviewing the Hindi version I would like to emphasis on why I liked the Tamil version.  

Though loosely based on 500 days of Summer which I watched only after watching the Tamil version , I was lured in it’s simplicity , toughness in technical extravaganza for a simple love story and it’s art of storytelling with Unprecedentedly classic music by ARR and Matured Never seen like this Simbu and Trisha.

With story revolving around a couple who are in love , their confused relationship , typical nature of Trisha’s character dwindling between love and family etc , one can visualize this story is of themselves.

People are there who argue this movie as a crap but if you asked me the way in which this Tamil version has been posturized each and everyone will salute the Gautham way of film making.

The characterization of Character played by STR (Simbhu) was so appealing. The chemistry between the lead pair is classic. Cinematography showed the Gods Own Country  and God’s Second Home (Chennai) [Selfishness of writer to call his hometown should be enjoyed] as a visual treat should be applauded. Back Ground Music as always by ARR is another leading actor played. Screenplay of GVM proved he was veteran and easily in the league of MANI. The power in which STR provides the punches in his emotional dialogues the one in Ode Café and the other near His house when they return after the movie and the romantic way of proposing in Backwaters of Allepey can be easily knowing and understanding there is a huge transformation of STR as an Actor.

Coming to Trisha , they way she carried herself throughout the movie , Chinmayees’ voice , her body language proved she is not just Hip Hop Actress. Particularly the scenes where she confronts STR. She becomes an angel when she wears and walks in sari. Always I have felt that every Ena Mena Dika wearing 6 yard cloth named sari shall not look gorgeous at least beautiful. The Act of carrying a sari by a women shows her beauty.

The symphony style of smooth editing by Anthony if I forget I would be a sinner. Costumes by Nalini Sri Ram adds value addition. Climax was another touch of truthness I feel in the Tamil version which I missed both in Telugu version and Hindi Version. Central Park scene can be hailed as Best acting by Simbu.

Ok Enough said bout VTV but my motive was to review Ek Dewana Tha !!!

All the positives I said about VTV is completely missed in Hindi Version. Though you may curse that one shouldn’t compare but should analyse on its own merits , I m helpless.

Pratiek Babbar was wrong choice as Amy Jackson. PB is not matured actor. He has no body language and no power in his acting which is very much essential for a character like this. From the first montage cut showing Amy in sari and the way this lady walks makes me laugh if not smile and adore.

GVM the Director has compromised a lot in this venture. Lyrics don’t match the music though when read has style of Akthar Saheb. Locations were all shot in India i.e. again a compromise. When the whole movie revolves around the Lead pair the casting of Lead pair has to be perfect. The leading lady has to know the language. How can you expect this Lady from Europe to speak Hindi if not Malayalam. I can understand the difficulty Chinmayee would have faced dubbing her. There is no chemistry at all between lead pair.

Only Good thing I liked in Ek Dewana tha is the magical touch of Kya Hai Mohabath Song by ARR which wasn’t there in Tamil version.

Over all EDT is a crap waste of Time. I came home after watching this movie to Watch VTV again and sleep.

I don’t know whether this is a review or sort of but I never wanted a director like GVM to make a half hearted try on this. It surely is. People better watch the tamil version with Sub titles , better watch 500 Days of summer than EDT.

Wikipedia : Box office The film had a very poor opening day at the box office with only 5-10% occupancy in movie theaters. It went on to gross just 60 lakh (US$132,000) nett on its first day. On Saturday, the film collected just 75 lakh (US$165,000) nett.

Mupozthudum Un Karpanigal (Imaginations of you Always)

Mupozthudum Un Karpanigal  (Imaginations of you Always)

Directed by Elred kumar the Fellow who was one of the producers in RS Infotainment which produced VTV took the captainship in directing this movie starring Atharva Ram Murali and Amala Paul. Music is by GV and Camera by Shakthi with cuts by Anthony Ruben.

The story is all about a disturbed Soul who hails from poor family supported only by his mother, becoming an IT professional and sudden demise of his mother leading to becoming a physcho when he sees comfort in the Leading lady.  The whole story is all about what is the cause of this fellows psychological tamper , who are the elements involved and how he is saved. What is the role of Amala paul and what relation does she have with this fellow and How she comforts the hero?

Pretty Confusing right ? The screenplay was.

With people taking the mantle of providing jerks in screenplay and twists and turns in event which a viewer wows at , this movie is a poor adaptation of this logic. A screenplay writer should be clear enough not to confuse the audience and leave loose threads in screenplay when he is playing with screenplay which was meant to give a jerk at each and every scene end, this is where people like Mani RGV are great (to name a few).

6 songs three in each half is never needed particularly picturization in  Las Vegas and New york is never needed , this kills the anxiety of knowing what’s next and when inevitable or stupidity comes one gets irritated. 

Story can be said as an adaptation of Kanukul Nilavu acted by Vijay and Shalini (God knows which is real First Copy). 

Technical speaking when screenplay is irritating you with stupid jerks , we laugh at scenes where one should say wow. To say , had the first half been crisp enough without unwanted songs and some tight shots (non draggy) and shortening of the flashback , something could have appreciated.

When in Latha (CEO of the IT Company, played by Amala Paul) is getting engaged in US , the Bride groom introduces his friends, that scene is enough to tell that they are real culprits. There was lot of confusion over is there a double action of Amala Paul , this thread was dragging-ly solved with raising audience temper feeling (shall we leave kind of screenplay).

Hero Atharva Ram Murali is certainly a promising actor with Bala directing him in his next movie one has to be. But I feel he has to improve in his emotions and he is doing all kind of Heroics Stunts which are either unnoticed or feeling as a mockery. Stunt to the fact of your body and don’t imagine. Greats like Vijay,simbu,Dhanush have started realizing the fact that stunts like Vijaykanth are no more acceptable in TC. Hence Ram in early part of your career don’t follow these guys.

I really liked Ram in Bana Kathadi. He is a promising fellow but again fall in right hands else you will be next Bharath in making.

Meenakshi who plays Ram’s mothers character has done splendid job. Our Own Judas (Yudam Sei) has played a cake walk role for him. Santhanam was he really there in the movie , I didn’t notice him.

Editing was so dramatic at places and there was lot of lag leading to poor screenplay.

Regarding Amala’s Looks , she was said to be girl next door but one has to teach her how to act in front of a camera without seeing the lens. Basic Step.

Music I forget and one has to forget !!! it doesn’t fit in for the movie anywhere except for the pathos in flashback!!! One more song in the party enacted upon the hero himself!!!

GV Downtrend starts with this film I feel!!!

Overall again, promising film but once into the movie , your legs will be shaking for a walk out. Main culprits being the unwanted songs and poor screenplay. 

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A must read of Steven King : Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption

When you name Steven King, He I really the king of writing. Inspiration for me to buy this Novella , collected in Different Seasons , Collection with three other Fine Novellas, was the movie of the Same Name, The Shawshank Redemption.

Writing is always better than Cinematic medium; this statement is again proved with this. Not All expressions and emotions have been captured in the motion picture.

Though I have watched the movie prior to reading this novella, I could create the production design in my head, which helped me to visualize the plot even better.

The plot is very humane, I presume. The narrative style from the Character ‘Red’ is fantabulous.

The emotions carried by the ‘King’, the agony of prison-ed  people, popular word, Institutionalized , has been carried exponentially beautiful. The words chosen in by the ‘King’ to describe the path of rehabilitation , A life inside those four walls of Prison, the system needs a thumbs up.

The plot when RED reaches for his final parole speaks up the story behind the bars.

Andy’s determination has been clearly exploited to define his power of dream to live.

I could write pages describing this novella which is just of hundred pages.

Read this, you will never regret, but you will add a sublime touch to your life post this read.

A must read of Steven King.

Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption.

Life Beyond Care , Tension Beyond Love : Pls Understand

Everyone travels. Every family mate of your travels. People who work away from home travel for weekends, month ends, half yearly , yearly but they do travel. They travel with their family mates. Mother, father, siblings, better half , in laws , friends, relations whom you are confused with (confused in what relative term you need  to call) , enemies every one travel.

The question is , thanks to new age generation you are in where security is fine compared to ages thanks to technological advancements , (even then) you get tensed about the reach about of the person who travels. You sometimes have sleepless nights questioning inner self about the safety of the person who is in travel. Tell me people , did u ever in the hell of a world did sleep well when your closest of relative , friend is in travel. I doubt so.

Is the reason of we care so much relates to this trauma of living helpless nights unless we get a SMS stating I’m safe and reached? Particularly when weaker gender travels!!! Of late one thing I have decided , never ask your relatives unless accompanied by a man , to travel alone in the night.

Female associates here and everywhere , just for the sake of working in corporate world, please don’t boast of travelling alone in the night stating , “I KNOW WHAT I Am DOING !! DON’T TEACH ME LIKE KID”… you may stronger enough to face the challenge, but the fellow sitting on the bed @ midnight though after getting repeated SMS from the traveller that she is  safe , he tends not to go to sleep , for hell of his sake , please refrain from travelling in unsafe conditions without proper bookings reservations, proper intimations and communications, without support.

PS : We men will never feel safe and happy satisfied even when our beloved is travelling in chartered flight… 

I Dislike abhor and despise

I Dislike abhor and despise the magnificence of this innocent world. The world of hatred starts at your tiny verdures that your poles crush. The shrubs aren’t far away to receive my revulsion thanks to your shoulders that skirmishes away. Enormousness of my abhorrence surges when I realize some flowers get the definitive sense of life, your touch by those tiny shiny digits, your fingers. I get angry on the silent breeze that touches your face. Drops of rains aren’t far away making my insolvent heart to get depressed by checking your cheeks. The sporadic convulsions of pleasure on your mask makes me miserable. The earth that yawns the vital mass of life makes me grow livid on it as your shadow ornaments on it. The grins of light that passes through your eyes erodes me of tiny happiness that I possess and your glances makes my already hesitant unsteady step that moves forward to turn backward. All I hate are the people who deserve you and those you deserve and the people in all , I Dislike abhor and despise.

Don 2

Any Time Better than Ra One , This in any case you all might know before reading this review. Don 2 , basically riding on the Salim-Javed created plot and star power of SRK. Farhan Akthar’s previous venture in DON 1 is anytime better than this version.

Following are the positives of DON 1 which has not been carried out in second part which is well say negatives of DON 2.

The scope of SRK character was huge in DON 1 unlike now. The characterization and screenplay gave ample acting scopes to all the characters which are not the case now. The dialogues where natural and not artificial (at least in some cases) in DON 1.

The plot revolves around multiple places and has scope for chase and seat edge stuns which I missed in DON 2 (Particularly in second half where almost entire plot runs in a building).

Theme music has been maintained giving less scope for any new. When compared to Hollywood flicks running as sequels one might find newness in music apart from theme music. This I feel it’s a lag here.

DON 2 basically revolves around berlin and zurich based on a bank robbery part which is as similar to Bank Job and Mangatha.  A big negative here.

My logical sense differs to understand the logic behind a thief being left out for helping the COP.

Stuns are great , editing and cinematography was decent. PC acted well but her style and walk reminded us more of Angelina Jolie.[This line was said by ARUN. I give full Credits to Arun]] Her so called Romantic or ‘Feeling-wala’ scenes were stupid at least for I-am to say.

Apart from PC and SRK none , literally none had anything to play for. The Thrilling suspense of DON in DON 1 was missing here.

Cameo of a Superstar (atleast his Face) was inspiring and thrilling for me.

Lot of Continuity mistakes which should have overdone atleast while editing. This shows the movie was in hurry to be released. Couple of examples are scene where PC and SRK ‘s Close up shot and in a bomb sequence.

A movie shall run only for DON plot and SRK charisma , nothing else in a much hyped movie.

I ll Not give more than 2.5 out of 5.

The rating and interest can go way beyond 4 and above only if you are a SRK Fanatic.

 PS:P had nice time watching the movie with Sound and ARUN

Tsunami : the Day it was

After 7 years....

 Tsunami, I have never heard about this till that date. May be its synonym for what is called death. I may not be the most affected person by this but I had seen people suffering by this phenomenon. The 26^th of December the day life in coastal Tamilnadu can be considered as forgettable. Two days before  I came for writing an exam to city considering my residence as sub urban I decided to stay in my friends place for the Christmas weekend. It was a nice festivity season with food fun and movies was the itinerary. Saturday, the Christmas , we enjoyed roaming around the city and having fun. Thanks to ignoring of my parents repeated calls I stayed back in my friends place for celebrating Sunday . College days , those where which meant to be fun with friends and I enjoyed every penny of those. Post late night movie the day before I with my friends overslept cancelling our plans to go to Santhome Basallica early in the morning. With palpable interest in this shrine for this uniqueness and beauty I asked all my friends to get up and dragged them. It was 7 in the morning we started to marina for early morning walk on Sunday where we can arguably see people entangled in their lives and which was sheer enjoyment for us. Thanks to delay in having early morning chai in the standard tea shop we have, we crossed the D –time god has limited on us, the coastal living junta of Tamilnadu. Suddenly we heard a huge sound, dropping our tea glasses we rushed  to the Kamaraj Salai, The Marina. Rest is what you all call Tsunami.

I was destined to be there kissing the shore with my hands wide open praying the Goddess of Ocean. The practice I even do now. I like to make the waves chase my legs the practice we all do. I like to ask for a wish or two with the dangerous yet sacred waves I even do now.

Had I done that day, I wouldn’t be here.

This is natural disaster, people say.  I say, this is disaster which not only affects human lives but the mental agony of those chanced to live / escape.

For me Chennai and marina are synonym as the word beauty and aura are. Every time post that day I go to marina to pray the goddess of beauty the marina, I thank her and ask her blessings.

I was not at all affected by this, the agony of those who spared their known is much worrisome. But , I did happened to see the aftereffects of Marina with shear fierceness. I just prayed, no one can withstand her fierceness and asked her to remain calm fir her lifetime.

Every day when I pass by her, I shed a tear, for those who lost and for those who have similar feelings like me.

Screenplay !!!

People go to movies. Some for entertainment , some for chewing and puking pop corns, some with ulterior motives, some to get pass of the official prissiness. What is the reason it takes you to the movie hall? Well, that’s not the intension of the post, well related.

People nowadays write posts, status quotes in social networking sites and in personal blogs about the movie which acts as mass marketing thanks to the fact called word of mouth. I believe the majority of movie goers depend on outcome of the movie in these social networking sites before deciding to watch the movie and plus we have critics for each and every primetime news channels who rates the movie.

When analyzing these facts, and a vivid movie goer who watches movies not for entertainment but for passion of this medium, looking the making as an art, I would like to portray some facts.

Movies win or lose mainly because of its screenplay. Differentiating screenplay of movies having effect on its success can be attributed to simple fact that whether the common median man is able to understand the screenplay or whether majority of people puke on the screenplay for its repetitiveness and boredom. Maniratnam can be awarded for these above mentioned theories with Dil se and example of former and Raavan being example of latter.

Commercialization of cinema to accompany a tag of Indian-ness pushing songs and dance into it is also a bane. But this is boon if rightly used. It’s a double edge of sword and act of filmmaking is powerful and fate lies in its craftsman.

The acquaintance about film making is great and ‘aam junta’ has started talking about screenplay, editing, shot composition, camera angle and other finer aspects of movie making. With composting and preprocessing , story board writing has been digitalized and amount of time and money invested in post-production of a movie has been equaled in script detailing. This gives avid scope of any director or screenplay writer to channelize his vision.

I could see many passionate movie makers fail to capitalize on the nice plot they have due to poor screenplay. 

“When you watch any shooting, you will hear director saying Start, Action, Take. Whenever a shoot of a scene starts director will say as ?Action? and this has a hidden meaning. A movie needs action and not mere words as dialogues. No director will say as Start, Speak, Take. Some mega serial directors may say like that but cinema needs action”. -- words of Sujatha http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sujatha_Rangarajan

This also raises one more question which is fathomably  true. What is a difference between a director and a screenplay writer. Director makes a reality out of story-play written on the paper.

If this is true as who we are, the importance of any movies’ success should be of screenplay writer and not the director. I could see that in Hollywood flicks, and not in Indian movies is it because we have all in one mechanism. All in one mechanism of story screenplay dialogue direction by one person. Why there is no scope of specialization here?

Only by appreciating good movies you will get to see more good movies my friends.

Nomadic journey

Nomadic Journey….

People after reading this post might feel self is a lunatic barbarian. People , I expect this statement. I’m one. 

Let’s rewind the time machine, getting into nostalgic mode remembering the best experience you had, I have this travelogue to put forth. This in any case is not a travelogue. This is part of  search of Realm called life episodic series. You can see other experiences in my previous posts , trip to Gaumukh/Tapovan. 

People before jamming comments section by questions what made you to do this, the answer is simple. Want to live a life I want.

Time : some time in 2008 mid. Place : Hyderabad.

People Involved : Myself and my Schoolmate/College mate/Ex-employer Colleague/my dear friend who quit this industry just to travel. 

Friday evening , we reached our apartment (we stay in single apartment, not in same house) post dinner, discussing the days official work and passing around comments, he suddenly said, how about a nomadic journey. Nomadic means travelling journey conspires to trip, what he indented to say, I quizzed. He said, Lets go to a place which we will never decide of going, catch the firsts of firsts and extend our trip. I said fine. 

We packed our Rucksacks, with couple of changeable yet lightweight clothes, necessary amenities, wallet carrying 1k Cash, Debit card , Pan card , CC and Office ID card. Said Bye to respective roomies and left. Our plan was to spend as less we can, travel as cheap as we can, eat as less as we can, never book any tickets, take pics, talk to as much people we can.   One more point was decided , no travelling south. 

We went to secunderabad railway station asked the ticket counter fellow what is next train heading north and when it is , he said last train to north just left to Jaipur, then my quizzing mind asked the fellow, if we can catch next train to Warangal, he said the train shall start, we took two unreserved tickets to Warangal, ran and caught the speeding train. Sat down near the walk way, talking about movies, places etc. 

Then we started playing games, Snake in his 1108, one game after the other with one rupee bet. My self and him , are known for one rupee bet for anything and everything, we even play Playing Cards throughout night for one rupee bet, I have large collection of one rupee so does he. 

We reached Warangal and in the ticket counter, spared 1k note to book two unreserved ticket to where ever next train goes. The train was grand trunk and we took ticket to Delhi. Myself lived in Delhi, both of us roamed Delhi like our walkway to office, decided to get down at Jhansi. 
The fellow in counter asked he shall book a berth which is available , we laughed at him and said give us unreserved ticket. 

The experience of travelling to Jhansi from Waranagal was classic. A whole day, meeting lot of people, teaching a boy basic Maths, talking to fellow about Software engineering, basic man to man explanation of our day to day life… explaining to a women for a question she asked, bout life of a typical Chennai women, playing trump cards(WWE CARDS), My First fag (Bidi) in a running train (don’t jump on me for illegality, I want to experience) , eating Poori and chenna (sundal) in a take away in platform in Balarshah, Eating oranges in Nagpur, bought a Hindu paper, read it from word to end, man I had world of time and patience , (Re lived a place where I did my schooling KV KAMPTEE NAGPUR). 

One more experience was running into chained compartments from front to lost, seeing all kinds of passengers , When the compartment was closed , catch the next coach in next stop. People , I must admit, color of Life and India are Vast, you have to lose your comfort level to experience this. When I saw a Gal in her teens, with GunGhat, foot boarding and crying, I could imagine only one thing, while in travel you can see many faces of joy and sorrow, one much understand that same thing happens in your life and one has to adjust by this fact. 

Though ticket was bought till Delhi, we never wanted to reach Delhi, we got down in Jhansi, asking ourselves what is in store for us. My friend asked me how about Gorakpur and Nepal, I said to him, our plan was to un plan if our fate takes us there , we shall. 

The Same episode of Ticket counter repeated and we landed up in a train to Jaipur. This time in the compartment , we noticed an extended Rajasthani family, so accommodating . We after a huge nap, raised head  in Jaipur station. 

The rest is how we enjoyed the rest of life of 3 days in Rajasthan .

We were back to Hyderabad in weeks’ time. 

All these 9 days, we both enjoyed in streets of India, met numerous people, understood cultures, beaten once,  talking and understood ourselves, our friendship grew longer and stronger post this trip. People, Don’t be in your comfort zone, I learnt it, you know it. Explore this incredible life in Incredible India. 

PS: Guys , at least once in lifetime plan a unplanned trip.
PS1: My experience made a huge stamp , proving, life is to be lived. Don’t complain of anything and everything. 

Don’t say ever I’m getting bored. Life of 24 hrs a day is never enough.

Weekend Movies : Outlook

Films are my forte of writing. Every now and then , if nothing is there to write about , I write about movies. Y so? After self-querying I found that , movies are the only thing apart from travel , I’m interested. Why so? It thanks to my circle of friends who devoted movie watching itself as an art, a passion for wanting good movies, Cinema as an art, a medium to explore society. It is true , Movies are chanceless medium to depict what we are. I see and visualize my parents upbringing and society and those of their parents with movies relating to that age. Isn’t it true?

Having said that, this weekend I watched movies which were long pending. Sound at last gave my Hard disk and the 48 hour slot called weekend hosted movies such as Karate Kid, Taken, Hum Tum  and the topic of today Engeyum Epodhum.

Karate Kid was nothing less than classic with great acting by Chan and Jaden. Though we have seen lot of coach and win movies , this is special to me as I m a great fan of Chan. Hence less said is enough bout this movie as this is really a great movie.

Taken, Though I started watching this movie many times , something comes and makes me to give it a miss. This time thanks to my friend Kishore, I decided to watch. This movie is what is called Screenplay and Editing. Chanceless. Period.

Hum tum, typical Yash Raj. Less said is enough as there is nothing there in the movie a typical movie with fixed bandwidth of Emotional journey , fist happiness then sad looped for two odd hours , with songs and emotions attached. I got bored. Why did Government of India Gave National Award to Saif (If given).

Well Coming to Engeyum Epodhum. (Everywhere Always).

I know Porselvan shall be very angry on me , because I’m watching this movie almost after 3 months of its release and also after hos great review. If someone can copy the link of Selva here it will be great.

Said that , I m not going to review it as it is 3 months dead meat, I would plausibly explain points I liked.

I really dare/salute the belief of the director who provided the climax in first reel and explained the story afterwards. This itself shows Tamil movie and Industry has evolved and going in right direction.

The Screenplay of a storyline which is thin shows the greatness and skills of director. Explaining the Drama folded behind two pairs with sliding screenplay proves director’s smart work as minute slip might have been called blunder.

I particularly smiled laughed felt the scenes where the hero escorts the heroine to the Campus for attending interview. The innocence clearly displayed. Anjali , I have become a fan of her with jai playing soft role shows the power of casting.

Though I doubt will there be anyone who will leave his official duty for a strange girl, I liked the atmosphere.

Whatever Porselvan said bout driving back home after watching the movie is true, I even feel now.

AT least these two parts of story excluding the Climax , I will watch many times.

My eagerness to watch movie didn’t stop there, I even did Watch Sami Part II amalgamated with Tirupachi ... Yeah Vedi. I was not bored as I forwarded the songs.

Planning to watch nanban today.