Sun 7 Feb 2010

My Cities Guide

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Hello mates it gives me immense pleasure to tell or recommend to u people about various good things or experience.Let me tell u abt one cool site named Mycitiesguide.com.If your looking for a very cool destination within a budget which u could offer.Then yeh this site will be a great gift for you.It has various beauties like Anacortes, Washington and Santa Fe , New Mexico and various rocking place which are so nice and gives u such a great travelling experience.Travelling to a place could be various issues.There are few places which are classified accordingly like Adventure Destination, Beach Destination, Scenic Destination and Urban destinations.

So among these classified things there are numerous amount of places which are categorised under it, which we can discover and rejunavate our stressed mind.This site helps you to discover things whatever u dont know and jus not to say what u know about that place, It is here to tell u people something new and nice , which u do not know.This travel destination guide would give u a 3 companies gathered knowledge with experienced people in it.Even the local experts would recommend the places and restaurants which are included in our directory.So let ur vacation ideas role on wild and go wild.Your just a click away from the great things to experience the new.Log on to the site http://www.mycitiesguide.com/ for more info.

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Thu 4 Feb 2010

Asal Review

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yeah the long wait is over . the much hyped and the most awaited movie of 2010 s released . well the movie is very disappointing.. i feel this is the worst movie for ajith after alwar.(IMO) Saran has wasted 1.5 years. Going to the Review The story is good by Yugi Sethu.Its about property being shared between the sons after the death of father.The property goes to the wrong hands and shiva(ajith ) is left stranded . If the presentation had been with a gripping screenplay surely the movie would have done wonders at the box office How ajith gets the property back from his brothers s the story. THE CLAPS cinematography Stunning Locations ( yea the movie is more stylish than ajith’s billa) The first 20 mins of Ajith Intro->Thala pola varuma BGM the fight sequences apart the climax fight THE BOOS Very poor screenplay. There are lot of conversations n the movie and as the dialogues are poor they are not interesting Villains .. all the 5 villains were bad..could have used some better people .. sampath’s best performance was saroja (IMO) ..hes wasted Sameera and Bhavana wasted BGM-crap from bharadwaj – yuvan should have done :) total rating 1/5 just for the camera locations and ajith’s first 20 minutes All the best for ur upcoming movie with Gautam Menon.

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Mon 1 Feb 2010

I Will Be There For U

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Let the wind blow hard
I’ll always hold the chord
Let the clouds pour hell
I’ll keep my mind well

Turbulence disturbance fray
Will never come in our way
Sun moon stars and sky
Will always stay near by

Promise to share your tears
Will convert them to cheers
Happiness available is few
What ever I’ll be there for you

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Sun 31 Jan 2010

Goa Film Review

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Critiquing the craft of film making is just one dimension of writing a review; films also depict the culture which seldom gets critiqued. Say for example; Cholas are portrayed as barbaric set of people for the sake of fiction Whether or not that can be done is a matter of debate and discussion. Vaali portrays “perversion” – Is a point of view which doesn’t get mentioned often. We liked Vaali because it was engaging, it had its moment as a fiction; but whether it can be considered good or not is our opinion. People liked Vaali?

Does it mean we have adored a kind of pervertion – Is again a matter of discussion, harping on the cultural and psychological boundaries far away from the craft of film making. A staunch anti- pervert stand would pretty much dismiss vaali as nonsense. So, reviewing a film shouldn’t really stop at critiquing a frame or looking for internal logic and talking about the story or lack of it, the structure of a screenplay; the artistic expression or the lack of it. One also needs to look at how well Goa works in depicting the psyche of its characters and whether it works or not. If the film succeeds with that aspect, which I think Goa does, I would give my thumbs up.

Camera never lies about the world – its humans who lie about it. The vision and eyes of the film maker defines his characters, story and importantly the issues dealt in the film. Goa is to be seen and revered as a film not made for the youngsters, but it is about changing perception of young minds of today. It is too easy to dismiss the film as mindless ramblings about 3 guys from a village wanking around in cool dude outfits and mouthing mumbo jumbo lines coupled with silly writing – prancing around bikini clad women in alcohol infested land of Goa with great music. I can understand when people call it grime; because it has everything in place to be touted as one.

Why I wouldn’t want to do the same is because of the characters that have been etched out by Venkat Prabhu. Our personalities unfurl so startlingly and beautifully on screen complete with short comings laced with lots of humor; He has pretty much made sure that we begin to accept it with a smile and go on to laugh and enjoy it. The director has not only managed to subconsciously, successfully and comprehensively paint the picture of our young Tamil Nadu but also made sure we laugh looking at them. Rather, ourselves.

Goa is a fun ride with 3 guys from a village; all wanting to go out there and enjoy their lives. Not willing to control their gushing hormones; they want to free their minds and their bodies by having fun. Indoctrinated with religion, he remains religious not from his heart but from his mind. He fakes his personality to save his image that has been thrust upon him. Prem Ji plays Saami kannu who doesn’t really mind flicking the jewels from his temple to have fun in Goa; more precisely to get laid in Goa. Playing his friend Vinayagam is Jai; who is the oft seen guy in our midst.

Caught in 2 worlds – He fondly and proudly says that America is his country, Wants to speak good english (Like so many of us and he tries hard too, again like so many of us, and fails many a time, again like so many of us), adores Michael Jackson not because he can sing along for his songs but feels that it is cool to be his fan and finally wants to settle down abroad by marrying a firang girl; an idea inspired by his friend azhagan who has managed to do the same after he found a job in Goa. The emphasis is clearly on settling abroad and he believes this is the only way out.

The son of village head and importantly replete with bag full of responsibilities Vaibhav plays a hunk with an obligation to not cause harm to his father’s reputation. Vaibhav takes the role of a Ramarajan, The smart guy in the village who can make the girls drool. Goes out with different girls, white skinned with good physique which makes his dark skinned friends feel jealous about his presence. But he coolly says that dolly birds don’t really see tone of the skin; rather it’s the talent (Flirting?) that matters.

Let’s keep this simple; these guys want to have something new in their lives; out of their Village, see things that they have only heard of, do things that they have only dreamt about and talked about for hours. So, they pack their bags to Madurai to have a good time, but they end up in Goa after smelling a good opportunity to get laid and have a good time for a week. But, Prem Ji drops the bomb shell the he has stolen the temple jewels and they are now sure that they wouldn’t want to go back to their village.

Jai steals the show with subtle one liner’s with his funny English. He wants to show people that he can speak English; like many today. Vaibhav and Prem Ji make sure Jai does most of the talking because he is the only one who is confident of speaking English, Hindi and I guess many other languages that were spoken were trimmed before the release. They go around the beaches of Goa for few days unsuccessfully trying to bed a girl. They meet a gay couple jack (Arvind Aakash) and Danny (Sampath). One a cool dude and the other cool in his own way; show these guys from the village, the heaven that is Goa.

They party, smoke weed, go to a disco but fail to land a girl. The story takes a turn when the Jack- Danny couple insists they need a make over to realize their dreams. Danny says “Remember Aamir Khan 10 years back, with a side partition? We need to change our look from time to time”. After a few frames, we have uber-cool looking Samy kannu, Ramarajan, and Vinayagam ready to rumble and raze the city of Goa.

The Jack – Danny relationship is pretty much treated like a heterosexual couple; Jack even cries foul about Danny’s close relationship with Samy. Jack removes his shirt and shows his Six pack ab’s and asks his friends whether he lacks anything that Samy Kannu has in abundance. The point that a gay relationship pretty much works like your love for your wife is being shoved down our throats. It’s not just about sex after all. I just wish he had touched upon transsexuals as well. We do understand that their sexualities might be different; but the common thread running through in a heterosexual relationship, I.E, love, sex, deceit, anger, possessive partner’s pretty much work the same way as well.

Pia plays a mini skirt clad, hip girl making her living by singing every evening in the restaurant run by the gay couple. She has feelings for Jai who is staunch with his aspirations; that is to marry a firang girl. She even manages to ask him – “Is this love?” and makes a statement “this is not love”. But our man with a king size ego doesn’t accept it. Vaibhav declares to Jai that he has managed to get laid with Pia which Jai believes; Again a weak sign of young males today? To doubt the girl’s chastity because his friend says he she is easy to get laid with?

And then finally, Jai – with his changed outlook (That Pia is the right girl for her) goes to Pia to tell her that he doesn’t mind that she is not a virgin and he will accept her come what may. A sign of changing mindset about today’s generation? For which she delightfully slaps him and says that it is bloody a misconception that girls who get into modern clothes are easy to get laid. And she says she wants to kill Ramarajan for telling a lie about her. The next scene is where Ramarajan is tied to a lamp post, ripped of his shirt and pants, and whipped around by Vinay and samy kannu. Bravo.

Vaibhav falls in love with Sneha who plays a successful entrepreneur; a sign that is becoming way too visible in modern India. There was hoarding which I saw a few days back that screamed for attention “Women do not climb the ladders in today’s corporate world, they take the elevator”. This explains Sneha’s role; lots of money and a big business to run. She falls in love instantly and decides to get married to Ramaraj (Vaibhav). After the wedding they both lie down on the bed; and Vaibhav says…”Back home, in my village. For the first night they decorate the bed with flowers and keep milk for the groom to drink”, goes on to say “there is nothing here but it’s Okay, I can adjust”. But Sneha is quick to politely refuse and she says “lets not force our physical relationship, let it happen when it supposed to happen”. The face on Ramarajan’s face is priceless and he pretty much wanted this….and only this. When sex doesn’t happen then what’s the point of the marriage? Should sex logically follow the day after a male and female get married? He married her to get laid; isn’t the very idea of getting married wrong? The director makes a point here again. Of course, people laughed for it and enjoyed it.

Sneha is already married but refuses to divulge information about the same; and the confrontation the both have is a master piece. Clichéd all right; but she says “Why do you see my past when I never asked yours” it ends with a slap on his face. 5 Star food being served for thought. Samy Kannu and Vinayagam on hearing this story of Ramarajan joke about it and call it “Mokka kadhai”. The film ends with 3 friends getting back their jewel’s that has been caught in web that they think is a dangerous to get tangled in. In the end it happens to be “sappa” matter as well.

The film as such isn’t anywhere close to great writing that boasts about good structured narration. The movie is about the young minds that is still in transition; about the minds that want to try out a popular pub. About young minds who want to speak English, have fun without thinking too much into ancient culture. They want to try out things which their friends have told them “cool and fun to do”, they want to dance with girls in a night club and see how it feels to do all that.

They just want to try out a different lifestyle, they want to decide the kind of life they want to have…..the movie mirrors the aspiration of countless young minds of today and their changed perceptions about religion, sex, culture, right and wrong. The cinematography complements the moods of film with vibrant colours, so do the songs. Yuvan could have done a better job, though. Venkat Prabhu needs to innovate with his craft, not sure how long can he continue this “I will make other films look funny by asking Prem Ji do it” attitude. He has not even spoofed it; it is just that they look funny because Prem Ji does it. I have no idea whether Venkat Prabhu thought about these issues or subconsciously portrayed his characters…but a job well done.

The film is not about right and wrong – it is about accepting things without applying your boundaries of right and wrong. The film, in my opinion makes a significant statement culturally about the relationships relevant today. Like say for instance – relationship between 2 men or Women having sex before marriage and a man accepting her?

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Sat 30 Jan 2010

Tamil Padam Film Review

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Firstly 3 cheers to the Producer and the Director for churning a daring attempt. We have had precedents of such stuffs in the small screen even before this film was made with the likes of Nayyandi Dharbar, Lollu Sabha etc..But watching such stuffs in the big screen could give you a déjà vu feeling. This is where the makers have thought differently I would say. This is film draws a thin line of difference between “Spoofing” and “Satire”. I would say the Director was trying to be rather “Celebrating” Tamil cinema than being merely “Sarcastic”.

Lots of comedies (or spoofs) shown in the film were nothing but the lunch-time gossips we use to have with friends after watching each and every film. This film is totally for those ardent Tamil movie-followers who have both enjoyed and at the same time criticized various daring and run-of-the-mill movies which were taken over the last 10-15 years. Don’t we still enjoy and discuss the electrifying first meeting of Rajini and Raghuvaran in the movie Baasha. Don’t we still wonder and laugh at how no-one was able to recognize Arjun in “Muthalvan” (after he becomes the CM), where he simply wears a turban and escapes from the tight security to meet his Lady Love and no-one in the village was able to recognize him!

Over to the film, well I laughed at almost every scene in the first half, specially the scene where Shiva tries a Barathnatyam (aka. scene from Kadhalan) is a scream all the way. The introduction song takes a dig at Vijay right from the settings, costumes and the special note “Intha Padalai Padiyavar Ungal Shiva..”. The spoof of a scene from the movie Run (shutter scene) and the way Shiva escapes from the thugs shows the astuteness of the Director which is laudable.

The second half of the film (half and hour at least) is where it starts to meander at a leisurely pace. But one thing needs to appreciated, the Director was never trying to be serious, rather he was very particular in maintaining the fun quotient throughout the film. The reason I am saying this is sometimes comedy movies tend to get serious after a point and would again end in a flourish (just to cater for the family audience). Thanks to the Director for choosing to be funny for the entire movie. Climax was bit of a dampener I would say.

Now on to the Hero-Shiva. He is a rocker all the way. Things which people use to criticize about him in his earlier movies like a never-looking-serious face, dialogue delivery etc..have all worked wonders for him in this movie. We have in our hand a very cool comedy Hero seriously in the making. He was sorely missed in the movie “Goa” I would say, which would have otherwise been much better with his presence.

Overall Tamil Padam is Definitely Worth a Watch. If you think you have no place to go this weekend, do not have any second thoughts go for this movie and have a blast!!

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Fri 29 Jan 2010

Revamp the remakes

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Sudden spurt in the number of films that are being remade has unknowingly reflected the “real” intentions of Film Makers across India. The trend of “remaking” a film is not new to Cinema but concerns that come along with it are perennially overlooked, by the critics, by the people and by the film makers. Film makers, At least most of them opine that “There is nothing wrong in remaking a good film”. Such an opinion is quite baffling as the first eligibility for a film to be even considered for a remake depends largely on its BO success.

Why would some one remake a film that has not done good business? At the outset, such a thought looks reasonable and sane, but digging deep, we can comprehend the fact that not all films that have done good business are considered worthy enough of a remake. Taare Zameen Par, a film that boasts of having a perfect resume to be considered for a remake has not been pursued seriously by film makers Pan – India. Paradoxically, movies like Pokkiri and Main Hoon Naa are being remade with great enthusiasm and fervor. Taare Zameen Par is not an isolated case; Movies like Mozhi, Raam and Dev D have not only raked in the moolah but also critically acclaimed, Yet Film Makers don’t seem to be in the queue to buy their rights. The issue at hand plainly reveals that those who have ignored films like TZP and Mozhi and opted for run of the mill films like Pokkiri and Main Hoon Naa are either not confident of their skills in re – doing and recreating the magic of films like TZP or Mozhi or they don’t feel the need to make good films in general.

The other nauseating fact about remakes is the issue of plagiarism. Film Makers, in the name of getting inspired from a film end up stealing majority of the scenes and seldom give credits to the original. At this point, we must be aware as an audience that there are only 36 or so Plots in World Cinema, but does that mean that only 36 films can be made? No.

Mr. Hariharan, Director – L.V Prasad Film and T.V Academy succinctly puts together his words of wisdom “Taking an idea from a film and making it in your won style is called an Inspiration. Devar Magan is an example of inspiration from God Father, while Nayagan is not. But Thalapathi is a classic case of Inspiration from Mahabaratha”

It is a bitter fact that film makers in India do not battle an eye lid over the issue of Intellectual property or copy rights. Getting the rights of the original seems to be the last thing they would do, especially if the original was made outside India. “How would the guys in Hollywood know that some one has copied his film and released it in South India” seems to be lethargic view that many Film Makers hold as of today.

Film Makers have the responsibility to remake good films; there by enhancing the taste of the audience. Unless Film Makers collectively take up responsibility to make more meaningful cinema and respect Intellectual property of other fellow film makers they can neither expect the Audience to welcome good cinema nor hope to set a good example for the next generation of film maker

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Thu 28 Jan 2010

Director Bala-National Award Winner

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MAIN ENTRY: - BALA [Baa-Laa] -

Part of Speech - noun

Definitions:

  1. A highly intellectual lone dissenter artist who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates

  2. An exceptionally natural intellectual, especially showing the intellect in creative and original work of art.

  3. The one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.

Synonyms: Maverick, Genius, God

Origin/Epitomology: Tamil Cinema, Balu Mahendra

Usage in a sentence – Tamil director Bala wins national award for his film Naan Kadavul.

Meaning: – BALA is a name of a Tamil film maker. He makes brutally honest and honestly brutal tragedies for a living. Though only four films old, the man has set very high film making standards and is now looked upon as the face of the revolution of Tamil cinema. Idolised and closely followed by other maverick young film makers like Ameer, Sasikumar and Ram, big brother Bala just got recognized with a National Award for what truly was the most difficult film of his career – Naan Kadavul. A twin tale of about death and destruction – Brothers in arms. What sets Bala apart from any other director in India is the authenticity of his work and the gravity of his content. Not one film of his has failed to stun an audience otherwise used to glossy fun-fare at the theatres. Let us take a closer look at the four marvels of this magician.

Entry NO.1 – SETHU

It is all going fine for a famous college student. There is the usual fun, the usual gangs, the usual fights, the usual confusions and crushes, the usual love turning serious, the usual issues with cast and creed. What is different? It is at this point our man takes over. Spinning into the tale a nerve racking tragic twist, Bala couldn’t have chosen a better way to enter the film world. The film went on to launch the career of Vikram, now a star and a highly respected actor. The film was also a runaway success and will always be remembered for granting the tragedy genre a long due rebirth and of course for Ilayaraja’s soul stirring works, one of his better compositions in years.

Entry NO.2 – NANDA -

A disturbed childhood, the kid ends up killing his own father for abusing his mother. Back from the juvenile prison, Nanda is hired directly into the world of crime. Richer he grows and powerful he becomes, but no one is happy. The demons of the past and the dire need for a normal life haunt both mother and son. All set for the most natural climax possible. She poisons the food, feeds it to her son and eats it too. A dark film with an underlying theme of sattire and very subtle humour. Bala’s most underplayed effort struck gold among the critics and also helped Surya fetch rich laurels and acting lessons that he now savours for life. The “DIRECTOR” in the true sense succeeded again, ‘DIRECTING’ his protege into fine tuned acting.

Entry NO.3 – PITHAMAGAN -

The first of Bala’s two twin-tales. Here the two protagonists are very different, in deeds, in moods, in life and in death. One man is a street smart thief, lovable, good at heart and a bundle of energy, the other has seen only death all his life, nothing else. Fate makes the man meet the animal and rest of film is a tale of friendship, love, faith, loss and one brutal revenge. A national award for Vikram and one of Surya’s most remembered and most hilarious performances, this film yet again set new movie-making standards the moment it hit the screens.

Entry NO.4 – NAAN KADAVUL

Yes Bala, we agree, You are GOD! WHAT AN EFFORT. No story of the dead and the deserted has been this comprehensively portrayed on screen. Naan Kadavul talks about the beggars world, people who have only one solution to a better life – Death. In a very parallel stance, Bala brings in the Aghorie element. Ultimately The worlds meet for the ultimate solution. The highlight of the movie is an unimaginably frank and dark sarcasm at everyone from Jesus to the new Mass star. THE Director shines again with an effort of a lifetime, what with making deaf, dumb, dyslexic,disabled men women and children act talk and dance. Making such a tough film in just 2 years is pure genius. Authenticity just hit an unparalleled high.

Today every Tamilian is proud to be talking the same language in which Bala makes movies. MY SALUTATIONS.

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Wed 27 Jan 2010

AAYIRATHIL ORUVAN- A detailed view

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Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers and the author expects the readers to have watched the movie before reading the article. This article doesn’t proclaim that Aayirathil Oruvan is the greatest movie ever made in the history of Tamil Cinema. It’s a brave new welcome attempt which will promote new genre like this. As every other film, this film also has its own set of flaws and the content here only tries to bring out the flavor of the movie.

One of the most anticipated movies has finally arrived and opened to houseful shows with great expectations. But sooner, after the movie was screened, there were predominantly these kind of audience, a mixed response.

a) loved the movie so much that they wanted to watch it again to understand the nuances and other details about the movie.

b) Weren’t impressed with the movie which fell short with their expectations.

c) Found the first half to be engaging while they couldn’t make out what was being conveyed in the second half.

d) Found that the movie had gore and unwanted scenes in the movie.

e) Yet another movie

To answer them all, here is a conversation between Clap and Boo had after a few rounds of vodka at the local bar; Apparently, I snooped on them to find out their opinion. Guys, It cannot get bigger than this…Clap and Boo discussing the movie together!

Read on to know what they felt about this film!

Boo: What the hell? Are you going to tell me some connection to this scene of ‘Therukoothu’ and the storyline?

Clap: Hang on, Boo! One step at a time!

Boo: Aah! I think we must concentrate on the narration here! Now I know why Selva has kept that ‘Therukoothu’ scene. Oh man, looks interesting.

Clap: Wow! That was quick! Also note the credits title then and there in the movie. If you observe the first frame of the movie, you will have the credits indicating ‘One small village’ Tanjore (now). Immediately, the focus shifts to Tanjore in 1279 with the same story, where Parthiban recite, wait till the messenger comes and followed by the narration by Selva.

Boo: I guess I got watch the movie very keenly!

Clap: Of course you need to! I hope you don’t shoot any question in the title credit!

Boo: Hopefully not! Seems like the adventure going to start! So this team headed by Reema will head to find the Professor as well as the Chola kingdom where they lived is it?

Clap: Bingo!

Boo: Do we really need this MGR song?

Clap: Come on man! Living in Tamil Nadu, are you not a fan of MGR? Stealing his title Aayirathil Oruvan, you should at least pay some justice!

Boo: Oh yea! I love this song!!!

Boo: How come Andrea can speak that Tribal language? Isn’t it funny? Why does the head of the tribal people leave them without killing them???

Clap: I seriously don’t know how a tribal language will be? Moreover, the guide who accompanies them will understand that language, so obviously, Andrea being an archeologist, would probably knew that language. The Tribal head is warning them and they just threaten them. This is quite evident from the guide who speaks to Azhagam Perumal.

Boo: Hmmm, yea, what about the slide what contains the painting?

Clap: Hold On! Like I said; one step at a time!

Boo: Wow, thank God, Karthi didn’t die because of the Red Indians. Oh man, why did the leader of the Red Indians kill himself, what’s there show a clip in black and white?

Clap: I myself don’t know what’s the reason behind this? Let’s wait and see!

Boo: Who is this Azhagam Perumal? I thought he belong to Indian Army! Lols!

Clap: Did you notice that he was asking Reema Sen that he mistook them and he needed additional men from ex military army, private forces, mercenaries, armed forces and weapons.

Boo: What’s there to notice this point?

Clap: Just a heads up!

Boo: Why are they threatening Karthi? Can’t they just leave him when he is not interested?

Clap: I feel something fishy here!!!

Boo: Ah song!!! Can I get you something?

Clap: Hang on! Did you infer subtext from this song? Oh Eesa, which means Oh Shiva, The protector. They have realized that they have intruders in their path and a song for protection. Of course, it’s not needed though!

Boo: Man!!!!!!!

Clap: Observe this closely Boo! Check out the traps Andrea says. It seems there are 7 traps and she says they have surpassed 3 traps. Kadal, Kaatuvaasi, Kaaval Veerargal, Sarpam, Pudhakuzhi, Pasi & Dhaagam and Grahamam. If you had noticed, initially they while coming to the island, they will be attacked by some sort of jelly fish followed by the threatening of the tribal and then the attack of Red Indians who are supposed to be the protector of the forest. Now it’s the time to Sarpam, that’s snakes.

Boo: Yea, I can co relate them buddy! I guess after escaping from this trap, these three might get separated!!

Clap: Wow, you can become a screenwriter too!!!

Boo: Reema and Karthi – why are they always out of sync??

Clap: Don’t think too much dude!!!

Boo: Don’t you think this is too much dude!!! She shot him and he didn’t die!!!! Funniest part of the movie with rubbish logic.

Clap: I guess, there should be some connection Boo! Remember, when the red indians tried to cut his neck his uncle rescued him and now Reema Sen shot him but nothing happened. Remember man! Selva is not a Perarasu!

Boo: “Ennaala Pasi Thaanga Mudila” is it the 5th trap man? What a horrible BGM!!!

Clap: You got it right man!

Boo: Oh nice of Cactus Plant that drenches their thirsty. So I assume it’s their 6th trap?

Clap: Clever!!!!

Boo: Oh man! What’s this? Is it another trap?

Clap: It’s quick sand. You will have sand pit in the desert! Clever Cholas, they have planned brilliantly well to save them from their enemies.

Boo: Is she reciting some mantra?????

Clap: She is trying to get some clue and she got one? It looks like whenever there is a sunshine and sunset, it forms a shadow in the shape of Nataraj idol and they have to follow that shadow in order to reach the next point!

Boo: Don’t tell me you have some justification to this shadow!!!

Clap: Of course not. It’s pure fantasy!!!!

Boo: Just for finding one Professor and the existence of Chola Dynasty, they are losing so many people?

Clap: Yes, I agree. As I said, something fishy! We have to wait and watch!

Boo: Oh man, they have finally found the village??? But do you think this song is absolutely necessary here?

Clap: I don’t think this song is necessary, but let’s wait and see!!!!

Boo: Who is that black guy running here and there!

Clap: I have a feeling that the Cholas still live here!

Boo: What the hell is happening to them? Are they going mad? Man, Karthi is shot!!!!!!

Clap: I think this is the 7th trap and because of the terrible sound, they are gone mad. Yea Karthi is shot, but I don’t think he can realize that he is shot because of madness. But certainly he needs some cure. Let’s get some popcorn Boo!!!

Interval Conversation: The movie looks good, but still what happened to the Parthiban that they showed in the beginning. Will he come again? Now the interval has shown them that they are gone mad! Will they recover?? Still clueless!!!!!

Boo: Oh no, is this scene so mandatory that they need to remove their dress? I think Selva is so obsessed in having sexual scenes in his movies.

Clap: Did you notice dude? Karthi had a tiger symbol when he removed his dress? Do you know that the tiger is the symbol of Chola??

Boo: Interesting!!!! Oh yes! Karthi had the symbol from the beginning.

Clap: Do you remember the initial scene when Parthiban said wait until a messenger come? They are eagerly waiting for the messenger for some message.

Boo: Can you tell me what does this scene indicate???? I can see that the kind is Parthiban whom we saw in the initial scene and it seems that he is still ruling the kingdom in this place with poverty.

Clap: This is just an introduction of Parthiban scene. Please for Christ sake; don’t assume that this is the same Parthiban whom they showed in the initial scene. It looks like Cholas are living here for ages.

Boo: Why did the lady squeeze her breasts?

Clap: That’s just to show the sign of poverty. If you don’t eat, instead of milk, you will get blood and the scene conveys just that. She asks the king that she needs the first meal.

Boo: Hats off Selva.

Boo: Why did they trap Karthi? Why did Parthiban trying to kill him? What’s happening???

Clap: Man, as you can see, there is a tiger symbol in the back of Karthi and the priest believes that he is the messenger and informs Parthiban. Parthiban on checking Karthi seems like he is blabbering something and he insults the priest.

Boo: Holy Christ! One more time he is saved. Isn’t look artificial? Tamil Cinema never wanted the hero to die before the Climax.

Clap: Good one, at least you remember that he is saved for the 4th time. It looks like some destiny. Well at the first instance, it was his uncle who saved Karthi by sacrificing himself to the Red Indians. Second instance, though the gun was loaded, Karthi didn’t die. And then, Reema will shoot him when they go mad, even then Karthi will not die. Now it’s the lightening that saves Karthi. These series of instances conveys that it was a destiny.

Boo: Wow, what an interesting twist to the screenplay? But I wonder how come Anita can showcase the tiger and make if disappear? Why does she want to show the tiger symbol?

Clap: That’s Black Magic!! She must have learnt from her ancestors!!! She is trying to fool the Chola king Parthiban to make him believe that she is the actual messenger! Well, but were you able to differentiate between the Tiger symbol that Reema had and the one with Karthi? It’s kind of inverted with the Tiger unusually not roaring!

Boo: I have been told that Cholas speaks pure Tamil. If that’s the case, why is the tamil spoken in the movie by Cholas are very hard to understand and I don’t think it’s pure Tamil either!

Clap: Actually speaking, the Chola Tamil will have abundant Telugu as well as Singhalese in it. I have to agree with you that it’s quite hard to understand their language! But you can’t use subtitle in Tamil for Tamil. At least, Selva should have done a voice over narration to make the audience understand.

Boo: What were these tests conducted to Reema Sen?

Clap: These are Virginity test! Now you know the real color of Reema Sen!!!!

Boo: Oh man! Now it’s interesting! Is she trying to seduce Parthiban?

Clap: I too feel the same! She says that all she left with her is her body and her mom has taught her how to use her body!

Boo: She is trying to seduce Parthiban and Parthiban makes use of the same to get the message from her? Am I right!

Clap: Exactly, she is asking Parthiban to have sex with her to know the message, but Parthiban suspects on her identity and they fight and finally Parthiban uses the same seduction to get the actual message from Reema. You can also see these paintings carved by Cholas about the messenger. It looks like Rain will come and then they can hit their hometown, Tanjoor.

Boo: What’s this battle scene? Is it so necessary?

Clap: Perhaps;This is kind of a game that was played 8 centuries ago. It’s a kind of game where the courage and bravery is praised.

Boo: How come Karthi get supernatural powers?

Clap: I don’t think he got any supernatural power. It’ just realizing his sub conscious mind that he is a Chola.

Boo: Why does Karthi visualize everyone in the audience as Skeleton?

Clap: Its game of death and Karthi visualizes the others who enjoy this game of death as skeleton (man without flesh and blood).

Boo: Who is the girl who gives message to Azhagam Perumal?

Clap: It’s the messenger whom Reema sen sends to Azhagam Perumal and you can also see Azhagam Perumal sends a signal via Satellite to alert the mercenaries.

Boo: Yes I noticed it. What’s special about this Celebration of Life song?

Clap: Well, you can notice that this song comes just before they evacuate the place and you can see Parthiban dances in front of Karthi and Karthi reciprocates him that whatever you do is for good for the people and follow me hereafter is the message Karthi wanted to share to Parthiban. In the mean time, you can also notice that Reema mixes something in the water.

Boo: Wow! Now he realizes that the actual messenger is Karthi based on the paintings is it? And also the power of the priest is being transferred to Karthi because of which everyone worships him?

Clap: Exactly! Series of events happen sequentially and Parthiban tries the series of events to that of the paintings carved by the Cholas and confirm that he is the actual messenger. The priest actually knows that Karthi is the actual messenger and since Reema Sen make Parthiban believe that she is the messenger, Reema will try to kill the priest and mixes poison in the drinking water. But the priest will not die until he transfers his power to the actual messenger.

Boo: What did Parthiban visualize? What are the ships?

Clap: He just visualizes that there are ships which were waiting to take them to their hometown but since these are just myth, Parthiban dies.

Boo: Why would the other people want to die and why did they take Parthiban’s body and submerged it into the sea?

Clap: It’s just paying respect to their king.

Boo: Wow, the initial scene and the climax where Karthi takes the last kind of the Chola dynasty is the same!

Clap: You rock man! Don’t tell me that you did not understand the movie anymore. It’s just that you need to observe the movie pretty closely.

Now, our deluded friend with woody surname and “backish” first name meets up with these 2.

Backwoods: You are giving crap justification? How can three men escape from the snakes, how can they easily escape from the Red Indians? Why didn’t the group take the aerial route? When the army can come to the place in helicopters why can’t they come? This is probably one of the worst logic that I have seen in the recent movies!!

Clap: Welcome Mr. 0.5!!! When Harrison Ford escapes single handedly from a group of men, you will give the creator a standing ovation. Only dumb person can ask such a stupid question why couldn’t they choose the aerial route? Do you have any idea who discovered the route? Without discovering the route, how on earth, it’s possible to take the aerial route?

It’s always better to accept what you don’t know than to showcase wrongly as if you knew everything!

Special thanks to Daran Murali, Gokul, V4Vendakka, Vela & Prinz who have contributed a lot to frames in this article.

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Tue 26 Jan 2010

Google vs Microsoft

Posted by Karthik under international
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Wow what could be a better competition than this Google vs Microsoft.The two giants are going to battle it out.Few days back google came with a stunning announcement about GOOGLE CHROME OS.It is going to be the new operating system for pcs and net books.

When we think that this is going to make any bother over Microsoft and any impact over its Windows , We must first analyse whether it will have any impact or else it will struggle like a fish in the land.Nowadays Competition between Google and Microsoft is growing and its been a regular clash to be apt.Whether its operating system,documents,search,communication these two behemoths have increasingly butting their heads in a war of technical supremacy.Now with Google chrome making the headlines, i thought it would be better if we make a comparison or a overview about these two giants one on one.Here is the look about it

SEARCH  FIELD

GOOGLE : Well what to say , it is the king of search.Let me better put it this way, Search is to Google as windows is to Microsoft. Despite the best efforts of Microsoft, Google is way overhead than it in the field of search sector with a big margin.This also includes the Microsoft’s effort to buy yahoo.It has also launched Bling , which is no way near google.

MICROSOFT :  They are forced to do something new, nice and catchy to match things up on par with Google’s  excellence.They tried to do it with the help of  launching Bling. It got lots n lots of positive feedbacks and also got Google’s attention though none of them would even mind to think that it will dominate the search field.

To some it up with google is in winning side.

DOCUMENTS :

Microsoft with the great Word,Excel,Power point have been the best source in this field to create , edit and do various other functions in this field.This is very well known and most popularly used by people world wide and is also very much user friendly and Microsoft Office Live is also like adding up another feather in the hat.

Google Documents are trying their best by providing features and users, they also provide the collobaration that simply Microsoft cant offer.But ya Google cant provide as many options as Microsoft can and ya they dont have as many users as Microsoft.This is the only area where majority of the users prefer desktop to the web.

To sum it up with advantage is with Microsoft.

COMMUNICATION:

Microsoft: While Google’s probably more revered for Gmail and its communication suite, Hotmail is still bigger, and Live Messenger is heavily used. Microsoft also produces the popular Outlook software and has software in a variety of arenas, such as Windows Live Meeting, giving the company an edge in the enterprise.

Google: The search giant has a suite of very popular communication products – Gmail and GtalkGtalk being the best known.The X factor in this debate is the Google Wave which has impressed us so far.

Advantage : Push

OPERATING SYSTEM

Microsoft: This is Microsoft’s bread and butter. Windows is the reason Microsoft makes $60+ billion in revenue every year and has stayed on top for so long. Its stranglehold is legendary. Yet Windows Vista proved that it is not invincible.
Google: Let’s say this: we can’t wait to see what Google has in store for Google Chrome OS. We’re skeptical that it could ever kill Windows, but Google will be Microsoft’s most powerful challenger yet.
Conclusion: We look forward to the upcoming war.

Microsoft: This is Microsoft’s bread and butter. Windows is the reason Microsoft makes $60+ billion in revenue every year and has stayed on top for so long. Its stranglehold is legendary. Yet Windows Vista proved that it is not invincible.

Google: Let’s say this: we can’t wait to see what Google has in store for Google Chrome OS. We’re skeptical that it could ever kill Windows, but Google will be Microsoft’s most powerful challenger yet.

Conclusion: We look forward to the upcoming war.

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Mon 25 Jan 2010

Seperation

Posted by Karthik under poetry
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Here’s a song I write to you sanely in love
I wanna write you fast and short
That my words may reach you sooner.
Whenever you feel our love’s boat in rough weather,
Think that it’s just a passing storm;
That the serene season isn’t far.

Yeah this is my song I write to you sanely love.
I close my eyes to see you laugh.
I whisper the words you ever wanna hear.
I say them over and over that you may hear.

Here’s that song I write to you sanely in love.
When I think that you belong to time and place another,
Or that I know nothing of your thoughts,
I feel a tinge of envy not part of love,
Or is that what they call love?
This is my song I write to you sanely in love.

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