Crazy Mohan – a gymnast with word play and comedy genius
Image credit: Wiki Commons Whenever I think about Uthamaputhiran, Motor Sundaram Pillai, Galatta Kalyanam, or Navarathri, I feel the void of Sivaji and wonder will we ever
Fast Cuts – Lucifer and Intimate Strangers
Lucifer – movie starts with a promise and premise but loses steam as it progresses. Movie takes the time to introduce the characters, few characters are well etched, like Bobby, but most of the characters don’t realize their potential. Focus seems to be on style than substance. Mohanlal has a role which he could do in his sleep. Most of the movie he walks in slo-mo, we get repeated shots
In-flight Entertainment – Saviour in the skies
International flights are like marriage. First time, there is that thrill and excitement. Newness, freshness. New experience. As you keep flying more often, excitement wears off. With marriage, other commitments, and life changing events kick-in that keeps the marital relationship interesting. But with long duration flights, where it takes 20+ hours, it becomes an ordeal. As a person who has been taking international long-haul flights regularly, post few initial flights,
30 years of Apoorva Sagodharargal – one of the best masala entertainers where Appu steals the heart
[SPOILERS AHEAD…] When the movie came out 30 years back, it became talk of the town. It felt like magic, should I say circus trick, to see a tall and dwarf Kamal in the same shot. Yes, we have seen two Rajni, Sivaji, MGR, Kamal earlier but none like this. How did they pull it off? It may look easy now with current CGI techniques but this was before CGI
கவிதை தொகுப்பு – 2 – சௌம்யா
சின்னச் சின்ன சந்தோஷங்கள் அதிகாலை அமைதியில் அவசரமின்றி அமர்ந்து ஆற அமர குடிக்கும் சூடான காபி எட்டு மணி பள்ளிக்கு எட்டி நடை போட்டு பள்ளியை எட்டியவுடன் வந்து கட்டிக்கொள்ளும் குட்டித்தங்கங்கள் இரவுச்சாப்பாட்டுக்கு பனீர் பட்டர் மசாலா அறிந்தவுடன் என் பருவ மகன் முகத்தில் படரும் வெட்கம் கலந்த புன்னகை காலை மாலை நேரம் பாராமல் கைத்தொலைபேசியில் கூப்பிட்டவுடன் என் அம்மாவின் கனிவான “சொல்லுடி சௌம்யா..” காலை உணவை வாயில் அள்ளிப்போட்டு கைப்பையும் கணினிப்பையுமாய் காரில் ஏறி கிடைக்கும் பதினந்து நிமிடப் பயணத்தில் கொஞ்சமாய் பேசும் கணவனுடன் நெஞ்சாரக் கதைக்கும் குட்டிக் கதைகள் இதமான இரவில் இயற்கையோடு கை
Super Deluxe – A Director’s cut that is a wholesome cinematic experience
[SPOILERS AHEAD…] Official Trailer: First things first, this kind of movie is a first for Kollywood. Last few years we have got new crop of promising directors like Manikandan, Lenin Bharathi, Karthik Subbaraj, Mysskin, Prem Kumar, Maari Selvaraj, Vijay Kumar, Nalan K, Lokesh (and few more) who have brought in new blood to Kollywood with their interesting stories and narrative style. Thiagarajan Kumararaja (TK) has raised the bar with his
Musings – Jacinda Ardern, Sapiens
Listening to the news last 10+ days, I am of the opinion that we should add Jacinda Ardern to our PM choice list 😄 Jacinda Ardern’s response post Christchurch killings came as a ray of hope when the rest of the world political leadership is crumbling. What we usually hear from our political leadership, including ours, post an attack similar to this, is one of war rhetoric. We will hunt
Run up to Election 2019 – Answering the Wrong Question
Part 1 Part 2 Seven phase election expected to kick start April 11. Most to all will be engaged in heated discussions, whom to vote, which party, why or why not, and how to vote. Depending on who you are or who you are talking to invariably discussion comes to the critical juncture with the question, who will you choose between Modi Vs Rahul? Huh!! If it had been TN
Run up to election – Voiceless Majority
Part 1 Part 3 I caught your attention with the controversial title, didn’t I 🙂? Dropping the words majority or minority in any gathering is enough to get the conversation heated up. No, I am not using the word majority or minority the way you are thinking. Here the context is with respect to our election outcome. Going by popular vote share most of the time we end up with
Fast Cuts – Nathicharami and Thimiru Pudichavan
Thimiru Pudichavan – a good time pass pulp masala movie where the director has a good handle on the genre and surprises the audience with an interesting take in few crucial scenes. This makes the movie work unlike movies like Tirupachi, Arul, or Tirupathi. Biriyani scene, encounter between Meesai Padma and Murugavel at the 5-star hotel, interaction between Murugavel and a father at the station with crow-water-stone story, worked so