Here is a real quickie, that only recommends and doesn't review.
Songs -
1. Yeh Honsla - Dor. Tags for this song - Lilting, Hope, Rustic, fantasy village
2. Happy new year - Kuruvi. Tags for this song - Yogi B (actually just Yo), funny, creative
3. Yaaro Manadhile - Dhaam Dhoom. Tags - Fraud Pseud, Funnily hummable, Curiously addictive, Mockable
Movie Digest -
1. Hazaaron Khwahishen Aisi - Tags - Stud max, informative, riveting, stylish
2. Anjathey - Tags - Raw, slick, powerful, Visually stud, favorite tam movie list
3. Manorama Six feet under - Tags - Gripping, over-rated, recommended
Book Digest -
1. The Kite Runner - Tags - Stud, Moving, Informative, Gripping, Well written, Farsi-Urdu-Arabic usage studness
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Friday, February 29, 2008
A sudden discovery - Madhavan played Sujatha?
Sujatha (S. Rangarajan) the writer/ dialog writer par excellence in Tamil literature and cinema is no more. He is credited with spearheading the team that designed India's first Electronic Voting Machine. While these are in the news and are well known facts - what really caught my imagination was that - I now realize suddenly that Mani Ratnam's protagonist in "Kannathil Muthamittal" was more than loosely based on Sujatha.
Here are my observations on the similarities between Thiruchelvan (played by Madhavan) and S.Rangarajan (Sujatha)
1. Both write under a "Female" pen name (Indira was Thiruchelvan's wife's name - same with 'Sujatha' Rangarajan).
2. Both shoot into fame/ have a connection with Anandha Vikadan
3. Both have a day job in a productions/ government sector company (Maddy can be seen wearing uniform to work and talking on the phone/ meeting employees or union guys. Sujatha was an engineer at Bharat Electronics Limited in his day job.)
4. The obvious connection - Maddy speaks Sujatha's lines in the movie - and a lot of the thoughts are said to be either Sujatha's or Mani Rathnam's - the views of life, the focus on simplicity, the so-called "live for yourself" principle, the incisive nature of the speech and writings and so on.
I will research a bit more on Sujatha and see if there are any more similarities.
Here are my observations on the similarities between Thiruchelvan (played by Madhavan) and S.Rangarajan (Sujatha)
1. Both write under a "Female" pen name (Indira was Thiruchelvan's wife's name - same with 'Sujatha' Rangarajan).
2. Both shoot into fame/ have a connection with Anandha Vikadan
3. Both have a day job in a productions/ government sector company (Maddy can be seen wearing uniform to work and talking on the phone/ meeting employees or union guys. Sujatha was an engineer at Bharat Electronics Limited in his day job.)
4. The obvious connection - Maddy speaks Sujatha's lines in the movie - and a lot of the thoughts are said to be either Sujatha's or Mani Rathnam's - the views of life, the focus on simplicity, the so-called "live for yourself" principle, the incisive nature of the speech and writings and so on.
I will research a bit more on Sujatha and see if there are any more similarities.
Monday, July 09, 2007
Harry Potter and the Lazy Fan
I have been afflicted by cravings of Harry Potter again. I so want to finish the fifth n sixth books . I first want to finish the Order of the Phoenix before its movie release this friday, so as to watch the movie in the big screen AFTER reading the book. One confession - I have NEVER watched a HP movie on the big screen! What a loss! I have only 3 more chances left. Will want to definitely make up for lost time. Infact - I wonder why I resisted the HP temptation for so long. I started reading those delightful pieces of literature on a friend's prolonged and continuous insistence. Even after I started reading them - I have been fairly sporadic in my HP reading habits despite thoroughly enjoying all the books. I have actually spent night-outs reading Wiki and other websites on HP. Unbelievable! my No-enthu da bursts and their destructive effects on my genuine liking for HP. Here is a summary of when I read each book, to drive home the point -
HP 1 - May 2005
HP2 - June 2005
HP3 - March 2007!!! Blame this on IIMB. but what a loss of 2 years. I remember finishing it just after I returned from my Goa trip.
HP4 - April 2007 - I remember enjoying my train journeys and even Auto journeys reading this book. I completed this at home - in one huge session where I raced through 300 pages.
HP 5, 6 - Still to read!!!! (despite both books lying at home for the last 3 months!)
Let's see if I resist No enthu to finish this book on time. To beat it to the theater, literally!
HP 1 - May 2005
HP2 - June 2005
HP3 - March 2007!!! Blame this on IIMB. but what a loss of 2 years. I remember finishing it just after I returned from my Goa trip.
HP4 - April 2007 - I remember enjoying my train journeys and even Auto journeys reading this book. I completed this at home - in one huge session where I raced through 300 pages.
HP 5, 6 - Still to read!!!! (despite both books lying at home for the last 3 months!)
Let's see if I resist No enthu to finish this book on time. To beat it to the theater, literally!
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