What Route 680 told me
There are two routes that I can take when I daily drive back from work .. Both routes are almost equal when you take the distance…. One route 680 is about 16 miles while the other Route 880 is about 15 miles…. quite the same… even driving time is likely same as both these routes have rush during the peak evening hours But I always choose … Continue reading What Route 680 told me
Vishwaroopam – Nothing Great and Nothing much to Protest and BAN
Watched Vishwaroopam yesterday and all the while I had two questions in my mind…. why is this movie great and what would be the reason the protesters are blocking its screening… Both remain unanswered…. Though Unlike other movies we have seen… here one could argue that there are more references to religion… though not in a bad sense. But some specific scenes like doing Namaz … Continue reading Vishwaroopam – Nothing Great and Nothing much to Protest and BAN
Race 2 – Actors trapped in the director’s Labyrinth
Had no plans to watch Race-2 in the theaters…. but had no choice when the person at the ticket counter said there are no tickets for Vishwaroopam… We had liked Race 1 and so decided to give this a try…. It was a $7.50 ticket instead of the usual $14 so can’t complain much… The movie has some great action sequences and some nice twists … Continue reading Race 2 – Actors trapped in the director’s Labyrinth
Ranjan Pramod – The Moonga Song and Rose Guitarinaal
Recently I came to know that our Batchmate from NSS Meenchanda and fellow Kozhikkodan had scripted some of the very entertaining movies I saw in malayalam a few years ago…. my ignorance that I was so late in knowing this…. Ranjan Pramod was the script writer who brought us Meesamadhavan, Achuvinte Amma, manassinakkare etc… all beautifully crafter movies that had a new and unique way … Continue reading Ranjan Pramod – The Moonga Song and Rose Guitarinaal
Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola
Now I know how Shahid Kapoor learned to dance…. It is in his genes… he got it from his dad…. Pankaj kapoor can not only act…. he is also a good dancer… a natural…. Watched Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola over the weekend…. Good picture…. well done… though there were few moments when I felt it to drag…. But the performance of Pankaj Kapoor keeps … Continue reading Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola
Akbaruddin Owaisi – Using hatred as a political tool
Happen to hear Akbaruddin Owaisi’s hate spitting misanthropic oratory exhibition….. What a creepy scoundrel!…. and he really enjoys swimming in his own venemous vomit….. No… don’t misunderstand me…. I don’t support togadia…. but as an Indian you are bound to feel bad when someone questions the secular nation that nurtured us all….. When I listen to him I don’t see a politician or an orator … Continue reading Akbaruddin Owaisi – Using hatred as a political tool
Asaram – Latest Godman to inject Venom
Our world has many of them….. But not always does some one moron try such foul stinking view point to get mileage and publicity…… or he must just be on dopes…. He claims that the girl who lost her life to the wretchedness of a few lusting lunatics should have fallen on their feet and chanted the “Saraswathi Mantra” and called them Bhaiyya (Brother in … Continue reading Asaram – Latest Godman to inject Venom
Django Unchained
Django unchained is a worthy watch in the theaters… The movie is slightly long around 2 hours and 45 minutes but it keeps you watching till the end… I have always loved watching the coffin dragging gun slinger Django portrayed by Franco Nero… so when I found that now you have Jamie foxx being Django…. I had to watch it… Also if you are a … Continue reading Django Unchained
An Open Letter to 2013
Hi 2013…
Yet another year gets smothered by its successor….. the world rejoices….. the hope that the new year will wipe out everything dreadful…. turn them into easily forgettable bite size memories…… don’t worry…. we now have the peace of mind of surviving another year… with many promises given that we could never keep….. with many futile attempts to be selfless…… we are ready to happily embrace you….
In 2012 we saw the world suffocate from unshed tears…. countless smiles were mercilessly shot down…. we witnessed respect and honor battered and bruised publicly…. yes it is true we have very short memories…. at least about things that don’t directly matter to us….
We faithfully and without regret forget the pains that others have to endure …. Dear 2013 you should know… our ability to discard any probability of seeing ourself in a victim’s place is indeed commendable… that could very well be the skill that always keeps us going…. that ability to forget and move on…. We know you must be smiling…. but that is true…
A Screaming Man – Un homme qui crie When the culture of War changes how we see life
A Screaming man (Un homme qui crie) is a 2010 French Chadian movie directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun that is set during the chad civil war. The movie revolves around the life of Adam played by Youssouf Djaoro who is a pool attendant and former swimming champion in Chad. The story is about the complex relationships that people are in and how they react to … Continue reading A Screaming Man – Un homme qui crie When the culture of War changes how we see life
Vinod Narayan 