Too Doggish !!!

I recently watched Slumdog Millionaire in a cinema near by. The theme is good, the screenplay is excellent although this reminds lots of popular Hollywood movies. A R Rehman’s talent might be new to Hollywood but for India, specially for Tamil Cinema, his work is just average in SDM. As most of you know, I am a big fan of ARR and I listened most amazing tunes of him than SDM. However, he still did good work to put himself in the limelight in the world stage.



Now coming to the actual instincts. Though I liked the movie in terms of movie making, I will never bother to watch this again for projecting India as 3rd world to the International Audience. I accept the fact that there are places in India as shown in the movie but I bet there are millions of other places makes you drop your jaws. This applies to Indians themselves as many are not aware of abundant sizzling nature in the country and certainly no doubt. If you still not convinced, watch Maniratnam movies and you will be amazed looking most of his songs and coverages where inside India.

I understand this movie requires a backdrop where the protagonist suffered most of his life in search of life but need not be so disgusting… specially scenes where the kid jumps in shit.. and lot more… I feel so devastated seeing such scenes… Again, they all are ok from the Hollywood point of view but after watching this movie any non-indian will be on the intention that ‘I will never go to this country’… May be I would have liked if this movie taken in any other country.. coz, from my opinion there are lot many places in the world where the director can go for more shitty scenes than he adopted in India.

The Direction is good, music was amazing, Cool screen play, catchy story, the film crew did a spectacular job for the pay they got. The end product is mind blowing but not suitable-to-watch for an Indian who likes his Mother land. I am not trying to show up being most patriotic citizen living abroad but I just cant take this as its not exactly the fact. I can, for one time, agree with Amitab bachan for his remarks about this movie.

அகம் பிரம்மாஸ்மி !!!

மசாலாக்கள், குத்து பாட்டுகள், அதிரடி சண்டைகள் என்று வலம் வந்து கொண்டிருந்த தமிழ் சினிமாவிற்கு இது போன்ற படங்கள் ஒரு வரப்பிரசாதம். நான் குறிபிடுவது சமீபமாக வெளி வந்த 'நான் கடவுள்' தான்.



படம் பார்த்து விட்டு வீடு வந்த நான் இது ஏன் இவளவு மிகை படுத்த பட்டுள்ளது என்று நினைத்து, அடுத்த நாலு நாட்கள் தூங்க முடியாததை உணர்ந்தேன். காரணம், மனதை பிழிந்த யதார்த்தமான சம்பவங்கள் மற்றும் அதை சித்தரிக்கப்பட்ட விதம். பாலா கண்டிப்பாக தமிழ் திரை உலகை அடுத்த நிலைக்கு துரிதமாகவும் லாவகமாகவும் எடுத்து சென்று விட்டார்.


கல்லூரி, காதல், சண்டை, அரசியல், அடாவடி இது தான் வாழ்க்கை என்று நினைத்து கொண்டுஇருந்தவர்களுக்கு அகோரி எனப்படும் சாதுக்கள் மற்றும் குண்டர்கள் பிடியில் சிக்கி தவிக்கும் பிசைகாரர்களையும், துல்லியமான திரை கதையுடன் நம் கண் முன்னே கொண்டு வந்துள்ளார் பாலா. ஆர்யா அகோரியாக திரையில் வலம் (வாழ்ந்து) வந்தாலும் அவர் தேவைக்கு அதிகமாகவே சிரமபட்டிருகிறார் அல்லது அவர் சிரமபட்டிருபதற்கு ஏற்ப இன்னும் கட்சிகளை வைத்திருக்கலாம் என்று தான் சொல்ல வேண்டும்.


பிட்சை காரர்களாக நடித்தவர்கள் தான் படும் கஷ்டங்களையும் தாண்டி அவர்கள் செய்யும் நய்யான்டிகளும் குறும்புகளும் சிரிப்பை வர வைப்பதோடு கண்களில் நீரையும் எட்டி பார்க்க செய்கிறது. இன்று பெரிய நடிகர்கள் என்று சொல்லி கொண்டு அலையும் பல டாப் ஸ்டார்கள் இவர்களிடம் யதார்த்தமாக நடிப்பது எப்படி என்று பிட்சை எடுக்க வேண்டும்.


பூஜா அபாரமான நடிப்பு இல்லை என்றாலும் கொடுத்த வேலையயை கட்சிதமாக செய்திருக்கிறார். சீ சீ என்ன வேடம் இது என்று பந்தா பண்ணிகொண்டிருக்கும் நடிகைகளுக்கு மத்தியில் இதை சவாலாக ஏற்று முயற்சித்ததில் பூஜாவிற்கு எனது வாழ்த்துக்கள். பாடல்கள் மனதில் நிற்க வில்லை என்றாலும் பின்னணி இசை பிரமாதம். இளையராஜா எதிர்பார்புகளை நிரப்பி இருக்கிறார்.


எவ்வளவு சிறப்பான படமாக இருப்பினும் படத்தில் உள்ள அதிக கோர கட்சிகளாலும் , மனதை பாதிக்கும் சம்பவங்கள் இருப்பதாலும் நான் ஒரு பொழுதும் இதை இளகிய மனம் கொண்டவர்களுக்கும், பெண்களுக்கும், குழந்தைகளுக்கும் கண்டிப்பாக பரிந்துரை செய்ய மாட்டேன்.


அன்றாடம் சந்திக்கும் பிட்சை காரர்களை அலட்சிய படுத்தி அவசர உலகில் அலை பாய்ந்து கொண்டிருபவர்கள் இனி அவர்கள் பார்க்கும் பிட்சை காரருக்கு ஒரு ருபாய் போட்டாலும் படம் வெற்றி என்று தான் அர்த்தம்.



'நான் கடவுள்', செதுக்கப்பட்ட யதார்த்தம்
இருட்டு உலகின் அப்பட்ட வெளிச்சம்

பாலா வின் துணிச்சலான முயற்சிகள் தொடர, தமிழ் திரை உலகம் உயர என்றும் வாழ்த்தும்



- தமிழ் திரை ரசிகன்

Cheapest path Algorithm (KL-SG-KL):

Last weekend was quiet exciting for me as I had an unplanned trip from Kualalampur to Singapore. I normally take weekend fly back but last weekend I haven’t planned (don’t think I anticipated work … just for reasons). The trip was exciting for two factors being my primary objective. The fastest way to reach Singapore with as much less cost. Here is the cheapest and quickest path on road to Singapore.

I got to Pudu raya bus terminal in KL which is conveniently located inside the city. Even before I enter I see people shouting Johor Bahru which is the last city located close to Singapore. Most of the standard buses charges 31 MYR (Malaysian Ringgits) from KL to JB which is reasonable looking at the high tech bus model. You can get nonstop buses going to JB in less than 3.5 hours but unfortunately I got in to the bus which made 45 mins halt on the way.

The bus travel was quiet pleasing traveling in array of mountains and greeny plantations all the way. With PSP in my bag, I cant ask for more for a pleasant journey. Reached JB for the first time and it resembled more of a KL atmosphere. I quickly got down and looked for the local bus that can take to me to border check point. Bus no. 170 is quiet frequent (every 15 mins) and you can use your EZ link card (this is a travel card used in Singapore local transport). The charge is some where around 1SGD or 1.5 MYR. It takes around 10 mins to reach the check point.

Got off from the bus at the border check point and quickly walked my way to Emmigration clearance from Malaysia and again got the same bus on the other end of the building. Another 3 mins travel to Singapore Immigration check point. Again quick check in as the facility is quiet good to accommodate any number of people. Then I got in to Local bus no. 950 that goes to Woodlands MRT (Local train) station.

I am quiet lucky as my house is quiet close to Woodlands. It took only 10 mins train travel to reach Yishun and am home. I used the same method to get back to KL two days later and the total expense of my trip haven’t crossed 30 SGD (around 1000 Rs.).

I then thought I can publish a post on this which might help out ppl visiting Singapore or Malaysia and want to travel cheap to either locations. However, you gotto have the Visa for the respective locations on hand before you go (Obviously)

Fully Salted !!!

The breeze of riot dashed us with courage. The ever hot and humid Singapore now carried a lot of MOISTURE IN THE AIR.

Naturally, we were overwhelmed.

Signifcantly, thrilled and

unwillingly, we thought of it.

‘Are you sure ?’, I asked my mate with astonishment. ‘Yes, I am’, he replied with full grace. ‘I thought you wouldn’t like it’, I continued. ‘May be, but I gotto give a go. I cant stay untouched for ever and this is the right time’, he brimmed with confidence. ‘Ok, dude lets go then but don’t change your mind once we are in as am damn curious too’

The conversation is over and we headed to the office area to rent the boat for our first kayaking experience in the open sea. My mate, who never entered any water surface with more than 6 feet depth was equally curious as me to get cracking in with his first water adventure. I had my eye on the water scooter but even am thrilled to get this kayaking experience. We (4 of us) been to Pasir Ris beach (Singapore) for a change in weekend schedules without any plans of adventure but as always ended up with dynamic plans.

The price is 14$ per hour and that sounded reasonably fair to us anticipating great fun. We got this huge double seater boat with paddles to row in to the sea. We din had the swim costumes and gotto comprise ourselves with the tshirt and pant that we were wearing. We cracked in to the sea and it was quiet a pleasant feeling to see ourselved floating in the salty surrounding.

‘Man its fun’,my friend shouted with all smiles. ‘Yeah, be carefull’, I slowly realized the situation. ‘Damn, I missed this for long time.. its fun man’, he cant shut up. We gracefully paddled up for a while here and there for 20 mins odd. Then we started enjoying the ride and felt like king of the sea. We started going towards the middle and some butterflies-in-stomach feeling started prevailing on me. We were fine as long as we sail against or along with the tide. The moment we started rowing parallel to the tides, we felt the intensity of the thrill.

The boat started wobbling and we more concentrated to balance and stay floating.. Our existence is as good as Mathew hayden’s current form. We soon perished jus like sehwag got bowled of Yorker trying to clear the boundary. The boat toppled and there we tasting the salted water from nose to throat.. We both were panic initially but I thought its ok as we got life jackets on. However, my friend totally shocked and started screaming for his life. As we both were in one side of the boat, we are unable hold it for support as the boat kept rolling like devotees doing ‘anga prathatchanam’ surrounding the ‘praharam’.

I normally don’t take up the responsblty in fail safe procedures.. but this time I calmly swimmed to the other side of the boat to stop this rolling spree. The boat stopped rolling, we started to feel secure and my mate realized the life jacket helps him to float. Then slowly we moved towards the shore and felt better at the end.

Few funny points we realized later

- When we fell down from the boat, my friend was screaming for help. The other mates in the sea thought we are just playing and we are asking them to take pics. So they came forward and took few pics (think whatz running inside my mate’s mind)

- The lifeguards there din give a damn when my mate cried for help but cruised in like a james bond wen they saw one of the paddles is floating in the middle. I like the humanity

- Ofcourse, the whole audience in the shore had a free comedy show… not even vadivelu and vivek can better us… not even bagyaraj can frame a better screenplay…