Cyclone Nisha causes heavy damage in Tamil Nadu

Finally, Cyclone Nisha managed to paralyse Tamil Nadu and brought activities to standstill. Heavy rain started around last saturday in Tanjore, Karakal, Cuddalore spread to Rameswaram, Chennai around Tuesday.

Average of 43cms rainfall received across Tamil Nadu over 5 days left heavy damage to crops in cauvery delta. In Chennai, all the lakes were overflowing, hence, the authorities decided to flush of excess water.

This move drowned areas like Virugambakkam, Vadapalani, Saidapet. Premium areas like Boat Club, Alwarpet, CP Ramasamy road were flooded heavily. Madipakkam, Velachery, Ram Nagar continue to usual victims in this rain too. People were forced to stay inside homes to flush out excess water and normal life got completely paralysed on Nov 27, 29.

Hopeless infrastructure got exposed "n" time. Let us want and see how things would improve from here !

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A Sneak view at the Emergency Cabinet meeting of Manmohan Singh

Coffee Break

A Sneak view at the Emergency Cabinet meeting of Manmohan Singh on mumbai hostage crisis:

Manmohan: Welcome everyone, thanks for coming on time. With the gracious permission from Soniaji, i kickstart this meeting

Laloo: Ji, What is it about?

Paswan: bhayya, aisa hi hain, kuch khaas nahi.

Manmohan: excuse me, this is about an operation

Laloo: Barging in... Ji., kya operation hain? when did you fell sick?

Manmohan: bhayya., mere ko thoda sunlo. terrorists attacked mumbai., and i am going to explain our rescue operation over there.

Shivraj Patil: I got a very confidential information

Sharad pawar: barging in.... Bakhwas math karo., pls tell us the information first

Shivraj Patil: Some foreign hands are involved in this hostage crisis

Laloo: barging in.... bhayya, that is for the press release. tel us the fact now

Shivraj patil: goes on in explaining situation and asks for approval to release prisoners and some money

Arjun Singh: I will announce reservation for terrorists, i will reslve this issue !

Chidambaram: I will put a new tax called "terrorist benefit tax" and charge it on corporates like fringe benefit tax !

Manmohan: Pls allow me to speak, if all you are not having any objection, we will authorise shivraj request and also authorise instant decision making by state home secretary to resolve this crisis.

Everyone: Ok

Manmohan: Ok, meeting over. I have to rush off to brief Sonia. Thanks for coming. Shivraj., do brief the press., rest can go.

Paswan: No No., we will have some nice tea, cashews, biscuits before going. After all, meeting cant get over in 3m. So we will sit here for another 25m or so to create some good impression !!!

Laloo: haan., haan...

No longer a democracy

India is no longer a democracy – It is Anarchy L

• Month after month, attacks after attack – Nothing changes
  
• Terrorists improving their scale of operations consistently – But our polices are not
  
• Congress is solely responsible for the situation of country as they ruled us for so long
  
• Our Politicians are next to blame – they were bothered only about making money
  
• IAS officers are next to blame – they tactfully developed error free kick back system
  
• In the end, crores of people left wondering in disbelief – is this the India they loved ?
  

 

Ghajini (Hindi) - Music Review

Album - Ghajini (Hindi) - Music Review
Music By - A R Rahman
Overall Rating - Must Listen

01. Guzarish By Javed Ali & Sonu Nigam - 4.5/5 - Lovely song, beautifully sung by Javed, humming by Sonu, really catchy tune; trust they dont imagine sunset for the end humming portion :) The little bit of additional drumming reminded me of final portion Oh Bhavrey song from Daud.

02. Aye Bachchoo by Suzanne - 4.5/5 - Inviting dance number with robust beat; Rock(ing) guitar put to good use before the end of song; Timepass lyrics !

03. Kaise Mujhe By Benny Dayal & Shreya Ghoshal - 3/5 - Slow number; Benny fails to hold our attention for the first time ! The beginning music made me to wonder whether ARR is preparing himself for background score for movies like Crash! I liked the female humming before the second stanza.

04. Bekha By Karthik - 5/5 - Surprising fusion of rock, jazz and carnival type drumming; fantastic singing by Karthik; Rahman simply freaks out in this imaginative track;

05. Lattoo Lattoo By Shreya Ghoshal - 4/5 - Foot tapping, fast number; Wow... what a meaningless lyrics !

06. Kaise Mujhe (INSTRUMENTAL) By Guitars: Neil Mukherjee & Flutes: Kiran - 4/5 - Impressive shot for peace !

Poo - Music Review

Album - Poo - Music Review
Music By - S.S.Kumaran
Overall Rating - Wonderful Folk Album

01. Choo Choo Maari By Mirudula S, Parthasarathy, Srimathi - 4.5/5 - wonderfully tuned, written kid song after probably Anjali, lovely singing and arrangement of music;

02. Maman Engirukka By Harini, Karthik, Tippu - 4.5 / 5 - fine beginning for this Catchy tune, Harini's song; Robust music in interludes and good usage of flute;

03. Aavaram Poo By Chinmaye - 4.5/5 - Lovely melody expressing longingness, Chinmayee does justice in this mesmerising number;

04. Paasa Mozhi By S.S.Kumaram - 3 / 5 - brief ballad, bad pronunciation makes you to uncomfortable in an otherwise soft, simple number;

05. Dheena By Hemambiga, Shankar Mahadevan - 4/5 - Eeriness in air in the beginning but turns normal afterwards, wonderful use of melam; listen to the fusion of tabla and melam in before the charanam 2 - Wow... but overall tune is just pass;

06. Sivakasi Rathiyae By Periya Karuppu Thevar - 4/5 - beautiful lyrics brings smile on our face on this folk tune

What I liked:

1. Rural, folk, village sound broughtout in some wonderful tunes
2. Thoughtful usage of simple instruments
3. Cant believe that S S Kumaran is debutant music director on the quality of music
4. Pray that this team to win some music awards as one can see the great effort put in

Could have been the best album of the year if they could have avoided Maestro Ilayaraja's school of music in arrangement !!!!!

Lyrics of Sivakasi Radhiye from Poo

Lyrics of Sivakasi Radhiye from Poo

Pallavi

sivakasi radhiye sirikindra vediye
unne endha kaalam parthathu thayee
iva andha kaala aishvarya rai
mogathile theriyara surukkatha pole
aruvadhu vayasula paduthura aala
unne endha kaalam parthathu thayee
iva andha kaala aishvarya rai

Charanam 1

othayadi paadhayile solli oruthan
mathiyaanam varuva-nnu poothu kedanthen
otha pana melerindha peya parthu naan
thala therikka ottam pidichen

aye ayyanaru saamiye kavalukku vendi thaan
kadhale naan solla nenaichen
ava paambatti oruthanai parthu parthu sirichadha
engey poi solli tholaippen

andha pandha kaalu pakkathula paaru
iva andha kaala sokka thanga theru

sivakasi radhiye sirikindra vediye
unne endha kaalam parthathu thayee
iva andha kaala aishvarya rai

Charanam 2

pampu settu thanniyile ava kulikka
thenna mara uchiyile naanum iruppen
thenna matta thelu onnu enna kadikka
kathikitte palla ilippen

aye kenda meena pola thaan thulli kittu thirinchavan
karuvaada vandhu nikkiraan
ippo nalla naalum paakalai
thamboolamum maathalai thaliya thaan katta poren
unne endha kaalam parthathu thayee
iva ippa kooda aishvarya rai

mmm sivakasi radhiye sirikindra vediye
unne endha kaalam parthathu thayee
iva yennaikume aishvarya rai

Lyrics of Choo choo maari from Poo

Lyrics of Choo choo maari from Poo

Pallavi

f: thatha thatha thannikulle
thavalai rendum pondhukulle
choo choo maari
kuthalathu kattukulle
korangu ellam veetukulle
choo choo maari

m: ootha pallu rengamma
ulle vaadi rengamma
choo choo maari
unakku purushan yaarumma
oolai mooku aalamma
choo choo maari
choo choo maari

Charanam 1

f: adho paaru rayiluda
rayilukukke kuyiluda choo choo maari
kuyilukitta nerungina
rendu maasam thigiluda choo choo maari

m: Sangili bungili katti pudi
naan maaten vengai puli choo choo maari
sangarankovil sundari
sapparam varudhu endhiri choo choo maari

medley: f: venanda raasu mattikuve venanda venanda raasu venanda
m: podi maari

Charanam 2

f: thattan thattan light adi
kozhi kunjukku light adi choo choo maari
kusumbu pannum sevalai
kozhambu panni oothadi choo choo maari

f: pattya pattya eduthukko
parangi pattya eduthukko choo choo maari
mottyadichadhu yaarunnu
muttya parthu kettukko choo choo maari

Charanam 3

f: dosa parthu sirichichaam
poori kanna adichichaam choo choo maari
ittili sanda pottuchaam
chattini velakki vittichaam choo choo maari

kadugu melagu thuppili
karun golatha pokkiri choo choo maari

m: kolla pakkam pogadhey
kotti kedakku jaangiri

f: ayyo chee

choo choo maari
choo choo maari
choo choo maari
choo choo maari (with giggling)

Lyrics of Maman Engirukka from Poo

Lyrics of maman engirukka from Poo

Pallavi

F: manasukulle kadhal sirikkudhu
mazhayum ille veyyilum ille
apparam eppadi vanavil vandhadhu
maaman kaaran engey irukkan?

maaman engurukkan aal kaati
mayilu kaathirukka vaa pooti

m: kannukkul vachikittu veliye neeyum thedadhey
vannathu poochi endrum poove vittu pogadhey

f: kutti potta poonai pole un kaalai naan suthuren

m: kurukke potta pinnal pole un maarbil ilai paaruven

f: alli kulam mela kalla pottu porey vattam pottu alai payudhey

m: aalai sangu satham kekkum podhu kooda unnoda per solludhey

Charanam 1

f: kaiyya thottu pesura maamen
mayya vacha mugathayum thoduvaan
nerungi varuvan mutham tharuvan
matha kadhai naan solla maaten

paasi mani kedakkara kazhuthil
pathu viral thadayangal tharuvaan
oosi vediya ulle vedichu
moochu vittu mayangi poven

m: aalagi naalana rasathiye
azhagala en nenja koda saachiye

f: vella vetti mela manja karai pole
otti kolla edam kekkuren

m: vandi katti thaane ponnu kettu vandhey
vekkathai edai pakkiren

Charanam 2

f: thaali katti unakkum enakkum
then nelavu nelavula nadakkum
paalum pazhamum irukkum podhum
vera pasi nenjula edukkum

kattilukku dhenam kaal valikkum
108 pulle kutti porakkum
namma pullainga padikka thaane
palli koodam thaniya thirakkum

m: yemmadi yemmadi thaangadhamma
aanalum en aasai thoongadhamma

f: chayya chayya chayya athai petha payya
othigaikku eppo varattum

m: otha paarvai parthey sethu pozhaichendi
motha paarvai enne virattum

f: maaman engurukkan aal kaati
mayilu kaathirukka vaa pooti

m: kannukkul vachikittu veliye neeyum thedadhey
vannathu poochi endrum poove vittu pogadhey

f: kutti potta poonai pole un kaalai naan suthuren

m: kurukke potta pinnal pole un maarbil ilai paaruven

f: alli kulam mela kalla pottu porey vattam pottu alai payudhey

m: aalai sangu satham kekkum podhu kooda unnoda per solludhey

Lyrics of Avaaram poo from Poo

Pallavi

aavaram poo annalil irundhey yaarukku kathirikku
andhi pagal mazhai veyil sumandhey unakkaga poothirukku

sondha verodu thaan konda kadhalinai
adhu sollamal ponalum puriyadhaa?

aavaram poo annalil irundhey yaarukku kathirikku
andhi pagal mazhai veyil sumandhey unakkaga poothirukku

Charanam 1

kaatril aadi thinamdhorum unadhu dhisayai thodaruthada
kuzhandai kaala nyabagathil idhazgal virithey kedakkuthada
nedu naal andha nerukkam ninaithey adhu kidakkum
sarugagal satham podum
dhinam soozhnilai yutham podum
adhan vaarthai mounam aagum

sondha verodu thaan konda kadhalinai
adhu sollamal ponalum puriyadhaa?

aavaram poo annalil irundhey yaarukku kathirikku
andhi pagal mazhai veyil sumandhey unakkaga poothirukku

Charanam 2

aayul muzhudhum thavam kidandhe ottrai kaalil nirkuthada
maalai aagi thavaznthidave unadhu maarbai ketkuthada
paniyil adhu kidakkum neeyum paarthaal uyir pizhaikkum
vannangal ellam nee thaan
adhan vaasangal ellam nee thaan
nee vittu sendral pattu pogum

sondha verodu thaan konda kadhalinai
adhu sollamal ponalum puriyadhaa?

aavaram poo annalil irundhey yaarukku kathirikku
andhi pagal mazhai veyil sumandhey

Lyrics of Dheena dheena from Poo

Lyrics of Dheena dheena from Poo

Pallavi

dheenanathuna dheenadheenanathuna dheenanathuna dheena
dheenanathuna dheenadheenanathuna dheenanathuna dheena

yedho pannura yedho pannura yedho pannura maari
kayathaaru kaathadi pola kaathodu poneney mela

aye panjarathu kozhi padichu parichu pola
unnale naan maari ponen ullorey sooderi ponen

f: aasai vacha mamanukku aala maramaa
kaalam poora kathiruppen naan
sudalai maadan koyilukku nernthukittu thaan
soodam onnu yethi vaippen naan

aye yedho aye yedho aye yedho pannura maari
aye dheena aye dheena aye dheenanathuna dheena

Charanam 1

m: oorodu vaazhndhum thaniyaga thaane vaazhndheney naan
kooraikku mele poosani poovai poothaye nee
unnodu pesum podhu nenjil urchagam kurayadhu

f: saadhi sanam koodi irukkum
un nezhal mattum kooda irukkum

aye dheena aye dheena dheenanathuna dheena
aye yedho aye yedho aye yedho pannura maari

Charanam 2

m: thaai andru thandha veppathai indru thandhayee nee
thol saayum podhu thunbathai ellam vendraye nee
ennulle un veedu naanum neeyindr verum koodu

f: kathu ulla kaalam varaikkum
unne kadhaliche sethu poganum

m: dheenanathuna dheenadheenanathuna dheenanathuna dheena
dheenanathuna dheenadheenanathuna dheenanathuna dheena

yedho pannura yedho pannura yedho pannura maari
kayathaaru kaathadi pola kaathodu poneney mela

aye panjarathu kozhi padichu parichu pola
unnale naan maari ponen ullorey sooderi ponen

f: aasai vacha mamanukku aala maramaa
kaalam poora kathiruppen naan
sudalai maadan koyilukku nernthukittu thaan
soodam onnu yethi vaippen naan

aye yedho aye yedho aye yedho pannura maari
aye dheena aye dheena aye dheenanathuna dheena

Lyrics of Paasa Mozhi from Poo

Lyrics of Paasa Mozhi from Poo

Paasa mozhi pesum iru mazhalai paruvam uyirai unarum neram idhu thaano
aala mara madiyil siru poovin nizhalil pesi pazhagum nesam idhu thaano

ariyamal thodarum payanam idhuve idhuve
adi nenjil padhiyum uravum idhuve idhuve oh

oh paasa mozhi pesum iru mazhalai paruvam uyirai unarum neram idhu thaano
oh aala mara madiyil siru poovin nizhalil pesi pazhagum nesam idhu thaano

thaayin madi thavazhum vayadhil veru uravo
thaayin sugam thaane unarum thedal idhuvo
padhangal naangum koodi kadhai pesume
paalaivana thadamai nenjil padhivagume
idhu kadhal meeri pogum unarve
pala kaalam thaandi pesum urave

oh paasa mozhi pesum iru mazhalai paruvam uyirai unarum neram idhu thaano
oh aala mara madiyil siru poovin nizhalil pesi pazhagum nesam idhu thaano

Who cares about poor consumer?

Who cares about consumer in this poor country? No one....Want to know Why... Here I go !!!

1. RBI cuts repo rate by 200 basis points - whereas variable interest on our loans are cut only 75 basis points. Banks are claiming that they are in difficult situation as if people who borrowed are living in heaven !

2. NYMEX Crude is down from 140 levels 50 USD. ATF prices were cut 4 times in the last 2 months in India. Still, fuel surcharge is not revised down by indian airline companies !

3. Commodity prices were ruling high until April - May. Commodity prices have crashed since then - example Steel. But, benefit of construction cost not passed on to poor consumers !

4. Car companies used to hike prices when commodity prices were ruling high. Now, they are not even opening their mouth on price cuts now!

5. Petroleum Minister claimed some time back that fuel prices would be cut when NYMEX Crude trades around 65. He is saying now, time is not ripe for cutting the retail prices !

5. Same case applies to textiles, two wheelers, movies etc... Dhoni would be paid Rs.3 crores for brand building where as you will get only 20% discount twice a year.

If you think, you can be better off in USA or Europe... Just read this titbit - GM, Ford, Chrysler directors came Washington in chartered flight and asked US Congress for 25billion Bridge Loan of tax payers money from the US government to tide over the crisis. If they could have taken an economy class flight they might have spent around 600 USD for the same trip but they spent 20,000 USD by using chartered flight.

After all, it is their perk stupid !

So, profit making companies are important at our cost of sacrifice ! Very Well !

Many more returns - Dear Deva

Looks like people forgot you, hence, I would like to greet you on your Birthday (Nov 20) – Dear Deva (thenesai thendral) – a nice, humble music director of many tamil movies !

• You are so humble and down to earth;
  
• You were ably supported by many brothers ;
  
• You never boasted about yourself unlike S A Rajkumar J
  
• You never pretended that you create great music but still produced so many hummable numbers;
  
• You made instant music unlike many music directors who claim a tune comes after months of hardwork but still unfriendly !
  
• You apparently made all the songs of Annamalai movie in one day – how can I forget that beautiful album !!!
  
• You made inspired music – but how refreshing it was – for example – Oh Nenje Nenje song from Mugavari or from Meri jaan / vai raja vai from Panchathanthiram or I like you from Citizen
  
• You were king of gaana songs or kuthu pattus – for example – mala mala from Chocklet or from hey kutti munnale from Indhu or kavalaipadathey from Kadhal Kottai
  
• How can I forget your combo with Hariharan – for example – oru mani adithal from Kalamellam kadhal vazhga, Engenge from Nerukku Ner, Oh Sona Sona from Vaalee
  
• You did music for credible movies like Annamalai, Arunachalam, Aasai, Avvai Shanmugi, Kushi, Mugavari, Nerukku Ner, Virumbukiren, Vaalee and BASHA !
  
• How can I forget your all time songs like
  
  • Naan Autokaaran of Basha
    
  • Nilavai Kondu Vaa from Vaalee
    
  • Pulveli from Aasai
    
  • Eeswara from Kannedhire thondrinal
    
  • Virumbukiren from Virunbukiren
    
  • Nalam nalam ariya aaval from Kadhal Kottai
    
  • Kalamellam kadhal vazhga from kadhal kottai
    
  • Manam virumbudhey from Nerukku Ner
    
  • Velai Velai from Avvai Shanmugi
    
  • Kadhali from Avvai Shanmugi
    
  • Engenge from Nerukku Ner
    
  • Azhagu from Basha
    
  • Oru PenPura from Annamalai
    
  • Kanave kalayathey from Kannedhire thondrinal
    

Thank you deva for your contribution, you deserve to be remembered on your b'day ! You are seemingly having a good break – will you make a strong comeback?

 

Blinded Pilot saved from ground

Do read this remarkable story:

London, Nov 8 (ANI): A lone pilot flying a four-seater Cessna aircraft went blind at 15,000ft when he suffered a stroke, and only made it safely to the ground after he was guided by an RAF wing commander.

Jim O'Neill, 65, a businessman with 18 years experience, was flying from Prestwick airport in Scotland to an airfield near Colchester, Essex on 31 October when the instruments on his aircraft became difficult to read.

O'Neill had at first assumed that it was only the glare of the sunlight as he flew over north England at 15,000ft, but when the dials blurred completely he realised the full horror of his predicament: he was a solo pilot who had suddenly gone blind.

The cause of the blindness was a stroke, which had put pressure on his optical nerve and robbed him of his sight in one eye and left him with very limited sight in the other.

Feeling the aftermath of a mid-flight stroke, O'Neill found himself unable to follow instructions from civilian air traffic controllers attempting to guide him to the nearest airstrip.

When the RAF staff overheard his predicament, they immediately launched a rescue and offered to send a military plane to fly alongside O'Neill and guide him in to land, issuing instructions to him over the radio.

Wing Commander Paul Gerrard, 42, was on a routine training sortie in a Tucano T1 turboprop plane when he received the order to come to the businessman's aid.

It was a very difficult situation as O'Neill, who runs a travel and conference-booking agency, was not able to follow orders to turn left or right or to adjust his height and speed, and it was only after seven attempts that he was able to manoeuvre his aircraft into the correct position.

Gerrard, a senior RAF instructor, flew alongside him at a distance of just 150ft away.

"For me, I was just glad to help a fellow aviator in distress," the Independent quoted W/Cdr Gerrard as saying.

"I was just part of a team. Landing an aircraft literally blind needs someone to be right there to say 'Left a bit, right a bit, stop, down'. On the crucial final approach, even with radar assistance you need to take over visually. That's why having a fellow pilot there was so important," he added.

O'Neill, who landed with two bounces halfway along the runway at the RAF base, and came to a halt just a few yards short of the end of the runway, was immediately treated by RAF paramedics before being taken to a neurological unit.

The blindness O'Neill suffered was caused by a haemorrhage in his brain putting pressure on the nerves at the back of his eyes, and causing sudden blindness.

"It was terrifying. Suddenly I couldn't see. The dials in front of me were a blur. I was helpless at the controls. I should not be alive. I owe my life - and those of dozens of people I could have crashed on - to the RAF," he said.

Civilian air traffic controllers revealed that O'Neill O'Neill repeatedly apologised as he battled to reach safety, growing increasingly anxious.

"You could hear the apprehension in his voice over the radio and the frustration he was experiencing," Richard Eggleton, a radar operator who helped guide the blinded pilot, said.

The pilot's son, Douglas O'Neill, said his father had faced an almost impossible situation when he became blinded in one eye and had limited vision in the other.

"If you were driving a car it would be bad enough, but at 14,000ft it's a whole different ball game. He thought 'If I don't land the plane I will be dead,' but he showed incredible determination," he said. (ANI)

Source - Yahoo News

Titbits on recent chennai events

Titbits on recent chennai events:

1. Law College Violence - I was shocked when I saw the violence clippings in Jaya TV. I realised there was a growing communal tension between SCs and NON SCs as per news reports. There is no excuse for the police for not protecting the students. If outsiders are indulged in this act, the entire college management should be sacked.
The best way out to bring back normalcy would be to shift the college to the outskirts of the city so that admin can easily spot the insiders and outsiders.

2. Economy on the downturn - this is the inference from the general chat with my friends and relatives. Lot of shift change, lay-offs, cut in production have generally increased over past month. Software companies are strongly discouraging work on sat & sun.

3. Real Estate prices are going down for commercial properties. Rentals above 30k for individuals have few takers.

4. Traffic Sense is going down day by day. I had the shock of week end while driving in GN Chetty Road. I was waiting to take U-Turn - One Innova driver came and overtook me in left and tried to cut to make U-turn crossing me ! No space on that road to do that and no sense in driving like that.

Rise and Rise of Godmen

The Rise and Rise of Godmen in our society is amazing. They have become one stop shop for to sort all our issues - only difference - in the beginning it was homely issues - now anything and everything which includes national issues !!!

The Malegon blast probe reveals greater influence of godmen than ever before. On the one side you have godmen like Sai babas who does so much of social projects to society and on the other side you have godmen who are accused of planting bombs !!!

Whatever the case may be, i would say - avoid visiting godmen and give funds !

A R Rahman's best picturised songs

According to me, the following are the best picturised songs of A R Rahman in Hindi and Tamil Movies:

1. Alaipayuthey - Pachai Nirame

Great locales, costume, lovely bonding between Madhavan & Shalini. First rank goes to this song.

2. Minsara kanavu - Vennilave Vinnilave

Kajol ignites the romance in the second part of the song. Lovely picturisation in lines of Singing in the Rain.

3. Dil Se - Chayya Chayya

Moving train, crane shots, tunnel lighting.... imaginative picturisation of this song is just refusing to go away from the mind.

4. Kadhalan - Kadhalikkum pennin kaigal

Cool and casual theme executed perfectly by Prabhu Deva.

5. Thiruda Thiruda - Chandralekha

Aah.... Egmore Museum never look so beautiful. Great Lighting indeed.

6. Kadhal Desam - Mustafa Mustafa

Another casual picturisation by director, friendship demonstrated in a normal way without any exaggeration.

7. Sivaji - Vaaji Vaaji

What a lovely, towering set. Dwarfs add color to Shreya's glamour. I especially liked the thavidu podi imagination.

8. Taal - Aag Lage

Supposed to be a Filmfare picturisation. Nice dancing. Wrapping of Aish in the long cloth was wonderful !

9. Rangeela - Tanha Tanha

Nice inviting dance by Urmila but just short of sexy mode.

10. Lagaan - Orey Chori

I prefer this song to radha song of this movie. Love is in the air was nicely brought out.

11. Roja - Chinna chinna aasai

Nature's back drop with mischievous happenings on the ground. Lovely.

12. Bombay - Uyire Uyire

Rain, Kasarkod fort backdrop was too good for this song. Anchor & Manisha scene was beautifully symbolic.

13. Jodhaa Akbar - Kwaja Kwaja

Heavenly atmosphere, simple imagination, lighting makes this song wonderful to watch.

14. Rang De Basanti - Khalbali

Bonding of friends was energitically brought up in an unusual way.

15. Ratchagan - Kayyil Midhakkum

Computer graphics aided emoticons was bit imaginative.

16. Jeans - Kannodu kanbathellam

Imaginative picturisation of this carnatic tune was damn good. The positioning of this song in the story made people to burst out laughing.

17. Padayappa - Suthi Suthi vantheega

Tastefully decorated art work in the background made this song memorable.

18. Kannathil Muthamittal - Nenjil

Simran version of this song in the beaches makes one wonder about depth of relationship.

19. Boys - Girl Friend

Usage of cartoonic girl was little friendly than human as it is about "looking out". Imaginative lyrics, peppy tune all makes song interesting.

20. Kadhalar Dhinam - Dandiya aatamum aada

Such a huge group of dancers assembled in a floor, neatly co-ordinated dance arrangement.

21. Mudhalvan - Aazhagana Ratchasiye

Too garish i admit but attractive scare crows, colorful dolls make it for it.

What u say?

Life is Escapism

Human Being is so wonderful
Wants Entertainment in everything

Freaks out with Cinemas, music, dance
Intoxicates in Alcohol, Drugs
Chase Money and Sex
Redeem with Books, Lectures
Indulge in costly clothes, perfumes
Show it off in Luxury Cars
Immerse in Bose sound system

Look good in Character Building Courses
Look good in Social appointments
Look good in parties
Look good in kids school

Cant spare Rs.50 to known beggar
But can lose lakhs in stocks
Where is the end to this escapism?

Obama - 44th US President

Congrats Barack Obama !

Your promise for change is rewarded. Trust you will fulfill to bring the change.

Asia needs a stronger USA as we are still not no where prepared to lead the world for another 3-5 years.

Time for work buddy.... Get on with work !

Also thank the Hilary Clinton for the committed campaign to vote for Obama like a true soldier of Democratic Party.

Rajinikanth meets fans, answers questions

Aah.... What a clarity I got after this meeting !!!

I am relieved and I am quite sure that Rajini will not join politics; He got good vaidhaa with his next movie for next two years.

God came in Moopanaar avatar long time back and Rajini screwed it big time.

My only confusion at this point is, how god is going to come and tell him about his next move - What avatar god would take next?

Hamilton - F1 Champion

I couldnt see the final race Live. But looks like it was worth every penny.

Lewis Hamilton demonstrated his good spirit, hunger for victory, desire to hang on for title.... But his aggression on the track needs to be controlled a bit.

Hard luck Massa.... better luck next time ! Your attitude is too good and you will make it shortly.

Kumble's retirement

Dear Kumble,

You have done us very proud. You had a illustrious career over 18 years. You are the prolific match winner for India in tests for so long. Your courage and spirit is unparalleled.

You are great - We will miss your services for sure.

Mind of an Actor

Mind of an Actor - This little poen was inspired by Live Telecast thru Sun TV on Tamil Actor's Fasting about Sri Lankan Tamil Cause held on 1st Nov 2008 at T.Nagar - Chennai

I can act, I can dance
I can cry, I can romance
I can put on weight, I can lost weight at my will
I can fake a smile, fake relationship for a hit movie
Oh Yeah... I can fast too

I can speak, I can cry in public
I can create serious comedy in public
I can woo a politican
I can do a catwalk
oh yeah.... I am ready to go prison too

Presentability is my life
Publicity is my breathe
Visibility is my motto
Acceptability is the benefit i reap
Oh dear.... but make sure that your pan cake doesnt melt in open air !!!

My new Nokia E71

After lot of deliberations over october, i finally, purchased my new phone - Nokia E71 as my old mobile Nokia E60 started giving troubles after 2.8 years of life time.

The look and feel of E71 is damn good. Features are impressive.
Plan to explore GPRS next week.