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Ravanan a Santosh Sivan Movie

Posted by toalakan-web on June 20, 2010 None comments

Today I watched Ravanan and my verdict is that it’s a Santosh Sivan movie which should be clearly enjoyed in a big screen not @ home.  Santosh Sivan’s cinematography is @ it’s best and has captured nature @ its best.

I have already mentioned it’s a cinematographers movie and the story line purely based on Ramayana with a little twist for the current age, lets get to the story. Although it’s a know story line and trying to repackage it is quiet hard, but Mani Ratnam has already did this kind of repackaging in a successful way for movies like Thalapathi, Iruvar but this time it wasn’t up to the mark.

Pros:

  1. Cinematography.
  2. Supporting Cast, be it Karthik, Prabhu, Munna, Prithiviraj and Priyamani do their limited roles perfectly.
  3. ARR BGM’s.
  4. Vikram’s acting, not his best though, reminds me of pithamagan.
  5. locations.

Cons:

  1. The most important, you jump in to the movie @ the beginning itself , there is no concept of building up the story. Unless you have the patience to watch the second half, you will be wondering why the hell I came to this movie and wondering if there is any story in the movie.
  2. Suhasini’s dialogues. Sujatha is really missed in this department, he could have pulled off the movie.
  3. Zero comedy, this movie is a total drama. So most people looking for a masala flick, should really stay away.
  4. ARR songs, as if he was sleeping while composing some songs.

The first Con I believe is the reason for all the bad reviews and spreading a bad review about the movie.

Don’t expect a Mani Ratnam movie, then you can enjoy it in theater.

BTW my friends who watched the previous show mentioned it was worst than Aasal movie (all time crap), so I went in to watch a movie worst than Aasal. May be that’s why I liked the movie :)

The Ripple Effect

Posted by toalakan-web on May 18, 2009 1 comments

With the United Progressive Alliance – UPA lead by Congress(I) winning the 2009 Indian parlimentary election with a surprise and its ripple effects has started showing up.

Obviously the first place to feel the effect is the closest to the center that’s Srilanka where BBC has reported that Velupillai Prabhakaran leader of LTTE has been killed. Although it could be rumor as usual but pretty much LTTE will be taken of the equation from now on in Srilanka.

But good news LTTE regrets the loss of innocents life ,not able to protect them any more and willing to silence their guns (nice term indeed).

There above statement is like the saying in tamil

kann ketta pin sooriya namash kaaram

which means Praying to the Sun god after losing the eye.

All mayhem over the weekend..

Update – 05/24/2009:

LTTE has finally accepted that Prabhakaran is dead. Hopefully with the end there will be a better solution in srilanka.

தை பொறந்தா வழி பொறக்கும் தங்கமே தங்கம்

Posted by toalakan-web on January 15, 2009 3 comments

Thai Piranthal Vazhi Pirakum is an old tamil saying which means as the tamil calendar month of Thai is born you will find solutions to all your problems.

This year its true in my case since I finally got out of my cycle of cold -flu – bronchitis with this new month. Although doctor prescribed the medicine and I took it but still it counts as an solution right ain’t it.

Happy Pongal..

Here is the original lyrics from the song. Video Link for the song.

தை பொறந்தா வழி பொறக்கும் தங்கமே தங்கம் தங்க‌ ச‌ம்பா நெல் விளையும் தங்கமே தங்கம்

ஆடியிலே வெதை வெதைசோம் தங்கமே தங்கம்
ஐப்ப‌சியில் க‌ளை எடுத்தோம் தங்கமே தங்கம்
கார்த்திகையில் க‌திராச்சி தங்கமே தங்கம்
கார்த்திகையில் க‌திராச்சி தங்கமே தங்கம்
க‌ழ‌னியெல்லாம் பொன்னாச்சி தங்கமே தங்கம்
தை பொறந்தா வழி பொறக்கும் தங்கமே தங்கம்
தங்க‌ ச‌ம்பா நெல் விளையும் தங்கமே தங்கம்

க‌ன்னிய‌ரின் ம‌ன‌சு போலே தங்கமே தங்கம்
க‌ல்யாண‌ம் ஆகும‌டி தங்கமே தங்கம் ஆமா !
க‌ன்னிய‌ரின் ம‌ன‌சு போலே தங்கமே தங்கம்
க‌ல்யாண‌ம் ஆகும‌டி தங்கமே தங்கம்
வ‌ண்ண‌ம‌ணி கைக‌ளிலே தங்கமே தங்கம் ஆகா !
வ‌ளையல்களும் குலுங்கும‌டி தங்கமே தங்கம்
தை பொறந்தா வழி பொறக்கும் தங்கமே தங்கம்
தங்க‌ ச‌ம்பா நெல் விளையும் தங்கமே தங்கம்

முத்துச‌ம்பா நெல்லு குத்தி தங்கமே தங்கம்
முற்ற‌த்திலே சோறு பொங்கி தங்கமே தங்கம்
குத்து விள‌க்கேற்றி வ‌ச்சி தங்கமே தங்கம் ஆமா
குத்து விள‌க்கேற்றி வ‌ச்சி தங்கமே தங்கம்
கொண்டாடி ம‌கிழ்ந்திடுவோம் தங்கமே தங்கம்
தை பொறந்தா வழி பொறக்கும் ….


Nathigar Vizha 2006

Posted by toalakan-web on January 14, 2009 None comments

I have always wanted to do an podcast about superstitious beliefs that we have in our society and existence of god himself but Director Seeman has given a better speech with more facts.

If you know tamil and are atheists or a person looking out for an answer then you might like it for others its abusive so please stay away. You should have patience as well bcz seeman brags abt himself a lot in his speeches.

I wonder why the so called pro-ltte sites which carry all speeches of Seeman didn’t carry this one. May be they aren’t atheist who just need the support of Seeman’s speech alone.


NATHIGAR VIZHA 2006 SEEMAN 1
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NATHIGAR VIZHA 2006 SEEMAN 2
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NATHIGAR VIZHA 2006 SEEMAN 3
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I’m not Sita – ur not Rama either

Posted by toalakan-web on January 7, 2009 4 comments

I have faced this situation n number of times every where I lived in United states of America whenever there is a talk about India or going to Hindi movies.

I’m going to redirect them to this post to find my answer because I’m tired of telling each of them individually.

There is a wide spread accusation that people from Tamil Nadu (India) don’t speak or hesitate to learn Hindi and they should speak it since its a national language. I can’t talk for the whole tamil speaking people but here is my answer to it

  1. If the need araises then I will learn hindi which I don’t see happening in near future.
  2. I’m too lazy to learn and Hindi would be the last thing I would even consider learning.
  3. I tried learning once hindi as a kid and failed miserably hence I’m staying away from it.
  4. I don’t have to prove my nationality by learning Hindi.
  5. I’m happy watching Hindi movies using sub titles.

No offense guys we can always communicate in english which I beleive every one of my friend knows.

Intha Varam Perarasu Vaaaaram

Posted by toalakan-web on December 30, 2008 5 comments

I have been so bored that I have decided to watch hit movies of the gr8 Director Perarasu.  Here is a list of movies directed by him which are really funny. Please watch them if you know tamil one of the best comedy director in this century.

  1. Thirupachi -  Already watched so skipping it
  2. Sivakasi -  same as above
  3. Thirupathi -  Currently Watching it and my stomach hurts laughing.
  4. Dharmapuri -  I will be watching it on New years eve. Any one intersted to join me please email me.
  5. Pazhani -  Tommorrow.
  6. Thiruvanamalai - Yesterday.
  7. Thiruthani - 2009. I’m eagerly waiting for it.

Here are some dialogues that I really enjoyed.

  • Support aah irunthavaney Sapota aah juice aiyutan -  Thiruvanamalai
  • Nayi onnuku poi otha kambi sayathu – Thiruvanamalai
  • en serupu un porupu -  Thiruvanamalai
  • ivan kathi nee kathi evan kathiyum vetadhu,en kathi than vettum – Thiruvanamalai
  • nee wire aah irukalam aana enga aalu fire uu -  Thirupathi
  • Ivaru Perarasu illa oor arasu – from director himself

I will be adding more videos as I enjoy it.

Please watch the below interview as well for more entertainment.

Sabapathy one of a kind

Posted by toalakan-web on November 10, 2008 None comments

There are some movies that you can watch n number times because they are so well made and the plot of the movie still applies today. Sabapathy released in 1941 falls under that category and a precursor to all comedy movies in tamil.

Most of the new comedians mostly take a thread from this movie and repackage to the current trend. One simple example is the repackaging of the master servant switching places story one example I could remember right away is Ullathai alithaa which was big hit in 90′s.

Some other surprising things I noticed are:

  1. People bribed even before India got Independence and it was even shown in movies. So bribe was something that we had it not something we generated after independence. Still we haven’t fixed it thats the sad part. Almost 70 years of promises by politicians.
  2. Tanglish was born and brought up even before the Dravidian parties was formed and it flourished. E.g ‘ivan nusiance thanga mudiyala sir’,'vera enna seilam brother’,'brother ithalam ippadi vaika’. The percentage is still low but Tanglish had it roots long before.
  3. Sabapathy father complains about his son not knowing to right 2 pages in tamil and my dad shares the same feeling. View @ 19.00 Minutes in Video 1.

70 years of time has passed but people haven’t changed.

What ever may be this is one good movie that I can enjoy watching any time any where rather than watching the new ones.

Please watch the movie if you get a chance.

What do you call it..

Posted by toalakan-web on November 4, 2008 None comments

A wonderful tamil song in Veera Thirumagan which I have been looking around for a long time since I didn’t know the movie name.

One more song that I have been looking around for some time because of my poor knowledge in Hindi which basically leads me to search with wrong keywords.

Well Yet another master piece out here..

Who is he?

Posted by toalakan-web on October 28, 2008 None comments

Is he a Tamilian?
Is he a Muslim?
Is he a ex-President of India?
Is he a Indian?
Is he a professor?
Is he a Scientist?
Is he a Writer?

No he is none of these he is an living example of how one person should be and aspire to be.

Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam deepavali interview. Please watch it.

Please do let me know what do you feel about him.

Director Seeman/Ameer please watch it before speaking again.

What good will it do

Posted by toalakan-web on October 13, 2008 1 comments

What good will it do especially after the last fiasco with with Karnataka govt.

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