Ellai Chaamy - 1

I live here in a suburb of Chicago and move around it for shopping, office and other necessary items. I have built a boundary around this place and moving out of the boundary is rare. I always make fun that Ellai Chaamy of this suburb blocks me to move out far from him and if I go he might feel upset. Ellai Chaamy in southern parts of India is believed as savior of particular region where the people live, it’s kind of god for the village. The reason I am trying to explain here his, somehow I got into this Chicago suburb Ellai Chaamy ka funda and thought why don't I interact with him on the topics which I want to and put my open questions. This is the first post where I am going to start this communication channel with him. Hopefully I get the answers back from him for my questions before I switch over to another Ellai Chaamy :)

Chaamy, This Dejavu movie starred by Denzel Washington and directed by Tony Scott, deals with the concept of travelling back in time. The movie has racy screen play and makes the audience to continue watching without boredom. But in between it is so confusing for me when he goes back to the time before the bomb blast and tries to save the woman with whom he falls in love. He goes back after an incident occurred and trying to alter the events to avoid the bomb blast is fine. But eventually by altering it he dies, then how does he in the current time when watching the crime scene, gets a call that his finger prints are all over the place. Also how does he view the band aid and other medicines used for healing his bullet wound in the future before he actually travels back? Such kind of scenes is really confusing and kept me while guessing how it would be. I couldn't tie the knot how it could happen. Chaamy has to help me clear this as I am totally left in a maze with no exits.

Chammy, my friend gave me a link to read the review on "Om Shanthi Om" written in koonal pakkangal. Here the writer describes that the movie director has passed through the cinematic phases of life and she has tried to put together the bollywood history into a single frame. I have different view on this, just because she [Farah Khan] has seen the ups & downs in her life and closely related to bollywood, the movie shouldn't have a concrete storyline? If she wants to put the bollywood history fit in a frame and we shouldn't ask for logic then at least it should be comical. The movie can neither be classified as comical or serious. It sways back & forth and struggles to get the grip. I truly accept few scenes might be familiar to the person following the bollywood. But that alone can’t be a benchmark for the movie. The story is the hero and this one is a story at 1950 not in 2008. Chaamy you have to clarify if say Rajinikanth who has also suffered in his early years tries to take a movie with this story and arguing that he has suffered and so watch this movie, Will this make Sense??

Chaamy, in Jodi No1 Season 3 nowadays they have this silent judge theory. Meaning that one of the judges’ scores will not be revealed until the end of show where elimination is declared. I have a strong doubt that this is a planned one to decide at the end whom to eliminate. If all 3 declare their scores in the beginning then tie might occur between Jodi's and this way they could avoid by giving 1 point less to one of the Jodi whom they wish to eliminate via this silent judge. Is it all pre-planned act Chaamy?

Seri Chaamy, for now I hold here as I have asked many question on day one. I will get back to you again after sometime :)

Humming Loudly!

A foot tapping number from the movie Anjathey. It is very similar to Chitiram Pesudhadi's "Vaazha Meenukum" song. I enjoy this song thoroughly. thakita thakita...

Sila Padangal Alasal

"Romba Kadhalai Intha bhoomi kandiruku"..."Romba kadhal padangal intha Tamil cinema kandiruku..". In these lines falls the new movie Pidichiruku. The movie story is simple and an old subject, but the screenplay pushes us to wait till the end. Though we can guess what might be the next scene, it was interesting to watch. The director definitely had done good homework for the neat scripting. One of the positives of the movie can be credited to the comedy sequences and “Kanja Karupu”. "Nalla Erakureengapa pothaya" might be a repeat of Vadivelu's dialogue, still makes you to smile. The second half of the movie could have been cut short to make this movie as a more racy play.

Another movie Anjathey was a gripping thriller and arousing to watch. After "Chitram Pesuthadi" the director has bounced back with another hit. Here too the movie length could have been cut short as it runs for 3+ hrs, apart from it doesn’t bore you. A gang to kidnap children for ransom was a known storyline, but the way of storytelling was interesting to see. When I watched the movie Man on Fire with Denzel Washington on the lead, felt it was similar to Anjathey. The class was apart in the two movies and Denzel sways us with his natural acting. Anjathey and Man on fire both deals with the kidnapping of children for ransom but taken in different backdrops. Both were fascinating and Anjathey though being a local version was good with what best it can.

The above two paragraph if written by another blogger will have different perspective and style. If in this same post I publish that from various bloggers is what Vantage point movie about. A murder scene shown from different people’s angle but version of truth is one. Through each ones angle you will get few pieces of the truth and finally can be assembled as right view. When the clock was reset after each person view, you go back to point 1 of the murder scene and restart again. This was similar to the movie “Virumandi” of telling the fact from each person view. You may watch this movie as you go somewhere but not worth spending time exclusively.

Language Gene!

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Sujatha.

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What have you done in your life is what speaks after your death. This was clearly seen in the demise of Sujatha alias Rangarajan, a legendry Tamil writer. He has been the author of many novels, short stories and had done dialogue writing and screenplay for handful of films. His voice and thoughts echoed in his writings and will persist as assets for future generations. Through his works he will stay back in our memories and his loss cannot be compensated to the Tamil world. I can't forget the slim body, with neatly ironed shirt tucked into a beltless pant and the single straight hair moving on his forehead. Few people have the grace in their face and definitely this man had with deep long vision ahead. He has achieved for what he existed and reached his peak through his unique accomplishments. His writing style is simulated by many young writers and always been a source of inspiration. His thoughts which were insightful but embedded with current trends were the specialty. A versatile writer, who had the desire to learn continuously, will be missed by us forever.