Variety is the spice of life

Amazon prime has had a mangalagaramaana beginning with direct movie launches. Be it “ponmagal vanthaal” or “Gulabo sitapo”, the theater owners would be glittering in glee that they’ve been spared the blushes in releasing these duds. If ponmagal vanthaal was a dud out and out with nothing going in its favor, Gulabo sitapo was killed by its own hype with its drool worthy combo of AB and Ayushman. Even 2 days after watching the movie, I am still clueless on the guise decided for AB. His character is 70+ and his wife is supposedly 15 years elder to him. But she looks younger on screen and AB is hardly recognizable in his getup. Full credit to the make up team if this was their intent. In the run time of roughly 2 hours plus, the search of story takes us through possibly the longest 130 minutes of recent times. Greedy landlord of AB scheming to usurp the dilapidated haveli, eagerly awaiting the death of his wife who is the actual heir, trying to get the generation old tenants, vacate the ho...

For a series that I started with ARR, co-incidentally, ending with his album, Z la vera topic thedrathuku somberithanam apart. Somehow I felt, this is one album of ARR that never got its due. I don’t find people singing this movie songs on any reality show or even mentioning it in their favorites. May be because its not his best or may be not technically upto their mark, that I will never know. But I love all the songs in this movie. “Dheeme Dheeme” song might have been slightly lucky as compared to other songs from the movie as it got mentioned on top ten songs for a while. My favorite are “Meheki Meheki raahen” where Udit Narayan would’ve oodu katti adichified and “Dhoor kahin aam ki bagiyaan” which will literally lull you to sleep. Another chirpy song would be “Mehndi hai rachnewali” with Alka yagnik at her peak. I remember one FilmFare award when all five songs under nomination catergory where hers. “Sogaye hain dil ki afsaane” is all sad and melancholy while “Mein albeli” is what ...

He entered the room to look at two visibly tired faces and him crying in the other corner of the room. "Ennachu" "Vaaye thorakala" "Innuma??" "uhumm...engalala mudinja varaikkum try pannom.." "enna pannalum..vaaya mattum therakkavay maateengaran..last three hoursa mannadiyaachu..enna pannalum masiyala" "hmmm..naan try panni paakren" What followed were a series of screams and cries and after about half hour struggle and he came back fully covered in sweat. "Any luck?" "No..idhuku oray vazhi thaan iruku. Adhu readya irukka?" "hmm....ipdiye continue aana..." "vera vazhi illa.." She kept the crying child on her lap and fed him the juice from feeding bottle, which he thirstily gulped. Solid food saapdama adam pudichi liquid dietla odum anaithu kuttieskum this is dedicated.

"Bro..y so sad" "Onnumilla Gils.." "Appo sogama iruka vendi thaan" "Yov..naanay phone pona dhukkathula irukken" "Phonuna call thaan pogum..ithenna kaanama poguthu" "Venaampa..midila" "Seri..aaruthala oru mokkai podalamaynu paathen...when it got lost?" "Nethu busla officelenthu porachay pickpocket adichitanga..ithanaikum jeansoda front pocketla thaan phone vachirnthen" "adapaavi...jeans front pocketna naamalay edukarathu kashtam..ithula epdi pickpocket!! apdi ennada yosanai" "ila..thideernu goundamani senthil comedy nyabgam vanthichu..hawa hawa nu senthil thooku potukara mathiri emathara scene..was laughing thinking about that" "aal nikkavay edam illatha busla Hawa hawa romba mukiyam..police complaint kuduthia" "aamaa..avangalta kuduthutaalum..pona varam kaanama pona credit cardaiye inum kandupudicha paadilla" "adaaapavi...ithu eppo!! card cancel panni...

I am all for rules and all for breaking the rules at the same time. Those which makes sense to the general majority need not necessarily always be right and that shouldn't be the qualification criteria for a rule. For example dress code. Being presentable and being comfortable is fine. Adhering to something which is either of them is not. Ditto for the "chalta hai" attitude of the vast majority, including me. Take public transport for example, If a bus breaks down, if the seat on a bus is cramped, if the bus doesn't arrive on time, if the bus doesn't stop at the designated "bus stop" area, if the conductor/driver is rude, if they treat passengers as cattle, if they don't give proper change, if the bus leaks during rain, if the seats are damaged and above all if any gal gets squashed molested in a bus ...everything goes. No one bates an eyelid to these things. While 50 rupee ticket A/c bus is cleaned regularly and seats are almost neat and well mainta...

Diwali @ foriegn desam apdina intha potluck, games, familya settle aagiruntha snacks and sweet distribution to all apartment veedu and bachelorsna oc saapaadu for couple of days. Guess this is the norm in most of the places. For this diwali, it was for the very first time, spent it with such a huge gumbal. Ithuvaraikkum entha oorla irunthaalum will get back to Chennai for festivals. This time that wasnt possible. But this experience was very nice too. Here they had arranged for potluck with some 20 plus families, with each one preparing a dish. Around 40 people had been invited. And i was made incharge for the most important and critical and essential and mandatory item, without which potluck wouldnt have been possible. Vera entha dish sample panna kedaikutho illayo ennoda item ilaama ethuvumay not possible and each one had to have one of it alteast. Avlo criticalana mukkiyamaana antha matter ennagareengala..athaanga Plate. Aairam thaan vagai vagaiya saapaadu pannalu...

A continuous loosing streak - it has been the trend ever since this year started. It all began with the table tennis tournament. Athepdi thedi pudichi enakkunu maatuthu therila..i was paired against last year's winner on the very first round itself. The moment he saw me, his reaction was like a wolf slurping at the sight of lamb. He played with utmost leisure and literally walked through me. Seri..etho mudinja varaikum fight panna try pannomnu naanum vituten. Then it was the carrom tourney. First round, first strike. Hands were shaking as if there was an earthquake running inside me. Managed to clear it and in second round was one strike away from winning when my last coin, red and follow, both fell into the pocket along with the striker. And as per the rules the opponent won :( Onnu oru coinum vizhaathu ilaati mothama ipdi athanaiyum uzhuthaynu pheelingsoda came out.  Quizla innum kodumai. I mixed up Pandit Jasraj and Bhim sen joshi and lost in prelims. Toastmastersla had an divi...

Echusme..ippovay sollidren..padichoma kaari thuppinomanu deejenta irukanum. Auto anuparathu lorry anuparathu all no no..No voilence. Gilsu paavam :) Why this delivery delivery delivery di Why this delivery delivery delivery di White coloru clientu clientu Clientu currency greenu 'IT'na jolly lifeu lifeu All smokeu screenu Why this delivery delivery delivery di Why this delivery delivery delivery di Client always tellu tellu Requirements in peiceu Retypingu codeu codeu Lifela goneu peaceu Why this delivery delivery delivery di Why this delivery delivery delivery di Onsite trippu Lifela grippu Dreams of gooddu future Round the clocku Slaveu lifeu Fully filled with torture Hearu hearu Oh my dearu To your mind voiceu Restu restu All the restu Absolute noiseu Thissu songu for all thoseu who no take risku Try to break the mouldu  mouldu Be for once boldu Why this delivery delivery delivery di Why this delivery delivery delivery di...

"Hey Gils..can u take care of this task for me. Got a personal work..So i am taking off for the day" "what happened boss..why are u looking so tensed?" "Got a call from my son's school. His principal wants to meet me" "Huh...so why are YOU tensed. Should be your kid who should be doing ur role" "You dunno man..in their school..they are very strict. And my kid..i am sure he wud've flunked every exam. I doubt whether he wud've written anything in the exam" "It comes with the genes sire. Like Father Like Son ilaya" "vilayadatha gils..i am really worried" After lot of Pep talk and mokkai puttings..the anxious dad went to school. I asked another colleague which school that kid was studying. The reply was "ABC Primary School". First i thought i heard it wrong and then asked which class was the kid to confirm it. He replied LKG. I was like !!!@#@#@$#$%#%$. All this fuss for an LKG kid. Was about to cal...