Variety is the spice of life

Though titled mandatory, i actually didnt post one for past two years..hehe. Now to what I kizhichified this year and what I plan to kizhichify next year. This year was a year of change to say the least. Professionally and personally there were so many seeds of change that were sown which are eagerly awaited to bloom in coming years. On the professional front, I often find myself to be at so much contradiction with my own self that I've accepted it as a personal norm. For a person who is super scared of the unforeseeable actions accompanying any change, I opt for it more than any regular person who speaks about accepting change whole heartedly. Blame it on the mind that gets bored quick. My love for routine is only rivaled by my dislike for the comfort it brings. In fact, doing routine stuff scares me to the extent that I keep jumping jobs frequently. Starting from scratch I come to a point where I can rest comfortably, only for the jump job construct to kick in. I don'...

On a blog posting roll this month. So making the most of it :) Dhanush is silently and slowly stealing a march over copyright for his Mamanaar's movie titles, who thrived not just with his punch lines but also with catchy titles. The other similarity being, he either picks his FIL's leading lady or vice versa. Edho..nalla iruntha seri. If our daily soap Opaari..err..Operas are edited to fit in an hour of a story, which in itself is a tedious task for none are having that much worth of a story line, you would get the movie script of Thangamagan. Especially the post interval portion. Pre interval is mostly a breeze with Dhanush lipping Amy Jackson only to end up marrying Samantha, who is a revelation in this movie. Her romantic segements with Dhanush are just..avvvvv...poetic. Andrea has dubbed for Amy and is pitch perfect as Anglo Indian tamizh ponnu with english accented tamil talk. And she looks bit fleshy too compared to her bonish thin feature in "I" movie. But...

If at all there are few phrases that define Hollywood -  May the force be with you - Star Wars, Live long and prosper - Star Trek, would be the two competing for the top slot. Both have their own legions of fanatics and are part of the American psyche and culture, which in turn have become the world's preferred one since the new millennium. Of the two, the Star Wars franchise is probably one of the biggest in the world giving the James Bond series a run for its money. Considering that, it was a series built on the whims and fancies of George Lukas who in all his marketing wisdom did what Steve Jobs replicated with Apple way down the line -  creating an audience market rather than catering to existing. If one watches "New Hope" the supposedly 4th part of the series which was released first in the 70's, they would be stumped to understand head or tail of it and even more how the heck the director convinced the production house to fund the project leave alone man...

When DDLJ released two decades back, the biggest challenge for any non hindi speaking tamilians was not understanding the movie but to ask for tickets naming the movie. Dilwale Dulhania le Jaayenge was more than a tongue twister for many of my school mates. Saaruk kaan became the new style icon. The thick browed heroines name was a debate topic for several folks - was it Kajol or Kaajal or Kaajol. From Sowcarpet to Saidapet amplifiers blasted "Mehandi laga ke rakhna" for every marriage function with bandmasters making it mandatory for all weddings. Saloons went out of patronage for several months with students aping for Saaruk's hairstyle. Railway stations suddenly became romantic hot spots courtesy the movie climax, despite many a Mani Ratnam inspired scenes prior. It took an Alaipayuthe to reclaim train station romance back to tamil  movie dom. When Dilwale was being promoted, the erstwhile onscreen magic/chemistry of SRK/Kajol was touted as the movie's USP. The t...

For previous episodes click Part V Chandler is busy chatting with his colleagues when his manager passes by. Worried whether he would've noticed him sitting idle, he tries to think of something meaningful of an activity. As expected the boss man calls Chandler to his room. "Mr.Bing" "Boss..before you ask me, I was brainstorming with the team, doing post-mortem on our failed project" "Post-mortem...that's good. Make sure the report reaches me by today. Wait a minute!! Which project failed?" "Err..hmm..you know right" Sensing a trick question with a booby trap for a response, the boss decides to play it safe. "Of course I know. So what was the reason for failure" Caught unawares, Chandler hems and haws into a quick response "People" "Oh. send me the list. Will fire them. Who are there in that." "Well..err..there is this guy." "What did he do" "Almost every ...

"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...

"arrghh...this stupid phone never stops ringing.damn u graham bell" cursed Ram as he went to pick the call. "Ammmmaaaaa.....as usual its for you" he shouted for his mother. "A little louder and people on other side of the street will hear you clearly" "Why your relatives are always calling on the landline when they know your cell number. Why are they so cheap that they cant even afford the call charges for landline to mobile is it" "Shut up..if you cant get up to attend the call, leave it. I will handle it myself" "Always shout at me..and not on those useless people who call and disturb your sleep" "You should be thankful that there are people who think of us and call" "Duh...leeches..they don't call you without reason. I am so sure they need some help and that's why they are calling you" "So what? we should be thankful that god has given us strength to help others" "hmpf..yo...