Friday, January 13, 2012

Nanban - Movie Review

Nanban, a movie about friendship and I had to watch this movie all alone. What an irony of life.
100% remake very neatly directed with beautiful cinematography. Vijay has always been at his best with such simple and humble roles. He has portrayed the subtle character of an intellectual with lots of maturity. Srikanth surprisingly has been effective in converting his dumb reactions into decent acting. Jeeva is no doubt a great potential for Tamil Cinema. Ileana will remind every guy his first girl friend in school or college...Cuteness...Junior Vasanth & Co comes for a few minutes but delivers a power packed performance. Sathyaraj no doubt is the mass for the movie. He has depicted the typical south Indian professor including the lisping mannerisms. Music seems to be quiet a disappointment considering Shankar's involvement in all his movies' songs. Satyan has played the role of Silencer and silenced all his critics. Overall a movie worth watching again in Tamil even if you have watched the original one because of the strong screenplay.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

DELUSION

P:S: (Pre-Script for a change): Inspired by an sms that I received from a friend this morning.

At an age of almost 27, I am now a Man/Guy/Boy/Kid (People call you all these).

This is the time in life: When your sweet crushes, puppy loves, infatuations; girl friends are all getting married.

This is the time in life: When your career has just started taking the slightest elevation on the Product Life Cycle, managing to take care of Maslow’s physiological needs on your own.

This is the time in life: When elders treat you as unproven Fermat’s Last Theorem even if you have more proofs than Pythagoras.

This is the time in life: When college going teenagers think you are too old to have in their group. You are not even invited for the weekend cricket matches. Teenage girls will not even give you a second look. Kids will start calling you “Uncle” and that would be the worst moment of your entire day.

This is the time in life: You seem to enjoy cartoons, super hero flicks, reality shows, soap operas, news and great movies. You seem to love reading comics, novels, newspaper and between the lines.

This is the time in life: You can no longer eat and drink without putting on the pot belly which you used to make fun of when it used to be other’s asset.

This is the time in life: When every aunt of yours asks the same droning and grating question “When are you getting married” “Shall I start looking out for a girl for you”.
When every uncle of yours asks the most perplexing question “What future plans”

This is the time in life: When you are only going with the flow and riding with the wave

This is the time in life: When you have all the buoyancy to rule the world but no great achievements to illustrate.

This is the time in life: When you get to know the crudeness and veracity of the world that we live in.

This is the time in life: When you realize that the education between four walls was only an advert of life and the reality is a whole movie yet to be filmed.

This is the time in life: When you understand that Politics is inevitable in every field of life and it is up to you, how much you negotiate with it and play in the right sporting field.

This is the time in life: When you understand that Wolpert and Macready were no less than geniuses in deriving the NO FREE LUNCH theorem.

This is the time in life: When your over-confidence, ego and pride give way to the subtle but most valuable humility and simplicity.

This is the time in life: When you raise the bar in your own high jump vault, when you armour yourself for the biggest battle of your life ahead.

This is the time in life: When you have to prove your mettle to this world and to the people around you.

This is the time in life: When you have to think about earning goodwill and good people around you.

This is the time in life when everything could look Delusive but you know that the mirage is not too long and you will have the ocean in front of you very soon waiting for you.

Let’s get ready to jump in the Ocean of life and swim across all odds and emerge out as great human beings who make a difference to the world and to the people around us.