Finally

For the nth time again , I am back... I know , this is sad.. Forget writing, I didn't visit my own blog all this while.. No wonder , Life is what happens when you are busy.

Random Rambles

Itz been one helluva week really. Yeah, with no work and me lazing around at home (On Vacation:) ) , wondering whether the sky looked this blue on a Monday morning I transcended the normal human thinking and realized the true meaning of "InActive".

Talking of Action, Technocrati has now come up with the list of top sites that are getting Attention - Technocrati Attention Index . Youtube tops the list as usual but was quite surprised to know that Ny times comes second. Weird. But given the current scenario not very surprising either.

Believe it or Not

Chennai is Cold.

Naan Kadavul - Mind blowing experience

Bala does it again .. This time very well exceeds the Pithamagan's benchmark. Awesome movie.

Wats good abt it ??
Well, Lots actually. If you ignore few logical flaws and can withstand some real bitter truth, i guess the movie does exceedingly well in all quarters.
Arya has done an amazing job. To be honest, he doesn't need to do much in terms of acting other than just showcase his weirdo attire and few mannerisms, but he does justice though. You do get a feel of watching an Actual Aghori in action... He doesn't need to cry, no need to laugh, just keep mum and fight but the movie is scripted so well, that even this seems amazing.
Pooja too has done a splendid job.. In fact the acting part actually is done by pooja and she well exceeds her previous films.
But i guess the people who acted as beggars simply stole the show. They make you sit and laugh in an otherwise deadly dry movie. Some scenes are so funny, that you no longer think them as handicapped or people who actually are meant to be sympathized. You just laugh along. Hats off.
The villians , well all vilians in a bala movie somehow do their part well :). He has a knack for identifying characteres.
Music is good. Could have been better, but not bad either.
Last but not the least , the direction is simply superb. Looks like Bala is superstitious in having old film songs replayed in his movie. Following Pithamagan, this movie also has one. But other than that , I just loved the snide remarks, the sarcasm and euphemisms, and also the mind boggling hard truth about the begging Mafia. Slumdog is just a tip of the iceberg. Danny boyle should have seen this first. The sheer brillaince of the director can be seen throughout the movie, be it when you watch in awe the portrayal of an Aghori, or you sit back and enjoy the intelligent humour while the next instant sit up and watch open mouthed the begging mafia's tortures. The movie could have very well taken a spiritual tone throughout, but i guess thats the speciality of Bala. He mixes fiction too well into something thats really weird or incomprehensible, that you dont really care about the difference. For instant, the scene where Pooja wishes to die and Arya gives her the gift of death (well thats the climax for u :) ) is something new to Tamil cinema, heck, even Indian cinema. I guess this topic can be debated spiritually, medically, politically and wat not. In a way it kind of signifies euthanesia, but i guess the spiritual tone hides it. But this is not a new concept to Hinduism. The ultimate truth of hinduism is to attain "Moksha" which means not to take the next birth. The aghori is shown as some one who can grant this wish. All in All a fantastic watch and a well deserved movie. Tamil cinema is reaching new peaks with movies like Subramaniyapuram and Naan Kadavul.

Wats not good about it:
Not much. As told before, there were some logical flaws here and there. Bala's true portrayal of the Begging Business make you feel a little bit uncomfortable. Also, Bala's could have emphasised more on Arya's character.

So whats my rating :)
****

Legends :
* - Only to be seen in wall posters.
** - Try it out at ur own risk.
*** - Worth watching once.
**** - Good, really good.
***** - Amazing.

Oh btw ,

Wishes on Valentines day and just miss for all those who were hoping mutalik to preside over the weddings.. Hang in there.. the country is not short of people (like him) ;)

Random Thoughts ...

Aham Brahmasmi..Thats the latest tagline of Bala's flick "Naan Kadavul". Two words , that says it all. I am yet to see the movie so will blog it later but today doing a simple google search on this phrase yeilded some interesting results.

For instance, look at this quote by Einstein,
"The fact that man produces a concept "I" besides the totality of this mental and emotional experiences or perceptions does not prove that there must be any specific existence [reality] behind such a concept.”
“We are succumbing to illusions produced by our self -created language, without reaching a better understanding of anything. Most of so
-called philosophy is due to this kind of fallacy.

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It is actually more interesting to see someone like Einstein who was/is(?) one of the most brilliant scientists commenting about philosophy which is way out of his realms.

The words literally mean "I am God". Acording to me the most important word of these is "I". Simply because "am" is just there to fill the void and void is within God in a way. There has been millions of opinions, ideas and perceptions in this single letter/word. Ignoring the philosophical/spiritual aspect this letter, which between themselves have millions of meanings, from a day to day perspective also, every common man gets impacted by this word. "I" also signifies the power of self. But this is a very tricky concept as in for the self, I is superior but considering I to be superior by the self can also be viewed as "Ego". Again, there are debates in different forms as to whether Ego is a positive or negative trait. Being an ardent fan of Ayn Rand, I am biased , yet i still wanna conclude that everything depends on perceptions.

Ok, i do understand that the above post was pure ramblings .. but then i am yet to see the movie , I gave a good link in my blog and also i am back :)

Wish u all a Very Happy New Year

It's been a long break, so long that it is a different year now. There are resolutions obviously, but then if all resolutions turn into actions then there is no point of having resolutions...

Let Life be simple in 2009 ( literally, figuratively etc etc ..)