tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95338622011-12-14T18:50:24.242-08:00Updownsouth is a blog typically about movies, sports and on topics above/below stratosphere about the big nothings...Barthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04553270033408585312noreply@blogger.comBlogger381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9533862.post-73271215877936056792008-07-24T03:43:00.000-07:002008-07-24T04:07:09.045-07:00

Some movies can be just withstood while sitting in the theatre, which also might make you wonder, "how the hell did I sit through that crap" at a later point of time; and some movies grow on you even after you've come out of the theatre. While the recent "Muniyandi vilangiyal" belongs to the former category, "Subramaniyapuram" is in the latter category.A simple story of four youngsters wasting

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தசாவதாரம் - யானைப் பசிக்கு சர்வதேச சோளப்பொறி...தசாவதாரம் பார்க்கக் கூடிய ஒரு பொழுதுபோக்குப் படம். கூடவே சில கமலின் சிந்தனை சிதறல்கள், சிந்தியும் சிதறாமலும்...ஒரு வரியில் கதை சொல்வதென்றால், அமெரிக்காவில் கண்டுபிடிக்கப் படும் ஒரு உயிர்கொல்லி கிருமி ஆயுதம், திவிரவாதிகள் கையில் சிக்காதபடி, கமல் இந்தியா வரை வந்து காப்பாற்றுகிறார்.பிறகு எதற்கு பத்து கமல்கள்? சாதாரணமாய் ப்ரகாஷ்ராஜ், நாசர் செய்யும்

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Two beautiful roses bloom in a shrub. One gets plucked and finds its way to garland the head of a beautiful maiden while the other gets trampled under the feet of the same lady. The lady more commonly called fate, circumstances, destiny etc. This is exactly what Vasanthabalan has tried to explore successfully, to a large extent, in ‘Veyyil’, the standout mainstream movie of the year 2006 in Tamil

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There is a belief among certain film creators that movies are a means of recording culture, customs, behaviours, languages and social patterns. I believe Selvaraghavan has recorded Madras rowdism to fine depths through this movie than what we have seen so far in kollywood. A special congrats and also thanks to Selvaraghavan on this aspect.Pudhupettai is a movie that traverses a slice of the life

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Aadhi, a remake of Athanokade, has Vijay turning to VidyaSagar again after a cacaphonious flirt with Srikanth Deva and Dheena. So, it seems VS has tried to get melodies back in a Vijay movie. It is interesting to note that Paramasivan also has the same MD. Lets see which fares better…<?xml:namespace prefix = o />1) Athi Athikka – Sung by SPB, this song is a non-starter. Very minimal instruments

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Hey, am thumping my hands on my chest with the body swaying left and right… I’ve seen the motion-picture marvel, “King Kong”.<?xml:namespace prefix = o /> First things first…I’ve not seen the 1933 starter or the modified versions that came out in later years. I just got lured by Peter Jackson, who heralded the grand work of Tolkien to me, and a few other initial pointers… To watch this movie,

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June R starring Jyothika, Saritha, Biju Menon and others. Directed by first-timer, Revathi verma. Music by Sharath, first-timer again, disciple of BalaMurali Krishna.. <?xml:namespace prefix = o />1st song - Anbe anbe.. good lyrics, soothing music, one of the better heard melodies in recent times, sung well by Gayathri verma.. 8.5/102nd song - Eano eano. Sung well by new voice, Shaneeth.. Starts

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I got this following informative piece through e-mail which I thought should be shared with the e-community for better awareness and IQ!<?xml:namespace prefix = o />This information about the birth years of various actresses / actors have supposedly been ‘suttu’fied (confiscated, rather simply - obtained) from various passport offices…Hope this is useful in identifying your akkas, annas, mamas,

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This is one of the most hilarious stuffs that I came across in the recent past. We know of the many fake reasons that we’ve invented / come across in school days for leave / mischievious act etc. But see if any of them can beat this..   “Yesterday, when confronted by the media in Kolkata, M Baladitya, the media manager, put a different spin on the whole issue. "I have spoken to Chappell. He

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என் இனிய நண்பா மஞ்ஜு நாதா...உன், வெள்ளை சிரிப்பும், பிள்ளை பேச்சும்,வெங்கல குரலும், தங்க குணமும்,தோல்வி கண்டும் துவளா உள்ளமும்,தோரணமாய் தொங்கும் நினைவுகள் என்றும்...என்,கண்கள் பனிக்கும், நெஞ்சம் நனையும்,எப்பொழுது உன்னை நினைத்தாலும்...காசு மட்டும் கிடைத்தால் போதாது,மாசு, செய்யும் வேலையில் இருக்க கூடாது என நினைத்தாய்...அய்யோ, இது பூலோகத்திற்கு ஒவ்வா செயலெனபுது மேலோகதிற்கு அழைத்து கொண்டாள் படைத்த

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This is a short review! Thatz what the movie deserves..- First half entertains, second half fizzes out..- Pasupathi and Vadivelu shine better than Vikram throughout.- Asin and the villain - Ayyo paavam..- Screenplay wasn't worked on enough to fill 2.5 hrs. Would've made a good 1.5 hr movie.- Music and Cinematography - Good.No sequence strikes a 'masala' chord or pumps up your 'masala' adrenaline.

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Ennappan thirupparankundram muruganin arulalal, watched “Sivakasi” first day, first show in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Madurai J. Didn’t get a chance to read balaji’s dissection report then. But do not regret that much.. For those who do not want to read the full review, herez the short review: First half – bittu, second half – jettu.. Mothathula, thalavidhi, padam hittu!<?xml:namespace

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Adhu oru kana kaalam… No, I am not referring to the Balu Mahendra’s movie that is in trouble.. I am referring to the childhood days during celebration of diwali, sorry, deepavali (used to call the festive Deepavali earlier which has now shrunk to the north indian way, Diwali). <?xml:namespace prefix = o />In school days, it used to the be the crackers that was the most exciting part of the

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My bachelor-degree (took that 7 yrs back) class-topper, jolna bag (a typical south indian bag carried typically by yester-year journalists), soda putti (heavy glasses), pazham (fruit J), close friend, got his Ph.D. defense cleared at NUS, Singapore, last Friday… Andha naal nyabagam nenjile vandhadhe, nanbane, nanbane, nanbane.. Hmm.. Yearning to put my life until bachelor degree in a

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Read Nimish Adani’s latest on his blogsite. Going by what Adani chronicles, he seems to have walked into the simple trap set straight on his way! The so-called final justice seems to fifty-fifty! I would rather say it is 20-80 in favour of railway officials.<?xml:namespace prefix = o />The basis of Nimish’s case has been coolly swept under the carpet saying that he was inebriated and ticket

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In “David Vs Goliath”, had Goliath won, I wouldn’t have been talking about it now. It was and is David, the underdog, that we desire to win, in the innermost caves of our hearts. So, whenever we find an underdog fighting a big opponent, our heart goes out waving cheerflags for him/her. We saw it recently in Gaurav Sabnis case but no, this is not about him. <?xml:namespace prefix = o />In Indian

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Hear “Ore oru oorukkulla” from Cheran’s next – “Thavamai Thavamirundhu”. A song that refuses to move away, offlate. The lyrics are put in this week’s Anandha Vikatan. However, I heard the song even before. Its very difficult to believe that a song that is so simple and to cap it off, sung by Sabesh (Devaa’s brother with a similar voice) can linger so long in your heart. Help, but I cannot refuse

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A few observations on a couple of interesting blog events / incidents in the recent past: <![if !supportLists]>ü       <![endif]>First of all about the e-revolution… An email Titled “Brutalities in Bangalore” took the city by storm and the effort has paid off. It is nice to observe that an email can be used as a weapon to create some answers to questions that go unanswered otherwise. The

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"He is invariably at a loss for words when he talks about cricket because he just doesn't know a thing about the game. No wonder, he pronounces it as `kirkit' or `krikate' and fortunately he doesn't have to spell it."<?xml:namespace prefix = o />- Former Indian board chairman Raj Singh Dungarpur on his great mate Jagmohan Dalmiya Source: Cricinfo

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If the subject looked like some bhakthi movie title, I would like to clarify that itz actually about the traffic menace at <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Bangalore…<?xml:namespace prefix = o />Whenever you go to a hill station in TamilNadu, you would find that invariably at the bottom of the hillstation, by the side of the road, you would find a Vinayagar temple named “Vazhi vidum Vinayagar” (The

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Though I read a lot of tamil content on web, this one came to my desktop through an email. I found it more like a prose written in poetic mode - kavidhai nadaiyil urainadai. Anyhow, worth a read and here it is..It has enough dose of sentiment and more importantly a Vikraman movie type of climax. It doesn't talk of the people as whom the hero shares his happiness with, rather it potrays them as

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It is sad that current status hints at the beautiful game is overall losing the old charm inspite of the wonderfully contested recent Ashes series… Here are the reasons - why...<?xml:namespace prefix = o />Cricket has always held its charm when there are more than two equals fighting for the top position. Lets have a look at the various teams, in order of their capabilities – from top to bottom,

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Federer forces me to blog and I shall not resist this time…<?xml:namespace prefix = o />For all tennis lovers, the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />US open 2005 finals is a must-see (atleast the highlights). It is an epic where two masters, to whom the corners, borders and baselines of tennis courts bend-in & give-in, were testing each other. Especially, the first three set fights made one feel

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“Will any of us watch the TV if there is no volume?. The minute it falls mute, we try to increase the volume or switch it off. Only cinema has the power to meditate. And it is important for us to realise that “ <![if !supportLists]>-          <![endif]>‘Dada Saheb Palke Award Winner’ – 2005, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, in The Hindu A quote worth a thought.. Promise - Would get back to regular

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This happens only in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />India!!! To be more specific, it happens only in SouthIndia where hero worship of movie stars stretch limits.. You need a seventh sense to appreciate these acts. I have it in abundance J<?xml:namespace prefix = o />News: The Times of India, Bangalore edition, dated 25th July 2005, states that in Coimbatore, TamilNadu, a fan of SuperStar –

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Sometimes in official communications, you find certain parts of the communication very interesting, with the writer trying to get his point across hard and right. One such incidence here… “When you go to buy "Jalebee" at the sweet shop, does the shop keeper give you the same in your hands or packages it properly and give it to you?” This was a written quote in an effort to get the team do the

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So the potter mania is ON again.. I was out on a domestic travel across the length of the nation (from <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />bangalore to mumbai to delhi and back) and found all across in the bookstands, Rowling reigns supreme… (It might disturb you to know that the pdf version of the book is also hot among e-readers. The picture attached is the front page of the pdf!!! Piracy acrobats!)

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<![if !supportLists]>·         <![endif]>Sarkar (Hindi): Starting straight with a disclaimer that “this isn’t original. Itz inspired from “GodFather”, the movie moves on well.. The mood is right, all the men characters well established and etched (except for the woman characters which could be copy pasted from any TV serial or any Hindi movie before this!!!), the presentation is slick and the

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The Indian Oscars is out… The internet sites have started fighting with time to give the verdicts first-hand to load us in joy with inconsistent news! Here is Rediff’s blooper in detail…<?xml:namespace prefix = o />Reported by the (web)site correspondent Bart J….“Home > Movies > Report Get Rediff headlines in your inbox !Saif, Ash win National awardsJuly 13, 2005 11:49 ISTLast Updated: July 13,

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News in picture:Scene: A flood affected area of Vadodara, GujratCast: Joint Commissioner of Police, K. Kumaraswamy, riding on the shoulders of a Constable to save his feet and trousers from Flood Water!!!Source: The Indian Express, July 2 Thought:Is the Constable gonna become an Inspector on reaching the shore successfully or gonna get graded down on stepping into an open manhole underwater??<?

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Precautionary note: This post might contain liberal sprinkling of cricketing terminologies, intentionally and not so …<?xml:namespace prefix = o />The joy is unravelled…First the definition… ‘Galli cricket’ (street cricket, in literal translation) is the cricket game (or its closely resembling variants), played in a confined place (much smaller than a cricket ground) with rules applicable to the

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Dynamic Question and Answers – Objective Type (Dynamic, bcoz a question could be based on the preceding answers). Please answer the following questions in not more than a line:- <?xml:namespace prefix = o />a) What is “Anniyan” about?It is about a man’s reaction to routine small mistakes that people commit in their everyday life.b) Theme seems good. How was the storyline?Storyline is “Indian”, “

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This would be a irregularly regular post on some news item / fact that I come across in a magazine, newspaper etc…<?xml:namespace prefix = o />Muse: To start off, read a news snippet in “The Week” magazine dated july 3rd, 2005… It says, “Beggars in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Calcutta, West Bengal have formed an association called ‘Association of Honest Beggars’. By terming ‘Honest’, this

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Yes, itz about Wimbledon 2005. Mahesh Mixed Bhupathi ensured that Indian name is there amongst winners, which is wonderful and it was nice to see Williams come and go back with the trophy… But eclipsing all, is to me, Fedex steam rolling his opponents and cruising along to his third <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Wimbledon victory. In sports, normally I tend to support the underdogs. But incase

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Statement: Well, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />bangalore is becoming "Capital"istic with a capital C, to the core… <?xml:namespace prefix = o />Proof: Been to Forum PVR on Friday evening to meet a friend and to catch up on some movie. Out of the 9 odd movies running, tickets to just one crap movie was available which we ignored. To addup to the agony tickets for the movie wasn’t available over

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This post is all about the MBA grads fresh out of their colleges.. These people join some organisation and immediately start counting the days till the CEO seat is goanna be offered to them.. However the reality teaches them that it isn’t a fancy ramp walk and puts them in place. However till they get back to reality they are afflicted by a disease called “I-am-neo”! During this phase you can

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There comes the US returned doctor.. In a jeans attire with buttons open, shirt flying all over,in a flashy sports shoe, in a fashionable car to a small town/ village somewhere in TamilNadu. He is just on-time to save a woman (popularly known as thaikulam) from goondas who are obviously trying to misbehave. The camera zooms on each and every movement of his, with heavy wind blowing all things

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Letter to SelvaRaghavanTo start off, overall, the movie was good. But there are quite a few good as well as bad points about the movie. Will start with the bad points and move on to the good.First of all - choice of artistes. Though Ravi has tried his best he was a pale imitation of dhanush in ur earlier movie. Quite a few resemblances in mannerisms and dialogue delivery etc - probably your

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