For the terribly ignorant, the above pictures are not Kamal’s avatars in his next film. They are Tamil Nadu’s historic and literary icons – Thiruvalluvar and Bharathiyar respectively.
Cut to 2008, June 26, 10:53:27. I had a passing thought relating the above two legends to the so-called legends of today (No offense meant to the four).
Thiruvalluvar [...]
Archive for June, 2008
10 Ka Dum #2
Posted in 10 Ka Dum, All Posts, Music, tagged 10 Ka Dum, Contemplative mood, Music, Pensive Mood, SOngs on June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
10 Songs that put you into Pensive mood
In the second edition of this series, I would like to present 10 assorted songs that put you in the pensive mood or at least intend to. This list is obviously non-exhaustive and not even the best songs in that category in my opinion. But they are damn [...]
10 Ka Dum #1
Posted in 10 Ka Dum, All Posts, Self-proclaimed humour, tagged 10 bizzare ways to irritate your friend, 10 Ka Dum, fiction on June 18, 2008 | 6 Comments »
10 bizarre ways to irritate your friend
1. Take your friend to a film, say Dasavatharam. While walking out of the theater ask him if he has seen Dasavatharam. Chances are high that he will ask “The one we just saw?”. Say “Yes”.
2. Find out his childhood nickname and keep addressing him with that in front [...]
10 Ka Dum
Posted in 10 Ka Dum, All Posts, tagged 10 Ka Dum, anniuncement, series commencement on June 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I thought I’ll start a new series of posts called 10 Ka Dum wherein I’ll be posting 10 points about some obscure things you woudn’t want to read, but I would want you to. I’ll update the series whenever I get a good idea while the usual posts keep coming (That way I can torture [...]
The Dasavatharam Experience
Posted in All Posts, Petty Things, tagged bad movie watching experience, bangalore crowd, Dasavatharam, dead crowd, first day, Kamal Haasan on June 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This post is not about the movie but the experience. You can get the review here.
I have never been to the first day screening of a very big movie such as Dasavatharam with the exceptions of Thalapathy, Indian and a few others that I do not have memories of. I got hold of the [...]
Yet Another Pilgrimage
Posted in All Posts, Petty Things, tagged achievement, Dasavatharam, purse gaali, ticket booking on June 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
No, this is not about travel to hill stations and trips to concentration camps. It is about my visit to Dasavatharam – Kamal’s magnum opus. People here are trying to book tickets for the weekend like anything and the only phone line open at present seemed to be engaged for eternity. Yes, I struggled a [...]
Delta: A Short Story (Part 3/3)
Posted in All Posts, Imagination, tagged Delta, murder, psychiology, Short Story on June 9, 2008 | 8 Comments »
“There are two ways of passing from this world – one in light and one in darkness. When one passes in light, he does not come back; but when one passes in darkness, he returns.”
Srimad Bhagavad-Gita
Avinash ran as fast as he could. He fell over bushes, stepped on thorns and got his favorite green shirt [...]
Delta: A Short Story (Part 2/3)
Posted in All Posts, Imagination, tagged Delta, murder, psychiology, Short Story on June 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“If ye do well, to your own behoof will ye do it; and if ye do evil, against yourselves will ye do it.”
The Holy Koran
Jalal came out of the pub and whistled to his buddy, Velu, who was ready on his bike.
“50 grand man!” said an all excited Jalal as both of them rode off [...]
