This is one blog, I debated for a long time, with myself, should I write or not? What good will come out of it, if one writes only about the last scene in a movie. People who had watched already, know about it, and for the ones who have not, it is not a just... Continue Reading →
The first story of Mr. Indira Parthasarathy I translated, Distance, appears in many 'best short stories' list. That story was about a father and daughter and this one is about father and son and more contemporary. One of my favorites. Read on காரணம் - இந்திரா பார்த்தசாரதி Yama (Hindu God of death) had just knocked the... Continue Reading →
I published a blog last year (What’s the Magic? You Asked Time to Stop!) where I have written about two great lyricists of Tamil Movies namely Kannadasan and Vali. I thought I would follow that up with couple of more songs from these great poets but never got around to it. You always need a... Continue Reading →
"There is no pious like the new convert" says an old adage. The dictionary defines 'pious' as religious, devoted, dedicated etc. The original saying must have meant the religious converts but later the saying was used to identify people who have found faith in new ways of life. For example you can use it to... Continue Reading →
சில திரைப்படங்கள் நம் நினைவிலிருந்து நீண்ட நாட்கள் நீங்குவதில்லை - நினைத்தாலே இனிக்கும் - அந்த வகையில் ஒன்று. முதலில் படத்தைப்பற்றி.. நான்கு பேர் கொண்ட ஒரு மெல்லிசைக்குழு, கதாநாயகன் கமல் ஹாசன், இணை கதாநாயகன் ரஜ்னிகாந்த். நாயகி ஜெயப்ரதா; ஒரு நிகழ்ச்சிக்காக சிங்கப்பூர் செல்கிறார்கள். அபத்தமான ஒரு கடத்தல் முயற்ச்சி; அப்புறம் இந்திய சினிமாவின் ஆபத்பாந்தவன் - நாயகன் அல்லது நாயகிக்கு கான்சர் - இந்த படத்தில் நாயகிக்கு - படம் முழுவதும் பாட்டுகள். நாயகி... Continue Reading →
Couple of weeks back, I watched a Tamil movie on Netflix, Radiopetti - ரேடியோபெட்டி -(Radio Box), by Hari Viswanath. The movie is about an old man and his Radio. Anyone who has ever listened to old Radio would feel a personal connect with the movie and I recommend watching it. It has rave reviews and has... Continue Reading →
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