The Quantified Life (or the unrelenting obsession with numbers)
Trigger 1: I write movie reviews on my blog. Like many other movie reviewers, I end every review with number of stars that I am willing to give the movie. My nephew and his friends look at my blog...
View Article50 Tamil movies to watch before you die – 28 – Mundhanai Mudichu
Not so long ago, it was said that if you want to make a successful Tamil movie, you have to win the hearts of masses from the village. One of the reasons why MGR was so successful with his movies was...
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தமிழ் கவிதை : எண்ணமே…இற
After a very long time, wrote a poem. I think this has come after few years and I am rusty. I have tried to translate it in English and it’s quite tough for me to do it. I can’t get the layers and...
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தமிழ் கவிதை : அரைப்புள்ளி
Photo credit: Chiara, licensed from Flickr through Creative Commons 2.0 English Translation Separated by a semicolon like two verses of a poem we are apart yet together… The post தமிழ் கவிதை :...
View Article20 years of Thendral Vandhu Theendum Pothu
Few days back, when I was listening to the Telugu version of this song, I made a post on Facebook stating that if I need to take one song with me to my grave (like the Egyptian kings), it would be...
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Why cats rule the Internet?
I wrote this essay as an assignment for a module in my MSc Digital Marketing course. Don’t ask me how much marks I made but I really liked writing it. I hope you like it too. TS Eliot once wrote “You...
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10 rare gems of MS Viswanathan that you might not have listened before
One of the greatest music composers has left us today. It’s a sad day but the music he composed will not leave us forever. Unlike the recent temporal music that kills us, his music will stay evergreen...
View Article50 Tamil movies to watch before you die – 29 – Aan Paavam
The 80s was a golden period in Tamil cinema because it allowed to break the cinematic rules laid by yesteryear. Can you imagine a lean hero who just about 5’2 with a peculiar eyesight to become a...
View Article10 compositions of T Rajendar to show why he is a crazy genius
T. Rajendar is a crazy genius. He is like that mad creative crazy scientist you see in funny science fiction movies who just wants to play with everything. There was a time when people were crazy for...
View ArticleMovie Review : Spectre – As bad as it can get
As a Bond movie lover, I didn’t accept the change that the character went through during the Daniel Craig era. I was a skeptic but accepted it as a creative decision as I make the same arguments for...
View Article50 Tamil movies to watch before you die – 30 – Mouna Raagam
There are only few movies that become a cultural icon for generations. When a movie is slated in that list, the people anticipate it to have a path breaking story or a social message (Mother India is...
View ArticleMovie Review : Vedalam – Hero Worship
There is perhaps one movie that every Tamil actor wants to remake. Baasha is the holy grail of mass masala entertainers in Tamil cinema. To be honest, it has one of the most illogical stories you can...
View Article50 Tamil movies to watch before you die – 31- Samsaram Adhu Minsaram
One of the criticisms that is levied against Tamil cinema in general is that they don’t reflect the reality of the society. Although Tamil cinema in the 60 and 70s dealt with family issues, those...
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15 must-see Korean Movies of 2015
Disclaimers I haven’t watched all the movies in the list. Some of them are in the list solely based on reviews and you might end up not liking them. Although, the torrents are out, the subtitles...
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The Annual Kollywood Roundup – 2015
Kollywood as usual had a roller coaster ride in 2015. Backed by the success of small budget movies in 2014, this year saw directors making some interesting experiments. Finally, I am happy that we saw...
View ArticleMovie Review : Pichaikkaran – Beg to differ
May contain spoilers There is a scene in Pichaikkaran where Magzhini (played by Satna Titus) is searching for Arul (played by Vijay Antony) in the rain. Arul is a beggar and Magzhini couldn’t fathom...
View ArticleMovie Review : Kaadhalum Kadanthu Pogum – A Bad Photocopy
Disclaimers The review contains spoilers. Apologies that I couldn’t a spoiler free review. I have watched the original and the comparisons were inevitable because the movie was exact photocopy of the...
View ArticleMovie Review: Sawaari – Halfway
Most of the time, I choose movies based on the director instead of actors in a typical reviewer style. This week I chose to go with Guhan Senniappan’s Sawaari. Guhan Senniappan is another “Nalaya...
View Article50 Tamil movies to watch before you die – 32 – Veedu
My first brush with Veedu was really funny. I saw it probably when I was 10 or so on National Television. It was one of the most iconic scenes in Tamil cinema when Murugesu (played by Chokkalinga...
View ArticleMovie Review: Theri – Therichuduchu
Disclaimer: The review contains spoiler (but seriously, I don’t think there is anything to spoil in this movie) What’s the probability of writing about the same movie within a span of a year? There...
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