Month: June 2003
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Couple of movies this weekend
Couple of movies this weekend kept me busy. One was Lesa Lesa, Priyadarshan‘s re-make of malyalam movie Summer in Bethlehem. The original Malayalam version had Mohanlal (played by Madhavan in Tamil) and Suresh Gopi (Shaam in Tamil). It is a perfect example of a movie with a good storyline but damaged by bad characterisation and…
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This morning was as fresh
This morning was as fresh as Alai Payuthey Madhavan‘s leap to the sky. Watched Pachai Niramey for the nth time in Sun TV. nth time = number of days from the release of Alai Payuthey * 2. Arguably the best picturised song of AR Rahman and one of the best song of ARR and Mani…
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Truely obnoxious but true. This
Truely obnoxious but true. This survey was ordered by Paramount Home Entertainment to coincide with the video release of Changing Lanes, which stars Ben Affleck as a worker who marries his boss’s daughter to get on, says that many employees are prepared to cheat, lie and stab work-mates in the back to get on in…
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What would have happened if
What would have happened if Jack Welch hadn’t become CEO of GE, when he did. Nothing. GE would have produced an equally good CEO remarks Jim Collins, the American management guru. In this article he cheers that the Indian corportate management would do well if it doesn’t inbibe bad habits from the American management practices.…
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Is Vikram the demi-god ?
Is Vikram the demi-god ? Producers, Distributors and Directors are all running behind him. He has been the money grosser for the last 2 years and he is expected to rock the box-office for many more years to come. He already has 2 years of dates fully booked for this next 10-12 upcoming films. And…