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December 8, 2005

Inside Pudhupettai – 2

[Pic – Dhanush and his ‘team’ in Pudupet. Thanks Vikatan]

Selvaghavan talks to Vikatan about his latest flick Pudhupettai which is floors with Dhanush, Sonia Agarwal and Sneha. While the interview is mostly for creating ‘awareness’ of Pudhupettai, the parts where he talks about the lifestyle in a metropolis, seems to be true.

The interview continues even in the next issue of Ananda Vikatan. Should check out to see if there is any more insight on the movie. And yeah, Sneha acts as a sex worker named Krishnaveni. Selvaraghavan says its a sure shot milestone for Sneha. Mothalla padatha release panunganna !!

Inside Pudhupettai – 1.
December 7, 2005

The Lusty Lady !!

I have no clue, why Michael Douglas wanted to produce, One Night at McCool’s. It had nothing significant to it except it indirectly scans intentions behind people’s every action. In a Aayitha Ezhuthu-like screenplay, the point of view of story shifts between three people. All these three people are at various levels of the society and cross each other’s life by letching at a sexy girl. While it a good timepass on tuesday evening, it didn’t come together very well at the end. Especially people shooting and killing themselves for a sexy chick was just hype at extreme level.

Liv Tyler‘s ravishing beauty is where the movie rests and she cake-walks through the vamp role. Still, she isn’t the same natural beauty as we saw in Armageddon. Alicia Silverstone would have also made a good fit for this role. Michael Douglas does nothing but smoking on-screen(which is banned in India !!). Watch it for some silly fun on a boring evening.
December 7, 2005

Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish

Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene.

John Battelle’s The Search – How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture

Notes from the Underground : The Most Outrageous Stories from the Alternative Press.

Las Vegas for Dummies.

Currently reading these offline. Online….Phew !! It’s information overload.
December 7, 2005

NPR’s Fresh Air

I love to hear the talk radio while driving to work but then I probably end up with those news stattions constantly screaming the traffic updates.

NPR is certainly fresh air for me. I am probably their newest subscriber to their programs. Accidentaly, I got to listen Terry Gross’ Fresh Air on the net. Since then its keeping my MP3 player busy. Am patting myself on a self-found gem.
December 6, 2005

Re-Reading & Re-viewing

Pradeep Sebastian writes in his column End Paper about re-readings of a book and what maketh a book lover.

I HAVE always thought a true book lover is one who rereads. To know one book well than to know many peripherally. It can take the form of revisiting a favourite book or just rereading a favourite passage.

When people make train journeys I’ve noticed they seem to prefer taking along a book they’ve already read. Like a known companion. Increasingly, it seems to me that what a committed reader has with a book is a relationship. And that it’s like most relationships sustaining, volatile, vulnerable.

The question is does the book remain the same book the second time around? Are we even the same readers when we revisit these books? I am sure many of you have marvelled at how the same book expands before you, surprising and humbling you with how much you missed seeing on the first reading.

Wise words. The same could be applied to movies as well. Just wanted to add, if I watch all the movies that release, I am not a good movie lover.

Inside Pudhupettai – 2

The Lusty Lady !!

Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish

NPR’s Fresh Air

Re-Reading & Re-viewing