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  • August 4, 2004

    Glass-bangles Vinayaka (OR) Beauty is skin deep?

    Guest Blog #26 – Anand C

    Two films that make the cut as ones I recommend to friends who want to watch “good” tamil movies (apart from the usual suspects) are Pudhiya Padhai and HouseFull. To me, both are fresh even today. However, not many people appreciate the recommendations. Their main peeve: could not tolerate the hero’s (R Parthiban) face!

    Parthiban is definitely not the only actor to receive this treatment… this piece from a recent interview with him (mainly discussing Kudaikkul Mazhai) caught my eye:

    I was once invited to the first birthday party of my friend’s baby. I had only a 50-paise coin with me. How does one buy a gift with 50-paise?

    An idea dawned on me. I bought four glass bangles and broke them into pieces. With the carved broken pieces, I created a Vinayaka. Then, I wrapped the gift beautifully and presented it in style. When I visited them next, I saw my Vinayaka prominently displayed in the front room.

    My eyes turned moist with joy. When you put your heart and soul into any creation, it will surely bring joy to all. I apply the same logic in my movies too.

    The sincerity of his conviction to be different definitely hit home…

    Acceptance of Nana Patekar and the recent recognition of Om Puri (with an OBE) notwithstanding, one wonders if we still live in a world where beauty is skin deep, and those who aren’t fortunate enough to be fair-skinned get step-child treatment…

  • August 2, 2004

    Parody Lost, Never Re-gained – Vasool Raja MBBS

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    If Vasool Raja MBBS gets stuck in the courts, leading to a name change as Nice Doctor MBBS or Very Good Doctor MBBS, the doctor team would get happy with Kamalhassan. Currently Vasool Raja MBBS is in the courts for a case filed by doctor association, accusing that the name Vasool Raja MBBS, is a deliberate pull down on the doctors. Well, this is democracy and we are not for/against whomsoever having an issue with the names. Imagine the toast of parody that lost.

    Should there be a automatic case filing system in the US against those who make a parody on someone/profession/ celebrity status/recent happening, then Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan O’Brien and other such midnight talk show people will be the worst hit. What’s amazing about these shows is that they make a parody out of these things so flat that everyone around the globe enjoys them. A parody needn’t always be looked at with a negative outlook. It’s a way to get people understand the truth in a play way method. Who wouldn’t have not enjoyed the jokes of Jay Leno on Clinton, Saddam, Pope, Arnold, The lord of the rings, JK Rowling, Mike Moore and so so on. Have we taken these celebrities/events for granted since then. It’s a way of laughing out the issues but still getting the focus that there are these issue up-the-sleeves to be dealt with.

    Vasool Raja MBBS, may be a direct parody on the doctors and their profession. But do you, me or Kamalhassan think that doctors are just money sucking machines. It’s been one of the professions that’s most respected of all times. It’s still the most pure form of service to mankind. Every by-pass surgery done at the Madras Medical Mission gets back a life, Every spinal tinkering at Apollo Hospitals gets someone moving, every ambulance flying around is zipping to save a life, a family and a lovable human. We salute them just like how Kamal alongwith the skeleton salute, in the image above. But, does that alone mean all doctors are demi-gods. A few exceptions are everywhere. Why shouldn’t someone make a comical mock on them.

    The worst part, we know that Vasool Raja MBBS is a re-make of Munna Bhai MBBS. Watch the Hindi version and you would join me saying, there is absolutely nothing that rigs the doctors and their values. It infact displays a new fictional approach to hospitality.

    Such cases, augmenting all over about the movies aren’t a welcoming move. Let’s have a system that would cleanse, or at least think of cleansing, through parodies. Else we will be become vegetables, of having arts like movies that doesn’t reflect the society. What’s the point, then.

  • July 30, 2004

    Tempters Beware !!

    The more I run from it, the more I’m tempted. Yeah, I’m referring to the TCS IPO. When the whole corporate crowd and the media is around that, why would I be looking around without nothing. But stocks are certainly not my area of my interest/passion. A colleague, through email, keeps sending a running commentary of the TCS stock prices every half hour. I could do nothing but delete it, after reading. Tempted.

    In the evening, as I neared my bike in the parking lot, the clouds gathered together to rain. Its Chennai dudes, it wouldn’t rain. Wait, thats not the point. The point is, my splendor’s handlebar had a dozen papers inserted onto it. TCS IPO Applications. So now, in the night, after spending a couple of sweet hours reading through the tiny letters in the apps from end to end, I’m still puzzled whether to buy or not to buy. Please don’t help me. I don’t want to be tempted in.

  • July 28, 2004

    Experimenting Google Ads

    Follwing the note on Kribs blog, I am also experimenting with Google Ads. Check out Google’s Adsense for more idea on these content based ads that they deliver dynamically to the web pages. Give it a shot if you have a domained blog/website.

    I’ve adjusted the color of the ad content so that it isn’t obtrusive to the readers. Pass on any suggestions if you have.

  • July 27, 2004

    Calling Tamil Book Lovers – Uyirmmai Publisher’s Anniversary

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    Manushya Puthiran‘s Uyirmmai publishers are celebrating their first anniversary hence they are putting up a function in the Book Point Hall, Opp to Spencer Plaza on Saturday(31st July 2004).

    Uyirmmai publishers were a hit during the Chennai Book Fair 2004 and also during 2003 because of re-releasing Writer Sujatha‘s books like Eppozhuthum Penn, Nila Nizhal, Srirangathu Kathaigal and Thiraikkathai Ezhuthuvathu Eppadi. Apart from Sujatha’s book they have also re-released books of other writers, my favourite being Enn Peyar Ramaseshan by Athavan.

    This function will be star studded. For a change, not the kollywood stars. The stars from the world of books. The lists includes the Writer’s Writer Ashokamithran, Sujatha, Vanna Nilavan, Indra Parthasarathy, Jayamohan and others. The invite at thinnai says that Sujatha will click-open Uyirmmai.com and Indra Parthasarathy will release the 12th issue of Uyirmmai.

    I am planning to check-in and get Up-Close & Personal with my idols like Sujatha and Ashokamithran. Anyone interested, do let me know and we can join together. Thanks to chenthil for the pointer.

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