Thursday, June 15, 2006

Puthumakalillatha 'Rasatanthram'

Aakasmikamayanu ' Rasathanthram' kaanan edayayathu. Madrasile choodulla oru pakalil, uchanerathu, oru vela alpam aashwasathinu thonniya kauthukam. Aduthulla theeyetaril kayari ticket eduthappozhekkum theatre niranjirunnu.Neenda edavelakku sesham 'Sathyanum, mohanlalum' onnikkunna cinema yil ninnum prekshakan kooduthal pratheekshikkum. Pakshe film kandu kazhinjappol aa 'pratheeksha' kai videndi vannu. Kaaranam Kathayil prathekichu puthumakalonnumilla. Marayoor enna gramathile oru sada aashariyanu 'Preman' (Mohanlal). Padippum vivaravum okke ulla oru manushyan ennathilupari oru 'sarva sammathan'. Oru saada ashariyaya laaline, abhimaanikalaya ayalude sahodarangalkku eshtamalla.Pakshe Katha naayakante achanu edhehathinodu koode ulla jeevithamanu thalparyam.'Preman' ee joliyilekku thiriyanulla sahacharyam okke 'samvidhyakan' vivarikkunnudu. Athavide nilkatte. Athinide Nammude nayan avicharithamayanu 'Kanmaniye' (Meera Jasmin) enna kaanan chelulla (Athe..Jasminte edapedalukalum, oruvidunna sabhashanavum kettittu velakariyanenna 'oru feel' enikku thonniyilla; Oru pakshe screenplayude kuzhappamakam) adukkalakariye joli cheyyunna stalathu vachu kandu muttunnathu. Avalude kashta padil 'alivu' thonniya nayakan avale avide ninnu rakshapeduthunnu. Aprathkshyaya nayike thirakki police ethunnathu swabhavikam. Enthu cheyyam, Meera jasminu aan vesham kettendi varunnathilekku vare karayangal neengunnu. First half engane okke munpottu pokumpol, 2nd halfil 'kalli' velichathakunnathum, enthum varatte enna bhavathil naayan deerathayodu prashnangale neridunnathode katha subha paryavasaayi aakunnu. Eekatha parayan sathyan venamennilla oru saada samvidyakan mathi. Kathakku prathekichu thannil ninnu onnum demand cheyyunnilla, ennathinal Mohanlal athu manasilakki abhinayichirikkunnu. Pakshe adhehathinte trade mark bhavangal aaya chammalum, chiriyumokke aa mukhathu pazhayathu pole pettannu 'vidarunnilla'. Prayathinte prashnamakam.'Aan' veshathil,chila scenukalil ulla (Kannirukkal..) meerayude abhinayam prathekam prastavyam. Meera 'aan kuttiyananu' ennarinja nimisham muthalulla innocent inte 'bhavabhinayam' prakshakaril chiri unarthunnu. Mattulla nadanmarkku prathyekichonnum cheyyanilla. Oru 'subtle manner' il chithreekarichirikkunna paavam video shop ownere 'kanmaniye' kidnap cheythu enna peril police mardichu chodyam cheyyunnathum, adhehathe angottum engottum nadathunna scenum aanu enikku vyaktiparamayi eshtapettathu. Azhakappante camera 'marayoorinte' bhangi muzhuvan aavahichu kathayumayi samarasa pettu pokunnu. Ilayarajayude sangeethamanu chithrathine, kurachokke aaswadyakaramakkunnathu.

Saturday, May 20, 2006

"When the heavens touch the earth."

Yes, it is that magical time of year when the southwest monsoon casts its spell over the land of coconuts for three months. And, increasingly, visitors from outside the State are learning to enjoy the special treats that accompany the monsoon. It is an apt time for rejuvenation therapies too. Ayurveda treatments are done during the Malayalam month of 'Karkkidakom'. Want to be in Kerala this rainy season? Go, reach out for the first rain by using these monsoon tour packages offered by Kerala Tourism.

Thursday, May 18, 2006

News in house: Feed Aggregators

Dear all, As you have noticed, I have added some web-based aggregators to our site. So that it's easier for readers who would like to subscribe our blog content using these services (listed as' icons' at the bottom right corner). They will get the updated content on time with just one click. Reji.

Friday, May 12, 2006

Keralam eni 'LDF' Bharikkum

Yere kootalum, kizhikkalinum sesham Avasanam kerala mottake LDF thoothuvaariyirikkukayanu .Athyanthikamayi ethu V.S Achuthanandente vijayam ennu parayunnathakum sari.Yudhathil swenthem padaye munpe ninnu nayikkunnavanallo yathartha 'Jana nayakan'. Akaryamkodanu Ldf nte vijayamAchuthanendante vijayamakunnu.Thiranjeduppil 'DIC bandhavam'oru pradhana sambhavam aayirunnallo.pinarayi paksham 'DIC bandhathe' swagatham cheythappol VS pakshavum CPI yum athine nakhasikhantham ethirthu.Avasanam VS ne pb angeekarichu. Therenjeduppil malsarikkanulla 'VS' nte theerumanthe pothujanangalodoppam party polit bureaou koodi pinnedu angeekarichathode 'VS uyarthezhunettu'ennu parayunnathakum sari.Partiyile pramukhan ennariya pettirunna 'pinarayiyude' sakti choran thudangiyathum evidem muthalanu.Engilum prathipaksha nethavenna nilayilulla pravarthanam aanu VS ne vyathyastanakkunnathu. Adbuthangal onnum sambhavichillenkil VS thanne yakum adutha 'mukhyan'.Pakshe 'Yathastika vaadiyaya' adhehathinte bharanam ethra kandu sugamamayi munpottu pokum ennu kandariyanam. partiyil prabalara'pinarayi paksha' vum adhehathinu velluvilikal uyarthi kondirikkum. UDF nte parajayathe kurichu alojikkumpol athinte kaaranangal thedi verengottum alayendathilla. Pala kaaryangalilum 'janapakshathu' ninnu chinthikkathathinte prathyagathangal aanu avarude tholvikku kaaranam. Smart city polulla janopakara pradamaya pala kaaryangal, thamasamanye nadappakkunnathil oomen chandy kaanicha midukku cheruthayi kanunnilla.'Athivegam bahudooram' siddantham almarthamayi nadappan adheham yagnichu.Theerumanangal edukkunnathil ulla kazhivanu adhehathe sahapravathakarkkum, pothujanagalkkum edayil sweekaryanakkunnathu thanne. Pakshe 'fort police station oruttikolapathakam' 'vidyarthi prakshobathe neritta reethi' 'christian pathryarkeese vibhagathe palliyil kayari nerittathu' thudangiya casu kalil adhehathinte sameepanangal thettayirunnannu parakke akshepam uyarnirunnu.police le 'bharana virudha cheri' ekkaryathil 'kalichu' ennoru vaada gathi ethinidayil nilanilkkunnundu.Thiranjadeppile 'DIC bandhavavum''janangalude pulse ariyathe ulla sthanarthi nirnayam thudangiyava aanu UDF nte pathanathinu aakam kootiyathu enna kaaryathil samsayam ella. Thiranjeduppinu munpu 'nilkakalliyillathe'congressil chernna DIC kkakatte 1 seat aanu kittiyathu. Karunakaran enna pramukha 'bargainerudeyum' makan muraleedharanteyum 'pathanam' ethode poorthiyayi. Kunjali kuttikkum, Balakrishna pillakkum janathe manasilakkunnathil thettu patti.Parajathil ninnu paadangal ulkollan netakkalkku kazhiyum ennu namukku aashikkam.Athilupari oru nalla nalekkayi 'theru thelikkan' LDF nte shilpikalkku kazhiyatte ennum.

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

News in house: Shanavas ' Erunnu ' ; Kochu Kuttiyude ' Kalodinju '.

Chennai: Wed: 12.40 a.m. Oru paartikidayil vachu 'Shanavas' oru kochu arabi kuttiyude mel ariyathe kayari erunnu, kuttiyude kaal odinjathayi report. 125 k.g. bharam ulla shanavas office partykidayil ariyathe puram thirinju kutti erunna kaserayil erunnappolanu 'apakadam' undayathu. Office clerkinte makanayirunnathre 'ee kochu kutti'.' Micro vascular surgery' kkayi kuttiye hospitalil admitt cheythirikkukayanu. Shanavasinte koode yulla malayalikalude samayogitham aaya edapedal moolam ' thadi kedakathe ' eshtan rakshapettathayanarivu. Ashupathri chilavum mattu kaaryangalum vahikkamannu sammathichanathre shanavas rakshapettathu. Ethinide kuttiyude karyam alapam serious aanennu kelkkunnu. Ethinu munpum ethe pole ulla sambhavangal undayittundannu ariyan kazhinju.10 kg. ulla shanavasinte puthiya nokia series S.010 phone eeyide oru arabiyude kaalil veenu ' chathanju neeraya ' casil kodathi vare keriyathanu eshtan. Enthinere parayunnu! 4500 dhms fine ketti anu annu kodathiyil ninnu thalayooriyathu.' Anverum, Binup um ' aanu shanavasinte koode annu palayidathum athinu vendi odi nadannathu. ' Mobile bhranthan ' aaya Shanavasinode, amita vannam kondu ariyathe pattunna abhdangal ozhivaakkan pattilla ennirikke' mobilenkilum' vittu thulachu light weight orennam vaangi, ' thadi kedakathe ' nokkan evar updeshichathre. Pakshe randu perkkum kure nerathekku ' Chevi pothi ' pidikkendi vannu. Athil pinne evarum ' eshtanodu ' kooduthal adukkarillathre. Oru nerathe shanavsinte aaharam 'oru kilo biriyani chorum koode'full chicken num randu mutton shabarama yum aanathre'. Ethokke kelkkumpol adbhutham thonnunnu. Bcantiyil njan kanda shanavas thanne yano, yithu ennu orthu ' njettunnu '. Annu shanavasinte weight 65 kg ayirunnannu njan orkkunnu. Pakshe eppol 125 kg. ulla shanavas ' nadakkunnathu ' polum buddimuttiyanathre!. Kaasu kittunnathu kondu kayyil kittunnathenthum kazhichal dukkikendivarum ennanu enikku shanavasinodu parayanullathu.Ethra cheru pryathil ethrayum 'weight' um aayi jeevikkuka yennu paranjal!!! Enthokke abdhangalil aanu pulli chennu chadunnathu? Oru varsham munpu ' kalayana urappinu ' kanda shanavasine ' prathishrutha vadhu ' eeyide veendum kandappol ' njettiyennum ', engane poyal kalayanam kazhikkan ' vere pennine ' nokkikolan paranjannum kettu. Aarkkayyalum jeevanil kothiyundaville?

Sunday, April 30, 2006

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Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Film: Pakeezah - Classic romance; great music

This film remains an all-time classic of Indian popular cinema, particularly due to its much-loved songs which most people know even if they have not watched the film. But it is, above all else, an extremely elegant example of film-making - sumptuously shot with astonishing attention to detail, splendidly evocative of an era and a milieu that has now pretty much vanished, and one of the few films I can think of that create a 'mood' so perfectly and draw the viewer into it so effortlessly.Unlike most 'Bollywood' films, Pakeezah is subtle, low-key and deliberately languid in pace - like the aristocratic semi-feudal Muslim society in North India it seeks to portray. Courtesans were prized for their facility as singers and dancers and the preservers of a culture that prized refinement, artifice, and 'form'. Yet, as the opening sequences of the film make clear, for all this courtesans must continue to inhabit a world of their own, unable to ever attain 'respectability'. Kamal Amrohi never passes judgment on the lifestyle of the courtesan, as has been so common in Hindi cinema; instead, he gently exposes the hypocrisy of a society that uses their services whilst pushing them to its margins.The film is notable for its nuanced, understated dialogue, stellar soundtrack (particularly the background score replete with ghazals and thumris, semi-classical musical forms sung by courtesans) and the performance of a lifetime by tragedienne Meena Kumari, whose swan song this was, in the title role. The stunningly beautiful Meena Kumari brings an astonishing grace and dignity to this tragic role without ever descending into the maudlin. Supporting performances, particularly by Beena as Nawabjaan, are also noteworthy. The songs and dances are marvelously choreographed. But most striking of all is the way the film manages to drown one in the atmosphere of an ethos that no longer survives, and tells a dignified yet poignant love story without resorting to excessive sentimentality, clichés, or melodrama. The universe of the courtesan (a world where men are only peripheral) is beautifully evoked without a trace of condescension but equally without over-romanticising it. As a story of forbidden, often suppressed, desire, Pakeezah has few peers; as an evocation of the life, music, and social world of courtesans in turn-of-the-century India, it has none.

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