My sincere thanks to my dear friend Vijay who sounded the loud warning that this movie might disappoint some who decide to watch it based on the adulation “built up” over the first two weeks since the movie’s release.
These are the remarks of the makkal who came out of the theatre on a Saturday afternoon from the satyam complex
Auto Singaaram – A theevara Vijay fan
Vijay padam mattume paakanumnu sabadham edutha naan moon varsham kizhichu vera eeero padam paarthen… aana surya summa sollakoodaadhu saar… enga thalaivar maadhiri thaniya thadumaara maadhiri oru dance stylelaam try panninaar… sooperunga
Subramaniam S – Chartered Accountant
My first task now is to go back and refer the Companies Act and look for the clause which permits a mentally unstable Managing Director to sign the Final Accounts of a Company. Hats off to the director who could find this before practitioners like us did!
Tamizhmani – Senior Inspector in Chennai
I now have 20 years experience but the sharp observation of the inspector in the movie
“Avaroda udambulla numbers ellam 10 digits – These have to be cellphone numbers” appadeenu sollum bodhu kalakitaar sir
Punch Pandian – An ardent punch dialogue priyan
I thought my thalaivar Surya would get into the punch dialogue scheme atleast from this movie, but I was shocked when there was one but was mouthed not by Surya but by Nayanthara
“oruthara konna suyanalam, rendu perayum konna adhu podunalam” pinnitaanga appu!
Sangeetha - Final Year Journalism student
I always had Barkha Dutt as my role model and hence took to journalism. Now, I have seen that a medicine student can be a champ in investigative journalism as well, especially when she is specifically told that she should not pursue the case, and this makes me feel that I have taken a wrong decision in my life…
Sanjay Jain – A Maarwadi Stationery shop owner in Chennai
Mere paas pehle bahoth saare corporate orders aathe the… abhi kuch dhinon se bijinej dull hai.. Abhi patha chalaa ki saare secretary log address note karne keliye bhi Laptop hi use karthe hein! Bijinej badhalna padega”
And Finally Arun Sriram – A never say die movie buff
I have always believed that walking out of a movie hall half through is unparliamentary behaviour. And as far this movie was concerned, Director Murugadoss’s idea of distributing Asin’s screen presence over the two halves was a commendable one, as that made me sit almost till the climax as I felt that there is something in it for me in the movie!
And if you felt that there is no mention of the two, sorry one, sorry two in one, ok whatever, villains, less said the better. My only thought however was that this movie was patbreaking in the sense that Bollywood villains enter Kollywood only through Captain’s movies ( Sharath Saxena, Mukesh Rishi to name a few, but Pradeep Rawat has chosen a Surya movie (If he has acted in any other Tamil movie, forgive me for this wrong observation)
Overall, if you want to watch a movie that is engaging and hilariously entertaining when you are munching popcorn.. Ghajini is not a bad option
22 October, 2005
08 October, 2005
Madras – The Brand
Madras – The very thought instantaneously reminds me of the Besant Nagar beach, Mount Road, Spencer Plaza, Mylapore Streets and Temples, IIT, Silk sarees and Saravana Bhavan.
OK. Let me get more honest. I am also reminded of water scarcity, perennial 90% humidity, the notoriously famous auto kaaran and power cuts in summer.
Now, we the Madrasis, not the “Madrasis” as addressed by North Indians who are still under the impression that anything south of Pune is Madhraas” , but the ones who are genuinely from the metropolis or been here, have to decide, as to which way we project Madras to the world.
As a city that is still having traces of the South Indian Flavour, despite not being averse to get a glimpse of the ‘Hep and happening’ things in life, it is very important to convey what uniquely defines Chennai, and sets it apart from the rest of the globe.
Being the vibrant city that it is, if only we could also have a tagline which can convey the what Chennai is, it would be great!
We don’t need to make Chennai a ‘cool’ tourist destination and that is not the only way to get people’s attention to the city.
From what I have seen, business travelers to Chennai are more keen on the earliest return ticket date, than having an excitement of going to a new place. This has to change and for that, we need to transform ourselves as brand ambassadors rather than join the Madras bashing Band wagon.
It would be small but significant step, if people visiting Chennai on business, don’t mind spending the weekend also, doing shopping or even enjoy the Getti Chutneys and Kotthu Parotas more leisurely.
Every city has its set of plus and minuses, and the minuses that Chennai has is in abundance in other Indian cities as well. However, they are just taken as a passing comment rather than leaving an imprint on their perception of that city. So, as we work towards minimizing the minuses that are in our control, I think there is no harm in bragging about the wonderful city that Chennai is.
OK. Let me get more honest. I am also reminded of water scarcity, perennial 90% humidity, the notoriously famous auto kaaran and power cuts in summer.
Now, we the Madrasis, not the “Madrasis” as addressed by North Indians who are still under the impression that anything south of Pune is Madhraas” , but the ones who are genuinely from the metropolis or been here, have to decide, as to which way we project Madras to the world.
As a city that is still having traces of the South Indian Flavour, despite not being averse to get a glimpse of the ‘Hep and happening’ things in life, it is very important to convey what uniquely defines Chennai, and sets it apart from the rest of the globe.
Being the vibrant city that it is, if only we could also have a tagline which can convey the what Chennai is, it would be great!
We don’t need to make Chennai a ‘cool’ tourist destination and that is not the only way to get people’s attention to the city.
From what I have seen, business travelers to Chennai are more keen on the earliest return ticket date, than having an excitement of going to a new place. This has to change and for that, we need to transform ourselves as brand ambassadors rather than join the Madras bashing Band wagon.
It would be small but significant step, if people visiting Chennai on business, don’t mind spending the weekend also, doing shopping or even enjoy the Getti Chutneys and Kotthu Parotas more leisurely.
Every city has its set of plus and minuses, and the minuses that Chennai has is in abundance in other Indian cities as well. However, they are just taken as a passing comment rather than leaving an imprint on their perception of that city. So, as we work towards minimizing the minuses that are in our control, I think there is no harm in bragging about the wonderful city that Chennai is.
Are these still part of the school curriculum?
“Why didn’t u do the homework”
“Forgot Miss”
“Did you forget to have dinner yesterday”
****
“Why did u show the answer to him”
“He asked me to ....Miss”
“Will u jump into the well if he asks you to?”
****
“How is it that Vijay is able to get 90 in English every time when you cannot touch even 80’s”
“That Miss is very partial”
****
“Ennada centumaa”
“Therla da.. Hope to pass”
****
Just after returning from a two day leave having attended a cousin’s wedding, the leave letter reads like
“Respected Madam,
My son could not attend school as he was suffering from high fever ……….
Yours sincerely (This is the punch)”
……..”
“Forgot Miss”
“Did you forget to have dinner yesterday”
****
“Why did u show the answer to him”
“He asked me to ....Miss”
“Will u jump into the well if he asks you to?”
****
“How is it that Vijay is able to get 90 in English every time when you cannot touch even 80’s”
“That Miss is very partial”
****
“Ennada centumaa”
“Therla da.. Hope to pass”
****
Just after returning from a two day leave having attended a cousin’s wedding, the leave letter reads like
“Respected Madam,
My son could not attend school as he was suffering from high fever ……….
Yours sincerely (This is the punch)”
……..”
06 October, 2005
Workers Union for IT/ ITES Industry
Workers Unions– IT/ITES – Disjoint Sets?? Think Again
What could just have been an overambitious dream of the Left to penetrate into the Fast Growing Software BPO Sector (Read Middle Class Vote bank) seems to be taking shape suddenly and man, it is in no small measure.
When I read the article on rediff that the nexus is growing thick and fast even outside the Communist Parties bastion of Kerala and West Bengal, is really making me think, whether this is warranted at all?
What is a Workers union really going to do for the employees of the Industry that is becoming the icon of India all over the world. Here is an industry which is currently having a healthy relationship with the ruling Governments without any prejudices.
Just because the Software Industry now contributes 4.5% of the GDP doesn’t mean that it needs a political face. All of us are dead sure that the industry could not have progressed in such a healthy environment if companies and employees took political sides, and in the process entangled in lobbies, corruption and preferences.
What is a Workers Union going to do in a scenario where human resources are anyway the core of the industry, and the companies are already vying against each other with innovative initiatives to retain the best.
The industry is working under a near perfect demand supply scenario when it comes to human resources. Just because there are one million people employed, doesn’t mean that they need political intervention to take care of them.
It needs further scrutiny before investing in facilities in states like West Bengal and Kerala, where the infrastructure sops may be outweighed by the Left’s intention to use them as gateways of conquering the country’s most promising industry.
As the country starts to respect entrepreneurship as a way of life, these ideas need to be clipped in the bud.
Anyways, as we believe in democracy as much as we all believe in ourselves, let me take your views on this as well
What could just have been an overambitious dream of the Left to penetrate into the Fast Growing Software BPO Sector (Read Middle Class Vote bank) seems to be taking shape suddenly and man, it is in no small measure.
When I read the article on rediff that the nexus is growing thick and fast even outside the Communist Parties bastion of Kerala and West Bengal, is really making me think, whether this is warranted at all?
What is a Workers union really going to do for the employees of the Industry that is becoming the icon of India all over the world. Here is an industry which is currently having a healthy relationship with the ruling Governments without any prejudices.
Just because the Software Industry now contributes 4.5% of the GDP doesn’t mean that it needs a political face. All of us are dead sure that the industry could not have progressed in such a healthy environment if companies and employees took political sides, and in the process entangled in lobbies, corruption and preferences.
What is a Workers Union going to do in a scenario where human resources are anyway the core of the industry, and the companies are already vying against each other with innovative initiatives to retain the best.
The industry is working under a near perfect demand supply scenario when it comes to human resources. Just because there are one million people employed, doesn’t mean that they need political intervention to take care of them.
It needs further scrutiny before investing in facilities in states like West Bengal and Kerala, where the infrastructure sops may be outweighed by the Left’s intention to use them as gateways of conquering the country’s most promising industry.
As the country starts to respect entrepreneurship as a way of life, these ideas need to be clipped in the bud.
Anyways, as we believe in democracy as much as we all believe in ourselves, let me take your views on this as well
Need a break???
These are the five things that come to my mind as to what the indices should be to measure whether you really deserve a break…. You can add yours!
1. You promptly pick up the landline receiver when you get a call on your mobile
2. You Ctrl C on your desktop and do the Ctrl V on your laptop to transfer data
3. You think it is Tuesday on a Monday morning, just because you worked the previous day.
4. You find 25 unread mails in your personal mail box (This has not happened to me atleast!)
5. You type in a web url in the SAP transaction code field (This is an accountant’s first indicator)!
1. You promptly pick up the landline receiver when you get a call on your mobile
2. You Ctrl C on your desktop and do the Ctrl V on your laptop to transfer data
3. You think it is Tuesday on a Monday morning, just because you worked the previous day.
4. You find 25 unread mails in your personal mail box (This has not happened to me atleast!)
5. You type in a web url in the SAP transaction code field (This is an accountant’s first indicator)!
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