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Vijay, all set to fly with Kuruvi

April 19, 2008 by T.U. Dinesh

The shootings are going in full pace for this movie which was to be released this month. But better best late than never.

Kuruvi’s audio is already making waves. Being a non-Vijay fan, I am hooked to it. Especially the opening number, the happy new year, palaanadhu and the theme music. I just cant wait to see Vijay in director Dharani’s eyes. Their previous combo Ghilli rocked the box office and Kuruvi is definitely going to keep the box office ringing err singing. Dharani is definitely the prince of screenplays (the King being Bhagyaraj) in Tamil. There is absolutely zero logic in his movie but he keeps the audience hooked with his tight gripped screenplay and shot division. Otherwise a crap like Ghilli wouldn’t have even found a distributor. Of course Vijay also has a huge hand in the movie’s success. He underplayed his role after learning his lessons from Bhagavathy and Pudhiya Geethai kind of movies. I am waiting for the FDFS.

Here is a million dollar question: Kuruvi is produced by Stalin’s son Udayanidhi. Do you think the movie’s thirutu DVD will flood the market within a week of it’s release?

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Déjà vu

April 16, 2008 by T.U. Dinesh

A couple of days back I was watching Panchathanthiram on KTV. In fact this was the first movie I started watching as a college fresher. All of a sudden when the four guys in the movie decide to go to B’lore, each one comes up with a reason to get a permission from the mistress of the house. There was a severe sense of déjà vu at that moment. Many a times have I done the same thing to run out of the city for a break.
It was just a couple of days before watching this movie I came up with an excuse to go to Pondy.
Damn, I’ll have to reduce the number of trips.

This pic below is one of my favourite pics from this trip. The exposuse compensation might not be great (its mobile phone’s camera) but the framing definitely is. The sea shore is on my back and I am on a staircase leading to nowhere in the middle of the sea.

The other one was from a church near the beach. Architecture never ceases to amaze me. Even in my Vis Comm days I was so much into construction and architecture, I used to draw my own designs even on the examination question papers after finishing the exams. The invigilators always hated the Vis Commites and would pounce on any opportunity to get on our nerves. But anyway, this church was a well maintained one but not an ancient one. But still, its a piece of art.

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Love=(A+B)*C

April 10, 2008 by T.U. Dinesh

There are three characters, A, B and C.

A is the hero
B is the heroine
C is the best friend

A loves B. B says she is already committed. A’s dad comes and campaigns for A in B’s office. B slaps A’s dad. Dad dies.

C is A’s best friend. C is unable to see A in a dual distress (love failure + dad’s death) and decides to take him to his hometown where his wedding with his cousin is being planned.

A discovers that B is C’s girlfriend cum cousin. A gives up his love because he respects friendship. Suddenly after B’s engagement to C, B falls in love with A. So A, B and C dont marry. A goes back to city with B & C’s grandma and lives happily forever.

If you find this script pathetic, please replace A with Danush, B with the super gorgeous Nayanthara and C with KK and drop your puke at Yaaradi Ne Mohini.

Its an understatement to say that the movie is bad. Danush plays one of those poriki sons and Raghuvaran is his hard working single dad. Danush meets Nayanthara in the typical Minnale style and falls in love instantly. He manages to get close to Nayanthara in ways which are absolutely not possible for the way he had been all these years. The rest is pretty much said in the script above.

The highlight of the movie is when Danush is sent out of KK and Nayanthara’s ancestral house. Danush walks out with the grandma of the house and lives happily ever after.

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Velli thirai on silver screen

March 12, 2008 by T.U. Dinesh

Velli thirai is a perfect example of a very good script which has been badly translated into a film. Right from the voice over in the opening, which marks the history of cinema, there has been a sheer lack of an essential essence – life.

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Truth can be …

March 5, 2008 by T.U. Dinesh

… bitter when a cousin rightly subtracts 1985 from 2008 and makes you realise you’ve completed 23 years and not 22.

Even bitter when you walk into a cloth store and ask the salesman for a pant.

Me: Can you show me some formal pants?

Salesman: Sure sir, your waist size?

Me: 32

The salesman promptly showed pants in 32, but only in the trial room I realised that 32 inch pants are too tight to go up my knees. The salesman then wraps his inch tape around my waist and it shows 34 … :(

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Stop it

February 16, 2008 by T.U. Dinesh

Stop complaining that Simbhu overacts

Don’t you dare say that Danush’s movies are soft porn

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Again a price hike. Damn it.

February 14, 2008 by T.U. Dinesh

Its high time I shifted to Pondy. No, not because of the booze, petrol is just Rs 43 over there (inspite of today’s price hike). Its in fact cheaper than New Delhi.

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The Pondy quicky!

January 27, 2008 by T.U. Dinesh

Pondycherry is such a good stress buster. Not that I’am stressed at the moment but the place just clears the mind and makes it fresh for the months to come. After a rare wake up by 5 in the morning, we managed to start in time, late by just 30 mins which is totally acceptable. Arun picked Ashwin and Sushma and made it to my place and we were soon out in the high ways.

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Friends in police

January 25, 2008 by T.U. Dinesh

I usually wear my helmet when I take my bike. But Wednesday, the weather was so good I dint want the helmet to ruin the chilly wind hitting on my face, so I left the helmet and I was roaming around with no problem. At the end of the day, around 500 mts from my place, I was stopped by the police.

Police1: License, papers.

Me: Here.

The constable checked it.

Police1: No helmet, I’ve to file a case, pay 100 bucks.

Even before I start bargaining, the constable interupts,

Police1: Or pay 50 bucks to me, we are your friends, we are here to help you.

Me: I’ll give you 30 bucks.

He got offended and took me to another guy and asked him to file a case.

Police2: What do you do ?

Me: I am a sub-editor in a newspaper.

Police2: Okay sir, give me how much you can.

Me: I have 50 bucks so I can give only 30.

Police2: Ok sir.

Both the police constables never asked me to wear a helmet in future. And this happened right at the entrance of the Mylapore Police Station. And by reducing the fine amount, they claim to be doing a favour. Cha, I’ve seen some really honest police officers, who’ll do anything for the people. The guys who fines me are real black marks.

Not all police are like Alex Pandian or Raghavan or Anbu Selvan. Only Vadivelu has aptly portrayed the police of today in his movie Marudhamalai.

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Sure shot

January 18, 2008 by T.U. Dinesh

While every lead actor in Tamil cinema is vying for the Rajnikanth slot, slowly, steadily and silently one man is growing as the contender for the versatile Kamal Haasan. Continue Reading »

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