b-e-a-utiful!

There are few things in this world which make you feel that you still exist amid the rumblings around you. You will be terribly off from the happenings around you sneaking your head to an artificial work. The self in you vanishes. You would have become a machine. Still, at moments like those there will be something which will bring out your self and makes you feel that you exist. You will again forget yourself, but this time, with your heart relaxing the way it needs to.

One such thing which made me so is the video below. This is what I call as b-e-a-utiful! Dont just see, Hear it, It will wake up your senses.

There was another picture which I received as a forward and the lines in the pic made much sense to my life at present. I call that as coincidence.

Sstyle!

ada ada ada asathuthu Sstyle
nada nada nadapathum Sstyle
pada pada pechilum Sstyle
vara vara vara ellamey STYLE...

check out http://www.timesnow.tv/videoshow/2128901.cms

i am infact scared that rotten tomatoes and eggs will hit me... anyways, nothing like SUPERSTAR!!

NO to Sivaji!

I am following up with the news about this movie right from the day the trio announced the project. A leading financial newspaper carried it in their first page and projected the revenue to be generated by this project. Then came few stills, cast, crew and everything else followed on. The movie is released now. Definitely I wanted to watch the movie as early as possible to catch up with the mania and put an end to the curiosity and hype created all these days.

I am offered tickets for today's evening show. But I denied the tickets............................................................................................................., because I have already watched the movie 3 times, ;) continuous 3 days and I generously made way for someone else who hasn't watched it yet. This is the first movie I am watching before, after and the day of release.

Believe me, it’s a movie strictly for the Superstar fans. I am a hard fan of the Brand Superstar. It’s full of style and the actor looks like how he featured during 1990's. It was good to see him like that. Speaking about the business generated by the movie; this is the movie which has evoked huge response from all over India. I heard 6 multiplexes in Bombay are running packed houses; this movie has made people all over India to look to South Indian Cinema.

Many theatres have been renovated to screen the movie. The theatre owners are damn sure in taking back their investment from the collections out of this movie. ‘Brand Superstar is the only reason’ they say. I had been to a theatre in Greater Chennai for viewing the movie. That theatre is a renovated one. They have renovated the theatre buying the seating arrangements, sound elements from a Multiplex which in turn has also renovated itself to a higher level.

It’s like the Keynes theory in Economics. Revenue is multiplied across sections from the producer to the poster guy. That’s the reason Superstar is a brand and it’s a festival when his movie is released. It’s a visual treat for his fans, after all that’s what audience expects from him as a Superstar.

Y Chat!

Yahoo thinks that it is doing something innovative. I do agree, but they have to realize that they are left behind. During 1998, some 10 yrs back from now was the time when Internet and Email started to spread in India. Hotmail, Yahoo, Mailcity were offering free email id's. The craze was on Yahoo. I being curious on Internet then registered myself with Yahoo and used to give my email id to all my friends to send me a mail. I was in fact the first student in that school to have an email id. Yahoo used to be colourful, stylish and fast too. I had registered a couple of ids with Yahoo then. Then other services like Photos, Groups started to roll out from Yahoo. They started giving out id's based on geographical locations. The database became huge.

Now, it looks like Yahoo is unable to manage with the database they have. The basic email service which they offer is v.slow. People are now looking for a sleek and fast service. Thats what has made Gmail click. More than the speed the chat in the Inbox is a cool feature. Yahoo has woken up late and I am happy they enabled the messenger in the mailbox at least now.

After a long gap of more than a year I am again starting to use the Yahoo Messenger. See you online!!

Movies, Actors and their work!

13 is an unlucky, haunting number for most of the people. Oceans 13 is not so actually for the team. A sleek, simple, stylish movie. I was watching it for the 2nd time yesterday. Brad Pitt and Matt Damon were my focus in the movie yesterday. Not to mention about Clooney and Pacino, they were at their best as usual.

Apart, the work from Brad and Matt made me think about the professionalism they follow in Hollywood. When you see regional films the character of a particular actor is carried forward to his next movie. The character of the actor portrayed in his previous film shadows in his next film too. Its not like that in Hollywood. I had watched Brad's earlier movie 'Babel' and Matt in 'Departed'. Both the films are of a different genre.

Brad played a role of a husband struggling to protect his wife who is shot during a tour to Moroccan Desert in the movie 'Babel'. A very tight packed emotional movie setting off a chain of events around the world, its said to be Brad's best performance ever.

Matt plays a role of an informant to the organized gangland chief in 'Departed'. He is implanted in the State Police Department by the chief. A war by the Police Department to set an end to organized crime, Matt plays the role with perfection and ease.

Oceans13 which is completely in contrast to their previous movies and their performance in the movie keeps you hooked and enjoyable. Overall, revenge is a funny thing for these guys in the movie. A movie worth watching provided you had watched 11 and 12 earlier.

The actors’ performances in the above movies are many thousand times far high than what we see regionally. The professionalism they display in their work is what differentiates Hollywood from Indian Cinema. Otherwise, Indian Cinema is on par with World Cinema. In fact, Indian movies and stars have an equal fan following with their Hollywood counterparts. Whatever it is, good movies with different genre always click in box office.

Sivaji!!

the latest buzz today is of course about the movie. The guy or gal who has the tickets in hand for the movie is in the limelight...There is a guy in my office who is overwhelmed on getting a ticket to the movie a day after the release...Not only the fans, the whole cine industry is waiting for the release...

almost every television and radio channel is carrying news on the movie regionally and nationally...75 crores budget, expected collection of 100 crores, asia's highest paid actor, superior technologies used for the first time, 600 graphics shots, industry's biggest names coming together for the project, every 100 ft having a banner/still/hoarding in the city, a mega brand called superstar., all put together, its just not only about entertainment., its all about business...

everyone waiting for the release with fingers crossed... just 2 more days to go...

Beany!

I have never liked the Mr. Bean episodes. I hate them actually. Still I do. But, I appreciate Rowan Atkinson as an artiste. He is definitely a versatile actor like Jim Carrey. I was reading few facts about Atkinson which was really surprising. Those facts for you now;

• He went to school with Tony Blair.
• His biggest passion and hobby: fancy racing cars.
• He’s married to a gorgeous Hindu woman, Sunetra Sastry.

Isn’t it amazing; Read on...

Rowan's interest was in engineering and he is a topper with Masters in Electronics. He was so obsessed with staging skits of Buster Keaton and French comedian Jacques Tati and he used to play pranks on all his masters. However, it was his headmaster who asked him to seriously consider a career in entertainment.

He fell heavily in love with a very attractive BBC makeup artiste called Sunetra Sastry…but it took months for him to ask her for a date. There is enough evidence that Sunetra Sastry is the biggest love of his life than anything else and fiercely protective of her too. That’s now a trivia which Indians will wonder about!

However he is funny on screen, he is a bravo in his real life. Flying over Kenya in a private Cessna, the pilot passed out of acute dehydration and Rowan, despite any flying experience brought the plane back in position avoiding a disaster. The pilot was then revived by his wife and then it landed safely in Nairobi. This is an episode which makes even the die hard haters of Mr. Bean stand up and clap for Rowan.

People who make others laugh with their sense of humour have been the most courageous in heart. I still hate Mr. Bean, but admire Mr. Rowan Atkinson.

the 'Q' is dead!

Internet is accelerating in a fast pace. For those staying behind, it’s not late to get going with e-commerce which is slowly changing the way businesses were happening! Gone are the days of “queue” to get things done... you would have stood many times for many things... the most annoying of those would be waiting for a train ticket, air ticket, food coupon and similar essential things in life.

Now everything is online... use your artificial extended hand (mouse) and click to get everything at your doorstep via internet... The latest in those series is from the F&B industry... Check out http://www.hotbriyani.com/. Register yourself and you could be lucky to get a sample pack of mouth watering Chicken, Mutton and Veg Biriyani free of cost in your doorstep on June 12 2007 if you are residing around Besant Nagar and Adyar.(Now don’t get watered in your mouth reading this…Your monitor will get spoiled! ;))

Another website which made much sense is http://www.globalflowerdelivery.com/ which delivers flowers, cakes and chocolates around the world. These sites are just an example of the technology and concept which is going to take over the B2C industry in an amazing way.

The network of networks provides vast opportunities for business and the saying “Make hay while the sun shines!” does flashes in my mind…

in the bay of bengal...

Had a chance to attend an event by TN Sailors Association and Vestas. This time I did not want to miss a chance of clicking pics...

This is a Olympic Class sail. Its handled by kids below 15 yrs. Amazing it is!! The youngest member in the association is just 8 yrs and the child surfs in the ocean with this sail!!

Thats me on board "Sekhizhar". There was one more ship named as "Sundaranar". btw, Sekhizhar and Sundaranar are Tamil Literature poets...

A Sunken Ship. No history!

This is a zooooom shot as like the enemy view... "Is the Black pearl ready to attack the cargo!?" ha ha...

In the deep blue sea, sailors in action!

End of Day...Show over!