Friday, June 29, 2007

B'day Bash! - a follow up.

One of our senior sangamites Muthumani a.k.a Sangamuthu celebrated his birthday last week.

Here's a followup on that...

We (those who attended the treat ;)) owe him a big thanks for the excellent treat he gave us in 'The Cascade', a pretty decent restaurant in Anna Nagar. It is becoming one of the hang out place for sangamites and also it has few heart melting associations with some of our sangamites - a topic for another blog post ;)

Anyways, back to the point... I'm sharing few photographs of our dude cutting the cake... Location - The Cascade, Anna Nagar.













Thursday, June 28, 2007

SaNGaM what its all about

Hi there,
Howz it going,
First of all, Happy Birthday Sanga Muthu!

This is the overseas member of sangam. As this is my first blog i try to recollect the days on how this sangam got formed. I dont remember any specific date to point....it all started for fun, group of guyz joinning hands and started doing activities against the anti-social elements in our org. Prime activity as i would remember is going against or commenting about anti-socialist in a org ....i believe most of us know who are anti-socialist in an org they r our manaters......u know they do things which are un-imaginable and deserves comments( use the resource effectively by pluging cables....hitting the scratch).........Later the same group was named as Sangam and Sangam was born. I miss all those days of fun now. And now i wonder whether those kind of activities are still going on.......I believe its there because we still have managers to manage us....and things like recommeding everyone for the same award.....onsite are going on........

Thats all about past......now in the blogs, i see movie reviews written saying "Sangam Verdict" Our lad has written, and i believe its not sangams verdict thats its our lads verdict......i would say if a group of sanmites give a single review then it really means that is "Sangams Verdict" I saw the movie and i liked it......the movie is really Kkhhool.........

Am giving a "pradhu against our lad" to sangam thalaivar to look into this issue.
I request thalaivar to address this issue with top priority.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

The transformer - enna thota currentuke shock adikkum

The revolutionist, Sarath, from Nasapatti (near Madurai) transforms the village to an electronic city with sophisticated technologies. The revolutionist faces lots of hindrance from the serial mosquito killer, hippo. Sarath comes out with his own style to develop his city.


Coming soon stay tuned.

Releasing world wide

Friday, June 22, 2007

Happy Birthday! Dude!!


Dear Muthumani

If there's something that you're dreaming of then may it all come true,
because you deserve it all...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.


By
Sangamites


Monday, June 18, 2007

Sivaji - Paera kaettaodane chumma athiruthu illa!!

That is the power, charisma and energy of our laudable super star Rajnikanth. This must give you a clue that I'm biased towards Rajni. Anyways, this is my first attempt on a movie review and I'll try my best to retrospect my experience, likes and dislikes about the movie. Here we go...

Until yesterday, Super star Rajnikanth was a magical word in Tamil Nadu, but now it is all over the world. The media is going haywire about the movie and so is his fans. Shankar, the most successful masala movie maker (in my opinion) and AVM Saravanan, a veteran producer of tamil cinema, join their hands together to make this historical, record breaking movie so called 'Sivaji - The Boss'.

The movie is about a NRI who comes back to his own land with loads of money and a heart full of ambition. He wishes to start FREE educational institutions for the 'yezhai' people and do good for them. But in his way stands the 'King Maker' Adhiseshan, a business tycoon and a brawny. Then, it is the story of the hero who was tarnished in the battle, comes up like a pheonix and pays back the baddies in style. Phew! just like that...

May be I'm oversimplifying, but it has more action, comedy, romance, revenge, sentiments and Style, style and more style. It was a real treat for the thalaivar fans to watch him rock on the screen.

The comedy sequences, accompanied by Vivek were really funny. Its definitely a break through for him to regain his place...

AR Rehman has already hit the charts with the album couple of months back. Now its Shankar's turn to make it a visual treat. He gets through the task with distinction. I liked the song 'Athiradee' and the way it is picturized. It has the kind of Rajni that I would like to watch. The thala introduction (in a Harleys...) in the song... ooohh amazing... I just couldn't resist but enjoy. The best song ever picturized for Rajnikanth... Shankar has raised the bar for the directors who wants to cast our super star in their movie.

Rajni and style is synonymous, the way he walks, talks, fights... everything has a uniqueness to it and most importantly a credibility. Sivaji has all of this in a right mix so that you dont get a overdose of it. The way he talks on the phone and utters those simple words 'Coool' and 'Boss' is mesmerizing. I just replied saying 'Coool buddy' when somebody asked me how the movie was... The way he hits the chewing gum in his palm and it bounces back to his mouth (there is lotsa variations in it too...), the way he puts his glasses, wow this man is full of energy.

There is romance and but it doesn't hitch. Shreya is beautiful in the movie and more glamorous (read hot!!!) in the songs. She has done a good job and lends out a decent performance in the final part. Who would care about the heroines in a super star movie... Its always a 'one man show', right! ;)

The photography is just awesome, especially in the songs sequences, accompanied by the marvelous sets designed by Thotta Tharani, is a visual delight. KV Anand, the man behind the camera gets the angles right and cuts our super stars age by 20 years... and special kudos for the make up man and the hair stylists for getting the appropriate look and wig for our super star... awesome costumes designed by Manish Malhotra... Thalaivar rocks in that blue denim suite...

Finally comes the 'Mottai Boss', who calls himself MGR :)... It is still more ravishing when he tells it with a sarcastic smile 'Naan Sivaji illada... M.G.R...'. The final 40 minutes is super cool, thalaivar like the Neo in Matrix... what else should I say... all against gravity... special effects... with currencies flying all around (Ironically, that scene somehow reminded me of the producers of this film...)

Double thumbs up for diehard Rajni fans and not-so-interested fans.

Before finishing, I just wanted to remind you guys that it is not a director's movie, so dont complain if its not upto the Cannes, Oscar standards. I agree that Shankar has to still work a lot to prove him as a good director. That doesn't mean that this is a bad movie. Shankar could've gone over board with super star and the budget, but it needs maturity and a sense of ownership to craft a sensible, balanced product out of it. (Dont ever tell me Perarasu could do it, and this is a kinda budget and casting where the creaters easily go haywire and mess the whole thing up. A living example is Kamal Hassan and his Aalavandan. He had never overcome the formula overhype == flopshow. So think...)

But being said all that, one thing that irks me is the budget for this movie... I frankly dont know if Eighty Cee (80 Crores) is really justified. Never mind, people are ready to bet more on this man... and he wins the BO single handedly with Style.


(Oops, didnt knew it would grow this long, better I stop here!!)

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Sivaji – The (Mottai) Boss


Yesterday I watched the movie in Pondicherry, entered the theatre with high expectation. But my tolerance is tested by the duo Shankar and Rajini in the first half. Like every Shankar film this too has good theme of bringing out the Black money from Business king pins. Our Superstar doing Robin Hood job for converting Black money into white money, helping people in education and medicine.

In the second half movie gears up after rajini starts his revenge over Suman. Movie has good scenes in patches here and there. Like Rajini imitating MGR, Sivaji and Kamal and MOTTAI Rajini scenes,trying to get approval and sancation from the Govt offiicals.

Shankar did lots of hard work in showing rajini as young laid (Successful in it), in wasting money for songs like Ballaelakha, Style and Athiradi song. (Dai adthuvaen Kasuna istathuku Selavu pannuivia) he is unsuccessful to get best steps in dance.

Mothathil ithu ore Perarusu Movie, Not Shankar Movie.

Two things keep in mind

1) Are u going for Rajini Masala Movie ? – Yes
2) Are u going for Shankar Movie ? – No

My Verdict(**1/2)

Better to watch in Online or VCD.

Pluses:

1) AR. Rahaman Music
2) K.V Ananad
3) Rajini Make up and Costumes.

Minuses:
1) Shankar
2) Choreographers for Ballaelakha
3) First Half
4) Rajini Dance steps

Friday, June 15, 2007

Today Tamil Dailies

What you can find in it


Daily Thandhi (Thina Thandhi) - Illegal Affairs news and Cinema Ads

Daily Malar (Dina Malar) – Illegal Affairs and Criticizing Ruling Government and their allies

Dianakaran – Supporting the government and their allies, Cinema news, You can find Kalainzar Photo daily in front page.

These three are best sellers in Tamil nadu

Dina Mani – Giving neutral News and criticizing what should be criticized - But poor Seller


They were selling Sexism and we can easily judge people attitude. Krishna and Rama save my country.



Sivaji - the boss, !babaji



Rs 400 @ vetri. I reached with my friends around 8. no parking space..parked the bike somewhere in the road..ran towards the theatre..the theatre was crowded( heard they are playin sivaji in almost all theatres...still crowded!!! huh!! unbeliveable) ..no space to move...finally managed to enter inside the theatre somehow..one of my friends has already blocked seat for me...so far so "cool"...no AC..there were around 300 seats but 700 - 800 ppl were inside and smoking(inside the theatre)

The curtain went up...ppl were screaming...oops i left out the milk abhishegam...but those things are very common in the first show...after many ads came the movie...ppl were standing over the seat one above the other...burning camphor...spraying...lotsa paper pieces( a ton!!! No, even more)...


First scene : ppl(including me!!) went roaring when they saw "Superstar Rajini" on the screen... for a moment i tot i would become deaf!!! Rajini, wearing mask on his face, was taken to prison..ppl ask him wat happened...then comes the flash back of sivaji..

Outline: Thala comes from america...wanted to start a medical college for 200 crores and give free admissions..a guy(villian) is against that....thala fights and starts the college in every district....first half comedy and second half revolution :) and its abt black money..

No punch dialogues except - cool, pera ketona summa athuruthula, panniga thaan kutama varun, singam singlea thaan varum". Rajini imitates MGR, Sivaji, Captain, Kamal, Vikram, Vijay and vedivelu(dei mama(vivek) ,enna vechu comedy kimedy pannalaye"..Vivek stops him telling the punch dialogues and then he starts delivering all punch dialogues..

songs were great..esp "style" and "athiradi" song.

Sivaji will be the biggest hit for Rajini..concept is good..acting is great..awesum style..what else u can expect from him...its not like the babaji..its sivaji :)..pls watch it in theatres...MOVIE OF THE CENTURY...”sixku appram sevenda sivajiku appram yevan da”

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Tit! for Tat


An Argentinean condom company put up this ad before the soccer world cup match between Argentina and Brazil. This was just to show what they are gonna do to Brazil.

Later Brazil won the match and the football organization replied them straight on the head.

This what you call ‘Tit! for Tat’ :)



Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Boling poitu Pissa sapdlaama...

"Cheran as urban youth. Who wants to go boling and eat pissa with his gaerlfrend. But they are 'yezhai' lovers unable to afford pissa after bike gets punture and maama takes mamool"

Ha ha ha ha ha... oh! my gawd...
the cartoon is just awesome... lol :)

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Monday, June 4, 2007

Chennai 600028 & Sangam @ Sangam Cinemas!


People: Schumi, Baski, Shan, Vijay, Amith & Murugan
Transport: 3 rattling bikes
Show time: 18:45 hr
Venue: Padmam @ Sangam
Date: 05/31/07 (Thursday)
Movie: Chennai 600 028 - Enga area ulle varaathae...

We rushed to the cineplex from the office after the core business hours (i.e. 18:00hr) in a hope to get the tickets for the recent movie Chennai 600028 (Chennai Aaru lakshathi irupathettu - as you say it in tamil). We were just in time to reach the theatres and grab the tickets, not to mention the rush hour traffic in chennai. After the parking hassles and getting on to the right seats, the movie was quite enjoyable.

Great outing after a long time! It was indeed fun and enjoyable.

Sangam Verdict: Definitely worth a watch! ( *****)

(The director Venkat Prabhu did hit a big sixer in the very first ball of the match. Now the pressure is on his shoulders... Good luck for the coming days, boy)

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Friday, June 1, 2007

You guys made it memorable!

I was really surprised to see my place decorated with balloons and the big (infact very big) parcel. Well planned and executed by Schumi, Baski and Murugan...

The gift was awesome and very symbolic ;)




It doesn't stop here... see my cube...



Thank you frenz. you guys really made it memorable this time. :)

Mr and Mrs Amith




Now

Yes. Again, the day is back. This day is special for our president, Mr. Amith. Today is his wedding Anniversary. His wedding happened two years ago but the celebration continues to this day. Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.

I am wishing him on behalf of Sangam many happy returns of the day and all his dream become true.


Love is one long sweet dream, and marriage is the alarm clock.

After 5 years


After 50 years