2023-03-27 03:36
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2023-01-07 23:28
My list of amazing movies in 2022 Read More
2022-10-27 06:00
We can’t ignore the perils of war because of its inherent link to the stability and economy of a nation Read More
2022-06-12 08:28
What are the ingredients required to make the gangster movie look more promising and interesting to the Indian audience? Read More
2022-04-18 05:16
What is the point of going to war? If one thinks that he needs power, the other thinks he needs freedom Read More
2022-01-01 11:01
These movies, series and documentaries kept me occupied this year during the pandemic Read More
2021-10-14 20:45
Authors often feel or urge themselves to kill the character to impact the senses of the audience Read More
2021-05-10 17:47
The Intellectual Property Rights of vaccines has become a throne of concern in the context of bioethics. Never has a vaccine been debated like this for IP. It sometimes occurs to me why not… Read More
2020-12-26 16:07
Everything drills down to business and money, and movie production and theater screening is not exempted from this Read More
2020-06-28 06:43
Boycotting Chinese goods by Indians and suspending foreign visas by Trump to help American workers are the thoughts born out of Nationalism. One way, the thought of caring and respecting one… Read More
2020-06-10 07:50
Work from home is like a honeymoon, it stays for a brief period and that magic doesn’t last long Read More
2020-05-27 15:25
The society is drawing a thick visible line between an employee and a labour, even though both of them work for the capital masters. While the former earns dignity and respect, the latter is… Read More
2020-05-24 10:38
The list includes movies, TV series, documentaries and talk shows from Netflix, Amazon Prime, and TED and have been wonderful with their content and knowledge Read More
2020-05-09 09:05
every leader made his country to concentrate on technological advancements to win the war at any possible cost Read More
2020-04-27 12:13
Ambitions are more to her than loving a person and being stuck in a marriage Read More
2020-04-18 09:59
The idea of pandemic for me was different than what we are witnessing today. The crap from Hollywood filled my head with zombies, and I was under a stupid impression that this is how it look… Read More
2020-03-01 14:58
I live in Chennai, the city which is not often preferred by any modern professionals to come here for work due to the harsh climate. The existing prejudice that Tamilians are harsh also adds… Read More
2019-12-30 18:12
Here is the list of movies I felt worthy of my time and money in 2019. I have included only those I watched, and there might be many good ones left out. The list is in the order of their rel… Read More
2019-11-29 12:50
Last weekend was so embarrassing. I decided to watch Frozen 2.
I am an art-house movie lover, watching every movie anticipating some peculiar thing, which should make me go deeper into the i… Read More
2019-10-06 15:05
Mild subjective spoilers ahead.
Why the characters of Joker and Asuran find resonance with us today?
It has been an explosive week for me with loads of office work and loads of violence on s… Read More
2019-09-22 10:36
How much do you earn?
Does that really matter? Why do companies ask for this? Does it really matter for them to know the candidate’s current salary so that they can offer enough amount… Read More
2019-08-12 16:43
There is a significant philosophical difference between making money and doing business. Only a few would understand it in a whole lot of perspectives and become successful in their endeavou… Read More
2019-07-21 20:48
The human mind is effortless to manipulate, and we have been victims of that manipulation since ages. I would scratch my head often when I hear our elders saying that today’s younger g… Read More
2019-07-15 17:55
How does it feel when the entire world surrounded by us is entirely dark with random voices confusing an innocent mind?
Last week, I was visiting my cousin’s place to meet the newborn… Read More
2019-06-01 14:25
Empathy and compassion are found in abundant quantities all over the virtual places. Back when my mind started learning about the happenings around us when I was a teenager, this empathy and… Read More
2019-05-22 11:41
Spoilers ahead for Game of Thrones.My thoughts went too far to comprehend whenever anyone said ‘Winter is coming’. I waited for eight years for that Winter in humid weather of Ch… Read More
2019-05-12 17:41
I am sure that none of us likes to get advice on how to lead our life from random people. Even if they are our parents or best friends, if they keep on preaching us to do this and don’… Read More
2019-04-28 18:50
Not everyone living in a metropolitan city are blessed to witness the beauty of nature during their busiest lives. We have already occupied rich ecosystems belonging to nature, and are left… Read More
2019-03-03 11:31
Wednesday, 20th February 2019 , Vettri theater, Chromepet, Chennai.
I finished my work at the office early and set out to watch the epic masterpiece, The Dark Knight.
I have watched The Dark… Read More
2019-02-09 06:50
Destiny takes us to unexpected places and makes us meet strangers who eventually become friends and partners. The saying Everything happens for a reason is so powerful and valid but many of… Read More
2019-02-01 11:11
You cannot serve sweets to a group of people which mostly comprises of diabetic patients. That’s the problem usually encountered by a film critic.
There is a slight difference between… Read More
2018-12-27 11:14
“Your manager orders you to do a task in a manner which goes against the company policies and code of conduct. But, this particular easy task, if done, will fetch millions of profits t… Read More
2018-12-23 09:51
Here are my best movies of 2018 in the order of their release dates. I have included only those movies which I have watched (Tamil, English, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam). There might be many… Read More
2018-12-12 11:02
When was the last time you realized that you have forced yourself into a deep pile of shit? This dawn of realization occurred to me after a couple of futile arguments with my friend on burni… Read More
2018-11-28 11:17
Lean In was an extraordinary book by Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook. When the book came out, it received a thunderous response, especially from feminists. Everyone looked at her with i… Read More
2018-10-09 15:57
Brutal movie spoilers ahead for 96(tamil movie) and On Body and Soul
Body and soul are not meant to be separate forever, for both of them are complementary and one renders itself meaningless… Read More
2018-09-16 08:35
I was baffled when one of my colleagues threw this unusual question on my face.
Do you feel comfortable to work with a transgender in your team?
To be honest, I was dumbfounded for a few sec… Read More
2018-08-31 12:21
The concept of anticipatory shipping by Amazon for which it has obtained a patent is termed a genius master stroke to disrupt the existing retail sector. With its sophisticated tools of pred… Read More
2018-08-07 19:04
The ground shakes when a big tree falls. But in Tamil Nadu, people will make the tree fall by shaking it with their own hands and voices.
I have witnessed this extreme phenomenon during the… Read More
2018-06-20 11:24
PUBLICITY DISASTER
I respect my prime minister Modi. But sometimes I feel awkwardly happy when ever I see memes and trolls of him in websites. How much ever great he is, I cant stop laughing… Read More
2018-05-05 07:24
Infinity War Spoilers ahead
I got bored with super hero movies. I really liked Spider man in 2003 when I was just ten years old and that was my first super hero movie. I was interested in th… Read More
2018-04-13 19:18
India is a union of states and a federal democracy with sharing of powers between the center and states. And it has remained as a union and will remain as such forever. But there are few sec… Read More
2018-04-02 18:17
Delete Facebook! Seriously?
Was Facebook really useful to us all these years? This was the question confronted by everyone who was bit afraid when the scandal of Cambridge Analytica broke ou… Read More
2018-03-18 15:24
Marriages are made in heaven.
Days are gone where marriages are conducted at homes of brides or bridegrooms and temples. The urban youth of today’s tech savvy modern civilization are m… Read More
2018-01-22 10:54
Its been three weeks since we entered 2018. Many vlogs, blogs and articles about top films of 2017 were there, but still even though late, I am giving my best films of 2017.. The list is in… Read More
2017-12-31 12:17
As 2017 is nearing its end, one last write up wrap !!
What’s passion??
Passion – Every now and then, you may come across some eloquent, elite people in your &hell…Read More
2017-12-31 10:45
Sarcasm at public platforms should not be derogatory, it should entice a sense of interest among the listeners. A little bit sense of humour in conversations will trigger a sense o… Read More
2017-12-17 16:12
Musings on latest Tamil movie Aruvi (English: mountain waterfall)
You go on trip to a remote place. You find a waterfall so beautiful. It carries the water from different sources in its upst… Read More
2017-12-04 17:08
What to do and what not to do?
In this blissful city of ambiguity
Where to go and where not to go
Depends on the level of your serenity.
Searching for the truth is this poor soul
On the di… Read More
2017-11-19 12:38
Dear God,
I apologize for mocking at your disabilities and multiple abilities in my previous article (here) while explaining about the hardships you went through for enrolling yourself for a… Read More
2017-10-12 07:39
When did people start identifying (distancing) themselves by their language and locality? Why is this protective attitude of people rising phenomenally in the era of globalization?
Some peop… Read More
2017-09-08 19:51
Lately, after watching horror movies in consecutive weeks I can’t refrain from appreciating the Indian moviegoers whose minds are satiated with hilarious sense of humor that comes out… Read More
2017-08-04 11:30
You are not my boss..
Citizens of my country are too much busy watching BigBoss. They forget to have food and bath but enjoy watching the big boss inmates cooking food. This madness exc… Read More
2017-07-22 22:14
Spoilers ahead for Dunkirk…
A nationalist review and comment about Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk and ambiguous imperialist ideology of Churchill’s government.
Dunkirk evacua… Read More
2017-05-24 08:36
KATHTHI movie is not only a Diwali blockbuster of 2014, but also a communist narrative from AR Muragadoss. The issues dealt in KATHTHI seem to have triggered responses in Tamil Nadu only in… Read More
2017-04-30 15:01
AADHAR card atrocities
Scene 1 – YAMALOKAM (HELL)
(CHITRAGUPTHA was busy looking into his book which has records of every man’s actions in his life. He was turning the pages to f… Read More
2017-02-11 19:36
Dear La La Land,
You are not just a movie. You are a visually breathtaking colourful spectacle in which your beautiful choreographed sequences with foot tapping music mesmerized us.
A sweet… Read More
2017-01-18 12:38
The honorable Supreme Court banned Jallikattu, a traditional bull taming sport being dearly followed since centuries in Tamil Nadu, in 2014. Three years have passed until now during which de… Read More
2016-12-31 12:23
What is good for me may not be good for others. I was sitting in a movie theatre watching La La Land, a musical story which I waited eagerly to watch. But to my disappointment, it didn&rsquo&hell…Read More
2016-12-20 05:20
What makes a person to be cherished forever? What makes him/her great? If Ideology, Morality or Ethics alone define an individual’s popularity, then there are many such people in this… Read More
2016-12-11 15:09
What makes a person to be cherished forever? What makes him/her great? If Ideology, Morality or Ethics alone define an individual’s popularity, then there are many such people in this… Read More
2016-11-14 14:30
Below are the opening lines in the poem Desha Charitralu by famous radical Telugu poet Srirangam Srinivasa Rao (Sri Sri) in his critically acclaimed work Mahaprasthanam.
ఏ ద……Read More
2016-11-08 20:10
When I ask myself whether I am a feminist, I have to struggle to find a blunt answer. Feminism is nothing but an activism for women’s rights on the basis of equality. If we go by these… Read More
2016-09-29 19:27
Last night, Indian army conducted surgical strikes and destroyed few terror launch pads across LOC in Jammu and Kashmir. Indian DGMO Lt Gen Ranbir Singh announced this news in a statement gi… Read More
2016-08-15 15:27
Lately, I was listening to music and these compositions, remixes in particular, are killing my time and making me hit the replay button again and again..
What would be going in Vijay Yesudas… Read More
2016-08-12 08:08
Lusty affair with technology
I had many arguments with my friends ever since I bought a smart phone and I am being ridiculed every day for the choice I made. It did occur to me several times… Read More
2016-08-07 03:51
When Abraham Lincoln defined Democracy as a government of the people, by the people and for the people I can’t guess what was running in his mind. But this iconic definition of democra… Read More
2016-07-23 14:53
Kabali da. Neruppu daa !!!!!
Rajinikanth has a tremendous fan following which has been witnessed recently when south India was Kabalified. On the other hand, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronal… Read More
2016-06-19 15:25
Jo Cox, a 41 year old promising MP in the British Parliament was brutally murdered by an alleged Brexit supporter (Brexit – term referring to Britain’s exit from the European Uni… Read More
2016-05-31 16:09
There was no teacher in the class. She went to meet the principal to report on an important task. Before leaving, she warned the class to remain in pin drop silence until she returns. Disreg… Read More
2016-05-21 14:30
Hollywood’s pretty woman Julia Roberts committed a dare devil act by walking the red carpet with bare foot at the Cannes. Whatever may be the reason for such a valiant act, but it oste… Read More
2016-05-14 14:15
I recently watched Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum, a remake of a Korean film. This film brought a smile on my face along with the two lead characters in the final scene.
When destiny takes you to t… Read More
2016-05-06 05:17
While I struggled to get the true meaning of the term Nationalism in my previous article Nation and Nationalism, another term Development started bothering me from then. What exactly do we m… Read More
2016-04-26 07:15
What exactly is nationalism??
The slogan of republic factions in the ongoing American presidential elections ‘Make America great again’, last year’s referendum in the UK fo… Read More
2016-04-24 16:22
I can’t estimate the hours and days I travelled by bus in my life time but I can reminisce my experiences so far.
Most of us prefer a window seat while travelling and I am not an excep… Read More
2016-04-20 12:34
How would you feel when somebody is watching you when you are alone? Do you feel that your privacy is at risk with such intruders?
With huge amount of online activity happening all over the… Read More
2016-04-13 12:30
I reached Chennai early in the morning on one fine Monday after a long weekend at home. I got off at CMBT (Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus). I had to take metropolitan transport Bus No 570, a… Read More
2016-04-03 03:33
Gal Gadot’s stupendous introduction as Wonder woman in Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice made me to reminisce other actresses who broke the backs of villains in recent times.
The adven… Read More
2016-03-27 13:08
Never had I thought that a beautiful woman would meet me.
Never had I thought that she would love me.
Beautiful were the moments between us
And dreams of our future were vivacious
Regrets an… Read More
2016-03-20 11:44
I love to watch war movies. I love to watch them not for the graphic violence they graciously depict, but to understand the way the ideology responsible for that war is shown by them. Previo… Read More
2016-03-20 11:44
I love to watch war movies. I love to watch them not for the graphic violence they graciously depict, but to understand the way the ideology responsible for that war is shown by them. Previo… Read More
2016-03-13 18:07
Looking at the world through a pair of lens is not as good as you look with a naked eye.
I have been wearing spectacles since 2009. They sit majestically on my nose all the time and when eve… Read More
2016-02-14 19:53
Blissful introductions, timeless conversations, frantic quarrels and tearful departures are phenomenal in modern love stories.
By witnessing five different events around me recently and on t… Read More
2016-01-30 13:18
I am writing this watching Leonardo Di Caprio in Blood diamond and at the same time a newspaper is lying before me reading about Novak Djokovic’s triumph against mighty Roger… Read More
2016-01-19 11:25
Wow.. India.. The developing country with 120+crore population. The youngest country. The future of this beautiful country will be crafted by its energetic youth. The scope for reaping huge… Read More
2016-01-01 19:06
Dear Mark Zuckerberg,
You are considered to be the most successful entrepreneur of the 21st century. Your story from Harvard to Silicon valley gives an immense inspiration to many budding en… Read More
2015-12-11 14:00
After showing multidimensional horror movie, Rainy season bid an eye-opening farewell to Chennai and welcomed its brother The Winter graciously. The misty mornings which are unfamiliar to th… Read More
2015-12-06 17:29
In the wake of record breaking rainfall and eventual floods in Chennai, I came across several news reports and opinions blaming the Chennai Corporation, Chennai Metropolitan Development auth… Read More
2015-11-22 15:08
Have you ever lived your life as you liked? Are there any sacrifices you made worth mentioning in your career? Did you feel happy when you let go off your likes and interests to make o… Read More
2015-11-17 08:13
I believe in the funny fact toilet is the most peaceful place on the earth for everyone irrespective of their economic status. Unfortunately, that peace and comfort is disturbed now. An… Read More
2015-10-18 16:06
The mega sales by Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal for the past two days made me muse over a frustrating experience we came across exactly a year ago during similar event. The way the customers… Read More
2015-09-21 14:15
Two weeks before, parting away from routine traditional meals and tiffins, my friend suggested me to go to Domino’s on Friday evening. I never tasted a Domino’s Pizza until… Read More
2015-09-05 20:00
Super star Mahesh Babu, Power star Pawan Kalyan, Ilayathalapathy Vijay, Thala Ajith and everlasting Thalaivar Rajinikanth. These are WTF heroes of South Indian Cinema. By the way, WTF means… Read More
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