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Vijay Narayanan on August 29th, 2011

An excellent short film — a beautiful tale, very well told. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Like Robert Browning wrote: Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made

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Vijay Narayanan on January 18th, 2011

To the point: a riveting movie whose screenplay, casting and acting will keep you at the edge of your seat at all times. The success of Vetrimaaran’s previous movie Pollaadhavan rested on three elements — an excellent screenplay, a great cast and Dhanush. It seems like three years down the line, Vetrimaaran and Dhanush have decided to raise the [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on February 18th, 2010

As the epitome of motherly love (vaatsalyam) in Hindu mythology, Yashoda has been immortalized by saints, storytellers, poets and singers. While comparisons are mere exercises in futility, it is hard to think of anyone who has expounded Yashoda’s love better or more elaborately than Periyaazhwaar. And the following lines (from the decad வெண்ணையளைந்த) is probably [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on January 23rd, 2010

Here’s why. Ezhezhu thalaimuraikkum from Goa (2010). Composer: Yuvan Shankar Raja.

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Vijay Narayanan on December 28th, 2009

What kept me laughing all weekend: உஷா: “அண்ணா, நாம ‘ஷோலே’ படம் போகலாம்.’ உப்பிலி: “ஆமாம், ஷோலே. ரொம்ப நன்னா இருக்காம். மலையாளம்.” அத்திம்பேர்: “உப்பிலி, ஷோலே மலையாள படமாடா? இந்தி டா!” உப்பிலி: “இந்தி-யா? அதைக்கூட தமிழ்ல எடுக்கறதா இருந்தாங்களாம். தேவர் பிலிம்ஸ்-ல தான் எடுக்கறதா இருந்தாங்க. கே.பி. சுந்தராம்பாள் கூட நடிக்கறதா இருந்தாங்க.” அத்திம்பேர்: “அப்படியா?” உப்பிலி: “படம் பேரு தெரியுமா? பழமுதிர் ஷோலே!” (from Crazy Thieves in Palavakkam)

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