Mechanical Life

Maniratnam's New Movie Announced. Ok. This is so big, SO FUCKIN BIG, that I completely refuse to believe it. It's called " The Mahabaratha ". Yes you read that right! This is the credited cast. Directed by Mani Ratnam Writing credits (in alphabetical order) Bobby Bedi story Cast (in alphabetical order) Ajith .... Shakuni Mama Nagarjuna Akkineni .... Dushshasan Amitabh Bachchan .... Bheeshma Manoj Bajpai .... Eklavya Kabir Bedi .... Vidur Dharmendra .... Dronacharya Madhuri Dixit .... Kunti Kamal Hassan .... Duryodhan Meera Jasmine .... Jadoo Karan Johar .... Shikhandi Salman Khan Shahrukh Khan Trisha Krishnan .... Chandrudu Madhavan .... Nakul Mohanlal .... Sehdev R. Siddharth Narayan .... Paandu Navin Nischol .... Dhritrashtra Rajnikanth .... Ashwathama Shreya .... Popojith Jackie Shroff .... Yudhhishthir 'Chiyaan' Vikram .... Bheema Produced by Bobby Bedi .... producer Mani Ratnam .... producer Didn't I tell you! I don't believe this.

These Girls Rock!

Listen to Shiva (2006) - Music by Ilayaraja, Directed by Ram Gopal Varma

RHCP - Dani California (Music Video)

Last nite, I met up with Sen and Wish at spencers. PJ joined a little later. Browsing around Westside w.o. A/C was unthinkable. We later went to Landmark and, this must be pretty common with everyone who goes to the LM, bought some classic lit. It was cheaper and it was hardbound. An Irresistable combo! PJ got Omkara and Wish was carrying a bag with some stuff. Not sure where she bought them. Popcorn, sweetcorn. Left spencers with PJ. There was some friction with the other 2. Went to the Gopalpuram coffee shop. Star called after a long time and by then sars joined us. I was on the phone long enough for sars to play the smartass. Star had some bad health week and recovered a.t.m. PJ left and we picked our way back to the beach. Sars wanted to take his car. We picked his car and all of a sudden sars had this impulsive need to go to matchpoint. We shared a mulligatawny and by then my mom's warning call came. Came back home. e.o.d.

Sars and I went to the Gym as usual. You guys have no idea on how good I feel about the previous line some conv Sars - Machi nalla vandhurukku, le?? Me - yennadhu?? Sars - Muscles? Me - Ah? Sars - biceps, triceps... Me - Ahem.. Sars - Brachialis, Fectoral carpii, latismus dorsi... Me - dai... Sars - Pectoralis, Glutus Maximus, Sartorius... Me - Ot*a addi vanga pore Sars - Latismus Dorsi, Teres Major, Gluteas Me - Mama...un ishta devathaiya vendikko... Sars - Thoppa mattum... Me - mattum??? Sars - venda oodu, Aductur Magnus... Me - Machi machi what about Corpus cavernosus?? Sars - Ah? Me - C. Spongiosum Sars - (smacked his lips) Me - Vena onakku theriyadhu... Sars - correct. yenakku theriyadhu...apdina?? Me - Vaa da polam Sars - Jus 2 minutes da...adhu 15, adhu 15, aparom mmmm, ah adhu oru 15... Me - Kaasu kudu, naan auto le poren Sars - Asinga ma panaadhe da Me - &*#@#@!!!!

Vettaiyaadu Villayaadu How can you squander good acting? Make a movie like Vettaiyaadu Villayaadu. How can you spend up a good night’s sleep? Watch a movie like Vettaiyaadu Villayaadu. Ok, I am clearly overstating this. Some parts of the movie were appreciable. Here’s a small list of what was good. >DCP Raghavan’s Introduction – No swish whoosh noise accompaniment, established a gutsy police officer, dark humour hanging somewhere there but wasn’t used. >The Murder of Arokiaraaj’s Daughter – Established the goriness of the perpetuator, music accommodated the overhanging darkness. >The Investigation of Arokiaraaj’s Daughter’s Murder – Established Raghavan Instinct (was it an inspiration from Will’s Instinct – Red Dragon? Not sure), BGM, again the ability to use bright daylight to deliver ominous activity like digging up a dead body, Goriness. >Kayal Vizhi meets Raghavan – Now it took jus2minutes for Mr.KH to do what he does the very best. Home ground advantage? It was like wa...