Book Review -

Book review...

Ha ha.!! Looking at the topic.. I go back to my school days where a book review would be given as a punishment  for failing in  English exams :)

Now I am punishing myself for the book which I read recently due to all the hype created by media, Narayanamurthy.. yeah right, the same Infy ex-chairman and of course the 1% of all Indians I hate, the people from IIT's and IIM's who think, when their parents prayed for a child, god created them extra smart due to the extra 100 bucks they gave to the priest.

Yes the book is Revolution 2020.You would have already noticed in the Header Pic #justsaying

Spoiler Alert for people who follow Chetan Bhagat on twitter and facebook and thought that this book is an inspiration of that "Mera netha chor hai" episode, I have four words for you "otha no its not"!

Coming seriously to the point, Revolution 2020 and the Plot have no connection whatsoever, I just think this was a marketing strategy to cash in on Anna hazare and the patience personified and dumb(literal meaning and not the slang) Manmohan Singh. Obviously one should have expected this from the author who has an MBA from IIM-A.

The book is simple and even 3rd standard fail like me can have a go at it. Unlike what I expected, fun , Romance and sex  from his previous books, this one is more of a melodrama.

Still there are quite a few Chetan Bhagat specials in this one too.

The characterization of the three main characters is awesome and there is of course a relation to IIT and IIM but in a different form in this book, where he deals with the IIT coaching classes.

The way he describes and goes about Kota is one of the USP's of the book apart from the sex, which turns out to be a false alarm since all the scenes are PG-13.

There is a good but a cinematic plot, since two of his books are made into films I think he has  written this one thinking this will also be eventually be made into a film. Since there are many sequences in the book resembling  Tamil movies, Mostly Rajini movies where, the Hero will become rich and successful after a very low point in his life in just one Song( likes of Padayappa, Annamalai, Baadsha , Veera and the list goes on.....).

The climax is very dramatic and defies some logic but still the book having all these limitations makes you feel for Gopal Mishra and leaves you the feeling which you get when you see a child working in a factory but you are helpless and you want to avoid it.

Other than these, Aarti pradhan, the Girl in contest/context is lovable and I have no more words to say because she isn’t brave and self confident as Ananya Swaminathan, she is just a typical fickle minded girl who sways in the direction of attention.

For those people who thought I would reveal the plot and you can save your 120 bucks(80 bucks in Flipcart after the discount :)) I have two words "Askku buskku". Buy the book and suffer as my room mate did :P

Verdict:

Enjoyable and readable for Chetan Bhagat fans and disposable and dish-washable for voracious readers. By the way I read in an article recently that actress Genelia is a voracious reader. What is she reading? Second standard science book #justasking.

Oh yes, coming to the point, for people expecting quality stuff and also fun,romance and sex, which is also quality stuff , this book can be avoided.

The Wall - Rahul Dravid - Dravid A munnetra kazhagam!

Dravid is the Indian cricket team. Indian cricket team is Dravid
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By A pissed off Cricket fanatic!

One man rising to the occasion when the chips are down, Ever dependable,Lion heart and the epitome of patience and courage,..ada poda evalavu than solrathu(#tamil)...

If I were in his place in this Royally raped English series,I defintely would have killed a guy or two, probably Harbajan singh and Sreesanth

To see this guy come out to the field day in and day out hoping for some company but failing to get some on all the occasions is like your wife who's fast asleep when you are doing it.

He is the only one who responds to a crisis and the rest are like the unwanted jokers in the hand without a Rummy.At this rate, Congress might ask Rahul Dravid to come and 'defend' for them against BABA Ramdev or even Obama might ask Dravid to solve their financial crisis.

I feel bitter to think of the Injustice being done to Dravid by the Bastards of cricket control in India(BCCI), Overshadowed by other swashbuckling cricketers in his 15 year long career but still shows no signs of regret and has been giving the best at all the time ,is what he is made up of. RAHUL DRAVID - the Unfinshed cricketer and so is this blog!


Trivia :
Question To Dravid "Isn't there always extra pressure for India to win against Pakistan than any other side"
Dravid"whether it is Australia, Pakistan or New Zealand, the ball doesn't change. The game is still played with 22 men."

அப்பாடக்கர் என்றால் என்ன?

அப்பாடக்கர் என்றால் என்ன?

இது சென்னையைச் சேர்ந்த செந்தமிழ்.
மகான் தக்கர் பாபா சென்னையில் சிலகால இருந்தபோது சென்னைவாழ் மக்கள் அவரை அன்புடன் அப்பா தக்கர் பாபா என்று அன்போடு அழைத்து இருக்கின்றனர். வேதங்களிலும்,ஞானங்களிலும் கரைகண்ட அவரிடம் ஆன்மீகம் தொடர்பாக எந்தக் கேள்வி கேட்டாலும் தெளிவான பதில் கிடைக்கும். அதேபோல ஒருவன்அவன் துறையில் தெளிவாக அனைத்தையும் தெரிந்தவனாக இருந்தால் அவன் பெரிய அப்பாதக்கர் என்று சொல்லபட்டு பின்னர் சென்னை உச்சரிப்பில் அப்பாடக்கர் ஆகிவிட்டது. அப்பா தக்கர் பாபா வித்யாலயான்னு டிநகர்ல ஒரு ஸ்கூல் இருக்கு. இப்படி சொல்லிக் கேட்டீங்கன்னா அங்க ஒரு பயலுக்கும் தெரியாது. அப்பாடக்கர் ஸ்கோலு எங்கருக்குன்னுகேளுங்க, டக்குனு காட்டுவானுங்க J

Source Code - Horizons of Imagination.

Takes us to the horizons of what a human brain can imagine and tries to apply logic to that!

 In  every suspense/thriller movie we watch,we will have a guess about the plot but in this movie I had no clue whatsoever even till the end.

At first I thought it would be in the lines of the Matrix, then I thought he will go back and forth to the '8 minutes' to see who planted the bomb and that's the end of the mission but finally the director proved every one wrong and has done a very good job in keeping us guessing till the end.

From the acclaimed director of Moon - Duncan Jones,comes this Sci-fi thriller. He has tried his level best to avoid the technical details or our logical reasoning which has done more good to the movie than harming it. Otherwise we would have been pointing out the logical mistakes as we did in movies like Inception. This movie is all about the feel and situation.

The sentiments like the father-son relationship, Michelle Monaghan's part did not quite work out as the director would have expected.
On the technical side, the cinematography is awesome, especially the opening shots and the scene when Jake jumps off the moving train worth a mention. Otherwise the graphics were pretty normal, in fact very low to the Hollywood standards.
The Main character Colter Stevens is played by the charming Jake Gyllenhal. He has clearly moved on from his charming and graceful image back from the Brokeback Mountain days.
Though he has sported a rugged look still he is handsome and charming. He has done a really good job as the confused army man who saves the day.
Michelle Monaghan plays the female lead and is beautiful as usual. Nothing much to perform but did very well with what she was given.
Russel Peters has no big role in the movie. He like every one else in the train does the same thing again and again for the one hours and thirty minutes of the movie.
Music .. Hm mm I don't remember a thing about the music/back ground score of the movie. Actually the scope for music in this movie is very little. So it went un-noticed.
May be I was too engrossed in finding the plot or the music actually did not stand out any where.

Overall the movie is short,crisp and good. When I came out of the theater I was just awe-struck looking at the extents to which the imaginations of the human brain can go. This looks kinda too-much credit to the movie but still it was to some extent very impressive in its creativity and imagination.

The bottom line is that this is a very creative entertainer, enjoyed to the fullest if physics is ignored.!!!!!

Nadunisi Naigal - Obnoxiously Stale

Goutham Vasudev Menon’s next after the breezy and romantic VTV happens to be a Psychic Thriller as the Promos project about the film and it happens to be one.


Goutham has dealt with the concept of Split personality in this film, which is evident and does not surprise the audience when it was supposed to. Moreover the concept of split personality is now become very stale after Chandramukhi and Anniyan and a dozen English movies.


Still there are a few points to appreciate in the film.

The cinematography is awesome and also has tried a few mad-angles - Good. Sameera Reddy is hot and Sexy, a treat to watch but no vulgarity. First timer Veera’s acting is noteworthy.

Finally the best thing for me in the movie is its auhenticity and reality. For instance the Life-line hospital,ECR road,OMR road,Tidel park,Sathyam Cinemas are real and places that we vist in our day-to-day life in chennai. Even the phone calls, when dialed goes for three beeps before ringing unlike other movies. These small intircacies make the film connect with the audience.


Apart from these there is nothing much to blabber about this movie. Yes the Movie does not have any Back ground score except sound effects. I never really missed the Music, Not because of the directorial greatness but the scenes donot require music as all the scenes involve shouting,groaning and crying.!!!.


So my verdict for this thriller of Goutham would be, People who like Psychic movies and also liked No country for Old Men and liked the psych factor in it can defintely watch the movie. Others can watch the movie at your own risk.!


The bottomline is that Goutham tried to showcase something different to the audience but it is the obnoxiusly stale concept of Split personality and Child abuse, So fails to facinate…….