The Green Mile - TOUCHING

"Everybody says that we make movies equal to Hollywood standards, But it's not true, we are not even upto 1% of theirs" quoted by Padmashree Kamalhasan during one of his TV interviews on his successful Magnum opus "DASAVATARAM".

It's simply true, not only for the Visual effects and other (far... far...better) technical aspects, it even holds good for a movie of its originality and the way they make you sit through out the movie. 

Running a little bit more than 3 hrs(without any Box office ingredients), I (we) got a chance to watch this movie (in our Room's Home Theatre SYS. - doesn't a system and two very good speakers sum it up)"The Green Mile' thru my friend Vijayaraghavan(Thanks a lot da....)

To be noted here is, it was an original Golden edition and not a Pirated one.

Released in 1999 and was nominated and won several awards,including Golden Globe, were all just a news to me, during that time...Watched the clippings of this flick in Star Movies for several times, but have not lingered to watch it.

Coming to the movie, I have got not much to tell about its story, as you can get them from 'N' number of sites, rather I would love to comment about the characters and the impact it made into my mind.

Starting with a Flashback, we move along with the story back towards 1935, where Paul Edgecomb(done brilliantly by Tom Hanks) a chief of a death sentencing centre, they call it as a Green mile, due to it's green pasture over the corridor, where they have to walkover to get their final('the last mile' of their life) settlement.

The Actual (why should I use it..) hero of this movie is Michael Clarke Duncan as mammoth John Coffey.

(see pic.),he has really lived his character. He really made me cry (you really feel more sympathetic, when someone, who seems well built-up & athletic cries like a small baby).

Likewise, I can list up all the characters....Finally It is David Vs Goliath, Good Vs Bad. John Coffey gets to know about the real culprit and gets him punishment thru 'Odd man out' Wetmore.

"tired, dog tired" often used by John has a lot of meaning. 

Mr. Jingles is an interesting character.(Do watch the movie, you will love him).

Coffey might have espaced with Paul's help but, he doesn't. He goes to the accept his final execution.

What I see thru this movie is, more and more short stories and novels has to be made as full length commercial movies, without compromising on masala matters (eg. "POO" - Sasi - Tamil)

Note: I'm ready to lend this movie, whoever needs it.

Disclaimer: This is fully my own view about the movie, along with some inputs from Wikipedia. Excuse for any misspellings or grammatical errors.

Why to have film titled after Villain's name....GHAJINI ?

'GHAJINI'  is my second Hindi movie to be seen in Theatre(Sangam Complex) next to 'KARZZZZ'(I got all my due respect, for calling my friends, to this movie...especially from venky....)

The similraity between these two  movies is that, both are remakes, Karzzz from hindi itself and Ghajini from our(My ?) very own Tamil(Hey tamil da....).

Though the original film was seen umpteen times by many of us...still the curiosity remains the same(even a step higher...Aamir & Asin ?).

More concentration on the slightly illogical aspects from tamil has been taken care...Asin remains the same... Awesome... she has done a brilliant job...No doubt of coming more rounds in bollywood.

A.R. Rahman = Genius, as usual.(But when compared to Harris, we still can have his bakground score rendering in our ears.....)

MEMENTO = GHAJINI(T) = GHAJINI(H).

Loving to watch  MEMENTO (brainchild) behind all this Box office hits...Adapting a concept does a lot of good things particularly....taking a movie to all sections of society.

But is it fair for filmmakers to ask the movie to be watched  in theatres, which they have (not politically) adapted ?

"NOBODY"  is perfect....? It would be fine if everybody is not "NOBODY" ?

Mama... Maama... Mama....

How to express it.....

Today I had my MBA 3rd semester examinations (distance Examination). As always problematic subjects(Applied operational research) were really "PROBLEMATIC' to me.... I left the hall by 4 PM itself. When I switched on my MOBILE, I had a call from my father... He said that Akka (Senthamizh selvi - My doting sister) got pregnancy pain and had been admitted to NEYVELI general hospital. (the actual date which was given by the doctor was September 3rd).

As, it was nearly one week ahead, I was really worried.

Around 5:40 Pm, I got call from my Chiththappa, He was the first to say that happy news to me...

Hurray I became the uncle............

It's a baby girl... weighing 31/2 Kg's....

Right now my only wish (other than wishing my Uncle and Akka best wishes) is that, One day this cute little girl has to read my blog and feel proud of its UNCLE.....

What next... Searching name for my Cutie.....................

Krazy kiya mein… Oh Krazy@#^*($(%* Krazy kiya mein (please sing along with the tunes of DHOOM2’s title track)

How Do I know? That too at the age of 2….

Just for fun, I sat inside an Aluminium vessel (with a slight difficulty), which was half filled with water and I was jam packed into it, in our open roofed bathroom.

I felt it after a while, that I was not able to get out of it, I tried my level best, Oooops!, nicely struck..

Then I cried loudly, then came my father, mother, grandmother, chiththapaa’s (3 of them) and some neighbors too….

My father took a small tool, which is used to cut steel sheets, step by step he went through the mouth of the vessel and then body in a circular way, such that his son, wont get injured, finally, I came out…. Bu the beautiful vessel was then later used to feed starch to our Cow at the backyard. Whenever some relatives go to see that vessel, this story (Hei, it’s not story it’s called exploration)

Scene # 2

My thinking cap was always on (what a pity, they were right through out my childhood, but I lost them eventually stage by stage when I moved from one class to other…)

On the other day, my mother bought a new plastic bucket of bigger size, to store rice. Later she went to the garden to make hot water, in the mud stove.

Eureka! Something striked me, May be I might have thought to have a huge volume of water to be heated in a BIG PLASTIC BUCKET.

Everyone, came running out of the house, because of the melting smell of the plastic and even that day was DIWALI day for me and for my intelligence too…

There are lot more scenes getting lined up.....

The Costly Purse...

My Father and my self were in the Apollo Hospitals (Greams road) for his master health-check up (it was mandatory for employees working in NLC to have their health check-up to be done on a periodic basis).

After all the tests, we were waiting for the reports, in the mean time, we had our brunch at the cafeteria itself. While I was about to pay the bill, my father got notice of my purse (the own which I bought after joining "Anjana software" costing around 350 Rs, before one year) and he got strike of something and he took it from his pocket and showed me a Black leather purse and said to me that, "hey senthil, I bought this today at the Guindy platform, After a long bargain I got this for 75 Rs, It's too costly da".

He never asked me about my Purse, when I bought that, he never ever asked about it's price"

I really felt ashamed at that moment and felt how selfish I was, I had never thought of presenting him, which would be more uselful to him.

What I try to mean here is "If 75 Rs seems too costly to him, then what about the few thousands we (hope I can use "WE" here) spend just like that, when we hang out with our friends".

Looking for the right opportunity to present him a really "COSTLY" gift in the near futute.

FW mails

LKG Last Bench Terror Guys

Guy 1: Machan Naan romba upset ah irukan da

Guy 2: Yaen da veetla edhuna problema???

Guy 1: Illa da nethu slate vaanga spencer poirundhan, anga oru sema figure, sumar ondra vayasu irkum avanga amma madila paduthu vaila virala vachutu enna paathu oru look vituche paaru... iyyoooooooo.......

Guy 2: appram enna aachu???

Guy 1: Appram enna... enga appan adha paathutu poramaila en thalaila narukunu oru kottu vachan, kovathula rendu naala na cerelakkuda sapduradhu illa....

Guy 2: Indha appangalae ippadithanda poramaila alaivanga... nee dont worry machan nalaiku andha ponna thottiloda thukrom!!!

Time up............

Its exactly 1:56 am now....
Right now, i find it really difficult to post this blog.... I desperately need to post this blog.... because of the excitement caused by our new BROADBAND net to our room.....
yes now we are 24/7 online....... I downloaded my favourite hindi songs, telugu songs and browsed ORKUT...and enjoying a lot....
Ooops... its time up to leave 4 my home......
Will come up with an interesting post...

Senthilkumar Chellaiyya

Fw Mails

Usually, forwarded mails create irritation on many occassions, But some mails are truely touching and this section willbe specially for those mails.... Here comes the first one..........

This scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg, South Africa & London.

A white woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. Very disturbed by this, she called the air hostess. "You obviously do not see it then?" she asked. "You placed me next to a black man. I did not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. Give me an alternative seat." "Be calm please," the hostess replied. "Almost all the places on this flight are taken. I will go to see if another place is available." The hostess went away & then came back a few minutes later. "Madam, just as I thought, there are no other available seats in Economy Class. I spoke to the captain & he informed me that there is also no seat in Business Class. All the same, we still have one place in First Class." Before the woman could say anything, the hostess continued. "It is not usual for our company to permit someone from Economy Class to sit in First Class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting." The Hostess turned to the black guy, & said, "Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in First Class." At that moment, the other passengers, who'd been shocked by what they had just witnessed, stood up & applauded. This is a true story. If you are against racism, please try to spread this, whenever you get the chance...

WELL DONE, British Airways!!

My First Visit to a LIVE Concert

Sunday Morning: 6: 45 (20th April 2008)

The TOI was stuck in our rooms door handle (as usual the paper was voluminous... I bet no one can
even go for a quick glance of all pages)

My conscious and subconscious mind was searching for AR Rahman's Free entry pass details (because for the past 6 days they were providing it and I had the paper cuttings of the first two days)

(As it happens to me often...This time too it happened)

"Thanks for the overwhelming response in ARR Chennai Changing notes concert and the House is full now" - Said TOI

I was a bit disappointed, but never let myself down.

9:45 am

Called TOI office at chamiers road, Nandanam, 044-24342121

"Sir, is there any chance of getting tickets for ARR concert..."

"If you have the paper cuttings, we r ready to provide u, was the reply...."

Got my friends bike.... reached Nandanam in the next 15 minutes...

Got the tickets.... But I had also other assignment of searching for a good house for my newly married Andhra Colleague and we got one house too behind kasi theatre...It nearly took me to settle down only by 5:45 PM: (I loved to have a small sleep that day AN, so that I can enjoy the concert to the fullest)

Form there, I went directly to Koyambedu and my friend reached over there and we two started only 6:15 form there

The show was to start at 6:30pm as the invitations said.

To a huge surprise the whole road which was from Koyambedu to Aminjakarai was blocked, as doubted, every single guy from 6 to 60's had their passes in their hand..

When we reached over there by 6:45PM the Lathiwalas (aka police.... when they threaten us they get this name) the gates of St. George was closed and said that, no parking facilities were there and as they were not able to Control the crowd, they had to restrict us and though many had the passes they were not allowed.

Myself and my friend, were determined and got the ray of hope, when few of our ancestors where jumping over the Schools compound walls.... we parked the vehicle in a nearby hotel and decided to take the same route...

To our surprise, the Main gate was opened for few minutes and we managed to get inside... To describe this
Situation, it was really like the bulls running as fast on the streets of Spain....

TICKETS? Who bothered about it, they were unable to control the crowd (50,000++++)...

I was able to hear the beats and voice or ARR getting louder and louder when I was nearing towards the standing gallery.

I can still hear it; it was from "ALAIPAYUTHE".... The song that, I heard from the first was "Vaaji... Vaaji"
from the BOSS movie SHIVAJI, where Hariharan and Madhusree were singing ( & dancing!!#$%)...Though Madhusree was beautiful in a Long Skirt made of Black and silver, HH stole the show with a black and black skin tight Tee of course sporting his ponytail.

Then they were followed by Shankar Mahadevan, Javed Ali, Neethu Kumar(Bar so re mega mega...What a song!) Rehana(ARR's sister for Chaiyya Chaiyya.. Though Javed could not even reach Shukwinders magic, it was enjoyable), Legend with his master piece from Dil se (Dil se re... Dil se re...), followed by Naresh Iyers (Rooba roo roshini.. from RDB)

Karthik's and everybodys favorite from BOYS (Enakkoru girlfriend venumada...) (Particularly boys were very happy to hear this song and they sang along loudly….to grab some attention of the opposites.)

Shivamani’s Drums were the highlight; he used the Suitcase and 20 litre water containers to give a different sound….

And the Show was continuing, but my other half of the active mind was still with the Bike, which we parked in the Hotel… So we thought to leave the concert with some disappointment….

Hopefully we had our bike over there and headed straight to our room…

Eagerly waiting for another Concert................

BLESSED ARE THOSE...

"Blessed are those
Who Donate Blood
But, Only if it is a
SAFE BLOOD"

These were the exact wordings of a poster, found in the walls of the APOLLO HOSPITALS, in Greams Road, Chennai. My eyes were going through these words, when I was lying on the bed and donating blood to one of my friends relative on 25th April 2008 morning 10:45 AM.
I'm not here to preach others or boast my self about donating blood. I dont know, how I got this habit of donating blood to others. Till day I have done it for nearly 6 times.
I can still remember the day, when I was doing my third year Engineering at Arunai Engineering College. Tiruvannamalai. I went for the Blood Donation conducted by "DHANVANDRI BLOOD BANK & RESEARCH CENTRE" t-nagar, Chennai-17, conducted in our college campus. All my friends teased me as usual by seeing my physique ( I was just 51.5 Kgs) the doctor warned me and threatened me, that he would not allow me. But, I never let my self down (i still dont know, whether I volunteered to donate or to escape from my friends teasers). I compelled the doctor to
take it from me...and I assured him that i, got the guts to with stand the outcome.

My urge to start this blog was purely, based on a really nice human being, to whom I'm thankful at this moment.
I hope to make this blog a better place, for every one who visits it. I would also love to have your comments and opinions to improvise the blog.

With love,
Senthilkumar Chellaiyya.

NOTE: I'm ready to donate blood, whenever (it is medically possibly by me). Please find the below mail for further details about me.
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Thanks for the blood donation
drrema_m
Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 5:58 PM
To: csenthil.11@gmail.com
Dear Mr. Senthil

Thank you for donating blood at our blood bank on 25/04/2008.

Your kind gesture is appreciated.

Your blood reports are as follows:

Hemoglobin 15.6 g%
(12.5 to 18g%)

Blood group O Positive


Infectious Disease Screening

(Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV Negative

Malaria, Syphilis)

Looking forward to your next donation at our blood bank 3

months later.

Please acknowledge receipt of this mail


Thanks

With warm regards
Dr Rema Menon