My 40 days in Chennai

I have lived in Madurai, Tirunelveli and Coimbatore, out of which i consider Coimbatore to be the best one. I love to stay there everytime and avoid travelling to other cities. I even had my career start there itself, which made my love for it very much. To move higher, I was searching for some jobs and atlast i got a job in a wonderful company in Chennai. Chennai is a place which I love to hate, because of its heat, traffic etc., I have never stayed there for more than 10 days continuously. To go there and get settled was a real challenge for me.

Initial Days in Chennai:

It was February 28, 2013- I landed in chennai Perambur Railway Station. Chennai welcomed me with a Saavu Melam [சாவு மேளம்] in some roadside person's death. For me, it was so weird to hear it on the entry to city. Then the traffic even at night when i was going to board my room at the hostel, really frightened me. It was around 10 pm, but i still felt so hot like it was something around 7 pm. OMG!!!

          

The Hostel where I stayed was gifted with some wonderful persons. I was so lucky that I got a hostel where some of my friends stayed. My office is located at Cathedral Road, Chennai and my hostel is at Vadapalani, chennai [Distance - 5.4 Kms]. In the first day to my office, I saw some never before scenes [for me] - heavy traffic, people talking so loudly to the other person in public, cars and bikes almost hitting each other in traffic etc., After crossing all the above hurdles, I at last reached my office after 45 mins. My mind voice again started "WTF!!! 45 minutes for travelling 5.4 kms". If you want to .go to your office on time, you need to wake up earlier.

Chennai has huge amount of cars. These cars can be identified at any place in Tamilnadu, even without seeing the number plates. Most of the cars in chennai would be having scratches at side and at the back. If you could drive a car in chennai for one year, without scratching or damaging your car, then you will get the capability to drive safely at any part of our state.

You know what, I didnt have any patience to do anything. But now, I have got great patience, thanks to Palmgrove traffic signal. I have never crossed the signal easily, when I go to my office. It would take at least two or three instances for the signal to open and it would take around 15-20 minutes to cross it. If you are a action loving bluff, just try being a part of the morning chennai traffic. You could find at least one argument taking place. I really pity all folks, who have their managers crossing through Palmgrove Signal. A real test for patience!!   

Sometimes, I find it better walking from Palmgrove to Cathedral Road. Because, the time taken from Palmgrove to cathedral road by walk is 10 minutes and if you prefer your vehicle to cross the signal and reach Cathedral Road, it wud take 10 - 15 minutes in peak hours.

I used to think about the difference of powercuts between other cities and chennai, when I was in coimbatore. But, after coming here, I could see that its really so hard even for 2 hours without current. OMG! whatta heat man! A never before experienced heat for me. In weekdays, I find no difference, as i would be in my office, which is fully air-conditioned. But, in weekends when I am in hostel, those two hours of powercut made me feel the real meaning for the phrase 'Like frying in a Hot pan'. This is how i would be sitting during the powercut times:

After 20 days....
Things were going so hard like this and slowly I started to ignore feeling things like these. Yeah! I have got some great new characters like tolerance, patience, waking up early in morning etc., And above all, these things have made me to reduce my weight by around 4 kgs in just 40 days.

I will strongly reccommend everyone to stay in chennai to develop themselves. It is such a place for the 'Survival of the Fittest'.

Cinema மினிமா's Movie review on Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga

Cast: Vimal, Shiva Karthikeyan, 'Parotta' soori', Bindhu Madhavi, Regina Cassandra
Cinematography: Vijay
Music: Yuvanshankar Raja
Written and Directed by: Pandiraj

Expectations were really peaking high with the duo of persons known for their timing comedies, Vimal, Shivakarthikeyan, 'Parotta' soori joining together with the national award winning director Pandiraj. Has this movie done enough to meet these expectations? Lets have a look into this review.

Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga is a comic tale of two youngsters and their friends, who transform from the state of so called 'Roadside romeos' to an elegant position their life. A usual story which we see in many movies, but the presence of Vimal and Shiva karthikeyan, still makes it very fresh. These two have done a great job with their as usual timing comedies.

The lead pairs for this duo are Bindhu Madhavi and Regina Cassandra. They look very beaufitful in the movie. These both have done justice to their roles. Still out of these two, Bindhu Madhavi deserves to be the winner.

'Parotta' Soori is really the spinal cord and centre of attraction for this movie. This movie will be his career best. His spontaneous flow of dialogues, Expressions and Sense of humour are absolutely fantastic. He can be even called as 'Third hero' in this movie.

Cinematography is being done by Vijay. He hasn't got much work to do. But still he has done well with what the director has expcted from him. Yuvan Shankar Raja's songs are good to hear. Especially 'Oru Porambokku' song makes everyone dance in the floor. He could have taken some extra effort in BGM.

Director Pandiraj's screenplay and dialogues make the time to travel with no speedbreaker or any jerks. He also gives his impression in the climax scenes and he needs to be applauded for giving a good message through this commercial entertainer.

There are lots of logic loopholes in the movie, which you cannot expect in a commercial movie. Still, director pandiraj could have made some efforts to avoid them. There are also few places where the lip sync does not match exactly. This should have been avoided. Still these loopholes does not stop the audience in Laughing for the entire 150 minutes.

If you are someone who expect 100% entertainment without expecting logic in it, then KBKR serves you as awsome and delicious stuff for 150 minutes. It is definitely a 150 minutes laugh riot. Thumbs up!!

RATING - 7/10 [Worth a watch]

Cinema மினிமா's Paradesi Movie Review

Cast - Adharva, Vedhika, Dhansika
Story, Dialogues, Screenplay, Direction - Bala
Cinematography - Chezhian
Music - G.V.Prakash Kumar
Lyrics - Vairamuthu
Editor - T.E.Kishore

Note: This movie is not like any other commercial movies. If you are someone, who wants 2 classical songs, 3 fights, punch dialogues etc., please, you have landed in a wrong review page.

Paradesi is a story depicting the lives of people in a certain remote village in the past 1940's and the history of the how Tea was being planted. I dont know how Director Bala has made these characters ready. Simply Amazing!! The intent of the movie was never or ever let down. A big cheers for your 'no compromise policy' Bala sir.

All the characters have lived up to their roles. Ranging from Adharva to the English men, everyone have done morethan enough. Out of this big race, Adharva and Vedhika wins the race with their enchantic expressions. They look so natural. Adharva thoroughly deserves a 'National Award' for such an awsm acting. Vedhika, if she had done the re-recording on her own voice, she too would have been a leading contender for the award. Dhansika, who appears at the later part of the movie gets a very bold role. Other than that, even the small characters like Adharva's uncle, Adharva's Grandma, the villain, English priest's everyone lives up great to their characters.


The Big plus of the movie is the cinematography, Lyrics and Music. Cinematographer Chezhian has made his camera to travel along with the scenes right from the start of the movie. The Aerial views and wide shots which he has used in many scenes, gives a visual treat and adds strength to the movie.  Lyrics penned by Vairamuthu is mind-Boggling.   G.V.Prakash Kumar adds value to such an awsm Lyrics with his Music. This Duo will make you to cry in the song 'Sengaade'[Superb lyrics and Music]. BGM is also laudable. National Award winning Editor T.E.Kishore yet again proves his master stroke editing with clear cuts.

The two negatives which i found are a bit slower screenplay towards the latter part of the movie and few dialogues. Though the screenplay is not much slower, comparatively to the first half, the speed gets slower in second half. Director Bala could avoid using raw unparliamentary words, which always comes alongside, all of his movies.

But those things too doesn't affect the Flow of the story. Though the ethinic ceremonies and living style of the people make you laugh initially, the cunningness of villain and Plight of the slaves, makes you to shed your tears automatically. This movie is really a sensational and painful experience for everyone. If you are a very weak heartened person, please avoid this movie, because the pain which is depicted in the latter part of the movie is unbearable. Director Bala, thank you for giving such a wonderful experience.

RATING - 8.5/10 - [Director Bala's Best Movie till date]

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