Yalla… Surra

Wondering what language is this?

Well it’s colloquial Arabic.

In simple English terms it means.. Come on…Move quick!

Well, that’s what I just felt after watching Ilaiya Thalapathi’s SURA

One hell of a ride… I could easily say that I got motion sickness watching it…

Wanna know why?

The movie as usual opens up with a group of people on a beach looking lost, delirious, out-of-place, why-the-hell-I-am-here? and they all feel safe and fine. It’s chaos, mayhem everywhere and there’s these police, press, media everywhere around the beach searching for this one person who didn’t make it (yet!) to the shores. Everyone is upset (Rather pretending as per what the director told them!) except the police who want to cover this episode and tell the media that everyone reached the shores safe and all’s fine. And then as per the director’s note, they all yell, shout, fret and scream for Sura… (Again very pretentious!)

To that… the sea waves arise (Oh God… not another Tsunami…, I yelled)

Then comes a sea anemone who is literally flying and floating on the sea and poor thing has swam thousands of miles to reach the shore.

There is cheer, clap and laughter everywhere and people start yelling Sura vanthachu! Sura is safe…

One would assume that an average human would be actually lying on the beach, fully unconscious, unaware of what’s happening around…but this creature seems to be made of some other tissues and organs…

He infact rises from the sea in a different attire and reaches the shore in a different attire and starts dancing and singing his signature song for this particular movie.

Wow… what a thought I must admit…

Fast forward… Yalla surra…

The sura guy is apparently a fisherman… but rarely seen throughout the movie even miles near the sea…

Fast forward… Yalla Surra…

He has a weird speaking mother.. who is so nasal all the time… Has no clue what her son is doing… But always supports him for his good deeds… Well did he do anything good in the movie to begin with? Whatever… but she seriously reminds me of my maid who is very nasal too!

Fast forward… Yalla Surra…

The hero’s love interest seems an absolute dumb bimbette (Like all his other heroines).. He falls for her… They sing, dance, prance around the trees…

Fast forward… Yalla Surra…

Suddenly the hero has an Audi A8 black and sexy looking car… Wonder how much money fishermen make these days… Hmmm… could be a good career option, I thought!

This Sura is ready to bust the bad people’s backside and build homes for his fishermen’s community…

Jokes apart, I must say… this movie was really one hell of a ride… Coz I managed to have my breakfast, bath, lunch, nap… errr… nature calls tooo!

All in all, it finished toooo quickly…. and I never felt when the movie started and ended!

It’s definitely a must watch… I would recommend all you guys to watch it… Coz this is the time you can resort to all your daily chores!

Yalla… quick!!!!

Fast forward… Yalla Surra…

See I told you that he has an Audi car!


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The Stairs vs Escalator theory

How would you change the behaviour of a person or let’s say a group of people?

You know we as humans are all tuned in to a certain fashion. Give us convenience and we will accept it. We will simply ignore what’s there next to us and it will lie over there for the rest of our lives. We take what suits us fine. We just go on…

No matter what.

Tell me how many times have you tried taking the stairs to the first or the second floor just so that you can exercise your body? The anser would be a simple “NO”
And it’s me included with you.

I don’t recall a single day when I took stairs to the 8th floor when my office is in the 7th floor. Strange?
Why we humans behave like this?

Why do we always want the easy way out?

Now imagine yourself trying to do something around the stairs so you can use it…

Watch this video first

This is a great analogy that could be applied to life as well.

In personal as well as professional life, why do we take things for granted?
Can’t we balance our life so as to enjoy it to the max and also work hard?
Should we always enjoy and not work or vice-versa?

For a change…

Let’s try a different route to the office.
Lets try to do something which we haven’t done before.
Let’s do something extraordinary over the most ordinary and mundane thing.

Just think if you can do this…

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Dear Vijay, Ajith…

 
And the other horrible dummies of our very own superstar (Do I need to mention the name?)

This letter is being addressed to all you guys who have done nothing but getting titles left, right and center right from their first film. Ilaiya Thalapathi, Thalai, Little superstar, Puratchi Thalapathi… and the list goes on and on and on…

I just want all you guys to actually stand in front of your mirror and ask “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the real super star amongst us all?”

And please by no means do not expect the mirror to whistle, blow and dance mentioning your name.
You guys are oh-so-mistaken!

Have you guys ever wondered why none of your films raked in enough moolah off late?
Exceptions are there but does the box office openings really justify the stars that you really are?
Don’t you think you guys are just being overrated?
Don’t you think that you have been over acting off late?

I would now like you to ask yourself another question.
“Would you eat the same meal everyday again and again?” in other words “Tell me any two recent films where I have looked or acted differently”
Could you guys please prove any of your recent films which are different from each other? Actually this question is more so aimed at Vijay who only seems to repeat himself over and over again.

I mean it’s so natural, how can one do the same thing over and over again? OK agreed that this is what your so called fans like… But can you atleast try doing better acting? There is something called as rising above the script… I guess none of you have proved it ever. Then blame the director over his direction and all the other departments… except yourself.

I mean look at all your films today… They are so much the same.
All action thrillers.
A strong entry with a philosophical song (I just can’t imagine any film today not having this!)
Good guy beating up the bad guys

I mean fine you guys live in a cliched world… still aren’t you bored with yourself?

Ok another question…

Have you all seen Surya’s Singam recently?
Don’t you guys think that although a very average film with same story line, he did a great job but adding his own style rather than copying any pattern from the likes of you. I think of all the stupid masala flicks that any one of you have given till date (leave alone the brilliant Gilli, I am now surprised at myself that only this title actually comes to my mind…) this is one of the best masala films in the recent times. Surya’s dialogue delivery, action, style, gestures etc have been reason enough to have the theatres run to packed houses. I must say that Surya was spot on as Inspector Duraisingam.
In spite of the promos being average, bad music and not a great cast… This film manages to hold you on only because of Surya alone.

And had anyone of you signed this film, it would have been just another film with a never ending list of me-too movies…

And after 25 great films Surya still doesn’t attach any title to his name unlike all you guys. Don’t you understand what he is trying to tell you guys?

Films and film makers are part of a creative process. A process which gives you the chance and the scope to create something out of nothing and out of the unknown. Something which only the chosen few can do and you guys have that liberty and freedom.

My advise to you all is to use it well and add your own bit so that we all fans can truly enjoy films and you guys can leave a legacy behind.

With the way you guys are doing films, I guess we can only see the list getting bigger but the quality just going down the drain.

And as I write this note to you, I am glad that Surya is one actor who refuses to follow your path, he has moulded himself brilliantly as an actor.

And after Kamal Haasan, if there’s any actor worthy to take his place, it’s none other than Surya.

And please remember one thing, while you guys are busy chasing titles… Surya is busy chasing roles that could define him as an actor!

And you still think you are the best!


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All you need to do is just smile…

It’s amazing to know that after our seven years of marriage we are parents all over again.
Like they say life repeats itself…
Diaper change, nappy change, baby clothes and toys all over the house… a messy house (Practically)

Not to mention the smell of baby milk around you. And a very noisy baby who wouldn’t just budge unless you feed her and put her to sleep or just cajole her…

Wow… the feeling is just so amazing.

It’s a usual thing for new born parents (Yeah, with every new born kids… a parent is born again!) to go through this and we are no strangers…

The best and the worst part is the midnight madness.

Let me get to the worst first.
You had a tough day taking care of the baby and for me it’s the office pressures. So obviously I would like a good night’s peaceful sleep. You start dozing away to glory only past the midnight. Until then is the usual twist, curve and turn trying to find that perfect shape and pose which will really give you a good midnight’s sleep. Yeah, I am almost there and about to zzzzzzz…. then the alarm rings… I meant the baby… wwwwaaaaaahhhh!!!!! she cries… and it gets louder… You know what… it’s bad, really, really bad…
You then prepare her the milk. One hand on her neck. The other on the bottle and head rested backwards against the wall, a cozy pillow to support your back… you are still sleeping… But your baby ain’t drinking… You shake her… rattle her… slightly twitch her cheeks to get her to wake up… She shakes her body with a thudder… and sipping that by-now-very-cold milk again… she sure hates it… does she have a choice???

Now the best part
She’s still sipping… not comfortable posture eh! Yeah but still sipping… Milk is frozen cold by now and just few ml left. Maybe 10 or 15ml… and you are at your peak and best to whack her out… Your sleep’s gone… a big day tomorrow… house cleaning chores for your wife… a big presentation for you tomorrow… How do I ever catch up with all those now that this tiny little devil is far and wide awake and in no mood to finish off this milk? You wonder…
And by now you have reached that stage where all hell breaks loose… There is a stunned silence in the room. It’s dark. A small light glowing in some corner and throwing its glow on her soft and supple cheeks.

You know she looks her prettiest even in this goddamn time of the night! You have lost your cool by now… and you start yelling at her… She’s stunned… awake… Why-blame-me kind of look she gives you.

She looks straight at you in the eye… as if searching for something… and…

Then she smiles…

Should I say anything more… God I am so blessed…

After all this… Just her smile is enough to give us the strength for the next day…

God bless all the babies!


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