Vettayaadu Vilayaadu - English Movie in Tamil?

It was like watching an English movie in Tamil - no exaggerations and I am not trying to say in a negative way too. Gautram clearly proved that he can be compared with Hollywood directors. Be it the narration of story telling, or the timestamp of each incident or the songs freezing in black and white... every bit of the film told in a very different way. The love between Kamal and Jyotika - very matured and aligning with his age too and is very gentle and matured ('I am not ready for another relationship yet' and 'Good, go to the airport and cancel the ticket' are some apt examples in dialogs too).

I am not going to tell the story as the movie ran for 100 days - a blockbuster hit and most would have seen. I just wanted to share that such good movies are there and that we have grown a lot and proved from story and also technology point of view. There are several good aspects in the film -

• Story Telling/Direction: Gautam does wonder. Very different and gripping; narration of the execution of Prakash Raj and family is a classic example
• Editing: Great work by Antony and was the highlight for the thriller; the title song and Vennilave are bonus
• Music: Harris Jayaraj sets novel tunes for all songs (Vennilave, my favorite) but best was the background music; great help for the thriller
• Photography: Ravi Verman is amazing. Honestly I felt Keeranur was more shining than New York; vivid photography
• Acting: Perfect; not a penny more or less - Kamal does the job perfectly. Police role is not new for him but he has given his best in this. Jyothika is another word for perfect here.
• Extras: Sub-titles in tamil for the Anderson's English dialogs is a very good approach. Especialy helps for the thriller movie

To tell the truth, I have not seen this kind of movie in Tamil so far. Thanks to people like Gautam and Kamal, we are able to think of Hollywood.

Cannot avoid wondering why such a great film was delayed so long. With great crew, great story and great concept, not sure why folks had to think so much. The Himalayan victory sets a great example. More than that I liked the fact that such movies also are welcome and appreciated very well.

Hats off to Gautam, Kamal, Harris Jayaraj, Ravi Verman, Antony & Seventh Channel Narayanan!

Temples in India: Singa Perumal Kovil

I and my childhood friend Rengan used to always visit this temple for its simplistic nature and the serene atmosphere. The roads even used to be unfinished and we end up with some wounds after the visit but it felt really good. Now the temple looks much better and cleaner.

Here are few pictures.

Kudos: Overwhelmed

My previous post on Srirangam Renganathar Temple was well received and I had lot of feedback - from friends and new people that visited my website. Thanks all of you for your feedback and its very encouraging for me to do more. Here are some feedback:

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I am Prasanna. Srirangam is my native place (My dads hometown actually) and I have been there a lot of times.Ur pictures are great and the temple looks beautiful/Divine. I am presently in Lehigh University, Pennsylvania doing my Masters. The place (Srirangam) is so small that I was literally looking for familiar faces in some of ur pics. :))Anyway just dropped in an email to show my appreciation. Keep it up!!

Best Regards,

Prasanna
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Dear Ramesh,

Wish you good luck and happy life. I am looking for good web sites on Srirangam and in the process of building a comprehensive site for Sri Ranganathar. I came across your posting. I am aged 54 and probably your father / father-in-law age group. My blessings and good wishes to you your wife and your son. Your photos are nicely taken, exllent and very context specific and well placed in the diagramatic view of temple. Whatever is your profession now you can contribute well in documenting nice things.

All the best and best of Luck.

~ P V Chari, M Stat, DBM,
Dy. General Manager (I T)

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Ramesh Hi!

I can’t appreciate this enough. This is a Marvelous piece of art and creativity. Please keep up your zest, creativity and Enthusiasm!You have put in a lot of good hard work. I am just so proud of this! Hope you enjoyed your India trip. I will browse through all the pictures in greater detail and send you a mail. Again, Thanks for sharing this with me. Your work is very inspiring!

Thanks so much,

Badri
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nice layout and very interesting work dude.. thanks for sending..

how beautiful ancient india must have been..

Sayee Mahalingam
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Photos are nice - Idea is commendable

Kiran
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Good work! I added the link in Wikipedia.

Chandru

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Great pictures - Sangeeta Vishnoi
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Excellent Work - Sankar Subramanian
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