When I am caught in a reverie of wacky thoughts...: November 2005

Majaa & Sivakasi

“Majaa” would have been a huge success if it was taken way back in the 80’s. A typical village subject with the hero standing up against the mean & wicked village head. Not to mention the heroine is none other than the daughter of the villain and under some “circumstances”, the hero ties the “thali” to the heroine in the temple. *Sigh*, I guess even if I don’t mention the rest of the story, people can easily figure out what happens in the end. I seriously wonder why a versatile actor like Vikram could choose such a petty storyline for his film. Asin has nothing much to do except to come in a couple of duets. The only consolation in the movie was Pasupathy. The guy has a very good timing for comedy and has done an amazing job in the romance scenes between him and the other heroine, who by the way looks cute and is a very good pick.

The music by Vidyasagar is mentionable though not very exceptional. A couple of songs like “Thai Masam” & “Che che” are good after repeated hearing. The other thing which is very irritating in the movie is that everybody says “Majaa” atleast once in every 5 mins. All together, a not so great movie which can be tolerated once just for the star cast.

“Sivakasi” – Supposed to be the latest blockbuster in Tamilnadu. I really don’t know what to say about that. A usual masala film, with a couple of action scenes, a couple of duets, mother sentiment, sister sentiment, blah blah. The first half of the movie has absolutely no story except for the romance (???) between Vijay & Asin. It was literally a drag in few places. In the second half, the hero goes back to his parents after 15 yrs, fights against his villainous brother and everything is set straight in the end. Some scenes like Vijay telling his sister that her husband is dead just to win the election are disagreeable.

Vijay does well in stunt scenes and dances incredibly. Other than that, there is nothing else for an ordinary person like me. Well, Vijay fans will have a different story to say. Every aspect of his portrayal reveals that he is willing to claim the post of the next “Super Star” of Tamilnadu. But there is something that is visibly missing in him - The natural Charisma. I mean people can see Rajni in the mass hero role for umpteen number of times. I doubt if that would be the case for long with Vijay. Asin is better utilized here than in “Majaa”. Other than that there is nothing worth mentioning. Prakash Raj has been totally wasted. Music by Srikanth Deva is very ordinary except for the Intro song. Well, a blockbuster if you are a Vijay fan and a total disaster for others.

Interesting Facts - Elephants

Yet another "Interesting Facts" post - this time it is about one of my favourite animal, Elephants. Read on:

An elephant´s trunk, a union of the nose and upper lip, is a highly sensitive organ with over 100,000 muscle units.
They may live seventy years or possibly more...
An elephant's brain is about four times the size of a human's brain.
Elephants can weigh about 10,000 pounds.
Elephants can eat upto 350 pounds of food daily.
Their main sources of food are grass and bark.
They drink about 18 gallons of water a day.
Elephants spend about ¾ of their time day and night, selecting, picking and eating food.
Elephants have large ears but their hearing is not exceptionally good. An elephant will gently wave its large ears so that the blood in them will cool them down. The cool blood circulates around the body, helping to keep the elephant cool in very hot weather.
They can run 24mph for short distances.
Elephants can sleep standing up.
They poop 80 pounds in one day. :)