Pizza - MyView

Once complete watching the Movie, I felt - 'Why didn't I see this before?'

Since release I was dying to taste this Pizza, only today got a chance.

Though its late, it is still delicious. I would say this is one of the complete, quality, Tamil movie in recent years.

Santhosh Narayanan, has done marvelous job in background score. Which is the spine of this movie. And the mixing was so perfect and the depth of sound was very accurate. It was so perfect, in all horror scenes audience were literally screaming.

Because Music director has over worked for the RR, he didn't care much about the songs. I am not sure, how many songs were there[but I like that. This movie doesn't require a song. FYI, I am writing this right after watching the movie. None of the songs impressed me.]

Story plot, characters, the pace they travel everything is in-tact. The way the fear is planted in audience's mind helps director to travel till the end. Interesting horror, thriller is very tough to make. Though the techniques used were conventional, (like ghost disappears when the camera pans, someone standing behind, scene changes when camera zooms out etc ) it never failed. Editing helps in this point.

Each and every technicians had given their best to give this fully baked pizza.

I could only find few mistakes like when hero struck inside the house he tells the man outside that there is no power in house, but that time we could see the lawn light glowing out. Well these things are negligible.

Another good thing I noticed was the lighting. 40% of the movie is dark, with candle and torch light as source. I could see they have used external light but it blends with the light source.

All together, Thanks to the director Karthik Suburaj.

Pizza - Looks scary, but Yummy!!!!

Thupakki - MyView

துப்பாக்கி - இந்த பெயருக்காக இவர்கள் பட்ட பாடு வீண் போக வில்லை.

ஒரு வகையில் இந்த பெயர் தான் இந்த கதைக்கு சரியான, பொருத்தமான பெயர். எந்திர துப்பாக்கி போல் Vijay, வெடித்து தள்ளுகிறார். திரைகதையில் நல்ல வேகம். எதிர்பார்ப்பும், பரபரப்பையும் கலந்து கொடுத்துள்ளார்.

ஆனால், இது வழக்கமான Murugadoss படம் அல்ல. 'பூ வோட சேர்ந்த நாறும் மணக்கும்' எனபது போல Vijay வோட சேர்ந்த டைரக்டர் உம் commercial படம் எடுப்பார். அதற்காக Murugadoss ஒரு Sathyajit Ray என்று சொல்ல வில்லை. இந்த படத்தில் அவர் முந்தைய படங்களில் இருந்த ஏதோ ஒரு important ingredient ஐ  Vijay காக தியாகம் செய்தது போல் தான் தோன்றுகிறது.

வழக்கமான hero நாட்டை காப்பற்ற புறப்படும் கதை தான் என்றாலும், அதை சொன்ன விதம் புதுமை.

Vijay வழக்கம் போல் அவரது வேலையை கச்சிதமாக செய்திருக்கிறார். Kajal தன்னால் முடிந்த அளவுக்கு முயற்சி செய்திருக்கிறார். But சில கட்சிகள் தவிர அவர் நடிப்பு சுமார் ரகம் தான்.

Stunt காட்சிகள் பிரமாதம். ஒளிப்பதிவும், படத்தொகுப்பும்  குறை சொல்லமுடியாத அளவு உள்ளது.

படத்தின் பெரிய பிரச்சனை music. Harris இப்படி சொதப்புவார் என்று எதிர்பார்கவில்லை. Except 'google google' song மற்றது எல்லாம் மனசில் நிற்கவில்லை, காதுகளில் மோதி செல்கிறது. சரி RR ஆவது ஆறுதலாக இருக்கும் என்று நினைத்த எனக்கு ஏமாற்றம் தான்.

Commercial படத்துக்கே உண்டான பல விஷயங்கள் உண்டு. உதரணமாக எதிரியின் ஒரு குண்டு கூட hero மேல் படாது. படத்தில் பல இடத்தில லாஜிக் வேறு காணாமல் போய்விடுகிறது. Bomb blast க்கு  மிக அருகில் இருக்கும் சத்யன் ஒரு சேதமும் இல்லாமல் வருவது போல் பல ஓட்டைகள்.

காமெடி காக jayaram ஐ கோமாளி ராணுவ அதிகாரியாக காட்டி, பின் end slide இல் ராணுவ அதிகாரிகளுக்கு அர்ப்பணம் என்று முடிக்கிறார் Murugadoss.

ஆக படத்தில் பொழுதுபோக்கிற்கு தேவையான அணைத்து விஷயங்களையும் bullet'ஆக நிரப்பி துப்பாக்கியை தந்துள்ளார் இயக்குனர்.

துப்பாக்கி - வீடியோ கேம்.

Corporate பிச்சைகாரர்கள்

Corporate beggars.

I couldn't think a better name than this for this post. If it hurts please stop reading.

Because I am going to talk about the present, booming sector in India. Especially in metros. Its little sensitive too.

Every month I get a new caller saying "Sir, I am calling from <ABC> charity organisation". 

You know how many charity organisations where there before 5 years? Even I dono how much :).  But I am sure, It has increased.

Could I think this is also a result of modernisation? Or part of grooming economy? or more helping minds!!?

What ever! But when we deep dive we get more stuffs.

It all started 3 years back, when I was contributing for such an organisation.

Usually, after signing the cheque We are least bothered about what happens behind. At-least I did that in my case. Only a small amount goes away from your bank account monthly, which doesn't even prick you. After an year, when the same organisation came back to renew the ECS. Everything came to my mind. 

When I began the contribution, the tele-caller assured me many thing like quarterly tax certificate, the details of the expenditure happens from the money donated, details of child benefited, services offered etc would reach my inbox regularly. Nothing happened. Now they are calling for a renewal. 

My other side brain wanted to play now. I asked them I need to see all the details until then 'I can't continue'. {BTW, its one of top charity organisation} They said, they could only arrange for a tax exempt certificate. I said, 'OK let me see that'. 

I received it after a month (I guess, or even more. I didn't produce it for the income tax). I thought I was testing the reliability of that organisation[I may be wrong also]

Then something came to my mind, that lets do the donation stuff in personal. Not through any organisation. So when I received the call next time, I rejected. Then the big bang happened[I believe it is]

I started to receive calls from other organisations. May be that company had sold my number as a potential customer [not a donor]

I didn't realise it, until this year early. When I was chewing my old thoughts something sparked. 'Are they really helping the needy?' They may, but they have to feed on these donations. 

I mean, they are not 'non-profit' organisations. The money which I think it goes to some one, is taken by in-between brokers. They have to pay their staffs, rent for their office, operation cost etc. Here comes the nasty part of it. There are few fake companies too in the pool. 

What has happened, in Object Orientation we call it has 'inversion principle'. A beggar comes to you which is antique, Now these organisations collect from individuals and distribute to needy. Now the control is with them. They can even choose not to give to someone. 

I know I am going little crude here, but possibilities are there. Our government has no time to look at them. Neither the organisations nor the needy persons. Though they(charity orgs) are on a noble cause I think there is no monitory body to regulate and keep an eye on them. Because small drop makes ocean.

2000 bucks from 1000 individuals an year is quite a considerable amount of money in a city. 

There is also another side of this. I see an organisation in Madurai which gives food for all beggars in the city. They wander in an Omni van with their organisation's label on it. The place where I saw usually one beggar on the road who collects the food packet, month later there were three.

Now this also makes me think, 'are they helping the society?' I really don't know. 

There is still confusion in my mind. Politicians don't have interest in them, because they don't vote. We cant blame the voluntary organisations who are really caring them. What is the result????

Well, this is not just a topic which has a judgement. All I would do is to contribute personally whenever possible[no intermediates] All it requires is to break out of our lazy shell.

Next time when you go for a treat[or a pub ;)] and pay 5k - 6k for few people. The same can feast a 20 kids in a orphanage near by you. This idea is not new, it pretty old and many would be doing this too. But if you didn't I am sure you have enough to share with them....

PS: This post is not meant to hurt anybody, and not to humiliate any one. I was just thinking loud.

Beware - Baits everywhere....

Got a call from this number +911130193900.
Person said he is calling from Delhi, Happy Deals. I could sense that he was struggling but speaking in Tamil.

Here is the actual conversation in English
Phone: Sir, I am <xyz>(dont remember his name) calling from Delhi. Happy Deals.
Me: Ok

Phone: You have been chosen since you have been using your credit cards with no disputes and consistently.  We will offer you holiday package for a family and it will reach your house address.
Me: Ok

Phone: Can you tell which is the credit card you used at maximum in past three months?
Me: You said you have record, and that is how I have been chosen, dont you know which card i used most?
[Actually for past 3 months my credit card statement was nill :)]

Phone: Yes sir, we have record. But we want to confirm that I am talking to right person.
Me: Ok fine, tell me what are all the cards I have, I will tell you from that.

Phone: [Words stampeded in his mouth] Yes sir like citibank, Abn amro etc...
Me: Citibank.
[I dont have a citibank card :)]

Phone: Can you tell me whether is it Master card or Visa?
Me: Master card

Phone: Can you tell me the expiry date?
[Gotcha, he is a fraud]
Me: I dont have card with me now.

Phone: When will you have the card with you sir.
Me: Now i am in my friend's house. I may have it tomorrow.

Phone: I will call you later sir.

I dono he will call again. But people beware about these kind of calls.
YOU may also get one like this....

Never share any of your bank/credit card informations over  phone.
I remember billdesk has a mode of charging over phone. But very few vendor have it.
Even there, you can opt for other modes.