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Detective[1997] by Arthur Hailey – Review

damukris21 — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:27:59 +0000

Detective is a serial murder investigation thriller written by Arthur Hailey . Malcom Ainslie, a homicide detective gets a call one day from the prison that the death sentenced religious serial killer nicknamed “Animal” (for his brutal manner of killings) -Elroy Doil wants to meet him before his execution on an electric chair. Doil was sentenced following 7 different serial killings , total of 14 victims which were all old couples in their 60’s and 70’s. Unsure of what was waiting for him during the meeting , Malcom who was the head of the investigation which convicted Doil of these murders decides to visit him before execution. Doil makes a confession of all those killings , which earlier he denied but pleads he was not responsible for two – Miami Police Commissioner and his wife’s. That unexpected confession opens the doors of the mystery behind that high profile murder which the real culprit tried to mask as one of the serial killings .

This is my first Arthur Hailey novel , a style easy to get accustomed to , but the suspense of the thriller was lost half way which killed the pleasure of reading the rest of the novel. But altogether a nice murder thriller with some unexpected turns and twists which may keep you hooked till the last page.

3.5/5

Movies I watched in April 2012

damukris21 — Thu, 03 May 2012 08:56:04 +0000

1.Cleopatra [1963]

http://youtu.be/eOU-soA-vWU

This 4 hour film , was regarded as the most expensive film of that time. The movie takes us to the period of Julius Caesar and his roman empire. As the name of the movie indicate , this takes us in depth to one of the most complex female rulers of all time , Cleopatra ,who won many hearts without even raising a sword just by her celestial beauty, is played by none other than Elizabeth Taylor . A visual extravaganza of yesteryears with costumes , monuments , a film which made 20th Century Fox to go nearly bankrupt . Winner of 4 academy awards including cinematography, art direction , costume and visual effects.
The great Mark Antony’s speech after the assassination of Caesar is not in the film , which came as a surprise to me. Another interesting fact is a resemblance with Jodha Akbar , there is a song and show up of regiments just before the arrival of Jodha( http://youtu.be/YxINX5Y6Fr0 ), there is also a sequence like that in Cleopatra (watch from 1.18.45 in the full movie )

Overall the movie is a must watch just for the hype it created during those days, Mark Antony played by Richard Burton is no where near to the Mark antony of Marlon Brando ( http://youtu.be/7X9C55TkUP8 ) but Rex Harrison did justice to the mighty Caesar.

3.5/5 for the lady who changed the face of the world by her beauty…

2. The 40 year Old Virgin

http://youtu.be/s7a_9CggQuE

Steve Carell and Paul Rudd starrer 40 year old virgin is a comedy movie , where Andy played by Steve Carell is discovered to be a virgin by his fellow workers during dirty talks midst of a poker game.The rest of the film is about how he manages to get into a relation keeping his virginity a secret. Ranked in many Top 100 comedy movies of all time, this film also featured in Top 10 films of 2005 by American Film Institute. Steve Carell gives a cakewalk performance, in a style of his own, so controlled and innocent.

3.5/5 for this Virgin

3. Sakudumbam Shyamala (Malayalam )

http://youtu.be/S5_gAHffCVQ

A social satire , with Urvashi in the lead supported by Kunchacko , Saikumar,Nedumudi Venu . Urvashi plays the role of an ambitious mother , who wants her son to be married to a wealthy American girl. All her ambitions are driven by animosity to her brother Nedumudi Venu following her controversial marriage . She discovers politics as a way to celebrity status and a shortcut to her “American girl” goal. Unlike her roles in Mummy and Me and Achuvinte Amma , Urvashi was overdoing her role for most part of the movie. Kunchacko plays the role of Urvashi’s and Saikumar’s son and Nedumudi Venu plays the role of Urvashi’s brother. Bhama is also there in the movie as Kunchacko’s love interest. Movie dealt with a socially relevant theme , but the direction flawed , which ultimately destroyed the viewing pleasure of a social satire.Altogether an “ok” movie , nothing more than that.

2.5/5

Movies I watched in March 2012 – Reviews

damukris21 — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:56:42 +0000

At a Glance

1.Deool – 4/5 for this social sattire

2.Dr Seuss The Lorax – 1.5/5 for DrSeuss The Lorax – Disappointed with the repetion of a blockbuster plot…

3.Act of Valor – 2.5/5 for this cliched act of valor.

4.Tower Heist – 3.5/5 for this caper comedy.

5.We bought a Zoo – 3/5 for all animal lovers and this movie.

6.The Hunger Games – 3/5 , a disappointment considering the book.

7.Young Adult – 2.5/5 for this woman who tried to heal her wounds by hurting others.

1.Deool

A nice social sattire, deserves Best film award …A story centered in a village , which attains popularity by the “brains” of some locals , to convert their village to a pilgrim centre… A must see movie for every Indian where every temple town is converted to pilgrim markets…

About Best Actor Girish Kulkarni, nothing extraordinary… he played his role well as an innocent villager… its difficult to compare him with the character Mathews (Mohanlal’s character in Pranayam), I respect jury’s decision , but nobody would have complained if it was given to Mohanlal….

4/5 for this social sattire

2.Dr Seuss The Lorax

Recently more and more animated feature films are drawn into the world of serious themes , from fuel usage in Cars 2 to water in Rango , this movie also deals with a similar plot of conservation of trees and greenary , yes the same theme which was featured in the Pixar blockbuster Wall-E few years ago , so whats the difference? A sloppy screenplay , with boring animation . l loved animation movies when they dealt with more simple themes , like Cars 1 , Finding Nemo ,Toy story those themes were based on human nature and emotions told in a fictional way , but these serious themes make a good teaching tool but scores zero on entertainment scale.

1.5/5 for DrSeuss The Lorax – Disappointed with the repetion of a blockbuster plot…

3.Act of Valor

Movie about the mission of a US SEAL team, to counter terror attacks on US soil , turns out to be a movie that can boost of superior action sequences , similar to Modern Warfare Game missions. But the sad part is apart from the action scenes , the movie takes a cliched path of soldiers family life , and the climax reminded me of Keerthichakra and is far more predictable from scene one. Acting is below par , totally expected as the cast is real navy SEAL officers. As a whole movie is watchable for the deeply planned action sequences and as a tribute to the Navy SEALs…

2.5/5 for this cliched act of valor.

4.Tower Heist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC1H0WBuHas

Tower Heist is a comic heist movie starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy, where a group of expelled workers try to rob a fraud businessman. Though the film follows same formula as any heist movie , this is really enjoyable by the performance of the lead cast , particularly Eddie Murphy.

3.5/5 for this caper comedy….

5.We bought a Zoo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzGo402o7lU

Matt Damon , Scarlett Johansson starrer -We bought a Zoo is a movie inspired from the taking over of Rosemoor Zoo in California by a family. Benjamin Mee played by Matt Damon is a struggling father , who recently lost his wife, in a plan to move to a “new environment” where the memories of his wife will not haunt his life anymore as he wants to take care of his children a 13 year old boy and a 7 year old girl, he decides to buy a 18 acre struggling Zoo. Though the plan at first seemed adventurous and challenging , he encounters trouble both financially as well as emotionally before opening the zoo to the public once again. Though the movie is a cliched family drama , whats refreshing is the father role of Matt Damon , and he handled it nicely .Scarlet as a Zoo keeper who later becomes Matt’s love interest , also did justice to her role. Special mention to the younger daughter , she was sooo cute. Set aside cliches , this movie is a feel good movie for any family to enjoy at weekend.

⅗…for We bought a Zoo

6.The Hunger Games

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgssLmsOa2s

First of Hunger Games trilogy , other two being Catching Fire and Mockingjay , is a science fiction movie adaptation of the novel by the same name . Set in the future , a country called Panem ruled from a wealthy territory called Capitol , capitol is surrounded by 12 districts , districts are divided based on the resources they possessed , like coal , agriculture. These districts bring wealth to the country , but people living in these districts struggled hard to find a living of their own. Every year Capitol organizes a game called Hunger Game to ”celebrate”(a mode of punishment for the district people) the victory of Capitol against district people’s rebellion , which resulted in the loss of an entire district – District 13. The game is contested between teens from 12-18 years of 12 districts , one boy and girl from each district, taken as a lot in a random way. The game is an all out fight for survival in an arena, till the last one stands. This game is televised and shown as a reality game show all over Panem. The winner will get immunity for life and the district will get year round supply of food .

Katniss is a 16 year old girl from district 12 , who volunteers to participate in the Hunger Game , when her 12 year old sister’s name was taken as lot.The boy who was chosen from district 12 had a secret crush on Katniss , which gets revealed in the pre-game interview. The rest of the movie is how the 24 participants fight it out in the arena to be victorious and how the romance couple from district 12 survive this game of hunger and life.

Though the movie did justice to the novel in bringing the whole story on screen , I have to say the movie failed to excite me , it was lengthy (132 minutes) and the director tried to incorporate everything in the novel scene by scene , which may be a good reading experience but on screen I wanted bit more brisk editing and pace , I think Hunger Games fail in that category. A person who has not read the novel , may not get the complete picture , but still its a good and enjoyable watch because of its content and cast especially Jennifer Lawrence …

⅗ for The Hunger Games

7.Young Adult

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar_-v7dEEoo

This Charlize Theron starrer from the director of “Up in the air” tells the life of a troubled ghostwriter. Marvis the character played by Charlize is a young adult novel writer , who had a very popular college life and her love for a guy was well known. But they got separated and both got married to different people , but Marvis was unwilling to accept the truth of their separation , and her life goes deep into a hole of self made solitude. One day she receives an email from her ex-boyfriend with a pic of his newborn, troubled by this she sets off to get back her ex-boyfriend from his happy family life. Charlize Theron did justice to her role , and this film completely belongs to her. Another character that requires special mention is Patton Oswalt who plays the role of another classmate of Marvis, who lends a helping hand to Marvis when he discovers she is suffering from depression.

2.5/5 for this woman who tried to heal her wounds by hurting others.

The Surgeon By Tess Gerritsen – Review

damukris21 — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:03:37 +0000

The Surgeon is a crime thriller, by Tess Gerritsen , first of a series of novels involving a character Jane Rizzoli.In this novel first protagonist is Thomas Moore and second is Jane Rizzoli, they are both Detectives.Moore is called back from a vacation to investigate a brutal murder, where the murderer targets rape victims and take out their uterus before cutting their neck to allow them to bleed to death.Detectives find similarity to another series of murders that happened 2 years before which resulted in the killing of the murderer by a victim Dr.Cordell.The rest of the novel is interesting journey with Moore and Rizzoli while they uncover the link between these two serial killers. Amidst this violent plot , there is an underlying romance that soothens the the whole black tone of this novel, which is refreshing.Though the novel uses so many medical terms , it will not drive you crazy like Robin cook series .The Surgeon is an easy read , pacy novel with some nice characters.

Awards :The Surgeon received a RITA award Romance Writers of America in 2002 for Best Romantic Suspense Novel

3.5/5 for this Surgeon

The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins- Review

damukris21 — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:58:04 +0000

First of Hunger Games trilogy , other two being Catching Fire and Mockingjay , is a science fiction novel set in the future. A country called Panem , is the place where the story happens. Panem is ruled from a wealthy territory called Capitol , capitol is surrounded by 12 districts , districts are divided based on the resources they possessed , like coal , agriculture. These districts bring wealth to the country , but people living in these districts struggled hard to find a living of their own. Every year Capitol organizes a game called Hunger Game to ”celebrate”(a mode of punishment for the district people) the victory of Capitol against district people’s rebellion , which resulted in the loss of an entire district – District 13. The game is contested between teens from 12-18 years of 12 districts , one boy and girl from each district, taken as a lot in a random way. The game is an all out fight for survival in an arena, till the last one stands. This game is televised and shown as a reality game show all over Panem. The winner will get immunity for life and the district will get year round supply of food .

Katniss is a 16 year old girl from district 12 , who volunteers to participate in the Hunger Game , when her 12 year old sister’s name was taken as lot.The boy who was chosen from district 12 had a secret crush on Katniss , which gets revealed in the pre-game interview. The rest of the story is how the 24 participants fight it out in the arena to be victorious and how the romance couple from district 12 survive this game of hunger and life.

The novel is a full fledged reality game show , where the participants gets lifeline in the form of meds and food from the sponsors based on their performance . Though the story becomes predictable half way but major part of the novel fully dedicated to the hunger game makes it a worth read and a new experience. It became Newyork Times and US Today best seller of the year 2008.

The novel is all set to release on big screen on 23rd March by the same name The Hunger Games.

Thanks everyone!!!

damukris21 — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:09:40 +0000

It took 35 months to reach 500 , but it took only 5 more months to reach 1000.

Once again thank you guys….

Movies I watched in Feb 2012

damukris21 — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:21:41 +0000

AT A GLANCE
1.In Time – 2.5/5 low budget sci fic backed by an unusual theme (watch it , forget it…)

2.The Rum Diary- 2/5 Avoidable

3.The Help- 3.5/5

4.The Three(+1) musketeers – 3/5 for this nice adventure trip

5.War Horse- 4/5 for Joey and Devon.

6.Man on a Ledge – 2/5 for this nonthrilling thriller

7.Hugo – 4/5 for Hugo and his automaton

8.Contraband – 2.5/5 (avoidable, watchable if you dont get bored seeing this genre)

9.Extremely loud and incredibly close- 4/5 for Oscar and his key.

10.Keshu(malaylam)- 3/5 for Naughty Keshu

11.Midnight in Paris – 3.5/5 for Gil Pender and Hemingway

12.Once uppon a time in Anatolia(Turkish) – 3.5/5 for my first Turkish film

13.Safe House – 1.5/5 for this really ‘Un’Safehouse.

14.Arabiyum Ottakavum pinne Madhavan Nairum – 3.5/5 for Ottakam and Madhavan Nair.

15.The Vow – 2.5/5 for The Vow that does not make you say “wow”
16.Bridesmaids- 3.5/5 for this maid of honor.

1.In Time

http://youtu.be/UTzG8eWWm_4

Set in the future, In Time is a sci fic thriller where people live only upto 25 years and given a count down of 1 yr after that with which they have to live….people use time , as a monetary unit… like 5 hrs for coffee , 2wks for hotel room, earn time for the work they do …and towns are divided based on the remaining time they have left ..which is shown on their arm in a digital clock format, yes ofcourse they can share time….crazy idea right? Nothing exceptional from the cast , ordinary job from all , Justin Timberlake plays the lead.

2.5/5 low budget sci fic backed by an unusual theme (watch it , forget it…)

2.The Rum Diary

2/5

3.The Help

3.5/5

4.The Three(+1) musketeers

An adventure film , filmy adaptation of the novel by Alexander Dumas tells the story of an young mans journey to join musketeers. Though there are considerable changes in some characters,the plot is similar to the novel.It was released in 3D(I watched a 2D version) , if you enjoy adventure films where always good prevail over evil,this is a fun watch.Apart from the fun and entertainment the film is a complete mess , special effects look terribly awkward , performances match a Television series.The film had all the potential to be a blockbuster if it was packaged well with a better script.But as a whole you will not feel disappointed seeing this.

⅗ for this nice adventure trip

A goof-Type: Factual Mistake
King Louis XIII is shown playing a game of chess with Cardinal Richelieu , during the game when the king of Louis XIII was in check , Cardinal advices him to castle (a move in chess between king and rook) , but this move cannot be made when the king is in check.

I checked IMDb regarding this…but it was not mentioned , so I added this as a suggestion in IMDb..hope it will be added in 10 days as per their mail.

5.War Horse

Directed by Steven Speilberg , film tells the story of the journey and hardships suffered by Devon , an young man from England and a horse Joey,that he raised . During World War 1, both get into war front and travel different paths of hardship to finally unite after war. With no overdose of emotions , this movie is about relations that Joey shares with several masters he encounters in his journey,from a girl in a village to a Major in army he wins respect and love.A well made movie with some good performances from the cast , this will surely touch your heart.I cannot end saying about this movie without mentioning the background score, it was just amazing.Nominated in six different categories in the Academy awards , including best picture , War Horse is a movie that you should not miss.

⅘ for Joey and Devon.

6.Man on a Ledge

http://youtu.be/FOBiNI-JbNM

A thriller starring Sam Worthington, where he plays the role of a cop wrongly sentenced for robbery of diamond.He then embarks on an unusual plan to trap all those involved in accusing him of this.Its not an edge of seat thriller, a plot seen thousand times , only difference is it is set in the 25th floor ledge.An ordinary performance of the lead cast with some boring negotiation sequences , this movie is only for acrophobics who will get enough exposure to get their phobia treated by increasing exposure.

⅖ for this nonthrilling thriller.

7.Hugo

“Once upon a time , I met a boy named Hugo Cabret …he lived in a train station…why did he live in a train station? you might well ask…thats really this film is going to be about…..”

This quote from the movie sums up the what this film is about, a nice film with some extraordinary performances from the cast especially the boy who played Hugo..Asa Butterfield and Ben Kingsley is easily one of the best films of 2011, is it “the” best? Fighting with Descendants ,Artist,Help…it may lose out but it is a film not to be missed.The art direction in the movie needs special mention , recreating a whole station in Paris Gare Montparnasse is an absolute spectacle . Nominated in 11 different categories in Academy awards including best picture , but my bet is on art direction.

⅘ for Hugo and his automaton

8.Contraband

Yet another “all is well at the end” heist movie starring Walhberg

2.5/5 (avoidable, watchable if you dont get bored seeing this genre)

9.Extremely loud and incredibly close

http://youtu.be/ZqfA1BocV44

“if things were easy to find, they wouldn’t be worth finding”

A quote from the movie….same thing with movies , if making a good movie is easy then its not worth making, making a good movie is always tough and requires great work,such a piece of work is this movie . This movie is about a boy’s mind which tries to cop up with the unexpected death of his father in 9/11 disaster. Directed by Stephen Daldry this movie is an novel adaptation of the same name.Thomas Horn who played Oscar the boy needs special mention , he is the heart of this film , he was brilliant in every frame. Nominated in 2 categories for the academy awards including Best picture , I am little disappointed about the fact that academy did not notice this kid’s performance.

⅘ for Oscar and his key.

10.Keshu

http://youtu.be/GwWEAI8WjbA (Trailer)

http://www.youtube.com/movie?v=d3jAiTQrkC8 (legitimate full movie in youtube )

Story of a deaf and dumb child failing to realize the joy of life , gets back to life with the help of a teacher who comes to stay at his home.Awarded with national and state best children’s picture for the year 2009 , there is nothing exceptional in this film’s making other than the simplicity of the plot and story telling afterall that is what we want from a movie for children.

⅗ for Naughty Keshu …

11.Midnight in Paris

Even though I am not a big fan of Woody Allen what compelled me to watch this movie is the Best Picture nomination in Academy awards. But unlike most Woody Allen movies I have seen , this one has life in it , some meaningful thought behind the script and screenplay. Starring Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams , this film is about the rediscovery of oneself . Owen Wilson was good , its a tailor made role for him , he was at ease all the way , and the other actors also diid their part well.What impressed me is the narrative style , though nominated in 4 different categories including Best picture …my bet is on screenplay….

3.5/5 for Gil Pender and Hemingway

12.Once uppon a time in Anatolia

http://youtu.be/jJOFUsO_N20

Language: Turkish
Genre : Crime Drama

Film is about a team consisting of Prosecutor,Doctor,Commissioner and 7 others and their journey to uncover the murder of a man in the rural areas of Turkey called Anatolia. Film starts with the hunt by this team to find the burial place of the dead man with the help of two suspects.

Each and every minute detail is taken care by the director which makes the movie lengthy and you get the feeling that the subject can very well fit in a short film , but director uses his skill and liberty of feature film to portray each character to depths unimaginable , with each step of solving the murder we get to know each character more precisely .Even after the movie , it will throw us several questions…which the director cunningly left to us to decide and interpret.

This film was Turkey’s official entry to Academy awards , but failed to make it to the final 5. The movie won Grand Prix award for Best picture in Cannes along with awards for screenplay and best film in Asia Pacific Screen awards.

3.5/5 for my first Turkish film

13.Safe House

http://youtu.be/gOkO9WuBxzI

Starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds , Safe house deals with yet another story of corrupt CIA agents and other international intel agencies. Only thing that could have saved the movie was scripit and screenplay as this story has been told a million times in Hollywood, but as those departments also failed , even Denzel Washington was unable to save the movie. A loose script with age old story with a usual narrative style put the nail in the coffin for Safe house.

1.5/5 for this really ‘Un’Safehouse.

14.Arabiyum Ottakavum pinne Madhavan Nairum

http://youtu.be/tv3DfAaQt9s

After a gap of 10 years Priyadarshan showed hands with Mohanlal-Mukesh duo to deliver an all out comedy.Hailed as the Master director of slap stick comedy Priyadarshan will not let you complain a bit . Mukesh was at his best in recent times , Mohanlal as always will excel in any role given to him did his part well, but the suprising package came from Bhavana, she did her role complete justice.

3.5/5 for Ottakam and Madhavan Nair.

15.The Vow

http://youtu.be/7JoXHO3ceUY

A happily married couple meets with an accident , and wife’s memory about marriage is completely erased from her memory because of trauma.The plot may seem similar to few films like 50 First dates and Innale , but the movie is about how the husband wins her heart all over again.The lead pair is Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum , but after seeing the movie you get a feeling that something is terribly wrong atleast I got that feeling….yes its the chemistry between the lead pair. Though Rachel was able to gel into the role , Tatum was a total misfit , he did not look charming in any frame. Tatum looked more like a real fighter for a boxing match than a “fighter” in life trying to win the forgotten love of his own wife, , a guy with more charming look would have carried the movie much better.

2.5/5 for The Vow that does not make you say “wow”

16.Bridesmaids

Kept myself away from woman movies for a long time, but the good reviews of this film made me watch this movie. Ever wondered why we get possessive in friendship , ever felt jealous of someone trying to claim your childhood friend? if yes then this movie will strike you by the head. This movie tells the story of a failing woman in 30’s , who gets the shock of her life when she knows her best childhood friend is going to get married . Coupled with her sorrow in losing a good friend and the new bunch of friends of her drive her crazy along with her own life miseries.The main lead played by Kristen Wiig , who also wrote the script of the film with Annie Mumolo is the pulse of the movie.

3.5/5 for this maid of honor….

Movies I saw in Jan 2012

damukris21 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:40:30 +0000

MOVIES I WATCHED IN JANUARY 2012

1)J Edgar – Biopic ⅗ (watchable )

2)The Artist -Silent movie 4.5/5 (extremely recommended)

3)A Separation – Iranian – 5/5 (must watch)

4)Tinker Tailor Solider Spy – Thriller – ⅖ (avoidable unless you are film institute student)

5)The Ides of March- Political Drama – 3.5/5 (recommended)

6)Descendants – Drama – 5/5(must watch)

7)The Girl with Dragon tattoo – Thriller 3.5/5 (recommended)

8)The Inbetweeners movie – Teen 0/5 (never dream of seeing it)

9)Beautiful – Drama – 3.5/5 (recommended)

10)The Truman show – ⅘ (highly recommended)

11)MI – 4 Ghost protocol – ⅗ action thriller (recommended)

12)Don-2 - action thriller 3.5/5 (recommended)

13)Casanovva – romance 2.5/5 (watchable)

14)Pickpocket – French 3.5/5 ( recommended)

15)S.Holmes : Game of Shadows – thriller 3.5/5 (recommended)

J Edgar

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Directed by Clint Eastwood…Dicaprio plays the character J Edgar Hoover director and man behind building FBI.Film is a biopic , with some special mention to few cases especially Lindbergh kidnapping commonly described as “the biggest story since the resurrection”… The film also describes Hoover’s personal life (many believe he was homosexual) as he shared intimate relation with his male colleague Clyde Tolson, though at few instances physical relations with females are also mentioned in the film. Path to FBI head was never an easy run for him, ruled by egos he made sure to finish every obstacle in his way be it colleagues or superiors including Presidents , he managed to keep them on his side even through blackmails.

There is nothing exceptional from my favourite actor Dicaprio, I agree … after seeing the movie (unlike so many intellectuals who proclaimed “academy isnt nuts” to give him an academy nomination for this acting, even without seeing the movie)More than acting in the film, the makeup of Old Clyde Tolson irritated me…Nothing to keep you glued to the seat this film can only be seen as a tribute to a person who gave up everything in his life to build the largest and most powerful investigation agency.

3/5 for J Edgar…

The Artist
A silent movie (almost silent , only has bgm) , made in the year 2011

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(Story spoiler greyed out…)

Year 1927 , George Valentin is a celebrity , charismatic superstar who carries that charisma to the world outside movies as well….Peppy Miller an ordinary girl who rises to fame by kissing George during a red carpet event , slowly rises to stardom during the silent movie era….as movie industry emerges from silent to talky era , George loses his stardom to Peppy…George becomes a failure both in movies as well as life in the coming years…but Peppy secretly admires and loves George even during his hardships and extends a helping hand to the godfather who made her famous…eventually realizing her love for him, George steps into talky era of movies along with his love Peppy…THE END

4.5/5 for The Artist

A Separation

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Iranian film telling the life of average middle class family and their unexpected trouble with a lower class family . Even though they are divided socially and economically , they are highly religious. This is my first Iranian film, I do not find it any more alien than watching Telugu films with subtitles.One thing that stands out , we will never feel that we are watching a film , its so natural ..About cast from the Alzheimers father to the small child , all were exceptional . If life is a film with hero being our sincerity and villain being circumstances , this film is life…

5/5 …never miss this …

Tinker Tailor Solider Spy

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Starring Gary Oldman and Colin Firth, film is about an investigation to uncover the mole in the British Secret Service called “Circus”.To me this thriller lacks pace and it thrilled me only in parts..Considering the cast, the film disappointed me..

2/5 for TTSS

The Ides of March

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A political drama directed by George Clooney who also wrote screenplay with 2 other guys plays the role of Morris who is the current governor of PA, also the democratic Presidential candidate.Ryan Gosling plays his junior campaign manager Stephen , who also idolizes Morris but as story unfolds the dirty side of Morris is unrevealed to Stephen in an accidental way…this makes him realize nothing in politics is clean and which transforms him to a new political player from the verge of an absolute breakdown…

3.5/5 for Ides of March

Descendants

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Directed by Alexander Payne , descendants deals with a man who begins to cope up with life of raising 2 girls without mother , after his wife suffered a terrible accident and confined to bed just waiting for the right moment to “pull the plug”…Such a simple story told in a simple way is made magical with the performance of the lead crew George Clooney and elder daughter Shailene Woodley…Clooney was just awesome , he was at his best and he carried the character with such command …oooh man now I am really scared about Oscars …will my Leo again lose it ?

4.5/5 for Descendants….watch it for one of the best ever performances of Clooney and such a simple cute film…

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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The story is about an investigative journalist Blomkvist , who loses a case against Business tycoon Wennerstrom…and get sentenced to 3 months of prison and money which took a heavy toll on him…at that time he is hired by an old business tycoon Henrik Vanger to solve a mystery that has been disturbing his mind for the last 40 years – mystery of a missing family girl named Harriet… Blomkvist is assisted by Salander…hacker cum investigative journalist …the rest of the story is how they uncover the mystery and which inturn help Blomkvist to strike a death blow to Wennerstrom empire….

There are minor differences between the book and film…Cecilia character in the book shares an intimate relation with Blomkvist which in the movie is easily avoided , and in the climax character of Anita is said to have died in an accident where as in the book she provides the vital clue …though none of these takes away any thrill of the movie …yet I feel the movie lacks the mood of the book…

3.5/5 for the movie and 4/5 for the book….

Beautiful.. is a good entertainer…

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Nothing more than that…Everyone praised this film to max….now let me find some negatives

The plot makes use of so many weakness of malayalis(infact most humans) , women, good old 80′s melody songs , and money … VKP has done his part well , but as manojettan and draku told, Anoop menon is trying to put his views and outlook as words and fill the mouth of his characters with such one liners… Im okay with it , if it fits the character , but without even building a character when such lines are uttered , becomes an irritation , Praveena’s doc character was one such one , just came to the plot and she spilled everything about her and her philosophy to almost a stranger…slightly awkward…

Some praised Jayasurya’s acting skills and even compared it to Mathews (to be frank , i even forgot Jayasurya’s character name) is just ok performance nothing exceptional , when mohanlal lost his hands to communicate(as his body movements are like dancing gives that extra beauty to his acting), jayasurya found it a blessing in disguise , 2 less things to take care while acting…but did well …

Overall a good movie to spend your 1.45 hrs … 3.5/5

The Truman Show [1998]

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Watched a movie yesterday , The Truman show starring Jim Carrey , tells the story of a guy who is living on a TV show 24×7 , unknowingly….weird idea right? but executed brillantly…the story is how he understands that the whole life is a live show enjoyed by millions and his efforts to escape from the TV world to reality …

Nominated in 3 categories for oscars : Best original screenpaly, director, best supporting actor….

A film to be seen in this era of reality shows , how mechanical everything is…

4/5…

MI – 4 Ghost Protocol

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The 4th installment of MI series was partially shot on Imax cam , so to completely get the visual extravaganza , i think you really need to see this on an Imax screen , viewing on a 16 inch imax screen at home ( ) really didnt do much justice to the viewing pleasure.About the movie Ethan Hunt circles the world like James Bond to crack nuclear codes in a ” save the world” campaign …. contrary to the old 1960s theme of US Russia rivalry , Ethan Hunt becomes a roadblock in the diplomatic ties of both these countries , so to save the world and maintain good relations between these 2 countries , Ethan becomes part of Ghost protocol …rest of the story is how he cracks the code and help to “save the world”. 30 minutes or so is shot in India in mumbai , bengaleru …where Sun Tv office building is shown.

3/5 for MI-4 … worth a watch

Don -2

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In a mission to conquer the European drug market after his success in Asian market Don with the help of old enemy Vardhan , plan a robbery in Deushe Cental Bank to get the currency printing plates…though the movie reminds you of so many English movies in bits and pieces, it will never fail to thrill you , charisma of SRK will glue you to the seat , he lives as Don … I will never compare this Don to to the first….

3.5/5 for Don-2 …watch it for SRK and his style

Casanovva

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Got ticket reserved with the help of few friends, actually was planning to go with mother for the 2nd show , but reservations got over, so went with those friends.Film started with ever hated title of Mohanlal ‘ Universtar in as ‘…, that gave a negative vibe for me… which was followed with Mohanlal intro song “Kanna neeyo” song …I felt the scenes were little awkward for Lalettan at this age..

Story-The movie falls in revenge category , I will not put this under revenge thriller , rather its is revenge – romance, under backdrop of a robbery gang…Completely predictable storyline..

Cast-Mohanlal is the sole of this film….Cassanovva minus Mohanlal=0,he was brillant as real Cassanovva particularly in the 2nd half ,rest of the cast did a fair job, Shreya looked stunning.

Direction and screenplay- It was a big let down for me, few scenes in the first half reminded me of the movie “Flash”….and lengthy romance scenes packed in the 2nd half of the movie , killed little thrill left in the movie…

Fight Choreography- Another big let down, opening robbery scenes and climax stunts clearly underline where we stand among world cinema.

Songs- I enjoyed the other two songs “Mudharamee mohana” and “Omanichumma vechu” and the crowd response to the pub dance was good contrary to the majority feel of this community…

Theatre response: Amidst howling and silly comments , I think people really loved Cassanovva and his tricks, but as expectations were sky high…it may affect the movie..

Verdict: Go with minimum expectations , as that is impossible for a film we were waiting for 3 years…we will feel slightly disappointed…as 3 years of effort is not seen , though its luxurious visual treat…Somewhere down the lane you may feel Sagar and Cassanovva were not backed by strong storyline..Atleast for me action thrillers are not the genre of Roshan Andrews , it became evident in the romance portion of the movie , he showed great grip on the script in those parts.

2.5/5…. Disappointed , Watch it for Mohanlal

ശമനതാളം

damukris21 — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:23:39 +0000

ഡോ രഘു അന്ന് പതിവിലും വിപരീതമായി അത്യധികം അസ്വസ്ഥനായി കാണപെട്ടു . തിരക്കേറിയ മെഡിക്കല്‍ കോളേജ് മെഡിസിനെ വിഭാഗ ക്യാഷ്വാലിറ്റി , സമയം രാത്രി 8.30 മണി , ഈ തിരക്ക് പതിവുള്ളതെങ്കിലും , നിറഞ്ഞ പുഞ്ചിരിയോടെ ഓരോ രോഗിയെയും പരിചരിക്കുന്ന ഡോ രഘു വിനെ ആണ് ആ മുറിയിലെ ഫാനുകള്‍ക്ക് പോലും പരിചയം . ഇന്നു എന്തോ ആ മനസ്സിനെ അലട്ടുന്നു ,നേഴ്സുമാര്‍ പരസ്പരം തന്നെ പറ്റിയാണ് സംസാരിക്കുന്നതെന്ന് രഘുവിനു തന്നെ മനസ്സിലായി , തന്റെ ഇന്നത്തെ ശരീരഭാഷ കണ്ടാല്‍ ആരും എന്തോ കുഴപ്പമുണ്ടെന്നു ശരിവക്കുമെന്നു രഘുവിനു തന്നെ അറിയമായിരുന്നു . എന്താണ് തനിക്കു സംഭവിച്ചത് ? ഒരു പക്ഷെ രണ്ടു കാസുഅളിടി ഡ്യൂട്ടി ഒരുകള്‍ ഒരുമിച്ചു വന്നതാകാം കാരണമെന്നു രഘു തന്നെ മനസ്സിനെ പറഞ്ഞു ആശ്വസിപ്പിക്കാന്‍ ശ്രമിച്ചു

സമയം 9.30 മണി , ക്യാഷ്വാലിറ്റി തിരക്ക് അല്പമൊന്നു കുറഞ്ഞു , മുമ്പ് വന്ന രോഗികള്‍ക്ക് പ്രാഥമിക ചികിത്സ കൊടുത്തതിനു ശേഷം അവരുടെ എപ്പോളെതെ രോഗ വിവരം അറിയുന്നതിനായ് , രഘു ഓരോ രോഗിയുടെ അടുത്തും ചെന്നു . ആദ്യ മൂന്ന് കട്ടിലുകള്‍ ആസ്ത്മരോഗികള്‍ ആയിരുന്നു , അവര്‍ക്ക് കുത്തിവെപ്പും ഒസ്യ്ജെനും കൊടുത്തതിനു ശേഷം അവര്‍ക്കെല്ലാം ഇപ്പോള്‍ ആശ്വാസം ഉണ്ട് . നാലാം കട്ടിലില്‍ കിടക്കുന്ന രോഗിയെ രഘു മുമ്പ് കണ്ടിട്ടില്ലായിരുന്നു , അവര്‍ വന്ന സമയത്ത് നോക്കിയത് ഡോ സേതുവാണ് , പക്ഷെ അവരുടെ രോഗത്തെ പറ്റി പൂര്‍ണവിവരം നല്‍കിയിട്ടാണ് സേതു പോയത് . 55 വയസ്സുകാരി ,വയ്ക്കുന്നേരം പറമ്പ് വൃത്തിയാക്കുമ്പോള്‍ ചെറിയ തല ചുറ്റല്‍ പോലെ വന്നു കുഴഞ്ഞുവിഴുകയായിരുന്നു , വീട്ടില്‍ ആസമയ്ത്ത് ആരും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നില്ല , അടുത്ത വീട്ടുകാരണ് ആശുപത്രിയില്‍ എത്തിച്ചത് , ആശുപത്രിയില്‍ എത്തിച്ച ശേഷമാണു പഠിക്കുന്ന മകനെ വിവരമറിയിച്ചത് , ഇതുവരെ ബന്ധുക്കള്‍ ആരും വന്നിട്ടില്ല എന്ന് സേതു പറഞ്ഞത് രഘു ഓര്‍ത്തു . എന്നാല്‍ ഇപ്പോള്‍ കട്ടിലിനു അരികില്‍ ഒരു 20 വയസ്സ് പ്രായം തോന്നിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ചെറുപ്പകാരന്‍ ഇരിക്കുന്നു , മകനാണെന്ന് രഘുവിനു മനസിലായി , അതിനെ പറ്റി ചോദിക്കും മുമ്പേ …നിറഞ്ഞ കണ്ണുകളോടെ ആ ചെറുപ്പകാരന്‍ രഘു വിനോട് ” എന്താണ് എന്റെ അമ്മയ്ക്ക് പറ്റിയത് ഡോക്ടര്‍ ” , cerebral vascular accident എന്നൊക്കെ മെഡിക്കല്‍ ഭാഷയില്‍ പറഞ്ഞു ആ ചെരുപ്പകാരനെ കൂടുതല്‍ വിഷമിപ്പിക്കാന്‍ രഘു തയാറായില്ല … ആ ചെരുപ്പകാരന്റെ തോളത്തു കയ്യുവെച്ചു രഘു പറഞ്ഞു ” തലച്ചോറിലെ രക്ത ധമനികളില്‍ ഒന്നില്‍ രക്ത ഓട്ടം നിലച്ചതായി ഒരു സംശയം , ചിലപ്പോള്‍ അത് സംശയം മാത്രം ആകാം , എന്തായാലും തലയുടെ സ്കാന്‍ എടുക്കണം , അതിനു വേണ്ടി കൊണ്ട് പോകാന്‍ അറ്റെന്‍ഡേര്‍സ് ഇപ്പോള്‍ വരും ”

ആ ചെരുപ്പകാരന്റെ നിറഞ്ഞ കണ്ണുകളില്‍ നിന്ന് കണ്ണുനീര്‍ പതുകെ ഒഴുകി തുടങി , തനിക്കു ഈ ലോകത്ത് സ്വന്തമായി ഉള്ളത് അമ്മമാത്രമാണെന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു വിതുമ്പി . തനിക്കു 3 വയസ്സുള്ളപ്പോള്‍ അച്ഛന്‍ നഷ്ടപെട്ടതനെന്നും , അതിനു ശേഷം എല്ലാം ഇപ്പോള്‍ തളര്‍ന്നു സംസാരിക്കാന്‍ ആകാതെ കിടക്കുന്ന ഈ അമ്മ ആയിരുന്നെന്നും രഘുവിനോട് പറഞ്ഞു . സ്കാന്‍ റൂമിലോട്ടു കൊണ്ടുപോകാന്‍ ഫോണ്‍ വന്നിരുന്നു എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു ഒരു നേഴ്സ് അറ്റെന്‍ഡേര്‍സ്മായി എത്തി . ആശ്വാസവാക്കുകള്‍ ആ കന്നെരിനു മുമ്പല്‍ ഒന്നുമല്ല എന്ന് മനസിലാക്കിയിട്ടു പോലും രഘു പറഞ്ഞു ”നമ്മള്‍ പേടിക്കുന്നത് പോലെ ഒന്നും ഉണ്ടാകില്ല , പ്രാര്‍ത്ഥിക്കു “

തുടര്‍ന്ന് ബാക്കിയുള്ള 9 രോഗികളെ കൂടി രഘു കണ്ടു , അപ്പോഴേക്കും സമയം 10 മണി കഴിഞ്ഞിരുന്നു . അപ്പോഴും ആ ചെരുപ്പകര്‍ന്റെ മുഖം മനസ്സില്‍ നിന്ന് മായുന്നില്ല എന്ന് രഘുവിന് തോന്നി . തന്നെ തന്നെ ആണോ അവനില്‍ കാണുന്നത് ?. ഏകദേശം ആറു വര്‍ഷങ്ങള്‍ക്കു മുമ്പാണ് രഘുവിന്റെ ജീവിതത്തിലും ഇതേ ദുരന്തം സംഭവിച്ചത് . തന്റെ താങ്ങും തണല് മായിരുന്ന അമ്മ പനി മൂലം മരണപെട്ടു എന്നാ വാര്‍ത്ത‍ ഒന്നാം വര്‍ഷ മെഡിക്കല്‍ വിദ്യാര്‍ഥി യായ രഘു ഫോണിലൂടെ ആണ് അറിയുന്നത് . പനിയായിരുന്നു എന്ന് അറിയിചിരിന്നുവേഗിലും , കൂടുതലായ വിവരം പഠിക്കുന്ന രഘുവിനെ മറ്റു ബന്ധുകള്‍ അറിയിച്ചില്ല , അല്ലെങ്ങില്‍ അവര്‍ക്ക് അതിന്റെ തീവ്രത മനസ്സിലായില്ല,മനസ്സിലാക്കിയപ്പോഴേക്കും വയ്കിപോയിരുന്നു . 6 വര്ഷം ഏത്ര വേഗമാണ് കടന്നു പോയത് , ഇന്നലെ പോലെ അവ രഘുവിന്റെ മനസ്സില്‍ മിന്നിമറഞ്ഞു

സമയം 10.30 , സ്കാന്‍ റൂമില്‍ നിന്ന് ആ രോഗി തിരിച്ചെത്തി , റിപ്പോര്‍ട്ട്‌ വാങ്ങേണ്ടാതിനാല്‍ ആ ചെറുപ്പകാരന്‍ പിന്നെയും 10 മിനിറ്റ് വയ്കിയാണ് എത്തിയത് . അവന്റെ മുഖത്തെ പരിഭ്രമവും , നിരാശയും രഘുവിനെ വല്ലാതെ അലട്ടി . സ്കാന്‍ റിപ്പോര്‍ട്ടു മായി വന്ന മകനോട്‌ തന്റെ ടെബ്ലെ മുന്നിലെ കസേരയില്‍ ഇരിക്കാന്‍ പറഞ്ഞതിന് ശേഷം റിപ്പോര്‍ട്ടില്‍ ഉടെ കണ്ണോടിച്ചു . ഒരു മിനിറ്റ് നേരം റിപ്പോര്‍ട്ട്‌ പഠിച്ചു , എന്താണോ ആവരുതെന്നു രഘു മനസ്സില്‍ പ്രാര്‍ത്ഥിച്ചത്‌ , അത് തന്നെ റിപ്പോര്‍ട്ടില്‍ . ഈശ്വരന്‍ ഇത്ര ക്രൂരനനൊ എന്ന് ഒരു നിമിഷം മനസ്സില്‍ ഓര്‍ത്തു . തന്റെ മുന്നില്‍ ഇരിക്കുന്ന ആ ചെരുപ്പകാരനെ എങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞു മനസിലാക്കും? ഇനിമേല്‍ തന്റെ അമ്മ നടക്കില്ല , മകനെ എന്ന് വിളിക്കില്ല , ഒരു പക്ഷെ മരണം തന്നെ ഏതു സമയവും സംഭവിക്കാം എന്ന് …. തന്റെ ഡോക്ടര്‍ ജീവിതത്തില്‍ ആദ്യമായല്ല എങനെ ഉള്ള സാഹചര്യകള്‍ കയ്കാര്യം ചെയ്യുന്നത് , എന്നിട്ടും ഈ സന്ദര്‍ഭത്തില്‍ തന്റെ ശക്തി ചോര്‍ന്നു പോകുന്നത് പോലെ രഘുവിന് തോന്നി , എന്തോ ഒരു വിങ്ങല്‍ , ഒരു പക്ഷെ തന്നെ തന്നെ അവനില്‍ കാണുന്നത് കൊണ്ടാകാം . ” തലച്ചോറിനു പറ്റിയിരിക്കുന്നത് നമ്മള്‍ ഭയപെട്ടത്‌ പോലെ തന്നെ ആണ് ” എന്ന് പറയുമ്പോള്‍ സത്യത്തില്‍ രഘുവിന്റെ ശബ്ദം പതരുന്നുണ്ടായിരുന്നു . മരുന്ന് കൊണ്ട് എത്രമാത്രം ഇനിയും നമ്മുക്ക് തലച്ചോറിന്റെ പ്രവത്തനം തിരിച്ചു കൊണ്ടുവരാന്‍ പറ്റുമെന്ന് ഇപ്പോള്‍ പറയുക അസാധ്യം എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു നിര്‍ത്തുന്നതിനു മുമ്പേ , രഘുവിന്റെ കയ്യില്‍ പിടിച്ചു ആ 20 വയസ്സുകാരന്‍ ഒരു ചെറിയ കുട്ടിയെ പോലെ വാവിട്ടു കരഞ്ഞു . രഘു അവനെ സമാധാനിപ്പിക്കാന്‍ നോക്കിയില്ല , അത് കൊണ്ടുയതൊരു പ്രയോജനവും ഉണ്ടാകില്ല എന്ന് ഉറപ്പായിരുന്നു . പേര് പോലും അറിയാത്ത ആ ചെരുപ്പകരനോട് തനിക്കു തോന്നിയ അത്മഭാന്ധമാകം , അവന്റെ ദുഃഖം തന്നിലേക്കും പടരുന്നുവെന്നു തോന്നാന്‍ കാരണം എന്ന് രഘു ഓര്‍ത്തു . അല്പനിമിഷങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് ഉള്ളില്‍ തന്നെ ആ ചെറുപ്പകാരന്‍ കണ്ണുനീര്‍ തുടച്ചു , രഘുവിനോട് ഒരു വാക്ക് പോലും പറയാതെ , അവന്റെ അമ്മയുടെ അടുക്കലേക്കു നടന്നു നീങ്ങി . ഇനിയുള്ള നിമിഷങ്ങള്‍ മുഴുവന്‍ അമ്മയുടെ കൂടെ ചിലവഴിക്കാം എന്ന് ആ ചെറുപ്പകാരന്‍ വിചാരിച്ചുകാണും .

സമയം 11.30, രഘുവിന്റെ കണ്ണുകള്‍ക്ക്‌ ശരിരത്തിന്റെ ശീണം പിടിച്ചു നിര്‍ത്താന്‍ ആയില്ല , അമ്മയുടെ കയ്യുകള്‍ പിടിച്ചു വിതുമ്പുന്ന ആ ചെരുപ്പകാരനെ നോക്കിയിരുന്ന ഏതോ നിമിഷത്തില്‍ രഘു ഉറക്കത്തിലേക്കു വഴുതി വീണു …പിന്നീടു ഉണര്‍ന്നത് ”അമ്മേ ….. ” എന്ന നിലവിളികേട്ടുകൊണ്ടാണ് ….

In memory of…

damukris21 — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:13:17 +0000

Yesterday I went through some of my old books , textbooks of 9th and 10th classes.Flipping through the pages of my 9th Malayalam second paper book which consisted of short stories of eminent writers , one story title caught my attention “Ninte ormakku” of MT Vasudevan Nair. That title took me to a different phase of my life , nothing to do with the novel , or with my school days…but to an experience rather a sad one in virtual world.

I was introduced to the world of online chatting by my sister , after making absolutely sure that I was mature enough to handle the pressures and challenges online world may throw at me.I was 18 at that time, being an adult gave me that extra push which sister could not resist.Stepping into the world of ASL(age,sex,location-code used in chatting) was a big relief for me as I was getting bored with my vacation after plus 2 just before entering my professional college life.Those 3 months after plus 2 board exams and med entrance exam was hell of a roller-coaster ride , the first month I was all tensed up about board results and the big med entrance results , but after clearing both I found total vacuum in life as I had nothing to do for the next 2 months prior to med school life.So chatting proved to be a much needed time pass and big relief for me.

I must confess (with pride) that I was a very decent chatting guy, with all innocence of an 18 yr old rookie in virtual world.In yahoo there are chat rooms , as I was going to med school , my ususal hang out place was biology room.But to my surprise , nobody chatted biology there.One day as usual I entered my magic sentence…”Anybody interested in biology chat” . Against all odds , I got a reply on my personal chat window and to add to my surprise it was a girl’s name ‘Swarna’. We starting talking and she explained her interest in biology was, she was a science student and was waiting for med entrance results and has ambition to be a doc. I think may be our age and educational similarities made us chat the next day , then the next and so on.. And our chat duration increased from 10-15 min to 5-6hours daily.Mainly our topics were about family and our likes. One day she asked why I never proposed her even after so many days of long chats and she said most guys usually do the very next day of a chat meeting….that question was a shocker for me…and my answer was simple ” I never thought about it during our conversation”. Frankly that was the truth , I saw a friend in her rather than a girl friend. And she was happy about that , and replied I was a special guy. We shared our pics, real names , location even our stories of old crushes. But we had made an agreement that we would never ask for phone numbers. I still remember her saying after seeing my pic for the first time that I resemble Kumble (lol…at that Kumble and I had moustache,may be that was the reason) but I find that really funny now , as both of us do not have moustache… still will she say the same??

Our chatting passed one month, then my med school started.Even into med school life I tried to keep in touch with her during my weekend home visits.Her life also took a turn at that time , as she was not able to crack her state med entrance so she decided to take nursing as she was so adamant about her future life in this profession of medicine. I think that was our last chat session , and I was not able to catch her online ever after. I do not know why she quit chatting , but I felt really bad at her decision to disappear from the virtual world of ours , in which she was an integral part. Saddest part is as per our rule , I did not have any contact detail to find her. She came to my life one day totally unexpected and disappeared the same unexpected way , a truth hard to digest even now.

Now its been 8yrs , still I remember that old chat friend of mine with at most love and affection.Even now when I sign-in in yahoo chat , I look beside her name for the status and pray it to be ”online” for just one more time…