Common man

Days r going fast

2011-02-23T00:59:00.001+05:30

Wanted to blog for a long time.dint find the urge to do. May b from now thr will b some posts here. I am welcoming myself back to the world of blogging

Dream-Life

2009-11-08T12:51:00.011+05:30

“Yet another disappointing day for the police.The popular M.P who was to be taken for interrogation by the police, was getting discharged from hospital today. But after seeing police van outside the hospital he fell ill again and got himself admitted again. Which means that the police has to wait for few more days to interrogate him”, Roared the mobile radio.

Aman woke up by that roar. He was in the middle of the tragic dream.It was a dim lit room. He tried recollecting the dream.

All he could recollect was the Crying face of Naina and the slap he got from her father.He did not know what went wrong. He tried to think what might have gone wrong.

He thought again, this time he remembered a bit more.He was getting dumped by Naina and he was forcing her to give him a good reason for leaving him.

She was in all tears. That was the time when her dad came and slapped him. He saw her dad holding her tight and walked her back inside the house.He tried to calm himself down; after all it was just a dream. His mind wandered through the memories of him and naina meeting at the park every day.

He smiled or just felt like smiling. He wanted to relax down with those memories. Few minutes passed by.

He woke up again. This time the dream woke him up, a happy dream. It was the Dream in which he got graduated.

As his mind started processing more about the dream, he heard the door open and his mom came in with afternoon food.She planted the kiss on his forehead.

Though he hated the type of food she brought in, He dint say anything because he thought it was full of mother’s love.His mom asked him to sleep. He smiled at mom; a full smile which he knew would certainly make her happy.

He closed his eyes. He tried to know when was the last time he had really slept. He knew the answer himself; its been weeks.He had always closed his eyes pretending to be asleep. He knew two things very well. He was suffering from cancer and he was afraid to sleep.

He was afraid that the dreams may end some day. He wanted all his wishes to come to him as a dream. But he was afraid of dreaming. He never wanted to sleep.He closed his eyes, tighter and continued his journey towards planning his next dream.

Rain Gives You Pain

2009-11-07T21:18:00.003+05:30

Aman Got the first flight,after hearing the most shocking news.

Aman Knew krish for more than 20 years. He never knew krish to be some one who would commit suicide.

But It happened last evening. Aman was not able to sleep the whole night he wanted to be there with krish's parents.

He got down rushed through not so busy roads to see his friend for the very last time. Cries and vail made him shiver. Some drilling pain ran through his body. He stood there seeing krish's body,Fighting back his tears And it started raining.

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Raj dint try stopping naina from going out of the house. He dint try explaining his situation to her.

They have been together for the last six years. Naina thought raj was her life, her everything.

But when she came to know raj is planing to move away her she wanted to cry, she wanted to scream, she wanted to blast him off.

But she dint do anything, She sat back fighting her tears, she started packing her things and carefully wrote a letter and left it in the table so that Raj Was able to see it.

While raj finished reading the letter, She saw him for the last time and walked out.

Her brain was fighting to answer all the questions that rose in her mind.She wanted some one badly. She saw the empty road wiping off her tears. And it started raining.

Rain Gives you love

2009-11-07T12:07:00.004+05:30

It was dry summer,a really dry summer. It was announced that Monsoon was expected any time in near future.

Naina sat looking at her system,it was her last few minutes of the day at office. She thought she needed some coffee. Poured herself some coffee and sipped it looking out through the window.

She has not had the best of the days. She thought that she was so confused about her life, about her love.

Every time she tried to concentrate on her job she got reminded of her close friends Aman and Krish. She looked again at the window.

She has to chose one from the two. Both of them were madly in love with her and both of them did enough to impress her.

She looked at her watch,it was time to go. She took out her mobile and brought it back to life by switching it on. She said bye to her friends and started walking out. She was woken up from her thoughts when her mobile phone beeped.

"Stay safe - gonna rain.Luv U"- Aman

She saw that text. She dint reply.She read the text again.She put the mobile phone back down in her purse.

She looked at the sky and she looked at the gate. She knew what she wanted. She smiled.

Krish was standing there outside her office gate Waving at her. His other hand was holding an umbrella.

One fine rainy day

2009-11-07T10:48:00.002+05:30

I always used to wonder what happens to broadband during the last four days of the month. The speed will get decreased,Most of the time it wont get connected. Last month end i had the same problem,Actually four lights blinking in my modem will say internet connected and that time only 3 lights were blinking(I used to wonder am i a comp.sci student??I dont know the ways to solve so many problems even in my P.C)I called the concerned officer, the first question he asked me was, How many lights blinking sir? i told the same old story. 3 only blinking its been like this for a while blah.. blah.. He askd me to follow some steps, He said like i dunno anything about the computer(Every compsci student will get angry if he is treated like this).He then said try connecting now. I connected the internet and it got connected the Webpage of Google appeared in no time. I bent down to check how many lights are blinking. That time no light was proper. Then it got settled to three lights, I checked browsing again,It was working. I called the officer to tel him that internet got connected and i added that only 3 lights are blinking, He replied, "Sir why are you asking that sir? Internet working sir. What else you need. I said that light might not have gone fuse because once i restart my modem its blinking. he got tensed. Sir internet working sir. Why asking unnecessary questions sir?. I Said to my self, "Nirmal sir internet is working sir!shut up and browse sir!". I wrote the JTO exam and i dint get selected. In a way i am feeling good. Else some one else will be writing this post in his or her blog about me.

Ps: I remember one of my friends saying this. He was preparing hard for his placements(Hr interviews and all that).He was very frustrated that internet is not working and called the customer service number, A guy had picked up and had asked "Sir tel me your name". My friend amidst all the chaos started saying what he had prepared for his "Tel me about yourself question"(I am a confident and energetic person, I like to work as a team i am self motivated.lol)

Time Travel in train travel

2009-11-06T16:41:00.001+05:30

Though its been more than 4 years since i came to chennai for my college life,I havent travelled much by train.Only for t.nagar or srm or chennai central i was travelling by train. may be once or twice i would have gone to beach by train. But in for the last four months i am using train daily for my classes.Inspite of my dad's strong advice to take the first class pass, i took the second class pass to get the first hand feeling of what all this about. yeah This is something i felt every person should get at his or her life time. You can see so many different types of people, you can hear so many thoughts, sometimes so many different languages too. But some people attract your attention a lot.

There are certain people who will know to say only this "Yerangi yeru! yerangi yeru!"(Climb down and climb up). You can hear these people before the train's stop at each and every station. Some times you can even hear them saying when the train stopped half way between the station for signal. Crazy beggers!!!

There are certain people who will say "Ulla po ulla po"(go inside go inside). Once they get into the train they will start saying this. They will stop only when they realise that if the other people move a bit more, they will fall through the other opening in the train. If the people i mentioned before are crazy beggers, latter people are funny beggers!!!.

You can also see a gang of people coming together from a single station occupying the last seats of every compartment. one will start cracking the joke and the other will continue(If first one was a gud joke, second will be ok. third will be bad and it continues) For all these only they can laugh.They wont stop with jokes one will start singing making all of us feel that the "jokes were better".

Why these people attracted me? These are no ordinary people. They are the part of the journey. May be i can say funniest part.

Diwali the Indian version of home coming.

2009-10-17T20:00:00.007+05:30

After really long time i feel like writing something.

An empty street at one end and the other street busing with crackers kids and usual diwali style. But i liked this empty little street.

This empty little chair attracted my attention. Why had they kept this chair outside when no one else was there in proximity? Ha. As i have seen lots of movies, I hoped that there should not be any kind of sentiment behind this (Like old man of the family enjoyed watching the road sitting in this very same chair and they have kept this in order to remind them about his memories)Wow. I told myself, soon go direct a korean movie.

Who said sheep and goat cant do politics? See i ve caught them red-handed. What really i did for this diwali. Nothing really other than gazing around a little in my area.

Four weddings and A Funeral (1994)

2009-07-06T21:10:00.002+05:30

Charles(Hugh grant) meets the attractive Carrie(Andie MacDowell) in the first wedding, they spend the night together and in the morning she leaves him with out second thought. Again the Charles meets her in the second wedding with her fiancée. This time also they spend the night together and he leaves her before she wakes up. A month later he gets Carrie’s Wedding invitation and realizes that he is in love with her. He explains it to her beautifully that if anything goes wrong he’ll be there. Now Carrie’s Wedding takes place and one of charles’s closest friend collapses and dies. Now his funeral and in that Charles begins to think that he should get into a relationship. Did he marry? Whom did he marry? Forms the rest of the story. “Dialogues stand out and so does the song which extends through out the movie”. I recommend this Movie for Weekend

I cant resist keeping the review within 100 words. So this is 150 word review.

Fast times at Ridgemont High (1982)

2009-07-06T11:08:00.000+05:30

This movie is a about a bunch of teens guys and girls attending Ridgemont high school and working in theatres, pizza corners and shops for their pocket money. They enjoy sex rock n roll and malls. And at the end of their senior year each one realizes something what they need and achieves something towards it. It’s an example of the teen movies of early 80’s. Watch it if you really have to. And I think this movie is much hyped about being hilarious while it’s not so humorous but has some fun elements which all the teen comedies have.

The way Home (2002 – Korean)

2009-07-06T07:04:00.001+05:30

An unemployed mother leaves her kid in her mother’s house in an underdeveloped village. The plot of the movie fully revolves around the grandmother and the boy. The boy who gets annoyed by his grandma begins to realize how much she loves him and much more in his short stay at her place. At some point of time the kid says “if you are sick send me a blank mail, Ill understand”. And I should say a very selective casting makes this movie a biggie. The movie ends with the note “dedication to all grandmothers”. Indian Remake of this possible??

Angels and Demons

2009-07-05T20:54:00.003+05:30

Much expected, as the Book is a bestseller. Ron Howard delivers his best. Robert Langdon is smarter than before with a smarter partner Victoria vetra. Tom Hanks proves in every scene. Ambigrams, Method of electing pope, the thrill of finding where will be the next killing makes it nearly an edge of the seat thriller. But the movie sags a little towards the middle. Beauty of Vatican and Rome and the way they have been captured make this movie enter into the list of “see at least once” category. Anti-matter can be a truth in near future. Who knows?

Aegan – Not upto the mark.

2009-07-05T20:42:00.001+05:30

I have always wanted to see this movie merely bcoz its adaptation of “Main Hoon Na”. Ajith plays his part well even in comedy scenes. The plot, not up to the mark. Intro scene could have been better. And Ajith is under utilized definitely. Sushmita sen was sensuous in the original. Nayantara was artificial. She is just used for skin show and nothing else really. Audiences are really bored of her half way through the movie. As a choreographer Raj Sundaram stands out. Thanks to him that we see Ajith dancing after a long time.

Sunset Blvd (1950)

2009-07-02T11:12:00.003+05:30

Mini plot: Headlines "A small time writer got Murdered". He was found dead in the pool of the yestyear actress "Norma desmond".All wants to know what really happened.

Plot : This is a story which was happening

at the back drop of Hollywood in 1950's.It was the time where silent movies were long forgotten so do their hero's and heroin's. Aging,long forgotten actress of silent movies, "Norma Desmond" lives with her servant(though we find out on due course that he is not just a servant, he was her first husband he was the one who is sending her fan letters and he was the one who directed her to fame in her years.. Back to the plot..ahem.. )and she is desperately looking for a come back into the movies. A small time writer finds himself followed by the men who were after his car for the non-repayment of his lone. He finds shelter in Norma's place and she falls in love with him and attempts suicide as he dint accept her. At this stage, The writer falls in love with an young girl in reader's dept of paramount pictures. What follows next forms the rest of the story.

MY thoughts : This movie was released even before my dad was born. But the camera is fresh. The screenplay at its best. Even it can be remade in any language at any time after all which of the long forgotten heroins dont want a comeback.

Verdict : 7/10. See if you are the lover of cinema and if you are the one who encourages the same.

see you.

Nirmal

SAVE THE LAST DANCE

2009-07-02T10:52:00.001+05:30

{cast : Julia Stiles, sean patrick thomas, kerry washington }

Plot: Sara moves to live with her dad after the death of her mom. That was the neighbourhood of black people. There she get to know derick who teaches her hip-hop /steps. Derek comes to know about sara's passion of becoming professional ballerina and she has given up balle as she thought it was her fault her mom died. Derek makes sara re-live her dream and she gets recruited by the best balle school.

My Thoughts: I had seen step up series and few other dance movies. I saw this movie was on the list of must see dance movies. Ya, It has dance,it has a bit of sentiment, romance and all that . But it dint impress me as step up did. I mean dance wise. After seeing this movie, I read the review of save the dance 2(OMG!! It said dont watch it,if you liked STLD 1).So planning not to take a risk now.

Verdict : 5/10. If you are a balle fan and if you wanna catch up with simple and easy steps in hip-hop. GO for it. This movie teaches you "how to sit the hip-hoppy way".

See you

Nirmal

King of pop- MIcheal Jackson is No more.

2009-06-26T08:37:00.003+05:30

His legacy will Live on. ....

Los Angeles, June 25: It’s a sad day for music lovers as Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the ‘King of Pop’ and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from his throne in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday. He was 50.

A music genius, who got the world grooving to his signature style and heart thumping numbers, Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him at his home for nearly three-quarters of an hour, then rushed him to the hospital, where doctors continued to work on him.

"It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home. However, the cause of his death is unknown until results of the autopsy are known," his brother Jermaine said. Police said they were investigating, standard procedure in high-profile cases.

Jackson's death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980s, when he was popular music's premier all-around performer, a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV, dominated the charts and dazzled even more on stage.

Masilamani - Full of dust.

2009-06-26T08:07:00.004+05:30

One of the following should be true about the Director

1)Director should be a vijay fan.

2) He should have seen vijay movies lately so as to present the audiences with a mass entertainer.

In recent times Vijay's own formula is not at all paying him handful. So, as a matter of fact i think the director relies hugely on the production company "sun pictures" than his own story.Everyone who has been a follower of tamil movies will realise in no time that how much "Masilamani" is influenced from "Thulladhamanamum thullum","pudhiya gheethai",and other vijay sentiments ( like hero being friendly with a Girl child. We would have seen the same sentiments in sachin,ATM etc..)To say the truth, i went for the movie for heroin alone, but i felt disappointed. Sunaina has been potrayed as a dance school student/teacher. I dont think she did enough justice to the character she plays. In case of Nakul there are no surprises,He once again proves that he is a directors hero.But this time the story lets him down heavily.MS baskar,santhanam CHips in now and then only to remind us that we are sleeping inside the theatre. I wish production houses like sun pictures encourage the art of cinema ,than just making mass entertainers for the sake of making money.

My advice is to thrash it and wait for the movie to be released on your tv channels.

4/10

See you with another movie

Nirmal

Skit - A run away hit :-)

2009-04-09T08:23:00.000+05:30

Gran Torino Movie review

2009-01-27T15:55:00.003+05:30

Man, you want a client eastwood movie there you go.. full 10.. you need a perfect movie for a perfect holiday? it score 10 ten.. Its already in the list of top 250 in IMDB. What more you can expect from a man(Client Eastwood) who has given himself for the world of cinema for more than 66yrs.
Walt teaches thao how to be a man. There by asking us(audience) to be a man. Movie has got everything in for awards.

I dont want to split out the plot. Who ever interested just check out the following imdb link for the plot..

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1205489/plotsummary

4/5 for the movie.. 5/5 for client eastwood..

See you around
Nirmal

Short films I saw

2009-01-24T08:57:00.002+05:30

I have always had an eye for short films. May be in future even ill try out something. Far now ill post my fav short films now and then..

Christopher Nolan's Doodlebug!!

Jason Reitman’s Gulp

Dilli-6 Music review

2009-01-24T08:51:00.001+05:30

RIght mix of music from A.R for the right person Mehra for this movie Dilli-6. I personally think that the music of this movie is much better when compared to "Slumdog millionaire". I am one of the indians who always wanted an indian to be there in oscars. And our A.R did it this time. But to me, he has given his best in so many movies like guru, jodha akbar, rang de basanti,.. etc. But this kind of music is totally new to hollywood and they hav applauded it in their own way. Kudos to Rahman. Coming to dilli-6.. IMHO A.r and mehra wanted each and every song to be much much better from the other. And they excel very well. Most of the songs has heavy hindhusthani base,and another classic album from A.R..
My personal fav songs are: dilli-6, hey kala kala bandar, masakkali, arziyan..

American Beauty Review

2009-01-24T08:33:00.003+05:30

Toughest subject to take up. Kudos to director who took up and the movie has 5 oscars to its credit. A deep, wonderful, penetrating film; extraordinary irony in a psychological drama about the American life

Plot: An Obsessed father not having a healthy relationship with mother falls in lust when he sees his daughter's friend who just finds it fun to tease him. Even more obsessed mother going head over heals for the other guy who is a leading figure in her field of business.And the daughter who is highly secretive and falls for a guy who shoots her in cam most often.

Beautifully depicted movie about highly disfigured family ends up with a big loss.

i am giving 3.4/5. Watch it after reading full reviews in other sites like imdb.com

see u around

Nirmal

Pay it forward Review

2009-01-24T08:29:00.002+05:30

Feel good movie, With a sad ending. I kind of expected that to happen.

Plot: A student in seventh grade takes up an assignment given by his teacher seriously and finds out a way to change this world. Dies without fulling knowing that he has brought out the real change.

pay it forward- select some people help them be4 they even ask for help. ask them to do the same for others.

i give 3/5

Good movie. Can watch(Do watch if u r emotionally attached to this society around u)

see you around

Nirmal

2009 Oscar Nominees...

2009-01-22T21:07:00.001+05:30

Richard Jenkins
THE VISITOR
Frank Langella
FROST/NIXON
Sean Penn
MILK
Brad Pitt
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Mickey Rourke
THE WRESTLER
Josh Brolin
MILK
Robert Downey Jr.
TROPIC THUNDER
Philip Seymour Hoffman
DOUBT
Heath Ledger
THE DARK KNIGHT
Michael Shannon
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
Anne Hathaway
RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
Angelina Jolie
CHANGELING
Melissa Leo
FROZEN RIVER
Meryl Streep
DOUBT
Kate Winslet
THE READER
Amy Adams
DOUBT
Penélope Cruz
VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
Viola Davis
DOUBT
Taraji P. Henson
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Marisa Tomei
THE WRESTLER
BOLT
KUNG FU PANDA
WALL-E
CHANGELING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
THE DUCHESS
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
CHANGELING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
AUSTRALIA
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DUCHESS
MILK
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
FROST/NIXON
MILK
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON)
ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD
THE GARDEN
MAN ON WIRE
TROUBLE THE WATER
THE CONSCIENCE OF NHEM EN
THE FINAL INCH
SMILE PINKI
THE WITNESS - FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
FROST/NIXON
MILK
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX
THE CLASS
DEPARTURES
REVANCHE
WALTZ WITH BASHIR
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
DEFIANCE
MILK
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
WALL-E
"Down to Earth"
WALL-E
"Jai Ho"
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
"O Saya"
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
FROST/NIXON
MILK
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
LA MAISON EN PETITS CUBES
LAVATORY - LOVESTORY
OKTAPODI
PRESTO
THIS WAY UP
AUF DER STRECKE (ON THE LINE)
MANON ON THE ASPHALT
NEW BOY
THE PIG
SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND)
THE DARK KNIGHT
IRON MAN
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
WALL-E
WANTED
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
WALL-E
WANTED
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
IRON MAN
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
DOUBT
FROST/NIXON
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
FROZEN RIVER
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
IN BRUGES
MILK
WALL-E

2009 Golden Globes scorecard

2009-01-12T12:44:00.002+05:30

A complete list of winners for the 66th annual Golden Globe Awards.

PICTURE, DRAMA
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Frost/Nixon"
"The Reader"
"Revolutionary Road"
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Winner)

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
"Burn After Reading"
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
"In Bruges"
"Mamma Mia!"
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (Winner)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE
"The Baader Meinhof Complex"
"Everlasting Moments"
"Gomorrah"
"I've Loved You So Long"
"Waltz With Bashir" (Winner)

BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"(Winner)
Stephen Daldry, "The Reader"
David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"
Sam Mendes, "Revolutionary Road"

BEST DRAMATIC ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Revolutionary Road"
Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn, "Milk"
Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler" (Winner)
BEST DRAMATIC ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
Kristin Scott Thomas, "I've Loved You So Long"
Kate Winslet, "Revolutionary Road" (Winner)

BEST ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Javier Bardem, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Colin Farrell, "In Bruges" (Winner)
James Franco, "Pineapple Express"
Brendan Gleeson, "In Bruges"
Dustin Hoffman, "Last Chance Harvey"

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Rebecca Hall, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Sally Hawkins, "Happy-Go-Lucky" (Winner)
Frances McDormand, "Burn After Reading"
Meryl Streep, "Mamma Mia!"
Emma Thompson, "Last Chance Harvey"

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Tom Cruise, "Tropic Thunder"
Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
Ralph Fiennes, "The Duchess"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight" (Winner)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, "Doubt"
Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader" (Winner)

ANIMATED FILM
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"Wall-E" (Winner)

SCREENPLAY
Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire" (Winner)
David Hare, "The Reader"
Peter Morgan, "Frost/Nixon"
Eric Roth, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
John Patrick Shanley, "Doubt"

ORIGINAL SCORE
Alexandre Desplat, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Clint Eastwood, "Changeling"
James Newton Howard, "Defiance"
Hans Zimmer, "Frost/Nixon"
A.R. Rahman, "Slumdog Millionaire" (Winner)

SONG
"Down to Earth" (performed by Peter Gabriel, written by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman),
"Wall-E""Gran Torino" (performed by Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens, lyrics by: Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens),
"Gran Torino" "I Thought I Lost You" (performed by Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, written by Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele),
"Bolt""Once in a Lifetime" (performed by Beyoncé, written by Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street),
"Cadillac Records" "The Wrestler" (performed by Bruce Springsteen, written by Bruce Springsteen), "The Wrestler" (Winner)

2009 Critics Choice Awards Nominees & * Winners

2009-01-09T18:19:00.002+05:30

BEST PICTURE

* Slumdog Millionaire
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Wrestler

BEST ACTOR

* Sean Penn - Milk
Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

BEST ACTRESS - TIE

* Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
* Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Beckinsale - Nothing But the Truth
Cate Blanchett - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Melissa Leo - Frozen River

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

* Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Josh Brolin - Milk
Robert Downey, Jr. - Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
James Franco - Milk

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

* Kate Winslet - The Reader
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis - Doubt
Vera Farmiga - Nothing But the Truth
Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

* Milk
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Rachel Getting Married

BEST DIRECTOR

* Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant - Milk

BEST WRITER (Original or Adapted Screenplay)

* Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire
Dustin Lance Black - Milk
Peter Morgan - Frost/Nixon
Eric Roth - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley - Doubt

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

* Wall-E
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Waltz With Bashir

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS (Under 21)

* Dev Petal - Slumdog Millionaire
Dakota Fanning - The Secret Life of Bees
David Kross - The Reader
Brandon Walters - Australia

BEST ACTION MOVIE

* The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Quantum of Solace
Wanted

BEST COMEDY

* Tropic Thunder
Burn After Reading
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Role Models
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

* John Adams
Recount
Coco Chanel

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

* Waltz With Bashir
A Christmas Tale
Gomorrah
I've Loved You So Long
Let the Right One In
Mongol

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

* Man On Wire
I.O.U.S.A.
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Standard Operating Procedure
Young At Heart

BEST SONG

* "The Wrestler" - Bruce Springsteen/Bruce Springsteen - The Wrestler
"Another Way to Die" - Jack White and Alicia Keys/Jack White - Quantum of Solace
"Down to Earth" - Peter Gabriel/Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman - Wall-E
"I Thought I Lost You" - Miley Cyrus and John Travolta/Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele - Bolt
"Jaiho" - Sukhwinder Singh/A.R. Rahman and Gulzar - Slumdog Millionaire

BEST COMPOSER

* A.R. Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire
Alexandre Desplat - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Clint Eastwood - Changeling
Danny Elfman - Milk
Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard - The Dark Knight

KISS - BECAUSE I'M A GIRL (Romance Drama) emotional clip

2009-01-03T12:24:00.000+05:30

John Mayer: Say (music video from "The Bucket List")

2008-12-26T14:12:00.000+05:30

I just loved it :-)

The Bucket list review

2008-12-26T14:11:00.002+05:30

Note: I heard a lot about this movie. Its strongly recommended by some of my friends, but what really made me see this movie?I came across chinmayi's blog two days back while surfing in college, she had recently seen the movie and the post had nearly 50 comments and all of them had recommended this movie.

Casting includes the two finest actors of all time, Morgan Freeman and jack nicholson.

Plot is pretty similar to dasvidaniya(ya. bucket list is considered original)The movie is quite philosophical,comical,emotional.Every single dialogue stands apart defining whole new dimension for life. But why the name Bucket list, the movie has the explanation for it..(list of things a man should do before he kicks his bucket)

4.5/5 For this and the song "say" by john mayer at the end of the movie really needs a mention.. :-)

Meet u soon.

Nirmal

Dasvidaniya review

2008-12-26T13:58:00.003+05:30

This movie tagged as "The best ever goodbye" is a rare breed among the commercial bollywood.I heard and read a lot about this movie,like its heavily inspired from Hollywood movies like "The Bucket list", "My life" etc.. But this movie moved me a lot, All credits goes to Vinay pathak (the man who gave us the beautiful comedy "bheja fry").

Plot: An ordinay man, least successful in life finds out that he is going to die and writes down a list."10 Things he should do before he die". He dies scoring 10/10. His beautiful untold and undertold love and the friends who call them G9 and G10(watch the movie to know what it really means) are the places where the director stands out.

Music of khilash kher has to be mentioned and i can give 10/10 for MUMMA song. simple catchy tune with much original lyrics :-)

3/5 for dasvidaniya...

A must watch :-)

see u soon

Nirmal

Children of Men Review

2008-12-24T17:08:00.002+05:30

Note: This is the movie recommended strongly by my friend deepak. He will never suggest a movie,unless its worth watching.. Some of his other recommendations are prestige, requim for the dream, the pianist, as good as it gets, 12 angry men etc...

This is a movie which is really disturbing and worth watching.

Plot: 2027..World had become infertile for more than 18yrs,still war is there destroying the remainings of the human race. At this juncture Theo finds a women pregnant and he has to rescue her from here and take her to the "human project". The movie really proves that a child's cry can stop the war.

Its worth watching.. **** for this out of 5.. its also there in IMDB top 250 movies..

Meet u soon

Nirmal

All i need is a hug

2008-12-22T09:18:00.001+05:30

Most of us need it.. A.R does it again.. Here is the video from his new album connections

Review

2008-12-22T09:01:00.002+05:30

Silambattam

- Not definitely worth a review("waste of 100 bucks")

Genre: Like all the oldies, beautiful village,one hero, his son... total revenge..

+ves: Dance, cinematography, chumma camera fight scene la suthi suthi varudhu..

-ves: If i start writing all the negatives then the post will be never ending one.Simbu is playing football all over(Villians are no match for this maccho man without muscles)No genuine comedy sequences except for the scenes of karunas(Although he dies doing comedy!!!) During dance sequences most of the time simbu dances alone(Its like seeing,"UNGALIL YAARU ADUTHA PRABU DEVA". This time No elimination for simbu).This film should have had a fruitful success if it had come in early 90's. Simbu coming as billa is definitely a treat for "THALA" fans..

I am giving 1/5. (Watch only if u dont know what else to do in the holidays)

16 blasts in ahmedabad..

2008-07-26T21:37:00.003+05:30

The no of blasts increased and the blasts had been well planned. As the sources of the news channel cnn/ibn and ndtv say, first blasts occurred between 6.45 to 7.15(approx) and the last blasts were around 8.15. what is the reason for the time delay.. That too the last blasts were targeted outside the hospitals and the reports say that the bomb was planted in a car inside the govt hospital and it flew to a height of 50ft from the ground when the blast occurred... the injured from the first blast will be taken to anyone of the hospitals .. what type of design is this???

12 Blasts shook Ahmedabad

2008-07-26T20:42:00.002+05:30

Actually its being doubted that the no of blasts would increase to 16.. First took place around 6.30..
The bomb was planted in a bag found hanging from the cycle.
Bombs were found to be planted in tiffin boxes also.
Factories are mainly targeted.
6 people are suspected to have planted the bombs.
All metros are given High alert.
Cnn/ibn reports that there might be 2 death..
Ndtv reports vary saying 2-10 deaths and 48 wounded people...
Both the attacks (banglore and ahmedabad) have any link?
Both states are BJP ruling states...
Terror all over the state..

8Th blast... in banglore

2008-07-25T18:18:00.003+05:30

Is this some kind of warning... Who s behind al this. come on ...what s happening in India...
7th blast took place at 2.35 and 8th around 5.30 in the evening... Though both the blasts took place in close proximity, What the time difference means? what they are telling to the govt...
Karnataka govt had called all the MLA's for emergency meeting ... India is going crazy...
Vande matram..
Nirmal

BLASTS IN BANGLORE

2008-07-25T16:20:00.002+05:30

7 Blasts reported in banglore in the span of 12mins..
All bombs were considered to be operated by timers..
All blasts were of low intensity and gelatin is found to be used. All 7 blasts took place at a stretch of Brigade road to Hosur road... Phone lines are jammed.. women is reported to be dead and 4 others injured.. Banglore in panic...

Somnath chatterjee expelled from CPM

2008-07-24T18:00:00.005+05:30

This is what a true individual deserve i suppose . CPM gifted the Honorable speaker on his 79th bday for his 40yr service to the party with an expelling order issued yesterday. What actually he did to be expelled? The one who is taking the position of the speaker should take a oath saying that he should not be biased towards any party. And now party expelled him bcoz he was true to his oath.I recommend the president to expel the Party... lol ... they never really does anything productive , except for raising their voices all the time against everyone who s ruling.. lol
Vande matram...
Nirmal.

A.I Review

2008-07-24T17:50:00.003+05:30

I dont have words to describe this movie. Its beyond what we call as reality. Yet,Nothing in this movie is virtual. After waiting so long, I saw this movie today. Even Spielberg cant do a futuristic movie now. While no one can do it better than him . Its really amazing to dream about the future,Which is really going to be what it is like in the Movie. Must watch for all the youngsters who dream a lot.
Ill give 7/10 for the movie .. while ill give 9/10 for the visual effects and screenplay ....
Why cant every movie be A.I?
I know the reason.. but still ...
see u soon
Nirmal

Kuselan OFFicial Trailer

2008-07-24T10:13:00.002+05:30

Kuselan Official Trailer-High Quality - For more amazing video clips, click here

VAARANAM AAYIRAM

2008-07-24T09:45:00.001+05:30

AC/DC LOVE BOMB

VAARANAM AaYIRAM- ADIYE KOLLUDHE

DId u see the diff? lol thats Harris jayaraj... he really rocks..

UPA GOVT.. SURVIVES

2008-07-22T20:28:00.006+05:30

After some really good bad and ugly speeches in the day of cast... The UPA govt survived the trust vote with Ayes-275 and Nayes-256 ... .Our Prime Minister again proved.. SINGH IS A KING...But still india need to face this bribe issue nearly similar to the previous tehelka case... Vande mataram...
Nirmal

INDIAN DEMOCRAZY IS AT STAKE

2008-07-22T18:04:00.003+05:30

I think this is the news which is going to appear on all the international news papers first page. Its really a sad day. BJP MP's allege that they are bribed to be absent on the day of the vote. They even showed the money on the Lok sabha infront of the speaker.

here are some of the pictures for ur reference...
the loksabha is adjourned til 6.30.. India is waiting for the Prime Minister's reply over this case.

MY 100th post

2008-07-21T21:45:00.003+05:30

So i am into hundreds at last. After nearly an year,Think i started this blog in feb 07'. My counter is stil in 500's.Though of the clikz will be from me. Infact i was once able to find my blog in google search(obviously not now) when i was pretty active. I want to post some questions to the readers of my blog(if thr exists one lol)
1)What u kno abt N-deal? the hot topic of today?
2)How many of us are following our own countries politics and economic condition?
3)What shld v do to be a good citizen of india?
LOl... Even i am thinking for answers.. u do think..
see u.. thanks for the support...
See you soon..

No Country for old man - Review.

2008-07-21T21:40:00.002+05:30

“No Country for Old Men,” adapted by Joel and Ethan Coen from Cormac McCarthy’s novel, is bleak, scary and relentlessly violent.The character of Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem), a deadpan sociopath with a funny haircut, will feed many a nightmareThe punch line comes when he blows a hole in your head with the pneumatic device he prefers to a conventional firearm. Tommy lee jones plays an old sheriff who is in search of Anton and another man,played by James Brolin(who was on the run.)

Plot: A man finds a bag full of money in a place where the illegal drug deal went wrong and another killer follows him(obviously for the money!) killing everyone on his way.

The movie sans dialogues as u can understand everything(really cinematography shld be appreciated). The way the killer has be portrayed is the best about this movie.

Ill give 7.2/10(:) i felt the movie is slow)
Meet you with another review soon...
Nirmal.

AAMIR _REVIEW

2008-07-18T21:45:00.003+05:30

REVIEW

Movie cast: Rajeev Khandelwal .... Aamir

Line: Middle class Muslim youth finishes his practise (dockie) in London. When he comes back he s being haunted by the group of Muslims in the name of "HOLY WAR". He has to save his Family and he finds that the only way to save his family is to become a suicide bomber.

Really a Brave try and it has to be appreciated. I am giving 7.2/10.. It leaves u with a heavy heart. Makes an impression. Except for the bgm score which is very similar to "BOMBAY THEME".

Can give a try..
Meet u soon
Nirmal

Jaane tu ya jaane na....

2008-07-16T21:40:00.005+05:30

Review.

Movie cast: genelia(ma x-GF),imran khan

Line:(another khan is born) teen love(NO...)True love(yes ur honour... )Love ur friend(pls.. always do... )

My comments: Perfect feel good movie. watch it with everyone u love coz ull obviously love this movie...

Song of the year: kabhi kabhi adhithi...Rahman though not at his best. brings u peelings in all songs..

Must watch for the ones who love there friends and the ones who think they are in love.
Ill give 7/10 with a free popcorn pocket... enjoy...
Meet you soon
Nirmal..

The Man from the earth

2008-07-15T21:30:00.003+05:30

Review

Movie: The man from the Earth

Production cost: Enna perusa irukapogudhu,rendu car poyitu poyitu varum, oru veedu, rendu cusion sheets,8 ppl,one bottle of mcdonald green,switch to on and off a light,two candles... thats it... lol

Dialogues: pages and pages .Ull hear it again and again,if you are a rare breed like me. lol

Will every dialogue makes logic? i have to say each and every word our hero says. It makes u think out of box, beyond the boundaries. How a man in bronze age and stone age would have thought of stars?How would it be if the one who was crucified wasn't Jesus Christ. How about the word john aces becoming jesus. I am refraining myself from letting out the story. Hope this review kindle atleast one person who reads it to see the movie.I can guarentee a 1hr 20 min of you gluing in ur chairs.
I am giving 8.5/10 for this movie.
Worth watching.
[Innoru mukiyama na matter, i am 140000yrs old. u believe this??? Ull after seeing the movie.Whats the bet??]

What a day so far !!! @ @ @!!!

2008-07-15T12:37:00.005+05:30

Day started with yogi-b hip hop waking me up. With his Peelingss song " kadhal ennai kadalika villai". It was already late when i finished up with my BF. Came running to get the Most Trrible, i am sorry temendous mode of transport " my coll bus". My coll bus never stops in the stop. V go t to get in on the run.. As i got in, a sir raised his voice to ask the driver whether he can stop the bus for some more time. Driver turned and started scolding me as he thought i was the one who askd him . lol . he started scolding." nee veeta vittu sekaram varavendiyadhu than ye, adhu idhu.. blah bla.. .sing in the rain " What a morning u r having, my friend said as he came and sat near me. After eating 1/2 kgs mud. 1/4 kgs thusi full stomach la came to coll . My fate was already there before me.. I ran and ran and ran from staff rooms to labs to rest rooms just for the piece of chalk. thanks to a junior who hit me with a chalk. I finally got one. There i finished my marathon. Huh . now in the lab. Posting My day's events hoping that my noon wont be the same.
Meet you soon
Nirmal

ITs really shocking

2008-07-12T08:50:00.002+05:30

Hear this song. U ll kno what i really mean like shocking...

Love Actually is every where (Is all around)

2008-07-12T08:21:00.002+05:30

I am posting after a long time. Wanted to get back to this blogging world as soon as i can. May be this is the post which i have to start with.

Love actually is a movie, i saw two days back. Purely a feel good movie.

Line: Its christmas time, Love is everywhere . Few untold Love are being told in the eve of christmass. Happies ENdings...
Director has given a lot of Dimensions for love.
After seeing this movie. I can see love is all around me.. My own friends writing love poems and love stories. Juniors writing poems about his love for coll. Me loving my long travel for col .
I ll share some song i like ... (Videos)

This is the song from the movie ENCHANTED.

DOnt worry ,Be happy

2008-05-21T08:16:00.001+05:30

Hi everyone,
am posting after some time. Have you all heard "Karu karu vizhigalal song from pachaikili muthucharam". If yes check the video i am posting and you will know from where Harris jayaraj is getting the songs.(Truly madly deeply from his collections of backstreet boys,blue,westlife and savage garden.) Real comedy. Do check the video. Deva vazhga, Harris vazhga...

Crazy week ahead..

2008-05-09T19:24:00.003+05:30

One more battle to go.(i mean one more exam)Data warehousing and mining.V are the First batch writing this subject,Hope we get through it easily.Actually the exam is not worrying me,the thing is after exam from 1.30 to 8 we are suposed to attend classes for campus placements.sheesh.. I am really scared..

Placement Schedule as far as i know..

14th,15th- TCS(Mostly i wont get through as i dint prepare anything)
Actually to say the truth,I dont even thought of preparing.I need to work up a lot,Work out with my technical knowledge,My lingua.. Everything half baked now.

20th- Keane(so if i dint get through TCS i have 5 full days to work hard and prepare for this carriter(keane)That too if everything goes my way.

5 major Biggies are not coming now,CTS,HCL,SATHYAM,INFY,WIPRO.
Think We have ACCENTURE as Dream run.Its scheduled on 30th i think. Hope i get through one of those companies and eager to get placed just to write about my experiences in the HR interview.. LOL.

Chennai won...Least bothered...

2008-05-08T21:14:00.002+05:30

Only thing i cant digest is, Dhoni getting man of the match for his 33(33 balls)... GAMBIR,SEWAG,DHAWAN,VIDYUT,ALBIE MORKEL,FLEMING all played great innings in todays match.. They even took less balls and scored more runs than him. Then what made the third umpire think Dhoni is a fair choice for the Man Of the Match award.. Is the IPL franchises Fixing the Man Of the Match awards also? I thought this match between chennai super kings and delhi daredevils only witnessed poor umpiring,I am proved wrong. Third Umpire has also done a big blunder giving Dhoni Man of the Match..

Tiruvarur Car festival - Festival which i am missing for 3rd consecutive year

2008-05-04T20:05:00.003+05:30

Car festival.. I can Say World's largest car ( Thear)belongs to my home town. It is a Great day for everyone out there, it is a kind of a day when all meet there relatives their friends who all coming to participate in the festival from different parts of the country. When we were in twelfth, we decided we should meet at least in the day of this festival. But unfortunately i am missing it for the third consecutive year. Last two years all my friends attended except me, They all irritated me by messaging that they were there near the car, pulling the car, sighting "Namma ooru ponnunga" this time its not there as we all are having exams.. I wish i was there in my home town today.. Hope i atleast make it for the next festival and meet everyone there..

What really happens in this day..

WE all used to get up so early in the morning, in the picture u can see the car na, that is the biggest of 6 cars that will be pulled on this auspicious day. The volunteers for pulling this car will come from a near by village which has a famous sugar factory and the owner of the same factory is the owner of school i did my 12th. There are many stories that temple had 4 acres of land in its name and This owner " vadapadhi mangalam(village name) somasundharam(his name) had 5 acres and he gave his one acre of land to temple.. There were lot of great stories like this... Ill post everything soon. let this exams get over soon...

This is another premier league..

2008-05-02T17:23:00.002+05:30

Neither as easy as IPL nor so fast. Same three hours, 6 exams and 13 days. already two gone. Every one felt the pitch for the AI exam was quite greeny(same color la v scolded the one who took the question paper).ball was bit bouncy, v cant judge the ball so easily,Most of us got hurt.(retired hurt half way through the exam as v dunno the answer). Today SE exam, the pitch was flat,The Ball came on to the bat so nicely,But V again failed to put up our full effort(v forgot how to play the cover drives and on drives)The results of these matches wil be announced only after 2 months or so. Got to practise well for the Forth coming matches.. Hoping to hit some good clean Sixes..

Jus a thought - when dog chased me.. :)

2008-05-01T20:53:00.001+05:30

Note: Don't take this as an offense, i am not comparing a dog and the god, i am just saying how will i feel when i see some one called god. Strangest and weirdest feeling in the world.

Every time when a dog comes near me
I get goose bumps..
when it barks
i get more bumps...
Same with GOD...
- Nirmal Almighty

DASAVATHARAM SONGS- REVIEW

2008-04-28T21:31:00.002+05:30

Tomoro i am having Semester exams, But today only i got the much awaited audio of Dasavatharam,I cant wait till the exams get over to write this post. I got all the five songs and a remix, My full credits goes to kallai mattum kandal sung by hariharan. Realy catchy one. The second and third positions in the list is ulaga nayagane song and oh.. oh sanam.. sorry, ill rate oh.. oh .. sanam more than ullaga nayagane,simply for the voice of Kamal Hassan, another peppy no is there, i hope that is the item number done by mallika sharavat. Mukundha Mukundha song is a devotional one and watch out for the mimicry done by Kamal at the end of the song in lady voice.. He has done don 10 roles,including two female characters. Trailor was par excellence and already film is considered to be hit among the distributors. Lets wait and see the Real picture..

My views on the match Calcutta Knight Riders Vs Chennai Super kings.

2008-04-26T19:14:00.001+05:30

Match:

First thing that went wrong is Toss, I think dhadha dint take much concern about the pitch,but choose to bat. From that Wicket of Mccullam everything went wrong. My team lost wickets in regular intervals, all the ones who were expected to put a great show failed to do their part. Crowd was so responding but that dint help my favorites to put up a good total, 148 easily chaceble. Then came the parthiv patel and Hayden they dint do ny big mistakes, they played their part well. After the wicket of parthiv patel Dhoni came, HE is the one I like most as a captain and like least as a player. He is a batsman, sorry i can’t call him as a batsman, My heart wont allow that. He is the one who relies on his milk shakthi(NO its not cokkie u think)Its the power he gets from milk. Other that that, He dont even Know to play a single good clean short. Everything wil be a miss hit. I think he has never read the Text book shorts yet,

Coming to Entertainment:

I think this is also a reason for the KOlkatta not performing today. there is No SRK to cheer them up, He is on a tour for some award function i think. HE is not here, But see this , VIjay is here to support chennai team, No one is saying anything about him or not even showing him. He was shown only once, Drums shiva mani got more mentioning than Vijay... THe so called Next super star... Pity on him..

Youngsters I figured out:

I have to mention about Goni and Lakshmi rattan shukla.. Goni, is tall, have every feature and characteristics of a fast bowler. I think he will be a useful find for India. Lakshmi Ratan shukla… Wow he played his innings in style... with out him, CalcuttaCheers to those guys.. would have been bowled out within 100..

Fantabulous match. Chennai has ever witnessed.

2008-04-24T00:00:00.002+05:30

Though my least favorite team, chennai super kings won the match.. I can say proudly that the HEro of the Day is this guy.. A.M.Nayer where did he come from.. wow wat a batting at the end. Man Awesome... The only thing that went wrong for him was, he took a single when MumBAi needed 9 of 4.. that was a No ball and they had a free hit. if Nayer had taken the Free hit.. Match would have gone away from the hands of Chennai .

ONE OF THE MEMORABLE DAYS OF MY LIFE- A.R concert

2008-04-21T21:55:00.002+05:30

I fortunetely attended the A.R concert yest organised by TIMES OF INDIA. Man, what a music.. A.R simply took the audience to his own world of music. nearly 50000 gathered at St.George school grounds.The concert started with JAAGE HEIN from GURU and Ended with VANDE MATARAM. Purely rahman's style. The thavil,miruthangam,and drums shiva mani stole the show by their fusion. Nithyasree, Madhusree, tanvi, Nithimohan, Chinmayee, Hariharan, Karthick, Javed ali, Blaze, Naresh iyer, Benny, Shankar mahedevan participated and rocked. especially Karthick with a song from boys and Shankar with Varaaga nadikara oram, made the crowd go mad. Over all Best of the shows one can Witness. THanks to A.R. As he rightly says.... MUSIC IS CHANGING AND THE CHANGE IS A.R. and no one else..

Concert ad:

Good thing about IPL

2008-04-19T22:52:00.000+05:30

Once v used to say, Aussies have three teams like the one they r playing with in the international level. Now there is a chance for India to say such a thing. lot of budding talents are raising up. DAWAN, GONY,DINDA have come up with the fine show of their talents. Hope at least now selectors make a right decision by selecting players based on the performance.Crowd is enjoying... players are enjoying... i am enjoying.. really a good thing na..

Player with Maximum Bid- scores Minimum

2008-04-19T18:36:00.000+05:30

The player who got the maximum bid, was out for one. I am speaking about Mahendra singh dhoni only. Thank god, his luck dint continue this time. So far i have never seen a quality batting from dhoni except for a few knocks. His shots were neither classy nor in text books.
But HUSSEy is having fun out there. He is the man of the evening i suppose. Yet another Hundred in the IPL. I think this is the fastest hundred. Hussey is really showing his anger over the bid.. LOL...100 of 50 balls.Irfan pathan though he took two wickets has gone for runs. 2/42 in his four over spell. God who asked to bowl HOPEs the last over, Badrinath who is yet to represent our country is blasting The ball towards the fence.3 6's and a four.. As said chennai posted the Highest ever score 240/5.. With hussey 114* and badri 31*

What a way to start with... IPL....

2008-04-18T23:02:00.000+05:30

First innings started with the tremendous batting by kolkata tigers, i cant say everyone in the team batted. Bcoz it was just a one man show. Brendon mcculum.. THE man of the night... Took the game away from the Blore team.. The bowlers of Kolkata proved "HUm THoDa be cum nahi hai".. though I missed the live telecast of the match, Cricinfo's ball by ball commentry made me imagine the whole match as though i am watching the match straight away in the stadium .. This is the best... GO IPL GO....
Kolkata opened their account tally with a massive win...

Juniors.... have a glance if you have time..

2008-04-05T18:27:00.002+05:30

HI juniors,

AS i said, he are few tips.. i can give to get good marks in sem.. I scored reasonably good percentile in first and second semester so i think my tips will be useful for u all.

I think most of u will have this fear, First time v r going to write the exam, how is it going to be?

Hear me; you have passed out twelfth itself in flying colors, then y worrying about Anna university exams?

Here and there i am leaving some tips. (Have your own style of writing, i mean don’t be monotonous like most of the girls using three colors. decorating the paper all)

Frankly speaking, My exam paper will have only blue pen(which i used to write obviously) and pencil, which i used to put line as a separation between two questions.

Ok. i am coming to the point. .

Always read the syllabus book fully

There are many chances of having a question or two out of syllabus (not always really, but fortunately I got in first sem, which will fetch you attempt marks... :) )

Maths: refer the syllabus book... Most of the sums will be from book only. So better go through all example sums...

For physics and electrical also the same, I mean problems will be from book only. Regarding the conceptual papers, giving examples will fetch you more marks. IF there is a block dia or dia for a question, you should be drawing it.

Just think, the examiner will not be having any time to sit and read all that you have written in the paper. So if u had drawn a diagram, he will automatically give you more marks.

Concentrate more on two marks, if u get good marks in part –A section, you will be getting above 12 for each question in part-B.

For theory subjects, side headings are very much important. Try to break the questions into points and write. Engineering graphics,hmmm.. there is no need for me to tell about this subject, You would have been familiar with perspective, Isometric and free hand sketches… These are easy and will fetch you full marks,

Hope my tips are useful for you all. All the best … come out with flying colors..

South africa inflict innnings defeat

2008-04-05T18:05:00.002+05:30

This test match everything fell in place as i predicted,Match over by the third day. Thanks to (dhadha)Gangully for scoring 85,if not there would have been another 76 run innings..I think i was also right on the predictions about sewag's batting.Indians have to learn a lot from this test match.They failed in all areas,batsman failed to put up a decent score, bowlers failed to take quick wickets.In fact it was a good pitch.Anyways lost is lost. Hope v win forth comin matches. All the best for the team,

News today..

2008-04-04T21:40:00.003+05:30

South africa unstoppable.. Yest bajji reported to press saying, "a bad first day for india,v need to forget this and get along with the game". Now i get a doubt, i think what bajji told is the game plan of india in this test match. OMG!! how can he leak out the game plan?? so india going to forget all five days and totally this test match, if it continues they got forget this test series itself. "i have got enough runs in a single test match, ill be in the team for next ten years", hope sewag is not playing in this framework.WIll india fight back??Lets wait and see.

Coming to the protest by tamil actors.I think its really a good thing to come forward and protest for a good cause.(for the welfare of tamil people in karnataka). Hey man, whats happenning here?? if india is not safe for an indian where will he go?Hope our kannadian friends, give up their attitude towards tamilians. Hope peace prevail everywhere for the generations to come..

Hyo.. i am looking forward to see this movie.."yaaradi nee mogini".. nayantara is looking so good... actually v hav planned to go, hope it works out..

Placements are fast approaching,yet to start the preparations.i think i can post some interesting tips for the juniors on how to get good percentile in their exams. I ll come up with some tips soon.
Till then its nirmal signin off..

WHat a performance by india..

2008-04-03T12:28:00.003+05:30

What a batting by indians....
I think this is the worst performance by indians in ahmedhabad pitch.. Steyn is the man of the day taking 5 crucial wickets of indians.Top scorer for india is Pathan 21*.. all others single digit.. Thala Gangully(dhadha.)... Rp singh... aggressive sreeshanth all gone for duck..
I THINK INDIANS HAVE IMPLEMENTED A NEW STYLE OF BATTING BY BATTING BEHIND THE STUMPS.. A total of 6 bowled so far in indian innings..

IF this continues, the test match will end in the third day itself.

(for further updates, log on to cricinfo.com... lastest photos will guide you to a marvallous photo section of how indians got out)

Eventful week

2008-03-28T22:16:00.002+05:30

There cant be any better week than this in sri sairam engineering coll. All the biggies, culturals, farewel, sports meet, project exhibition ... all in quick successions.. This is a special week for cseians like us.. Over all winners in Culturals... Thanks to seniors... they did their best.... I have to mention about the dance ... both farewell dance by third yrs and the cultural dance were so awesome.. what an energy... what an attitude... it was really a treat to the audience like us...Though my first stage performance dint go well,Dance and the presentation prevented me from getting blasted.. LOl...
All the excitement is fading away as the nightmare is fast approaching... Exam bootham has alreay sent its servant model exam to our coll. I hav to get ready for the fight... I am not updating myself regularly.. so my postings are becoming very rare in my blog...
Hope i find my rhythm soon... TIll then bye from nirmal..

Its My space

2008-03-09T17:08:00.002+05:30

Its been days since i blogged. This mini project and unit tests kept me totally away from blogging. Now i finished the version one of my software and its ready to be released any time. After hearing from the users, ill try to enhance my software and will try to come up with the next version(Enda over ra scene podaran nu pakarengala.. Modhalla en project mam okay pandrangalannu papom)
Idha konja nalla enna velam mo nadandhupochu.My B certificate exam in NCC got over, That was a big story. If i start with that there wont be any space in my blog.Seniors farewell,Sports day,culturals all fast approaching.Prem and co are the lone winners for the CS dept while Men's kabadi and Girl's volley team came runners.Atleast Next year v shld try to bring the over all championship to the dept.:)

My MiniProject details.....

2008-03-09T16:57:00.003+05:30

MiNi Proj - RemembrAll
- Nirmal , Prem , Vidya

This is an application which has been developed purely in Visual Basic. This application is compatible with all versions of WIndows.This application has six special facilities.Remainder,Notes,Automatic webpageopen,Sleep off Timer, Stanby averter(Mouse shaker),Wake up alarm.you don't need Visual basic to use this application.This ReadMe file explains the user what are the facilities in RemembrAll and how to use it.All six Features of this application are explained below.

As soon as the shortcut of our application is clicked an attractive startup screen wil appear.This will lead you to a login form.There you will be having options for logging in as a user or a guest.The HIDE option will hide the application in the system tray,you can click it to make it appear again.DID YOU KNOW option will be having the tips for using our application.EXIT option will exit our application with a small closing animation.

REMAINDER:
This application will have a text box for entering the message and a box to select the time.After selecting the time,click add and click start remainder option.As soon it is done, the window will minimize automatically. At the given time,The remainder will be displayed on the left top of the window with a bell.A small animation has been added to the display of the remainder.

NOTES:
Some will be having a habit of writing notes. This application is specially for those people. A text box will be there where you can type your notes. When you click the option SAVE. Your Notes will be saved in a file called FILENAME.txt(in C:\) along with the date and time.

Wake Up Alarm:
You want to have a Nap. Click open this application. Set the date and time and select your favourite song to be played on alarm time. Happy hearing!!!

Automatic WebpageOpen:
AUTOMATIC EMAIL CHECKING option will open a window which has a list of websites. Select a website and click the Go option. Your browser will open with the selected URL.To add websites to the list,open the txt file WEBPAGELIST and just type your favorite URL and save it.

StandBy Averter:
MOUSE SHAKER TIMER option is an useful application which consists of two sub options START and STOP. When you click the cursor on the START option.The movement of mouse will be enabled and this will prevent the appearance of SCREEN SAVER or STANDBY. This we can use when watching a movie, reading a ebook etc.

SleepOff TImer:
We are providing the solution for the most encountered problem in our daily life.Most of us will forget to switch off the system AUTOMATIC SHUT DOWN of the system at the given time. Give the time for shutdown. When the time is reached, a Warning form will appear with the message its time to sleep.IF the sleep option is not selected within next ten seconds the system will shutdown.

PS: Hope the project demo gets over this week. If any one interested in using this application,leave ur comments. Ill send u the setup file of my software.. looking forward for ur comments..

Answer this if u can...

2008-02-29T06:09:00.002+05:30

1) Alice and Bob are on separate islands. Bob is sick, and Alice has the medicine. Eve has a boat and a chest that can be locked. She is willing to transport objects between Alice and Bob, but only in the chest, and if the chest is unlocked, she will steal whatever is inside. If both Alice and Bob have a padlock and a key such that their own key only opens their own lock, how can Alice send Bob the medicine so that Eve won't steal it?

2) Every day, Joe arrives at the train station from work at 6pm. His wife leaves home in her car to meet him there at exactly 6pm, and drives him home. One day, Joe gets to the station an hour early, and starts walking home, until his wife meets him on the road. They get home 20 minutes earlier than usual. How long was he walking? (HINT:Distances are unspecified. Speeds are unspecified, but constant.)

Ultimate truth

2008-02-27T18:28:00.002+05:30

Great Love Story of Narayana Murthy (Infosys Founder) and Sudha (From Sudha's Autobiography)

2008-02-27T18:22:00.002+05:30

An Inspiring Love story,, its worth, Read it !!

Love Story of Narayana Murthy (Infosys Founder) and Sudha (From Sudha's Autobiography)
pic1:NarayanaMurthy and Sudha
pic2:Sudha, Rohini Nilekani & Kumari Shibulal
It was in Pune that I met Narayan Murty through my friend Prasanna who is now the Wipro chief, who was also training in Telco(TataMotors). Most of the books that Prasanna lent me had Murty's name on them which meant that I had a preconceived image of the man. Contrary to expectation, Murty was shy,bespectacled and an introvert. When he invited us for dinner. I was a bit taken aback as I thought the young man was making a very fast move. I refused since I was the only girl in the group. But Murty was relentless and we all decided to meet for dinner the next day at 7.30 p.m .. at Green Fields hotel on the
Main Road
,Pune.

The next day I went there at 7' o ! clock since I had to go to the tailor near the hotel. And what do I see? Mr. Murty waiting in front of the hotel and it was only seven. Till today, Murty maintains that I had mentioned (consciously!) that I would be going to the tailor at 7 so that I could meet him... And I maintain that I did not say any such thing consciously or unconsciously because I did not think of Murty as anything other than a friend at that stage. We have agreed to disagree on this matter.

Soon, we became friends. Our conversations were filled with Murty's experiences abroad and the books that he has read. My friends insisted that Murty as trying to impress me because he was interested in me. I kept denying it till one fine day, after dinner Murty said, I want to tell you something. I kn ew this Â as it. It was coming. He said, I am 5'4" tall. I come from a lower middle class family. I can never become rich in my life an! d I can never give you any riches. You are beautiful, bright, and intelligent and you can get anyone you want. But will you marry me? I asked Murty to give me some time for an answer. My father didn't want me to marry a wannabe politician, (a communist at that) who didn't have a steady job and wanted to build an orphanage...

When I went to Hubli I told my parents about Murty and his proposal. My mother was positive since Murty was also from Karnataka, seemed intelligent and comes from a good family. But my father asked: What's his job, his salary, his qualifications etc? Murty was working as a research assistant and was earning less than me. He was willing to go dutch with me on our outings. My parents agreed to meet Murty in Pune on a particular day at10 a. m sharp. Murty did not turn up. How can I trust a man to take care of my daughter if he cannot keep an appointment, asked my father.

At 12noon Murty turned up in a bright red shirt! He had gone on work to Bombay , was stuck in a traffic jam on the ghats, so he hired a taxi(though it was very expensive for him) to meet his would-be father-in-law. Father was unimpressed. My father asked him what he wanted to become in life.

Murty said he wanted to become a politician in the communist party and wanted to open an orphanage. My father gave his verdict. NO. I don't want my daughter to marry somebody who wants to become a communist and then open an orphanage when he himself didn't have money to support his family.

Ironically, today, I have opened many orphanages Â something, which Murty wanted to do 25 years ago. By this time I realized I had developed a liking towards Murty which could only be termed as love. I wanted to marry Murty because he is an honest man. He proposed to me highlighting the negatives in his life. I promised my father that I will not marry Murty without his blessings though at the same time, I cannot marry anybody else. My father said he would agree if Murty promised to take up a steady job. But Murty refused saying he will not do things in life because somebody wanted him to. So, I was caught between the two most important people in my life.

The stalemate continued for three years during which our courtship took us to every restaurant and cinema hall in Pune. In those days, Murty was always broke. Moreover, he didn't earn much to manage. Ironically today, he manages Infosys Technologies Ltd., one of the world's most reputed companies. He always owed me money. We used to go for dinner and he would say, I don't have money with me, you pay my share, I will return it to you later. For three years I maintained a book on Murty's debt to me.. No, he never returned the money and I finally tore it up after my wedding.

The amount was a little over Rs 4000. During this interim period Murty quit his job as research assistant and started his own software business. Now, I had to pay his salary too! Towards the late 70s computers were entering India in a big way.

During the fag end of 1977 Murty decided to take up a job as General Manager at Patni computers in Bombay .. But before he joined the company he wanted to marry me since he was to go on training to the US after joining. My father gave in as he was happy Murty had a decent job, now.

WE WERE MARRIED IN MURTY'S HOUSE IN BANGALORE ON FEBRUARY 10, 1978 WITH ONLY OUR TWO FAMILIES PRESENT.I GOT MY FIRST SILK SARI. THE WEDDING EXPENSES CAME TO ONLY RS 800 (US $17) WITH MURTY AND I POOLING IN RS 400 EACH.

I went to the US with Murty after marriage. Murty encouraged me to see America on my own because I loved travelling. I toured America for three months on backpack and had interesting experiences which will remain fresh in my mind forever. Like the time when the New York police took me into custody because they thought I was an Italian trafficking drugs in Harlem . Or the time when I spent the night at the bottom of the Grand Canyon with an old couple. Murty panicked because he couldn't get a response from my hotel room even at midnight. He thought I was either killed or kidnapped.

IN 1981 MURTY WANTED TO START INFOSYS. HE HAD A VISION AND ZERO CAPITAL...initially I was very apprehensive about Murty getting into business. We did not have any business background ... Moreover we were living a comfortable life in Bombay with a regular pay check and I didn't want to rock the boat. But Murty was passionate about creating good quality software. I decided to support him. Typical of Murty, he just had a dream and no money. So I gave him Rs 10,000 which I had saved for a rainy day, without his knowledge and told him, This is all I have. Take it. I give you three years sabbatical leave. I will take care of the
financial needs of our house. You go and chase your dreams without any worry. But you
have only three years!

Murty and his six colleagues started Infosys in 1981,with enormous interest and hard work. In 1982 I left Telco and moved to Pune with Murty. We bought a small house on loan which also became the Infosys office. I was a clerk-cum-cook-cum-programmer. I also took up a job as Senior Systems Analyst with Walchand group of Industries to support the house.

In 1983 Infosys got their first client, MICO, in Bangalore . Murty moved to Bangalore and stayed with his mother while I went to Hubli to deliver my second child, Rohan. Ten days after my son was born, Murty left for the US on project work. I saw him only after a year, as I was unable to join Murty in the US because my son had infantile eczema, an allergy to vaccinations. So for more than a year I did not step outside our home for fear of my son contracting an infection. It was only after Rohan got all his vaccinations that I came to Bangalore where we rented a small house in Jayanagar and rented another house as Infosys headquarters. My father
presented Murty a scooter to commute. I once again became a cook, programmer, clerk,
secretary, office assistant et al. Nandan Nilekani (MD of Infosys) and his wife Rohini stayed with us. While Rohini babysat my son, I wrote programs for Infosys. There was no car, no phone, and just two kids and a bunch of us working hard, juggling our lives and having fun while Infosys was taking shape. It was not only me but also the wives of other partners too who gave their unstinted support. We all knew that our men were trying to build something good.

It was like a big joint family,taking care and looking out for one another. I still remember Sudha Gopalakrishna looking after my daughter Akshata with all care and love while Kumari Shibulal cooked for all of us. Murty made it very clear that it would either be me or him working at Infosys. Never the two of us together... I was involved with Infosys initially.

Nandan Nilekani suggested I should be on the Board but Murty said he did not want a husband and wife team at Infosys. I was shocked since I had the relevant experience and technical qualifications. He said, Sudha if you want to work with Infosys, I will withdraw, happily. I was pained to know that I will not be involved in the company my husband was building and that I would have to give up a job that I am qualified to do and love doing.

It took me a couple of days to grasp the reason behind Murty's request..I realized that to make Infosys a success one had to give one's 100 percent. One had to be focussed on it alone with no other distractions. If the two of us had to give 100 percent to Infosys then what would happen to our home and our children? One of us had to take care of our home while the other took care of Infosys.

I opted to be a homemaker, after all Infosys was Murty's dream. It was a big sacrifice but it was one that had to be made. Even today, Murty says, Sudha, I stepped on your career to make mine. You are responsible for my success..

Great na.... That's the Power of Love.

Every man needs a woman to motivate him and to give him a reason to live....

VIdeos...DANCE DANCE DANCE

2008-02-26T07:15:00.002+05:30

HI, everyone. Here i am posting some of the videos. I always love to see. Specially for the dance.

WHAT THE NAME NIRMAL RAM IS ALL ABOUT?

2008-02-24T20:32:00.003+05:30

What Nirmal Ram Means

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.
You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing.You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long.You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.
You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something.You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense.You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.
You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated.
You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want.
You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way!

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality.

You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow.
You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily.
Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

BEING IN TWENTIES.....

2008-02-23T20:37:00.003+05:30

It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about yourself that you didn't know and may not like. You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where you are now.

You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close to aren't exactly the greatest people you have ever met, and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most important ones. What you don't recognize is that they are realizing that too, and aren't really cold, catty, mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as you.

You look at your job... and it is not even close to what you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a job and realizing that you are going to have to start at the bottom and that scares you.

Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life and are constantly adding things to your list of what is acceptable and what isn't. One minute, you are insecure and then the next, secure.

You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You feel alone and scared and confused. Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further and further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move forward.

You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough that you want to get to know better. Or maybe you love someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out why you're doing this because you know that you aren't a bad person. One night stands and random hook ups start to look cheap. You want to settle down for good because now all of a sudden that becomes top priority. Getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic.You begin to think a companion for life is better than a hundred in the shack and for once you would not mind standing tall for that special someone which otherwise you had never thought of until now.You go through the same emotions and questions over and over, and talk with your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a decision. You worry about loans, money, the future and making a life for yourself... and while winning the race would be great, right now you'd just like to be a contender!

What you may not realize is that every one reading this relates to it. We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out. Send this to your twenty-something friends... maybe it will help someone feel like they aren't alone in their state of confusion...

We call it the "Quarter-life Crisis." :)