Dasavatharam And Moreeeee !!!

Kamal Haasan... Kamal Haasan... Kamal Haasan... sry... I cant type it 10 times...!!! The very feeling of typing a word 10 times makes me lazy.
But, just imagine, a man has done 10 roles in a single movie, with different make-up, body language and speech accent....!!!!
What more can i say, Kamal is just,

HARD WORK PERSONIFIED !!!




Dasavatharam--- Its Kamal haasan's show all through !!!! The movie is a show of grandeur. Kamal makes it beyond the ordinary. His sheer audacity, magnificence and histrionics are simply spellbinding. And creativity is given new dimensions.

The Storyline

The Story Line For Dasa is very Simple, its just a TWO LINER. People might say there's hardly any story in the movie. But i feel the screenplay is the story by itself (Kamal's 11th Avathar) has been done really intelligently.
In a movie having 10 roles, the only thing to think about or expect in a story is, " How exactly are all the 10 roles binded together to a single thing, well mostly co-incidentally binded". As a matter of fact even in real life, the meeting of TEN different varied people can be only co- incidental-- not a planned one. Well, this is what happens in the movie, which is supported by
CHAOS THEORY !!!

The film opens with a bird's eye view of Chennai were Kamal is giving a Speech, and takes the audience to the past -- the 12th century.
In Chidambaram, Vaishnavaites and Shaivaites are in perpetual conflict with the former taking the position that Lord Vishnu is supreme and the Shaivaites being steadfast in their faith in Shiva. King Kulothunga Chozhan (Napoleon), a Shaivaite, forces Nambi (Kamal), a staunch Vaishnavite, to worship Shiva. As Nambi rebels, the king sentences him to death. On the orders of the King, his soldiers throw Nambi into the oceans tied to a stone image of Lord Vishnu. Nambi's wife Kothai (Asin) also dies from shock.

From this 12th century episode, the story moves to the 21st century. Action begins in the United States where Govindaraj is part of a team of scientists working on a virus. If exposed to the elements it can spread rapidly and kill millions of people. Coming to know of it, baddies (again a team led by Kamal, this time as Christian Fletcher, a former CIA agent) try to acquire it to use it in a bio-war. By mistake, the virus comes in a parcel to India. Govindaraj and Fletcher come to India looking for the parcel which has reached Chidambaram. Suspecting that Govindaraj has taken away the deadly virus, US President Bush (he too is Kamal), asks the Indian Government to apprehend him.

In his journey to find the parcel containing the virus and destroy it, Govindaraj meets Andal (Asin) who is a staunch Vaishnavaite, Krishnaveni Paati, a 90-year-old woman; a tall and innocent Muslim youth, Kaifullah Khan; a Punjabi pop singer, Avatar Singh; a Dalit leader, Vincent Poovaragan; a Japanese martial arts teacher Shingen Narahashi; and an intelligence official (RAW) of the Government of India, Balaram Naidu (all Kamals). The virus eventually falls into the hands of Fletcher. Who swallows it and dies when the intelligence official corners him with a gun. Then tsunami strikes Chennai inundating a stretch of the seashore in Chennai. Poovaragan (Kamal) drowns in the sea while being engaged in rescue operations.

THE 10 Roles

Kamal shows his versatility in all the roles. Every frame is an experience in itself. Each of the characters played by Kamal has a different skin tone and a different make-up. The lingo also varies from character to character, making each role distinctly different.

Kamal as said earlier, has spun a "TWO LINER Story" thats has complex concepts (Chaos Theory/Butterfly effects etc.,) for the common man to comprehend in their own way. People who look it in a more intellectual view point will definitely appreciate his effort !!!

Kamal has really excelled in his eleventh role of the screenplay writer. It had so many "micro woven" intricacies implying various complex concepts webbed around to the movie, which i cant imagine any normal script writer to think of. Its such a fantastic subject that mixes intelligence with commercial ingredients. It requires an extraordinary intelligent mind to write the sequences some of which are food for thought to the intellectuals as well as ordinary people.

Action packed chases, entry of every new character of Kamal in regular intervals, and a racy scene every now and then made me feel the movie really entertaining. Beyond all .......the KAMAL FACTOR just made me awestruck, missing many dialogues gaping at KAMAL's acting !!

Guys who complain about the story, make-up and graphics are expecting tooooo much from an Indian(tamil) movie!! High expectations are natural because the actor is the GREAT Kamal Haasan. But if someone is expecting graphics to the standard of 'Lord of the Rings' in a tamil movie, then thats foolish. This movie has got visual effects which no other indian movie has produced! Its a pure visual treat! This movie has taken tamil/indian movies to the next level. And finally, the movie is made for TAMIL audience!

I read someone writing this movie might not run in B/C center. But, I personally felt it will be a huge success in B/C centers.Its guys like us who have watched all these hollywood movies complain about the graphics / story / screenplay.From a normal tamil film viewer point of view this is gonna be a sure visual treat.

The greatest thing about DASA is,

Case 1:
If u see it just as a just another movie, without pondering much about logic and storyline, looking for entertainment and gloss, you will love the movie as a COMMERCIAL RACY ENTERTAINER....!!!

Case 2:
ALSO if u see it in a more INTELLECTUAL ANGLE, U love it EVEN MORE appreciating
KAMAL's Brilliance ...!!!
Well, each movie has its commercial flaws, but there are a hundred things which you would appreciate in the movie and film making, that those minuscule flaws are clearly overshadowed.

Case 3:
If u r Midway, Thinking about logic, but not knowing much about CHAOS THEORY AND
BUTTERFLY EFFECT, then u might find the movie damp.
Being mid way is always a problem wherever. No one can be blamed for that !!!

You have to be one of the first two cases not the third one to really like the movie...!!!


The 10 Avathars -- A Note !!!!!!!!!!


1. Rangaraja Nambi[A Staunch Vaishnavite]

- Brilliant body language.
- Fierce Acting.
- Awesome dialogue delivery.
- Amazing body ( Cant even imagine Kamal is 50 plus )



Look out for the scene when Kamal is forced to say Om Namah Sivayah . He starts singing Om Namooo and ends saying Narayanaya....Chanceless !!!

Also when Napoleon says so many "Arivom's" to Nambi, he says that the god has made even him to say so many "Hari Om".... Really Brilliant Dialogue !!


2. Govindaraj [ A Scientist ]

- Yet another Hero Kamal.
- Great Acting.
- Typical Kamal (includes all his qualities), looking more younger compared to his recent past.




Dialogues towards the climax, regarding GOD, were typical Kamal ;)

Govindaraj : "Naan Kadavul Ilainnu Sollalla..Irundha Nallayirukumnu Thaan Sollraen "

Govindaraj : " YOU ARE THE SOUTH END OF THE NORTH FACING HORSE "

Asin To Kamal [In train] :
Asin : Indha kindal ellam venam..
Ulla unga vial irrukko ellaiyoo.. adha perumal 'sagupadi ' panniduvaar.
Kamal : Ayyo Ellarum 'saagum badi ' aayidunga

Kamal digging sand to keep vial in cold temperature..
Andal : Enna pandrael...??
Govind : Inga konjam eeraama irruku
Andal : Adhan enna pandrel nu ketten... :) :)

After Lorry-Car Accident..[Inside Lorry]
Aandal : Edhukku Velakka Anachael ???
Govind : Current Micham pidikka.... WILL YOU SHUT UP...!!!
Aandal : You Shut Up.. Get Up !!
Govind : Shut Up ah Get Up ??
Aandal : Edho Oru Uppu... Uppungo..
Ippo Uppuraela Illiya..!
Govind : Enna Thamizh da.. Appa !

[CRAZY MOHAN SIZZLES with his dialogues]

Also,,,,

Fletcher : You cant get 'away' with this.
Govindaraj : No, I can get 'a way' with this.


3. Christian Fletcher [ Ex CIA Agent ]

- Enna STYLE, .... Chance Eh Illa !!!
- Great Dialogue Delivery And Accent.
- Clearly one of the Best Villains... Really Cool Villain !!!



Really SUPER Dialogues by FLETCHER like,

Dr.Sethu : She's a pro!
Fletcher : Yaa, i know that , am asking about the language !!

Fletcher: You talking to me ????
A TRIBUTE to Robert De Niro's "Taxi Driver" mannerism.
Kamal was just awesome...

Fletcher Showing his frustration by telling "SHIT DAMN BRAM (Chidhambram)"


4. American President George Bush

- Really Wonderful English Accent ( He showed clear variation in accent between Fletcher and Bush )
- Make Up Really looks like Mr. Bush
- Hilarious Dialogues Making fun Of MR. Bush....!!!



Clever Mockery..... Like....,,

Mr. Bush: What's NaCl ??
Call Mr.MAN MOHAN SINK...!!

Mr. Bush: "Can't we put a nuclear Bomb over that and stop it." [ Hilarious and clear mockery of Bush's affinity towards WARs and Bombs ]

Mr. Bush : " Can you explain it to me? "
Bush's Associate : " President, it is bit complicated. "
Mr. Bush : " Then don't explain it. "

He He.... Lol...

5. Balaram Naidu [ An intelligence official (RAW) of the Government of India ]

- Make Up looks Very Very Real.
- Sama Humour.
- Wonderful "Golti" Accent.
- Very Good Body language as a Stout Man.
- The Sequence with Balaram And Krishnaveni Paati, really Good




My Favourite Dialogues,

Balaram Naidu : " Intha side Narasima Rao intha side Appa Rao....2 Rao um senthu ravoda rava kandu pidinga..." ........hilarious dialogues.

Balaram Naidu : "Enga Yaenna 1st night ah nadakuthu Orae light eriyaaaaa..!!"

Balaram Naidu : "Terrific scientist ah, ila Scientific terrorist ah ?? "

Courier company guy: Narashima rao
Balaram Naidu : Teluga ??
Courier company guy: Illa kannadigaru
Balaram Naidu : Problem inta, rendu bashaikum same script thane !!

Balaram Naidu : "I am from andhra and i am speaking in tamil....you are a tamilian and you are speaking in english...aprom tamil vazhga...valzharga nu sonna...eppadi tamil valaraum! "............. Witty Mockery !!!

Balaram Naidu : Un paer enna?
Kalifulla : "Kalifulla khan"
Balaram Naidu : hmm... Athan ippadi fulla irukiya!!!!
Kalifulla : !!!

Appa Rao : "He can speak five languages in Telugu".

Balaram Naidu : Vaaya "Light house"oo. (at Kalifulla Khan ).. Afghan dress potturukka..
'Yeni ' madhiri Uyarama irrukka.....Nee enna 'BIN LADDER' ah ??..... he he... :)

Kalifulla : Lorry kar idichuttu poytar sir !!
Balaram Naidu : Correct ah sollu lorry ah car ah ?..... :)

Another very subtle comedy,

Inspector(over radio to Balram Naidu) : Sir, Fletcher Jeep SPOTTED.... Over !!!
Balaram Naidu : Fletcher Jeep SPOTTED-ah? Pacha colour illa?.... Over !!!


6. Avatar Singh [ A Famous Pop Singer ]

- Kamal looks just like A Sikh... Wonderful.
- Awesome song. [Kamal sung the song "Oh Oh Sanam"]



- Had a small role to play in the movie.. But was neat enough and interlinked to the sequence off events happening in the story.- His Chemistry with Jayapradha is nostalgic.


7. Krishnaveni Paati [ A 95 Year Old Woman ]

- Awesome Makeup and body language.
- Kamal made him look like jus 4.5 feet tall... Really Wonderful !!
- In Mukundha Song after those paper's were burnt Paati makes some smart moves and make sure all Dasavathar's are projected well by making use of some small items like bucket etc... Thats good as well !!! Great touch...hats off Kamal and Vaali.



- Hilarious Dialogues In a an unimaginably Perfect Accent of an old Lady,

Krishnaveni Paati says: " Romba traffic jam, adhan flyover la vandhuten".

-Paati's relative says "Unga pilla sigappa thaan iruppaan".He meant that in the photo she carries-- also we can notice tht her son's fair..!.!..but she replies to him..""Ulla aana sigappu thaanda , Veyil'la thaan velila maathram karuthu ponaan ".
Awesome touch.. !!!

8. Vincent Poovaraghavan [ A Dalit Leader ]

- Make Up was so realistic that it dint look a bit like Kamal
- Nagercoil Accent wonderful
- Body language.... As always SUPERRR !!!
- Great Dialogues



Kabilan: "Oru paanaikku oru padi soru..."
Vincent Poovaraghavan : " Ithu periya paanai, unnum narraiya kottu..."
Again hilarious !!!

9. Kalifulla Khan [ A Tall Muslim ]

- Tall and innocent Muslim youth.



- Makeup Did look bit awkward, But making him look tall was amazing..!!!
- Strange Accent.
- Dint Have a Big Role 2 Play in the movie, But was a part of all the incidents which finally lead to the climax... [Chaos Theory ]

A Scene After Kalifulla (Baby) is rescued from the Car accident...

Kalifulla Khan : Thambi kaal maatikichhu..
KR Vijaya : Kaal Maatina enna, Vaay irukku illa...!
Kalifulla Khan : Illa Vaayladhan Thambi Kaal Maatikuchu..
The Boy(Thambi) : Vaay ah... ?? Naa Otta nu Nenachen..!!
Kalifulla Khan : Otta Than..... Otta Vaay !! :) :)


10. Shingen Narahashi [ A Japanese martial arts teacher ]

- Great Make Up [ Many couldn identify that it was Kamal ]
- Awesome Stunts
- Kamal has tried his hand in speaking Japanese TOOO !!
- Nice Dialogues [ Althogh Very Few ]
-The word "TSUNAMI RUN RUN" is first uttered by him is good thinking.They only know about tsunami better..... Great thinking Kamal.



Scene Dialogues !!!

Fletcher 2 Shingen: Remember HIROSHIMA ???
Shingen 2 Fletcher: Remember PEARL HARBOUR ???
Sama PUNCH !!!!!!!

Shingen Narahashi at Fletcher: "You wanna die slowly or quickly ?? "


Other Aspects


- Camerawork by Ravi Varman was too good to be ignored.
- Despite playing dual roles in the film, Asin hasn’t got much to do on her part, but her works are really outstanding and in particular her enunciating the Brahmin style is really mind blowing.



- Mallika Sherawat although not needed for the movie, was there in the movie just add a commercial gloss and for other very obvious reasons.



- Himesh Reshammiya fails except for "Kallai Mattum" and "Oh Oh Sanam"
- Background music by Devi Sri prasad is excellent.
- K.S. Ravi Kumar has a word of appreciation for Supporting Kamal, not Directing him.
- Wonderful Editing
- Full marks to the Make up Artist and his team and to Kamal for that.
- A Kamal special ! His usage of Unga Kadavul, unga perumal might not go well with the theists but I say Unga kamal dhaane..free aa Vidunga....... ;-).


People who complain about the story, make-up and graphics are expecting tooooo much from an Indian(tamil) movie!! High expectations are natural because the actor is the GREAT Kamal Hasan. But if someone is expecting graphics to the standard of 'Lord of the Rings' in a tamil movie, then thats foolish. This movie has got visual effects which no other indian movie has produced! Its a pure visual treat! This movie has taken tamil/indian movies to the next level.

And finally the movie is made for TAMIL audience! I read someone writing this movie might not run in B/C center. But, I personally felt it ll be a huge success in B/C centers. Its guys like us who have watched all these hollywood movies complain about the graphics/story. From a normal tamil film viewer point of view this is gonna be a sure visual treat !!!

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More On Dasavatharam And ETC...!!!!!!

Too many doubts about correlation of the movie, Chaos theory and Butterfly Effect have come into Picture....!!!

Let me come 2 one aspect....

The movie clearly states about Chaos Theory and Butterfly Effect [Kamal says it in his Speech in the Movie ]

The concept of "CHAOS THEORY" and "BUTTERFLY EFFECT", by itself is a complex concept, which mainly highlights the happening of huge unimaginable things because of least probable things...!!!!

Dasa although deals with these concept, but does not necessarily confuse anyone with it,,,, As i said earlier, its mainly "YOU"... that plays a factor in how the movie gets along with "YOU".

You have got to be Case 1 or Case 2 as i have said earlier in this entry,,, No use being Half Baked.....!!!!

To just brief about these Concepts,

Q: What is a Chaotic System ?
A: Basically a chaotic system is one wherein long term predictions are impossible.Like for example,if I push a car, I know that it is going to move and it will continue to do so if I go on pushing it on and on.However,in a chaotic system,this situation cannot be predicted over a long period of time.
Weather for example is a chaotic system.No matter how good your instruments are,you simply cannot predict the weather with 100% accuracy over a long term basis and forecast it.

Q: What is the Butterfly Effect ?
A: It is the most important component of a chaotic system.Basically,small perturbations results in amplifications which completely destroys the original nature of the system and makes prediction impossible.
If a butterfly flaps its wings in Africa,it could result in a cyclone in USA.(Mark the word COULD).A highly dumbed down explanation of the butterfly effect is in the film Anniyan,where Vikram's sister dies because a liquor shop owner sells liquor on a dry day.




Q: OK, how does Dasa incorporate it ?
A: In essence,Dasa talks about 8 characters who are inconsequential as such,but are integrated in a larger picture.Without Bush,the plane would have been called back.Without Shinghen, Govind would be dead.Without the tsunami,the world would have been destroyed.Even Krishnaveni Patti plays a very important role.If she had not put the vial in the idol,maybe Govind would have recovered it then and there and a powerful weapon would have been unleashed.The very fact that it went into the idol meant that it was being accelerated to its destiny.Without Kaifulla Khan, Govind would have never escaped;the list simply goes on.

Q:OK,so does the film talk about theism or atheism?
A:Neither.It talks about how humans drive the destiny of the world.


MOREEEEEEEE....!!!!!!!!!!


CHAOS THEORY

In mathematics, chaos theory describes the behavior of certain dynamical systems – that is, systems whose state evolves with time – that may exhibit dynamics that are highly sensitive to initial conditions (popularly referred to as the butterfly effect). As a result of this sensitivity, which manifests itself as an exponential growth of perturbations in the initial conditions, the behavior of chaotic systems appears to be random. This happens even though these systems are deterministic, meaning that their future dynamics are fully defined by their initial conditions, with no random elements involved. This behavior is known as deterministic chaos, or simply chaos.


Chaotic behaviour is also observed in natural systems, such as the weather. This may be explained by a chaos-theoretical analysis of a mathematical model of such a system, embodying the laws of physics that are relevant for the natural system.



BUTTERFLY EFFECT

The phrase refers to the idea that a butterfly's wings might create tiny changes in the atmosphere that may ultimately alter the path of a tornado or delay, accelerate or even prevent the occurrence of a tornado in a certain location. The flapping wing represents a small change in the initial condition of the system, which causes a chain of events leading to large-scale alterations of events. Had the butterfly not flapped its wings, the trajectory of the system might have been vastly different. Of course the butterfly cannot literally cause a tornado. The kinetic energy in a tornado is enormously larger than the energy in the turbulence of a butterfly. The kinetic energy
of a tornado is ultimately provided by the sun and the butterfly can only influence certain details of weather events in a chaotic manner.



Recurrence, the approximate return of a system towards its initial conditions, together with sensitive dependence on initial conditions are the two main ingredients for chaotic motion. They have the practical consequence of making complex systems, such as the weather, difficult to predict past a certain time range (approximately a week in the case of weather).
The movie does Show " A Butterfly " flying accross the screen after the Tsunami Attcck, clearly indicating that the Tsunami is an Outcome of " The Butterfly effect ".


ALSOOOOOOO........


I said that the butterfly COULD cause a hurricane.That's a huge probability. Would be a negligible probability. NOT a huge one. if that were true, we would have cyclones on an hourly basis as butterflies keep flitting all over Africa and u don't have so many cyclones to account for a HUGE probability.
Chaos,relativity and quantum mechanics are so damn weird that you will think I am talking metaphysics and pseudoscience.

Like for example,according to quantum mechanics,there is a finite probability that you will fall right through a solid chair.And it is a PROBABILITY.
Even 10 to the power -26 is finite :-) .

But yes, Quantum Mechanics does allow for weird situations.


THE CONNECTION !!!!!


Guys check this link for a clear and complete explanation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_effect

In the above links u can see that butterfly's wings might create tiny changes in the atmosphere that may ultimately alter the path of a tornado or delay, accelerate or even prevent the occurrence of a tornado in a certain location..

So in dasavatharam that idol thrown into sea in 12th century is the cause for tsunami.... so everything is interlinked .The wiki entry also says that chaos could play an important role in plate techtonics. Which means even the 12th century incident is connected.

The 1st scene is perfectly connected to the climax, remember what Kamal says in the 1st scene, that he will not say "Om Nama Shivaya" , but Asin tells him to chant it , but still Kamal refuses , ( in this kamal in his story tries to tell that ) Nambi believes in his god more than anything, but Asin feels "Its ok if we change the god or chant other god's name, its life thats most important." Now if u see the climax its JUST OPPOSITE.... Kamal doesn't believe in god much and values lives of people the most.... but Asin deeply believes in god and that too this dialogue comes when both Asin and Kamal's hand is on the god which came from the sea , and it also means that they are getting united from the place they departed hundreds of years back ( Kamal and Asin).The connection between the 1st scene and the climax in the movie shows the generation circle combined with supernatural powers of GOD and destiny.....!!!



If you watch it closely u can also find another actor who has done double action other than Asin and Kamal.
Asin's father Sahasranamam [12th Century], in the beginning he says to Nambi "Panchatchira manthirathai sollitu vaango mappillai" and at the End [After tsunami] he says "Avar enna jathiyo inga vaanga paati ".
Another Eg. of Chaos Theory and circle of life.

JUST IMAGINE THE CHAOS THEORY IN A TAMIL FILM ??
WILL ANYONE HAVE THE GUTS TO HANDLE THIS KIND OF A SUBJECT IN A TAMIL FILM?

ONLY KAMAL HAS THE GUTS.... U ROCK!!


FURTHER-------------


Nambi explanation

Okay, this is slightly outside the chaotic system driving the film as a whole.From what I could gather he says that this story is about ideologies like God,the madness surrounding such ideologies and decides to tell the story of the Shaivite-Vaishnavite conflict to show how people go crazy in the name of God as an example.

As a loose end,it gets tied up in the end,when the Ranganathar idol is thrown out of the sea due to the tsunami which highlights the cyclic nature of life.Actually the Nambi character highlights both Chaos and Karma which I explained.That is the brilliance of this film,there is so much to see and understand.

Another explanation(and this is slightly far fetched--- as explained earlier) is that Govind is in fact the reincaranation of Nambi. As Nambi he couldn't protect God and died in the name of God.In order to fulfill his Karma,he is reincarnated as Govind Ramasamy who ultimately saves the world from destruction.The idol in the end somewhat hints to this theory; his story began with the idol and it ends with the idol.
As far as the connection with Nambi character and events in 12th Century goes...
The connection is based on the "Butterfly effect ".

When Govind and Andal goes to the bury the idol in the sands, Andal will stumble on a particular stone couple of times...This is the same stone as the one from 12th Century hen Kothai rips her Thaali and flings it at Kulothunga Chozan...it will end up hanging on the stone. So, the implied message here is Andal is Kothai reborn in the 21s century.
During the encounter with Santhana Bharathi in the sand quarry, it is repeat of the incident from 12th century. Instead of Kulothunga Chozhan, it is the Sand Mafia which tries to inflict damage on the land.
This movie is a brilliant juxtaposition of independent characters whose paths cross, if only briefly, which is stunning example of Chaos Theory.

The idol that is drowned in the sea along with Rangarajan in 12th century by Chozha king results in a fault being developed at the bottom of the ocean and creates tremors more than 800 years later. These tremors result in the Tsunami. This again is a classic case of Butterfly Effect wherein a seemingly inconcsequential event (the drowing of the idol) saves Tamil Nadu from being wiped out off the face of the earth.

But actually kamal has not left anything for our imagination... Explanation struck the right chord, Kamal does tell to Asin in a dialogue that idol which gets sunken back then gets struck between the tectonic plates under the sea and causes tsunami...
Many people missed this dialogue i guess. Kamal's accent was so very perfect Tamil, that many people missed it.... Being perfect Is a Problem by Itself !!! :)

Although the explanation is a least possible theory, that is what "Chaos Theory" And "Butterfly Effect" are all about.
Its not just the statue that caused the tsunami, but it just started a large chain of effects which kept multiplying exponentially and finally lead to it after 800 years....!!
Why just say this concept is perfectly illogical... it is possible... thats what i have been explaining all the while !!!

The story line is that things going wrong are made to be right which involves many people and countries knowingly or unknowingly.

Knowingly:

-Bush, Manmohan Singh, Govindh, Fletcher, Balaram Naidu, Mallika Sherawath.

Unknowingly:

-Nambi's drowning to death with the heavy statue causes simple changes to the seabed that causes a devastating tsunami 800 years later [Acc. to Chaos theory it is possible.... although it is least probable... It is possible.. so nothing TOTALLY WRONG About it ]
-Poovaragan(actually saved kamal unknowingly---when poovaragan enters kamal and asin were caught by those manal kollayargal.There poovaragan distracts the gang helping kamal to escape),
- Avatar Singh(gave way to Fletcher to escape in the airport unknowingly),
- Japanese(saved govind from fletcher,he knows he is saving but he doesnt know about the play and was there only for revenge),
- Kallifulla and family(saved govind unknowingly)........
-Vincent is a dalit leader of a lower caste( the so called ) but saved an Iyengar Girl ......and at the end becomes the con of the Iyengar Paati !!
- If Shingen Narahashi's sister was not killed, Fletcher could have killed govind and used the virus for wrong purpose..

This is based on Chaos Theory..!!!!!

It is marvellous that Aandavar Kamal has used such a device in Abhoorva Saghodhararghal, way back in 1989. To kill Delhi Ganesh, for those of you who do not remember... yet another Eg. of Chaos Theory And butterfly Effect !

The plot concept of Dasavadhaaram is logically explained by a machine used by Him in His own screenplay back then too, before 20 Years!! Be it a coincidence, or He possibly had that in mind as an inspiration, it amazes me!!

My whole point is, Kamal Haasan, is a Born Genius !!! I am just trying to ADMIRE Him.....!!!!!!

This Blog entry is purely my personal opinion... If observe many other things when i watch it again, i will surely EDIT the entry and POST them.
Thanks to all my fellow Kamal Fans, for explaining to me many things, without which this blog entry would have been impossible.

I am not answerable to your doubts on the movie... Neither am i convincing anyone who doesn't like the movie. its all in your EYES.
As a matter of fact--- Liking Movies is Very Much Individual oriented and can never be inflicted.
I have just put forward my views on the movie.... and ... What DASA Meant to ME !!!!

Tats It !!!!!!!!!!

A Fan's Quote (which i read somewhere) : " I'm not an atheist like Kamal because my God is Kamal ...!!! "

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Contributions by Readers...!!!

Many wanted me to post this explanation also.... Good Contribution...!!!

The Ten Roles And Vishnu's Dasavathars !

One thing we had noticed is why people didn’t get the real subtext and reason for the various roles and hence the title.
If you knew the real dasavatharams of Lord Vishnu and their characters you can appreciate the script more.
Let me explain, starting with the best adapted role:

1. Krishna Avatar - Vincent Poovaraghavan

Lord Krishna is actually dark-skinned [shyamalam]. He saved Draupadi when she was being violated and he was the actual diplomat in Mahabharath. Lord Krishna dies of an arrow striking his lower leg. Vincent Poovaraghavan- the Dalit Leader is also Dark Skinned. Also look at how Vincent was introduced.. He appears when Asin is about to be molested and he saves her like Draupadi. Vincent is the dalit diplomat, fights for land issue [soil issue to be exact] and dies from the metal rod striking his leg. Also..Even though Vincent Poovaraghan is a Christian Character, the name Poovaraghan is one of the names of Lord Krishna.

2. Balarama Avatar - Balaram Naidu

This is an easy given. as the name suggests and the role personifies you can easily get it.

3. Mathsya Avatar - Rangaraja Nambi

Nambi is thrown into water in an act of trying to save lord from being thrown into sea, though vainly. what more clue do you want?

4. Varaha Avatar - Krishnaveni Paatti

During the Mukunda song, Krishnaveni paatti does varaha avatar in the shadow puppetry without using much items. The frame freezes on it for a second. There is the clue.

5. Vamana Avatar - Kalifulla khan

Remember in Vamana avatar, Lord Vishnu takes the vishvaroopa, that is the giant form! Hence the giant Kalifulla here symbolises Vamana avatar.

6. Parasurama Avatar - Christian Fletcher

Parasurama is actually on an angry killing spree and killed 21 generations of the particular kshatriya vamsa. Hence the real KILLER… Guess what thats what our Fletcher is! He comes around with the gun [modern upgrade for axe] and kills everyone around. I have to check if he kills 21 people though.

7. Narasimha Avatar - Shingen Narahashi

First of all the name itself is a play on the words singam [means lion in tamil] and narasimha [the avatar being symbolised]. Lord Narasimha manifests himelf to kill the bad guy and he also teaches Prahaladha. In the movie, he shows up to kill the killer Fletcher! and is also a teacher.. Lord Narasimha had to kill the asura with bare hands and hence the martial arts exponent here.. Get it??

8. Rama Avatar - Avatar Singh

Lord Rama stands for the one man one woman maxim, kind of symbolising true love.. Here Avatar portrays that spirit by saying that he loves his woman more than anything and wants to live for her.

9. Kalki Avatar - Govindaraj Ramasamy

As you know, the hero in Kaliyug can be none other than the Kalki avatar!!!

10. Koorma Avatar - Bush

This is the most loose adaptation I couldn’t clearly comprehend. But if you look at the real Koorma avatar, the lord is the turtle/tortoise that helps in stirring the Ksheera Sagara and bringing out the amruth. This essentially creates war among the devas and asuras. Similarly today Bush facilitates war between you know whom… May be Kamal also indicates that this avatar is a bit dumb like the tortoise…

This is just a bad attempt to provide the reason for the Title…;P

Link Between 12th Century story and its reason in the movie...!!!

If u had noticed in the opening scene...
Kamal tells "Thillai'il natarajar um vishnu vum ondi kuduthanam nadathina kalam"

Thillai is another name for chidambaram... so this means tht the evnts of the 12th century were also in the town of chidambaram.
Now.... In every temple there is a main idol for worship and a smaller one for procession
The Bigger one is called Moolavar. Smaller one is called Utsavar which is used for processions.

If u noticed King Kulothunga Chozhan (Napoleon) asks Nambi were is Rangarajar (who has the smaller idol).. Meaning he was asking him where the smaller idol is...having removed the bigger one... Nambi replies him saying tat he would not tell the location, even if by chance he knew it... The King also challenges that he will easily find the smaller idol and destroy that also... but actually he never found it....

Now tht smaller idol is the one which comes throughout the movie....!!!

This is another example of the Chaos Theory... If King Kulothunga had found the idol then the idol wouldnt have come in the movie and the patti wouldnt have put the vial into it...!!!

Napolean mentions "Ramanujar". Ramanujar was profoundly involved in spreading Vaishnavism coz of which he hided himself in Karnataka for safety.

More Contributions Invited !!!!!!

Also... Heard that this article has Been Rotated Across in the form of a Forward Mail in various groups such as Yahoo[yahoo groups] ...!!!

Thnx A Lot PPL...!!

" I Dont Watch You Because Of Cricket, I Watch Cricket Because Of You !!! "

Sachin Tendulkar---- The Person Whom Admire I The Most !!!

CRICKET WAS A MERE GAME, IT WAS SACHIN TENDULKAR WHO CONVERTED IT INTO PASSION !!!!

"Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside the cranium, there is something we don't know, something beyond scientific measure. Something that allows him to soar, to roam a territory of sport that, forget us, even those who are gifted enough to play alongside him cannot even fathom. When he goes out to bat, people switch on their TV sets and switch off their lives."

As a blog article.... Ters nothin new 2 say... Its all Hackneyed... There are Great people who hav said a lot about him... I have collected them from various sources... n... Tats wht i am sharing with you now....!!!

Great Quotes About This Living Legend !!!

Even Reading A few of them can make u go goosebumps over him...!!!


Here Starts the Never Ending train.................



Shane Warne on Sachin After the famous Sharjah innings in 1998.
"I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable. I don't think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player."

"Don't bowl him bad balls, he hits the good ones for fours."--Michael Kasprowicz

Sometimes you get so engrossed in watching batsmen like Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar that you lose focus on your job."
Yasir Hameed tries to zero in on the exact reason for dropping a vital catch in the third Test at Rawalpindi

The Most Beautiful Stance !!!..... Love watching It....

"Sachin was so focused. He never looked like getting out. He was batting with single-minded devotion. It was truly remarkable. It was a lesson."
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova joins the Sachin Tendulkar fan club after watching him bat at Sydney.

"If I've to bowl to Sachin, I'll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard."--Dennis lillee

"In an over I can bowl six different balls. But then Sachin looks at me with a sort of gentle arrogance down the pitch as if to say 'Can you bowl me another one?'"---Adam Hollioke

"I'd like to see him go out and bat one day with a single stump instead of a bat. I tell you he'd do okay."- Greg Chappell.
Sachin went to the umpire offered to play with a stump when, Ronny Irani complained that the blade of his bat is broader...!!!

Thats No way lesser Than A SIX !!!

"Sachin should come to our dressing room and asks sorry to every player for his superb innings" -- Wasim Akram on Sachin's crucial 98 in WC2003 against Pakistan.

"To Sachin, the man we all want to be"- What Andrew Symonds wrote on an aussie t-shirt he autographed specially for Sachin.

"I saw him playing on television and was struck by his technique, so I asked my wife to come look at him. Now I never saw myself play, but I feel that this player is playing much the same as I used to play, and she looked at him on Television and said yes, there is a similarity between the two...his compactness, technique, stroke production... it all seemed to gel !"- Sir Donald Bradman

He is 99.5 per cent perfect. I'd pay to see him bat---- Viv Richards.

Tendulkar is the most complete batsman I have stood behind. I saw the hundred in Perth on a bouncy pitch with Hughes, McDermott and Whitney gunning for him ? he only had 60-odd when No 11 came in. I've seen him against Warne too---- Ian Healy.

The Run Machine !!!

The pressure on me is nothing as compared to Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin, like God, must never fail. The crowd always expects him to succeed and it is too much pressure on him--- Mark Waugh.

"For me, the best batsman in the world is Sachin Tendulkar. I admire Jacques Kallis' consistency and Ricky Ponting, with the purple patch he's going though. Everybody gets 15 minutes of fame. But if there's one person I've admired over a 15-year period, it's definitely Sachin."----- Brian Charles Lara

That's Simply Awesome !!!

The Former Indian coach Greg Chappel said: "Sachin carries a weight of collective expectation to the crease that few can comprehend. Bradman would not have had the weight of expectation that Sachin has on him every time he went out to bat."

"You can never say that he is out of form. He is a volcano waiting to explode and we hope he doesn't do that against us in the one-dayers."------- Daryl Tuffey hints that Sachin Tendulkar's modest form may be the calm before the storm.

"Today, he showed the world why he is considered the best batsman around. Some of the shots he played were simply amazing. Earlier, opposing teams used to feel that Sachin's dismissal meant they could win the game. Today, I feel that the Indian players, too, feel this way."-------Wasim Akram, after game at Hobart, CUB series, 1999.

The Reverse Sweep !!!

"Sachin is a genius. I'm a mere mortal"-Brian Lara.

"I think there are some in this world who would find fault even with the best. This guy has scored over 10,000 runs or thereabouts in both forms of cricket but he is still criticised. It just amazes me."---Kapil Dev

"He is someone sent from up there to play cricket and go back" -Ravi Shastri

"His life seems to be a stillness in a frantic world... [When he goes out to bat], it is beyond chaos - it is a frantic appeal by a nation to one man. The people see him as a God... "--Mathew Hayden, Australian Cricketer on Sachin Tendulkar.

Its INDIA That Matters To Him The Most !!!

"Nobody likes to take a beating but you have got to be there in the middle to appreciate his genius"---Mark Waugh after the Chennai test in 1998

"Allan Border 1992 Series in Australia--> Sachin is so superb a player at the age of 18, I shudder to think what he will be when he has actually matured".........
"He 's already an atom bomb Mr. Border !!!"

"It is a burden that he has worn lightly in many years without losing the exuberance that is his trademark and his saviour. We must not expect too much of him. Already he has given us so much. But he isn't a machine, he's mere flesh and blood, and we enjoy him all the more because he dares to explore the edges of his game and of batting itself"----- Peter Roebuck

"The Upper Cut"--- One Of the Most Innovative Shots Ever In Cricket !!!

If u ask me who is the best batsman. I will darely say its Sachin. He is like GOD to me. Even Ricky(Ponting) and Brain(Lara) wont stand a chance.--- Brett Lee

Shane Warne "You have to decide for yourself whether you're bowling well or not. He's going to hit you for fours and sixes anyway." Kasprowicz has a superior story. During the Bangalore Test, frustrated, he went to Dennis Lillee and asked, "Mate, do you see any weaknesses?" Lillee replied, "No Michael, as long as you walk off with your pride that's all you can do".

Ted Dexter: (who chaired the panel, the Coopers & Lybrand award as the International Test player of the year) "This year Tendulkar has been the batsman nobody wanted to bowl at. He took Shane Warne apart in India, which illustrates his genius."

The World Comes To A standstill When He comes to BAT !!!!

Sunny: "The other day i was just trying to think of a bowler who can go through sachin's defenses when sachin is in total defense. I am sorry but i could not think of even one name who could do that. If sachin decides he doesnt want to give away his wicket, he wont. be it any bowler in the world"

"We are sick at the site of Sachin Tendulkar,,, just cant get him out"---Shane Warne during 1996 tour of India.

"If some one say that Sachin is not a Big Match Player throw that person from the highest peak of the world."---In Botham after WC final '03.

Shane "Warned" by Sachin !!!

When I came in to bat we needed 69 runs in five overs or so. I had a go at Mushtaq Ahmed who had taken two wickets and hit him for a couple of sixes. Qadir then came up to me said, "Bachchon ko kyon mar rahe ho? Hamein bhi maar dikhao" ("Why are you only hitting the kid? Hit me too.") Qadir was a great bowler and I was only playing my first series. I didn't say anything, but it fired me up. I took up the challenge and gave it a go. Ultimately we fell short only by four runs----- Sachin Tendulkar.

“Barely two hours after landing in Johannesburg on the 1992-93 tour to South Africa, the team was to visit Tolstoy Farm, Mahatma Gandhi’s first Satyagrahi Commune founded in 1910. It was situated 35 kms from Jo’burg and most of the Indian players showed little interest, longing to rest in the hotel after the long flight. But Tendulkar, still a teenager, looked keen and hungry to learn more about Gandhi. His volley of questions to the guide reflected his national pride.”
-------------This one is for the who blame sachin's national spirit... !!!

Thats Clinical Precision Personified !!!

"During our team meetings, we often speak about the importance of the first 12 balls to Tendulkar. If you get him then you can thank your stars, otherwise it could mean that tough times lie ahead."--- Allan Donald.

"If you are in nonstriker end and Sachin is playing his game then it is the best place to watch"-----

Saurav Ganguly.

’’Australia, we have a problem ; the first time an Australian attack featuring Warne has been put away with masterly precision. If Tendulkar can repeat in the Tests the type of innings he played, the Australians can say goodbye to their hopes of winning the series and turn their thoughts to saving it. The question of how to dismiss him must be shuffled backwards. The immediate concern is how to contain him.’’ ?------Mark Knox during Australia's tour of India.

The famous SIX Off Andy Caddick In WC 2003

"You just can't fox Sachin,He reads the ball so early. The class in him comes out when he picks the ball as soon as it is delivered from the bowler's hand"---Muralitharan.

"Yeah Shoaib Akhtar is a very aggressive bowler, but sometimes aggression kills aggression"--------Sachin After India Vs. Pak 2003 WC.

On a train from Shimla to Delhi, there was a halt in one of the stations. The train stopped by for few minutes as usual. Sachin was nearing century, batting on 98. The passengers, railway officials, everyone on the train waited for Sachin to complete the century. This Genius can stop time in India!!------Peter Rebouck.

"I have seen God. He bats at number 4 for India in tests." - Hayden

HE ALWAYS LOVES AND ENJOYS PLAYING CRICKET

"I was bowling to Sachin and he hit me for two fours in a row. One from point and the other in between point and gully. That was the last two balls of the over and the over after that we (SA) took a wicket and during the group meeting i told Jonty (Rhodes) to be alert and i know a way to pin Sachin. And i delivered the first ball of my next over and it was a fuller length delevery outside offstump. And i shouted catch. To my astonishment the ball was hit to the cover boundary. Such was the brilliance of Sachin. His reflex time is the best i have ever seen. Its like 1/20th of a sec. To get his wicket better not prepare. Atleastu wont regret if he hits you for boundaries"------- Allan Donald.

Andy Caddick To Captain Naseer Hussain in a test match at Leeds in 2001-"Oh!Where the Hell to ball him?" With quest shake of hand &some wrinkles on the face.

"I bowl this near perfect yorker and what do I find, the ball has been hit over the umpire's head, as straight as possible for a boundary, nothing that I could do"-- STEVE WAUGH, after the famous desert storm match in Sharjah.

Does this Need A Caption ??????

"He can play that leg glance with a walking stick also"---Waqar Younis.

"When sachin bats against pakistan the indian television audience EXCEEDS THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF EUROPE !!!"---- STATISTICS...

" I'm not very much worried because my side has been beaten by the great player called Sachin Tendulkar. We dint lose to a great team but we did lose to a great player.When someone like Sachin plays like this there isn't much u can do......just watch it"------- Steve Waugh(after the Sharjah defeat).

SACHIN IN SHARJAH... DURING HIS SANDSTORM INNINGS OF 134

"You get him out and half the battle is won" ---Arjuna Ranatunga

By Andy Flower
"There are 2 kind of batsmen in the world:-
1)Sachin Tendulkar.
2)All the others."

After the famous sharjah cup victory over australia , steve waugh happened to find coach anshuman gaekwad on the elevator.he asked him "say coach,how do you get him out "
the reply was "he has to decide when to get out ".

"Commit all ur crimes wen Sachin is batting.They will go unnoticed bcoz even the Lord is watching" - Placard at the SCG as Sachin was making his century.




Kumble: "I am fortunate that I have to bowl at him only in the nets."

Anshuman Gaekwad: "He is inside the dressing room, crying as if he is a baby and has just lost his favourite toy."This was after India lost the Chennai Test where Sachin scored 136."

Steve Waugh after the India-Australia WC 1996 match.
"As the straight drive went past the bowler like a jet and the 25K crowd at the Wankheded went bizzaire which gave me goosebumps, I could see a disappointed Glenn getting back to his strides but we all knew that the star had arrived".

"Sachin never fails in pressure situation, Pressure situation arises after Sachin goes."

Dhoni On Sachin’s form: "Sachin Tendulkar is great, he has got 16,000 runs we have not even played 16,000 balls. He is one of the players who can get back with a bang and be a match-winner"

HE DOES THAT ALWAYS

Adam gilchrist says.........." Some people used to say Sachin does not play well in finals. It was our misfortune that he chose to prove them wrong against us".

“Sachin is a great sportsman with true colours of sportsmanship. I would like to draw couple of his attributes like dealing with pressure, maintaining consistency and stay focused. I would like too seek his help in dealing with pressure. This would improve my perception in dealing with things.”--Narain Karthikeyan, F1 Racer.

Roger Federer, Beware of Sachin!!! He's got a Tennis ELBOW .... Obviously Kidding........ :)

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Billions of hearts weep

…..on the day when Sachin (GOD) retires.
Indians wish that day never comes. It would be one of the most disappointing days of our life. Ever since Indians started watching cricket, it was Sachin, Sachin & only Sachin who made them feel cricket so special. Sachin is only responsible for making cricket a religion in India. They haven’t experienced watching cricket without Sachin. Whether he was injured/rested, there was always a ray of hope that he comes back to team soon. But after retirement, he will never be coming back ………..If anyone wants to achieve anything in life, Sachin is the best example for them.
I feel most people find it hard to digest that Sachin will no more be a part of Indian cricket…….on that day, isn’t it?
JUST imagine that day, when Sachin plays his last game. He comes to bat for the last time, and everybody in the stadium claps & the chants of SACHIN!!! came for the last time after he gets out, while walking back to the pavilion, the entire crowd gives him a standing ovation. Many of them will be in tears, millions of eyes wet watching their hero play for the last time. An era ends. The end of a legend came…… The bond between every generation breaks. Would you miss Sachin a lot? I think most of people would say “YES”. The saddest day of Indian cricket- when the genius retires… :(


LOVE YOU SACHIN !!!

Watching Movies.... Their Impact On A Person - The Journey !!!

Movies... Well... Wher 2 start with... hmmm .. K... In the 1860s, mechanisms for producing artificially created, two-dimensional images in motion were demonstrated with devices such as the zoetrope and the praxinoscope. These machines were outgrowths of simple optical devices (such as magic lanterns) and would display sequences of still pictures at sufficient speed for the images on the pictures to appear to be moving....... Bla Bla....Well... tis is xactly wht .... im not here 2 tell abt....

So... wht else... ??? ...Is it reviews abt Great revolutionary movies like.. the Corporation or Comandante... I wud luv 2 write reviews of such movies... but my standard of watching movies... is yet 2 rise 2 that level.... lol...!!! So... i don want 2 lose... trying such things..

Hmmm... then.... ?? wht the hell am i goin2 tell... ?? Well... I am the one who decided my topic... It says "Impact On A Person"........ Better... I go with those words.... And "Movies" as well...!!

So... let me start with Movies...

"The Typical Introduction" :P

Movies..... As such... Influence a person in various ways... How does it ??
It all depends on how u take the movie 2 urself... This is what differs from person 2 person... It also differs with the same person over different periods of his growth as a person.... Thats what i mean by "The Journey".. as in the title... Almost everyone have gone through this journey... knowingly or unknowingly... So... let me take a case of a guy... and how movies influenced him .. Tats wht this entry is all About !!!

Reeling In.... "Flashback of the Guy" !!!

Way back.. Long Looong ago there was... a family comprising three.. parents and a child[boy]... This child was very obedient and good... As he is even now...!! He was around 3yrs at tat time... Watching Tv was his best time-pass. His favourite programme was " Oliyum Oliyum ".. the programme featured ... the latest movie songs. These songs .. its locations.. all fascinated him.. he had never seen them... These movies jus gave him a sneak preview of what world outside was( i meant the locations.. not the romance in the song.. he he ). As a matter of fact... not jus this child.. almost everyone of us...Saw many thing in movies... b4 actually experiencing or seing things in reality by ourselves..!!

His First Craze !!!

"Oliyum Oliyum" running... A new song... A man comes in dancing... He's quick.. wears a nice smile.. does many tricks inbetween songs....!! He looks very very Stylish... this child... immediately adores him... He becomes crazy about him in a few days... Never misses his songs and movie scenes...!! Whts his name ?????
Well no credits for any guesses...

" SUPERSTAR YAARUNNU KAETTA
CHINNA KUZHANDHAIYUM SOLLUM "

Xactly... As u guessed long b4... its none other than the reigning "SUPERSTAR" Rajni...

[Thalaivaaaaa] !!!


Gradually... falling over 2 Rajni... like the other children... this child also... starts 2 imitate him.. ppl around njoys watching him imitate.. so does the child...!!! Till his primary schooling he performed as Rajni every year in his apartments' New Year Celebrations' function and also school Fancy dress competition...!!!
Well... This is the jus the first influence of movies on him...!!!

Hmmmm..... It was not a gr8 influence.... But it was the beginning !!!


NEXT PART !!!!

His love for Rajni continued. One more thing started pulling him as well... Mickey Mouse And Cartoon Movies...!!!
Full of fantasy, world's never seen before, creatures and things never imagined about..
He exclaims "WOWWW... This "Superhuman"... he's really cool !! He killed the villain by flying through robots and striking bombs "..... mesmerizzzzed.
This part is nothing but watching cartoon movies.... His creativity... imagination really improved seein these...



So.. how xactly did it help him ???
Was he becoming a budding Fiction or Fantasy Story writer.... Definitely NOT !!! I know this child better than all... he doesn hav that much brains !!!
Then ??? Wht was the least thing he did ???

mmmm... He imagined worlds... creatures... and Mickey wearing his father's suit...



many many,,, he was into a new world. All Cartoonish.... But still its a progress !!
He suddenly thought... Why not jus try out sketching one of those creatures... He remembered Mickey's huge ears and chin very well.... Drew Mickey roughly... To his own Surprise... It did look somewhat looked like Mickey .. He was very happy abt it and showed it to his parents. They were happy and appreciated him.
He drew the same "Mickey"[with better ears]... the following day in school. His drawing teacher liked it. Patted him and encouraged him. Drawing talent grew in him over time and practice. The following year, he participated in many Drawing Competitions and won many as well... This child was happy to know that he too had some talents... this gave him confidence. Till then he was jus gaping at others in his school assembly happily clapping at his fellow class mates getting prizes.... Thnx to Mickey and all the cartoon movies...!!
He was into his 4th or 5th grade by now... Although movies never directly influenced him a lot till this stage of life... Imagining the early ages without movies and all entertainment... is very difficult.... and it did play transient but pivotal roles in his development as a child .

Jurassic Park... Oops ... Sry... JURASSIC PART !!!

This is the next stage of movies' influence on him.

One fine day (actually night) he was seeing a movie ... "The Jurassic Park". The things they showed in the movie looked so REAL.. but still everything seemed new, imaginative and Terrifying. Slowly...He went to his dad and asked " Dad.. Are these all real ??? " His dad replied in a very low tone " Yes... !! They are still there... They love attacking children.. and they will surely come after you.. if u continue doing your Maths exams badly in the final term as well ".




Horror striked for a moment... This child immediately confirmed it with his mother sitting on the other side... that they wont come after him.. he was happy only after that... After returning from the Sathyam Cinemas night show of this movie.. he hit the bed straight away... But still... he dreamt dinos and other creatures.. Terrified he woke up from his dream... at around 5 AM itself... and was awake after that fully...
Still petrified !!! So... Dinos... These creatures did frighten him a lot... But grew more curious about them.. The following day.. when he went to "Landmark"(a book shop in Apex Plaza) with his parents... he saw a book on dinosaurs... got dragged by it... And bought the book. He read the entire book fully once he reached home... He started becoming inquisitive about many things gradully... He slowly developed a habit of referring to info about anything and everything he got interested about.....!!! His general awareness or knowledge about many things grew a bit above the normal... And as time passed by... he became a competent Quizzer in his school... His quizzing skills did win him a few prizes....!!! He got more confidence... it helped him a lot..!!

Till his 9th grade... All movies he watched were merely.. Rajni.. Kamal.. Children's Movies in English and few comedy movies.. All through these years watching movies.. din really bring about a drastic change in him... But still unknowingly influenced him in many small small ways... which he hardly realized at that age....


HIGH SCHOOL PART !!!

During this age he saw quite a few movies... but mostly... the typical Commercial movies ... mostly Tamil ones... and few Hindi..!! He hated his Hindi teacher at school... thereby getting an aversion on Hindi as well... and saw very few movies in Hindi... He watched a series of all HIT commercial masala entertainer movies...
Slowly... he developed a taste for it... Although he never actually learnt anything from this movies... It was only through these movies... he saw all things like... LOVE... ROMANCE... ;).... Bla Bla.... He slowly became like....
His attitude was " Movies ought to be commercial... thats the only thing... rest all movies totally unneeded ... Jobless people only make pure cinema or meaningful cinema.... and even more jobless people only go and see it in the cinemas "... Tats the way he WASSS......


He first watched the movie "Minnale" with his friends... He still cherishes the pranks he played during the movie with his friends...
In this PART of the journey with movies and life.... He did watch a few english movies....But mostly action movies(again masala entertainers)... He din know what exactly pure cinema and classic movies... and jus din care 2 know it... He hated movies in english, which had more than 10 minutes of continuous dialogues....!!!

He completed schooling by then... Still being a commercial movie freak...

Actually... there's absolutely nothing wrong about liking such movies...
BUT...
He felt all other movies ... were all Dumb... and a Total waste Of Time !!!

BUT LATERRRRRRRRR......


THE FINAL PART !!!!

Till Now....

" Movies helped him figure out.....
How the WORLD, LIFE and PEOPLE AROUND are !!! ".

Later On....
" Movies helped him figure out.....
How he should look at the WORLD around
How he should deal with various things in LIFE
How he should behave with PEOPLE AROUND "

Movies... did change this guy a lot... He realized many things... also learnt many things watching movies....!!!
Movies.. really dont go about preaching people about things... But its upto the person 2 look out for what he needs... There can just be 4 attitudes for a person while watching a movie...

1. "Hey... It was entertaining... Who cares of logic and stuff.. I enjoyed it thoroughly"
2. "Hey... Absolutely no logic... It totally defies Common Sense and Science "
3. "Hey... It was a good movie... but why think about it... after all its just a movie"
4. "Hey... The movie was really inspiring... I really dont care if all the things in the

movie are real... But i learnt or realized many +ve things from the movie... may be even i should try to learn such good qualities i saw in it....!! "

Well... The attidude which this guy slowly developed was.... not jus the a single one among these.. ... Might be a mix of... 1... 2... and 4. Each depending on the movie... Also... all the three attitudes did come into picture in a single movie as well...!!! He watched the movie... 2 enjoy it... but still pick up few really inspiring things !! This attitude while watching movies... really helped him learn a lot from movies as well as enjoy it....

Gradually... He started watching quite a lot movies (mostly when he was free)... he watched a lot of good english movies... His favourites were plenty... He no longer felt 20 minute dialogues in classic movies.. as boring or dragging..
He also dint develop a sloppy attitude like " If i watch a movie... i should learn something" .... But subconsciously... he started to learn many things from movies !!!
Here begun His FINAL PART... of how movies influnced this guy !!!

His favourites are way too many.... But to mention a few....

The First and BEST OF ALL is undoubtedly.....

1. Anbe Sivam (2003)


Being a commercial movie freak during school... He dint watch this movie... He sacrificed his ticket for watching this movie and instead watched "Dhool"(another movie released in the same time).He watched this movie on DVD... nearly a year after its release...!!!!
He was totally stunned... This movie was clearly something more than just a movie for him... It was like a repository of great ideas and thoughts about LIFE and the journey through LIFE.. Those who have seen this movie.. will know what exactly this movie has... Many things actually.... This movie is an "ALL TIME CLASSIC" and simply awesome !!!


2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)




This is yet another mind blowing movie, adapted from the short story "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption".
"Bad time" or "Hard Luck" does have its toll on people... People generally succumb to it .. rather than fighting it hard... This movie clearly shows... there is always a way out, even in the most worst and hopeless scenarios...
The special friendship which Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman shared between them was also really good... There are more than a 100 minute things in this movie... worth mentioning...!!!
Its a REAL CLASSIC !!!


3. A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Pic : John Forbes Nash

Well... the taglines for the movie.. say it all...!!!
-The Only Thing Greater Than the Power of the Mind is the Courage of the Heart
-He Saw The World In A Way No One Could Have Imagined.
-I need to believe that something extra ordinary is possible...

This movie is a biographical film about John Forbes Nash, a Nobel Laureate (Economics)... A great mathematician who struggled with schizophrenia... and how he overcomes it all.... and becomes an extraordinary achiever .
A truly inspiring movie !!!


4. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

Pic :Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical film about the on and off homeless salesman turned stockbroker Chris Gardner.
This movie shows clearly how 2 overcome obstacles... difficult times and emerge up in life..!!

It clearly emphasizes on "Never Give Up Attitude"...!!
Which is clearly the need of the hour.


5. Mozhi (2007)



A wonderful movie... A really nice movie.. Although this movie deals with a specially abled lady (Jyothika).. this movie doesnt express her struggle ..
But instead.. how she goes about life confidently... Not jus that.. this movie also has many hilarious moments... Which emphazises on the necessity of enjoying humour even in hard times !!
The role played by Prithviraj was inspiring as well... A lot could be learnt from that character as well...!!
Overall... This movie was a very good feel good entertainer !!!


6. A league of Comedy Movies like... " Michael Madhana Kamarajan ", " Panchathanthiram "... many more.... Vadivel... Koundamani... Vivek !!!


How come these movies... catch a position beside a list of ALL TIME CLASSIC movies...!!!

Well .. tats the power of humour... ALL these movies deal with real life situations and how humour can be found in it...!!!






Vadivel... Koundamani and Vivek's contribution has been really worth noting... They have really inspired people 2 enjoy their jokes and laugh aloud... And also develop a "Good Sense Of Humour" themselves..

Developing a good sense of humour.. by itself is a great a quality. And also its a real gift to have a good sense of humour.

It helped the guy.. to deal with small problems in an easier way and also to look at things around with more fun...!!!

Life cant get better,
If you have a good sense of humour... OR... Atleast have a person with a good sense of humour next to You.... :P

Movies did really influence the guy in many ways... Well... It was not the only thing that
influenced him in life... His attitude of learning good things from movie... took a slight modification... he started to look into the good and postive thing around as well.. everywhere... right from the people he meets... to the book he reads. His way of just looking at things changed drastically... This gradually made his life Happier and easy going and also develop the right attitude towards looking into things in life...!!!

LOTS... LOTS .... MORE 2 SAY....

BUT ONE REALLY IMPORTANT THING WHICH I FORGOT TO TELL ABOUT THIS GUY... IS......

THAT.... HE NEVER LEARNT ONE THING.... FROM THESE MOVIES... OR FROM
ANYWHERE.... THAT IS.....

" HE'S VERY LAZY... AND HAS NEVER LEARNT TO CHANGE HIM IN THIS THING"

SO... FINALLY HE GOT LAZY (BIT BORED AS WELL) TYPING SUCH A HUGE BLOG
ENTRY...!!!!

HE HE... :)

SO... THATS IT FOR NOW !!!

Cya Guys !!!

Life's like An Ice Cream, Enjoy It before It Melts !!!