Salami - July 23rd

Singham -2 !!

I was not particularly keen to watch Singam or Singam 2, but due to thaikulams pressure I had to take them. Singam invoked the nostalgic feelings in the people who got settled here in Chennai for the sake of employment. Majority of the population here are from other parts of the Tamil Nadu, so when DuraiSingam yells proudly of his hometown, most of the audiences thukified-their-collor, ahhhh namba oru da. That was only take-away in the part 1, rest usual masala Tamil flick.

In Singham – 2, everyone is villain, Rahman, Mukesh ( Bhai ), Danny, Rajendran, DSP, Suriya, Hari… the list goes on. I don’t understand why most of our heroes are obsessed with the Assistant Commissioner post, every second police film the hero is Asst. Comm, inda constable, SI, etu, hmmm petermax lightee than venuma. Suriya will get a new pattam after this film. “Kuval Thilagam”.

Great combo by brothers, Alex Pandian and Singam 2. There is a Tamil saying “Jann erina mozam sarukudu”. Singam-2 can be a box office hit, but it’s a drawback for Tamil Cinema in terms of content.

Inda matri padatula nadikalama Suriya thappella

Ashes Series

Second test match- England comfortably thrashed Australia in Lords. I thought Cook was very pessimistic, how did he expect to Aussies to chase 500+ runs!, he should have declared earlier. Australia lost the wickets at the right time; they had perfect timing in losing the wickets and not while playing the shots.

The match finished on 4^th day, still one day left. Is this what Kumara Dharmasena would have thought?

It is high time for the Clarke and his men to learn cricket from their coach Darren Lehman, he has released a DVD manual.

Remembrance

Shivaji Ganesan, 13^th death anniversary on 21th July.  A template for many aspiring actors. He expects more than just a statue in Marina Beach.  Is there a biography of Shivaji ?