In the last few weeks:
1. Was down with
a. Recurring flu
b. Chikungunya
c. Wisdom Toothache
2. Travelled to
a. Kochi (for cousin’s wedding)
b. Bombay (to promote my film)
c. Delhi (for emigration clearance)
3. Travelling to
Manila (currently on an official trip, typing this from the Chennai airport)
4. Watched:
a. Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part 2: Interesting, desi pulp fiction, a lil slow and flawed but works on charm. Arshad Warsi is first rate. It attempts to be different from frame one.
b. Pyaar Ke Side Effects: Surprisingly good, though inspired by Hollywood flicks from Harry met Sally to Wedding Crashers to Meet the parents to Notting Hill. But perfect for the date. The scoreboard scene still has me chuckling.
c. Dor: One of the year’s Top 4 movies along with RDB, Lage Raho and Omkara. I’ve seen the Malayalam original and I was still bowled over by how he made a potentially melodramatic tale into a feminist statement and retaining his Life is Beautiful style of filmmaking. World class cinema.
d. Perarasu: It really felt like watching one of those MGR movies. No, seriously. One Vijayakanth itself is reason to watch. Here we have two.
e. Lage Raho Munnabhai (3 times in 2 weeks): Kya fillum banayi hai, maamu! Must watch for every Indian. I havent seen a more entertaining packaging of Gandhi’s ideology. Makes it relevant, contemporary and practical in today’s times.
Waiting for:
a. Darron Aronofsky’s The Fountain
b. Scorcese’s The Departed
c. Farhan Akhtar’s Don
d. Lost 3rd season.
MADRAS INK. 
U were misssssed!
All the best for everything.
Have fun in Manila. Maybe I’ll see you online in iChat.
Had been waiting for the reviews of the latest releases…. How did the promotion of your film go?? Have fun!!
Hey when r the promos in chni?? Waiting…….
hey what happened to jillunu oru kadhal review?
hi whens ur film releasing ?
which is the malayalam original of Dor?just curious…
Malayalam original of Dor is Perumazhakalam starring Meera Jasmine and Kaavya Madhavan
Oh yes , Been a a while!
So when is ur film releasing ?Ne updates on that ?
Oh Btw Add little Miss Sunshine to ur movie list … Its just awesome!
-AG
Hi sud… sounds like twas a helluva eventful time for u …. movies, illness and trips..Missed reading ur blog.. happy 2 kno tat ur bac on ur feet n raring to go!
And hey… u were in Kochi? m from Kochi. Hw did u like the place?
I wud like 2 read ur take on the movie Water sometime..
ciao
i understand that you are excited and this is your blog, but for godsake please try and understate importance of your writing. please. You are trying to make us believe that lage raho is a ‘must watch for every indian’. duh! grow up boy. Now i know what i can expect from your four letter crapfest.
anonymous:
thanks! 🙂
arvind:
ill put up a coupla pics soon, it was quite an adventure.
ganesh:
sorry ganesh. been busy trying to arrange my own film release. another month to figure out plans.
vijay:
when the release dates are finalised, i will make hella lotta noise.
ramya:
not seen the movie yet, heard only bad things about the film so far. so not that excited.
anonymous:
i wish i knew. will work out release dates by this month. watch this space.
sujith and peak day blues:
perumazhakaalam can be considered the original because its the same plot but given that the plot is based on a true story, and the screenplay is entirely different, Dor is original too.
AG:
ill look out for little miss sunshine. thanks. and will keep you posted about the film when details are finalised.
diya:
thanks. water has been on my list of movies to watch. i got the dvd but somehow never got around to watching it. kochi, wish the roads were wider and the traffic was not as rash.
chantabbai:
grow up? nah! never!! 🙂
*gives chaanta since he’s been asking for it*
looks like its bulletgunia today ..:)
heh i m a regular visitor of ur page
and i m badly waiting for the review of gaptan vijaykanth’s “perarasu”
saw ur dor review in hindu. good one dude
“The Departed” is amazing. Right up there with Goodfellas. This might, just might get him that elusive academy award.