Of late, Tamil cinema is going through a rough patch delivering umpteen run of the mill movies and the much hyped and anticipated Vinnaithandi Varuvaya (VTV) too joins the long list. Touted as a completely different romantic flick, VTV revolves around Karthik (Simbu) who having completed his mechanical engineering aspires to be a film maker. Then there’s this amazingly impressive Jessie (Trisha) hailing from a conservative Malayalee background. Karthik falls in love with Jessie at first sight and moving on you’ll see the usual stuff of yesteryear movies of lad attempting to make amorous advances towards his ladylove. Rather than focusing on his film making journey, the protagonist is seen courting the heroine every now and then and more importantly, in smooching her. Whether he pursues his dream of becoming a successful film maker or gets hitched with Jessie forms the crux of the story. Despite the dragging first half, the movie is pretty okay but with the abrupt turn of events, the second half will leave you confused. From the technical perspective, AR Rahman has done an excellent job with his soul-stirring background score. The cinematography is decent and so is the choreography and song picturization. Other than these, there’s nothing much you can brag about the movie. Overall, VTV is just an OK movie and the claims that say it’s a must watch movie is a mere exaggeration.
February 28, 2010
February 27, 2010
What goes around, comes around?
Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik recently got a taste of his own medicine. Just over a year after his men assaulted pub hoppers in Mangalore, unidentified youths blackened Muthalik’s face at a debate organized by a TV channel in Bangalore on the eve of Valentine’s day. Muthalik and his men were ranting against Valentine’s day celebrations and even threatened to get boys and girls going out together on V day married. However, Rama Sena workers spared the love birds on Valentine’s day. Instead they targeted Congress offices across Karnataka holding the Youth Congress responsible for the blackening.
February 26, 2010
It’s summer time, folks
Mercury level has gradually started increasing and it’s that time of the year when the crowd start thronging the beaches in huge numbers despite the sultriness. Venturing out is all right but one has to be aware that direct sunlight is extremely harmful to the human eye and has to make sure he stays protected from sun’s rays. Wearing sun glasses ensures good protection but how to stay fashionable at the same time? Of late, I’ve been checking out a lot of optical shops online looking for stylish yet inexpensive sunglasses but none fitted the bill. However after my friend’s recommendation, there was one optical which I finally settled for. Available at surprisingly affordable prices, the optical store offered myriad stylish and high quality sun glasses and choosing one from the lot was quite a task.
February 24, 2010
Vein clinic
Are you feeling uneasy by the sight of bulging blue varicose veins on your legs? Now this uneasiness could linger at the back of your mind until you find a reputable vein clinic and get it operated. Help is at hand and there’s nothing to panic as there’s a website created to assist those suffering from varicose veins find the solution they need. Vein treatment dot com it is and with this website, you can explore vein symptoms, vein conditions, available vein treatments and also the easiest way of finding a local vein specialist. With the vein treatment options available, you no longer have to suffer with painful varicose veins, spider veins, or any vein condition for that matter. Of late, we’ve been witnessing drastic changes in the way vein disease is diagnosed and treated. Interestingly, newer and minimally invasive vein center treatments have replaced vein surgery and today we’re in a position that you can have most of the vein condition treated in the office with little or no anesthesia. The treatment performed is so advanced that you can be back to your normal routine the very next day. Unfortunately, please note that there’s no way to completely guarantee the prevention of varicose or spider vein. However there are some measures which will assist in decreasing the severity of existing varicose veins and deter such veins from forming. Check out the aforementioned website for further information.
Defining your vehicle’s true identity
Are you wondering which is the best place to purchase halo headlights? Be it car or even truck accessories for that matter, I would suggest you look no further than CARiD dot com for all that stuff. The reason why I suggest this store is when you own a vehicle, you would always want it to be at its best, isn’t it? And that takes more than just the oil changes and the occasional car wash. You definitely need more and that is where CARiD comes into picture. At CARiD, you’re provided with a variety of projector and euro headlights to choose from and with these halo headlights designed and constructed by the real pros of the industry, delivering nighttime magic is a complete guarantee. What’s more, they specialize in providing the drivers with car and truck accessories that add a unique touch. Style, protection, comfort or no matter what you are searching for, they provide you with a wide array of premium made options for you to choose from. Grills, spoilers, wheels, floor mats, body kits, tail lights, or chrome trim, there’s no better place than CARiD dot com to visit. Call them on 800 505 3274 for further information.
February 23, 2010
Worth an advice
Age may have mellowed Dr Farooq Abdullah but it has not withered his rhetoric. He breathed fire at a book launch in honour of late Dr Mohammad Sultan Khuroo. Recently, he said that despite the latest machinery and skilled manpower, doctors loot the poor and needy patients. They intentionally leave the machinery at government hospitals defunct to increase the business of private institutions. Doctors even sell sample medicine to chemists. The medicines available are filled with cow dung. He advised the doctors to emulate doctor Ali Khan, who spent from his own pocket to buy medicines for the poor. Being a trained doctor himself, the Union Minister should consider starting a model hospital or resurrecting thee nurse home that British born wife Mollie ran in Srinagar.
Better, Cleaner, and faster service
When you buy a brand new air conditioner, you’ll be promised a couple of free services by the dealer. Or at the most three free services. But what happens after that? When your air conditioner starts creating problems, you will definitely think of replacing the unit with another one. When there are dedicated services that can repair any problem with your existing system regardless of what make or model it is, why consider buying a new one? Or providing professional repairs to your heating system for that matter. Of course, there are several companies out there offering repair services but if you need it the professional way, there are only a handful - Virginia heating repair is one among them. Apart from providing these services, customer satisfaction is also equally important. So finding a right service is definitely quite a task. Unless you know someone personally.
February 20, 2010
Respectfully yours
Move over, priests and godmen. A nag temple in Himachal Pradesh is inundated with visiting cards from devotees. On the cards are the devotees’ wishes, too, mostly profession related or the desire for a male child. Those without visiting cards leave their name, address and their fervent desires behind on a piece of paper. Those whose wishes are granted return to give thanks and remove their visiting card. Perhaps, the others need to include self-addressed envelopes.
February 19, 2010
New antispam service
Unsolicited mails are always unwelcome. Be it on forums, blog, or anywhere on the web for that matter. Despite technological advancements, Internet users are still finding it tough to tackle spammers and abusers. Now imagine you are a webmaster/forum owner, what steps would you implement to get rid of them? If you’re still clueless, then I would suggest you check out phpBB MOD and do a trial run immediately. With ATLBL anti-spam as the modification name, this spam blacklist identifies spammers/abusers based on their IP and email addresses thus keeping your forum completely protected. What’s interesting about this anti-spam service? Basically, the MOD implements a check of the ATLBL spam blacklist for several board functions as a means of preventing spam. Registration IP, registration email, profile www field, profile email, post IP, contents are the checks implemented and on a positive match, form submission is denied. Sounds quite impressive, doesn’t it? Well, with the implementation of these many checks, this ATLBL AntiSpam MOD for phpBB is definitely worth giving a try!
February 18, 2010
Coffee Travel Mug
By introducing the coffee travel mug, buyers are left with a couple of options before them. They can either settle for a generic ho hum coffee mug or they can sip coffee from rugged coffee travel mug personalized with your favorite photos on either side of it. While it’s quite obvious that buyers would prefer the latter to former, what should one do to personalize a coffee travel mug with their favorite digital photo? Frankly speaking, it’s much faster and much easier too, than you think to make your own coffee travel mug. You choose your favorite digital photos and they will do the rest including the personalization for a surprisingly low price of just $12.95! What is unique about this travel mug is the stainless steel that provides excellent insulation keeping your coffee hot till the last sip. What’s more, they are spill and leak resistant and moreover, they won’t stain or retain any bad odors. If you’re all excited to personalize one for your own, what are you still waiting for? Contact them immediately, after all who likes to sip tepid coffee?
