Nandalala is the story of people who come forward to help when they have no legal or familial obligation to help…
Nandalala is the story of how some people don’t, in reality, deserve that hard slap kept long reserved for them…
It is also the story of how some people don’t, in reality, deserve that hug kept long reserved for them…
Nandalala is the story of how a water bottle could sometimes hold something sweeter than just water…
It is the story of that kind of innocence that leads one to think that the Givers of Light would find it difficult in the absence of the lamps that had otherwise been at Their pedestal… (My favourite scene in the movie…)
Nandalala is the story of how acceptance could put one to sleep in peace even there is a python slithering across…
Nandalala, the movie, is one, of those rare gems, which shines in all its cinematic aspects with an excellent screenplay, appealing cinematography and soul rendering background scores… When it comes to such scripts which demand music to speak, Raja doesn’t fail to deliver…
Nandalala is the story of the human spirit – the niceness of the human spirit and the niceness of the newly showered in acceptance that give one that gentle feel of the water caressing the weeds – visually depicted both in the initial titles and towards the climax…
Friday, December 10, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Well....
Mail Sent to Batch on the 6th of October 2010
Well, since A BHATNA hasn’t said “AB HATNA”, I guess it wouldn’t be too RIGHT if I don’t WRITE….
This mail is dedicated to the couple – Bhatti and Kalyani, to all the folks who are responsible for this mail happening, and to the whole of GiMBA - DEC08 – IT & Finance….
Here we go….
(1)
There were these guys who worked for this call center…. They were used to saying “A as in Alpha, B as in Betty, C as in Charlie, …… , Z as in Zebra….” One Friday evening, they saw the movie Ghajini….
Then, they started saying “A AS IN ASIN”….
On being questioned by the call monitoring executive and by their management, they said “It’s not A SIN to say A AS IN ASIN….”
(2)
Aamir Khan, Madhavan and Sharman Joshi once got tossed around by banana peels that Boman Irani had set as traps for them…. WELL, they have been doing quite WELL in spite of falling into that WELL….
(3)
Sid, I heard you’ve got some new clothes for yourself and you’re PROVOGUE’d as a result….
By the way, is that alarm song of yours still continuing to Wake Up Bala, Rohit and “High 10” too….?
(4)
Sid, did you get any feedback on what the MADURAI folks said to the Robot when it went insane in “Endhiran – The Robot” / “The Robot”….?
Well, I heard they said “MAD, U R Artificially Intelligent….!”
(5)
Ajay and Malcolm, why does the name of your native place (GO-A) say one thing in English and then the exact opposite thing in Hindi….? Is it like saying “Thanks for Visiting…. Do Visit Again….”?
(6)
Have you noticed what happens….
(a) when Bruce fights….?
(b) when Brett bowls….?
(c) when Kamal Kiran dances….?
In cases (a) & (b), the audience cheers ---- saying “Go, Lee…. Go, Lee….!!”
Whereas, in case (c), the audience cheers ---- saying “GOLI…. GOLI….!!”
(7)
Jonty Rhodes, while working as Advisor & Fielding Coach for the Mumbai Indians, once lost his way after travelling a distance from the Brabourne Stadium…. He was stranded at a PLUS intersection…. He called up Deepak and requested him to come to the location and bail him out…. By the time Deepak reached, Jonty was so angry that Deepak had to bump into a CROSS RHODES at the CROSSROADS….
(8)
Praveen saw new roads being laid near and around his home in Chennai.... He thought this was happening since he had started taking his bike to the workplace, but was not amused when he learnt it was happening because of the Elections coming up in a few more months…. Wanting to know whether the new roads would treat his bike better than the old ones did, Praveen went up to the road contractor…. The contractor cut off Praveen abruptly and rushed away ---- saying his immediate TARGET was to GET TAR….
(9)
One fine evening in Dubai, there was this game of Football happening from around 6 pm on the China Cluster Basketball Court…. We played and played till around 7.30 pm or so and were done and dusted, when, looking at Harish, I thought he was thinking – KAAFI ho gayaa…. Ab COFFEE ho jaaye….
(10)
HARLEEN, did you hear that HAR LEAN manufacturing company is now queuing up for a loan….?
(11)
VISHAL, WISH ALL is well with you and that WE SHALL meet sometime….
(12)
RISHI, by the way, how are the other 6 doing….?
(13)
SINGAL Bhai, send me sms’es whenever you can…. I hope there are no SIGNAL problems your side….
Best Regards,
Ram
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Wedding Invitation
She gave me a ring. I gave her a ring. We got engaged....
She gave me another ring. Our phones also got engaged....
Dear Friends,
We, Mythili and Ram, are happy to invite you to attend our Wedding and Reception....
Please find attached our Wedding Invitation Card.... (Attachments)
Expecting to see you during these occasions....
Best Regards,
Ram
She gave me another ring. Our phones also got engaged....
Dear Friends,
We, Mythili and Ram, are happy to invite you to attend our Wedding and Reception....
Please find attached our Wedding Invitation Card.... (Attachments)
Expecting to see you during these occasions....
Best Regards,
Ram
Sunday, July 11, 2010
The Spirit of Freedom....
Man: Come, Parrot.... I'll show you your new golden home....
Parrot: I can't see the gold. I can see only the cage. Don't put me in there and make me feel like a bird. Leave me in the open and make me feel like the Maker of that very bird....
Parrot: I can't see the gold. I can see only the cage. Don't put me in there and make me feel like a bird. Leave me in the open and make me feel like the Maker of that very bird....
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Another Tale of Two Cities (Not Written by Charles Dickens)
Hi Folks,
Charles Dickens narrated many stories. One of them is “A Tale of Two Cities”. He talks about London and Paris, and talks quite a lot about them!
Now, I wanna narrate to you “Another Tale of Two Cities” – “A Tale of Two Other Cities”, and you know which two they are! Just that Charles Dickens talks about London and Paris in a parallel fashion, while I will have to talk about Singapore and Dubai in a serial fashion! ;)
Hat making ~ Mc Ritchie Nature Reserve ~ Pulau Ubin ~ Turning "KAALAA" while everyone else turned "LAAL" in the Pulau Ubin super heat ~ Some dancing like no one's watching ~ FUTSAL ~ Overnight camping in East Coast Park ~ Football on the Volleyball court in Singapore ~ Cricket and Frisbee on the Basketball court in Singapore ~ Bukit Timah rain forest on a rainy day ~ Conan, the Librarian ~ Getting to play President, but a kidnapped one at that, though…. ;)
…. Makkad Man ~ Aaa Aaa Aaa Aaa! Aaa Aaa Aaa! Makkad Man! ;) ~ Jai Ho! ~ Oh! Saathi Re! ~ Singing like no one's listening ~ Kuch Na Kaho! ~ Getting on to the DANDIYA platform but managing to do nothing but DAPPAANGUTHTHU (Street Dance), Badminton around the car parking lot in Dubai, Dhow Cruise ~ Boat - Magic - Some dance again! ~ Desert Safari ~ I guess I have lived, loved and breathed every bit of it! :)
The journey from Room 533 (in Singapore) to Room 209 (in Dubai) and then to Room 407 in Lady Ratan Manor (still in Dubai) has been a happening one! ;)
I am starting from Dubai by a 5 pm flight this evening (November 15th) and will be starting from the accommodation at around 2 pm this afternoon.
I am privileged and honoured to be a part of this batch. I am genuinely thankful for the friends and friendships I’ve been blessed with and for the great times that we have shared. I look forward to more and more such great times, whether we are in the same geographical location or not!
After around 2 or 2 and a half decades or so, I want to be making at least one movie – as a director! ;) If anyone is interested in acting, please let me know. More importantly, if anyone is interested in producing, definitely let me know! :)
All the very best to you for everything that you’re up to! Please do keep me updated with what you’re up to!
Thanks and Best Regards,
Ram
Cell: (00971) 55 2428637
PS: “There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.” ~ Albert Einstein
I belong to the second category. How about you?
Charles Dickens narrated many stories. One of them is “A Tale of Two Cities”. He talks about London and Paris, and talks quite a lot about them!
Now, I wanna narrate to you “Another Tale of Two Cities” – “A Tale of Two Other Cities”, and you know which two they are! Just that Charles Dickens talks about London and Paris in a parallel fashion, while I will have to talk about Singapore and Dubai in a serial fashion! ;)
Hat making ~ Mc Ritchie Nature Reserve ~ Pulau Ubin ~ Turning "KAALAA" while everyone else turned "LAAL" in the Pulau Ubin super heat ~ Some dancing like no one's watching ~ FUTSAL ~ Overnight camping in East Coast Park ~ Football on the Volleyball court in Singapore ~ Cricket and Frisbee on the Basketball court in Singapore ~ Bukit Timah rain forest on a rainy day ~ Conan, the Librarian ~ Getting to play President, but a kidnapped one at that, though…. ;)
…. Makkad Man ~ Aaa Aaa Aaa Aaa! Aaa Aaa Aaa! Makkad Man! ;) ~ Jai Ho! ~ Oh! Saathi Re! ~ Singing like no one's listening ~ Kuch Na Kaho! ~ Getting on to the DANDIYA platform but managing to do nothing but DAPPAANGUTHTHU (Street Dance), Badminton around the car parking lot in Dubai, Dhow Cruise ~ Boat - Magic - Some dance again! ~ Desert Safari ~ I guess I have lived, loved and breathed every bit of it! :)
The journey from Room 533 (in Singapore) to Room 209 (in Dubai) and then to Room 407 in Lady Ratan Manor (still in Dubai) has been a happening one! ;)
I am starting from Dubai by a 5 pm flight this evening (November 15th) and will be starting from the accommodation at around 2 pm this afternoon.
I am privileged and honoured to be a part of this batch. I am genuinely thankful for the friends and friendships I’ve been blessed with and for the great times that we have shared. I look forward to more and more such great times, whether we are in the same geographical location or not!
After around 2 or 2 and a half decades or so, I want to be making at least one movie – as a director! ;) If anyone is interested in acting, please let me know. More importantly, if anyone is interested in producing, definitely let me know! :)
All the very best to you for everything that you’re up to! Please do keep me updated with what you’re up to!
Thanks and Best Regards,
Ram
Cell: (00971) 55 2428637
PS: “There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.” ~ Albert Einstein
I belong to the second category. How about you?
Some Reminiscences, Some Recaps, Some Madness....
Singapore Times….
Where is the Business Communication class? 2B or not 2B? That is the question! (Remember Shakespeare?!)
An intro to Micro Economics has just happened…. A game of football in progress one fine evening on the volleyball court…. One team claims “hands”…. The other team counters saying “No hands, man…. Whose hand, man?”
Comment: The Invisible Hand of Adam Smith!
“How’s QT, man?”
“Which one? QT or CUTIE?!”
Question (in a restaurant): You order a glass full of Lassi…. What does the Lassi in the glass become after you take a few sips of it?
Answer: LESSI
Question: What do you do when you wanna celebrate with Hiten?
Answer: You give him a High 10!
Question: Who are the 2 people, in the batch, most loyal to the respective states that they come from?
Answer: Arun Pappala (AP from AP) and Mahesh Holikar (MH from MH) ;)
Dubai Times….
Soon after landing….
Idea to counter the TAN effect caused by the heat: Lie on the COT to carry out a Mathematical cancellation!
Question: Why did Indi Spice serve free ice cream at the end of the meal the first time we went there?
Answer: They wanted to welcome us to the DESERT with some DESSERT!
Question: What do you call an ounce of Paayasam (liquid dessert) given to a camel?
Answer: A SIP of DESSERT for the SHIP of the DESERT!
Badminton Times in Dubai….
One important thing to remember before you get onto the badminton court: Both you and your racquet need to have GUTS!
A game was going on between Harleen and Bhatti on one side and Prarthana and Loku on the other side….
Observation: It was a match between SACC and SPark, and SPARKS were flying as each team was trying to SACK the other….
Question: What do you call a broken piece of Polo or Mentos lying on the shuttle court?
Answer: BAD MINT on the BADMINTON court!
Hope that jazzes up your Sunday….! ;)
And, hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed trying to recollect it and putting it down in black and white….
© Ramasubramanian Sailapathi, Room Number 533 in Singapore and 209 in Dubai, SPJCM ;)
Thanks,
Ram
Cell: (00971) 55 2428637
Where is the Business Communication class? 2B or not 2B? That is the question! (Remember Shakespeare?!)
An intro to Micro Economics has just happened…. A game of football in progress one fine evening on the volleyball court…. One team claims “hands”…. The other team counters saying “No hands, man…. Whose hand, man?”
Comment: The Invisible Hand of Adam Smith!
“How’s QT, man?”
“Which one? QT or CUTIE?!”
Question (in a restaurant): You order a glass full of Lassi…. What does the Lassi in the glass become after you take a few sips of it?
Answer: LESSI
Question: What do you do when you wanna celebrate with Hiten?
Answer: You give him a High 10!
Question: Who are the 2 people, in the batch, most loyal to the respective states that they come from?
Answer: Arun Pappala (AP from AP) and Mahesh Holikar (MH from MH) ;)
Dubai Times….
Soon after landing….
Idea to counter the TAN effect caused by the heat: Lie on the COT to carry out a Mathematical cancellation!
Question: Why did Indi Spice serve free ice cream at the end of the meal the first time we went there?
Answer: They wanted to welcome us to the DESERT with some DESSERT!
Question: What do you call an ounce of Paayasam (liquid dessert) given to a camel?
Answer: A SIP of DESSERT for the SHIP of the DESERT!
Badminton Times in Dubai….
One important thing to remember before you get onto the badminton court: Both you and your racquet need to have GUTS!
A game was going on between Harleen and Bhatti on one side and Prarthana and Loku on the other side….
Observation: It was a match between SACC and SPark, and SPARKS were flying as each team was trying to SACK the other….
Question: What do you call a broken piece of Polo or Mentos lying on the shuttle court?
Answer: BAD MINT on the BADMINTON court!
Hope that jazzes up your Sunday….! ;)
And, hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed trying to recollect it and putting it down in black and white….
© Ramasubramanian Sailapathi, Room Number 533 in Singapore and 209 in Dubai, SPJCM ;)
Thanks,
Ram
Cell: (00971) 55 2428637
Quarter Century.... By a Cricketer....!!!!
Mail Sent to Batch on the Eve of Shyam's Birthday in 2009....
Folks,
He’s mostly in BB (Black and Black)….
Even while playing cricket, when he’s supposed to be in White and White, he’s in BB (Black and Black – again!!!!)…. May be it’s ‘cos of the 4 hours that the washing machines here test our patience with….
Talking about cricket, by the way, he’s a BB (Batsman and Bowler)….
When he’s not in BB, playing the role of a BB on the cricket pitch, or rather on the BB (Basket Ball) court, he’s mostly on BB (BlackBoard) or running through his handouts, checking out the BB (Burt’s Bees) case and other cases….
So, come over folks, wearing your BB (Bata Boots), for the BB (Birthday Bash) of this guy who’d mostly be in his usual BB even then, after just having logged out of BB, and after not having gotten the chance to display his BB skills on the BB court around 6 hours earlier due to the onslaught of the football season….
Venue: Room 208; Time: 11.59 pm on the 4th of September 2009
Well…., it’s the guy we couldn’t resist calling Fyaam Fundar after watching the latest Shahid Kapoor – Priyanka Chopra starrer!!!!
Thanks,
Ram
Cell: 055 2428637
Folks,
He’s mostly in BB (Black and Black)….
Even while playing cricket, when he’s supposed to be in White and White, he’s in BB (Black and Black – again!!!!)…. May be it’s ‘cos of the 4 hours that the washing machines here test our patience with….
Talking about cricket, by the way, he’s a BB (Batsman and Bowler)….
When he’s not in BB, playing the role of a BB on the cricket pitch, or rather on the BB (Basket Ball) court, he’s mostly on BB (BlackBoard) or running through his handouts, checking out the BB (Burt’s Bees) case and other cases….
So, come over folks, wearing your BB (Bata Boots), for the BB (Birthday Bash) of this guy who’d mostly be in his usual BB even then, after just having logged out of BB, and after not having gotten the chance to display his BB skills on the BB court around 6 hours earlier due to the onslaught of the football season….
Venue: Room 208; Time: 11.59 pm on the 4th of September 2009
Well…., it’s the guy we couldn’t resist calling Fyaam Fundar after watching the latest Shahid Kapoor – Priyanka Chopra starrer!!!!
Thanks,
Ram
Cell: 055 2428637
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