Is diwali - An other Day ?

Well from my Title i am sure every body can predict what i am going to write? . Yes... its deepavali celebration  (actually its deepavali - 22nd oct 2014)  i have been analyzing about this function for the past 4 years, i find it as quite other day . Nothing comes in to my mind when i think of deepavali . There is no excitiment and happiness.

I wanted to know the reason . So i just went back to my memories and found how i celebrated the function when i was a kid.  before one week itself i keep asking amma what she is going to make ? how many sweets and savories. i use to tell her that i need a separate box for myself. (i am a murukku (savory) payithiyam (madness)).

Coming to dress part, i get only one dress that too a week or four days before. And i never show this to anyone till deepavali morning. how excitement it was ? i get all the matching accessories. and wait for the deepavali morning .

Next crackers, Use to trouble my father ..he will get me only the day before. That too for small amount , so i have to plan what all are the things i am going to get and i have to save few for karthikagai deepam function too. I have few friends and use to share the happiness so as crackers too.

So on diwali day my mother use to wake me up ( 3.00 am ) , first thing i have to do is brush the teeth and have some morning drinks, and i should burst some crackers (either kambimathapu or bushvanam) . Then come back and amma keep some nalangu and oil and i should take bath , and come back and get ashirvadam from my parents and wear the new dress and tada my celebration starts there.

But i feel the excitement and enthusiasm are less now a days .

1. Since i am getting my dress anytime. Getting new dress is not a big deal now a days . So i am not keen on wearing new dress on deepavali.
2. Since i am cooking and preparing sweets and savories, the health conscious makes me to think twice before i proceed some thing tasty. was wondering how our food habits were before infact i was healthy so as my family in spite of the regular systems we followed.
3. Is it me feeling or because of my husband (who s not fond of crackers) totally not interested in bursting crackers. Its been long time of getting crackers. May be we do not have kid that might be the one prime reason.

One thing i am happy was sharing sweets , i almost got more sweets and savories from my friends ,where as i could not give it back due to my madras eye problem. 

Whats your point on this?

Days will change

Yamirukka Bayamen - Tamil Movie Review - Do Not See logic

Its been really long time of watching a good movie in tamil , i should blame my husband work time and stress... After pizza though there are few other good movie, nothing is close to my heart. So when i saw the yamirukka bayamen trailer, i told myself 100 times, Do not expect much, Because i got a nice slap for the Selva raghavan recent movie IRUNDAM ULLAGAM  So This time without much expectation i entered in to the theater and i enjoyed the movie as much as a pizza. infact i say it is equal or + 1 than pizza movie , My only suggestion is do watch it in the theater and esp night show with loads of friends. It is worth paying.

Yamirukka bayamen is a tamil horror + comedy  movie  Directed Deepak and it is his debut movie. And the Crew members are  Karunakaran, Kreshna, Oviya, Rupa Manjari And mayilsami. 

Positives : 

• Music is scored by SN Prasad and he did the back ground too  . One of the best BGM for the Horror Movie and i loved the song " Vellai Pandhu " Its a slow melody cum romantic song, Seriously very pleasing music and so as direction .
• Crew members, The main hero of this movie is Kreshna, karunakaran and ofcourse i should say comedian Mayilsamy did his performance very well . 
• Initial part of the movie is kind of  thriller and the second part is horror + Comedy.. My point is both are very different plot, But director well managed the two plots in one track. 
• Though certain places are horror , of course u smile at every end of the scene It is something very different in Tamil movie. 
• Direction . definitely u wont feel like watching a debut director movie, he directed seriously well. 
• Comedy well taken by the hero, karunakaran and surely mayilswamy 

Negatives ...

• Oviya glamour, i do not think it is necessary , but still director wanted to please the audience , so as oviya. 
• Inital  45 minutes i feel its kind of draggy ,  this  could have been avoided. 
• There is no logic in the movie. 

Ratings : Worth watching inspite of no Logic. 4/5 

This is my own review, what ever i feel i am posting in my space, opinion differs ... 

Theater Day - Shanthi kamala Theater (thanjavur)

I born and Brought up in a small town Thanjavur (may be it would have become bigger now) . So going out and enjoying the travel is a rare thing for me, Yes, my father is kind of strict so i never went tour or outing, only for family function i have been out.

So watching movie at home is a greatest thing for me :D i enjoy a lot , that too if its favorite program or movie, i am double happy. But i do watch movies at theater :D i was allowed to watch with my mother. So yearly we watch 3 or 4 (rare one) movies in the theater. I preferably opt shanthi kamala theater. I have watched many movies in that theater , one of the famous theater and pretty good one in thanjavur town. Reason is

1. The theater belongs to sivaji ganesan family (tamil film actor) and i personally like His son Prabhu a lot, so i feel happy about the theater. (not sure about this info- But people use to tell ) 
2. I like  the theater samosa very much, esp the onion filled along with potato, and the size of the samosa is mini, so i use to get two packets, each packet will have 5 samosa's and enjoy the complete movie with that. 
3. Near to this theater we can shop a lot and such a lively place, so once the movie is over i roam around the area and enjoy shopping, (thought i wont buy anything) 

I have watched many good tamil movies in this theater, only one time i was allowed to watch the movie with my friend (that too my father does not know)
Going to the theater is a big treat for me  :D now i can watch many movies with super duper theater, those my child hood theater cannot be compared .

When i think of this theater it brings lots of nostalgic memories in me. watched many super good films and enjoyed much with my mother. I believe the theater has developed now, Planning to visit the theater soon :D 

Picture has been taken from the theater website.I think now the name has been changed to GV studio. inking this post to the Cinema theater day contest 

Few Tamil movies Which cannot be Recreated - Thilana Mohanambal

Its been long time i touched this blog, I was kind of busy with my cooking blog, Though i wanted to pen down more, My cooking blog and other household is occupying my Day. So after long time i have come up with a wish ..which is 

There are Few Movies in Tamil cinema Which cannot be recreated , Yes it has still in people mind, Nothing can match with that, If at all you recreate you wont feel the success of the prior one. So i have got few Movies in my list , If u wish please share it with me , Would like to add it here.I will be sharing  one by one. 

Thilana Mohanambal: 

• A classical bharathanatyam dancer and a nathaswaram player fall in love against the wishes of her family.This movie is about how they try to work things out and that hardships that they have to endure. Dance and music are used as an integral part of the story rather than a pastime (source IMBD)

• One of the epic movie in the tamil industry , Every plot in the movie is damm good. Yes right from the song to final end, You cannot take off your eyes, Each and every actor did their job perfectly. It was directed by A.P nagarajan at the year of 1968. The movie is based on some tamil novel written by Kothamangalam Subbu. It was commerical hit in the tamil industry. 

• It is also received a national award at the year, 1969. 

• The Main cast in the movie is Sivaji ganesan and Padmini , both are classical trained in the Nadhaswaram and Bharatanatiyam, And the love story between them . 

• Apart from the Main cast, There are other sub actor and actress who put their complete effort to bring the movie dam good, Balaiya for his known comedy and so as Manorama for her innocent acting. And a unexpected dance was one of the highlight of the movie. 

• There is a train scene in this movie , Where Balaiah  and saroja have done a great acting & it is   one of the best plot in the movie. 

I am sure this movie cannot be recreated as such , Because it has got his own place in the industry. 

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