Monthly Archives for October 2009

50 Tamil Movies to watch before you die – 12

Tweet I didn’t like Aadhavan and I gave a critical review of the movie. The critical review started immediately after the movie and my friends were crticising me that I am expecting too much from a masala movie. Chinmaya, my … Continue reading

29. October 2009 by Sylvian
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Book Review: Is "2 States" the fourth mistake of Chetan Bhagat?

Tweet I have never reviewed books in my blog. May be I read books which were beyond reviews or books which were not worthy to be reviewed. Of course I can’t review Ayn Rand, as she lives in my thoughts … Continue reading

29. October 2009 by Sylvian
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Movie Review: Aadhavan – The Sun Never Rose

Tweet For the last few years, I have never ended a Deepavali without watching a new release and it’s part and parcel of Deepavali celebrations in Tamil Nadu. This year with all the biggies except Surya opting out, we were … Continue reading

19. October 2009 by Sylvian
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The Unknown Gems of Ilaiyaraja – 2

Tweet I hope you all liked my first post in the series. Thanks to everyone who supported the series, retweeted and also commented on it. Its all for you guys… The Unknown Gem – 2 Can a song depict a … Continue reading

10. October 2009 by Sylvian
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50 Tamil Movies to watch before you die – 11

Tweet The Tamil history is full of legends, interesting anecdotes and wonderful heroic stories. But the number of historical movies and Historical fictions is very minimal. The ones which came are either skewed or executed in the worst possible way. … Continue reading

09. October 2009 by Sylvian
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How about What's Your Raashee?

Tweet “How about what’s your Raashee?” asked my friend Hima. I said “No way. I heard it’s too long for romantic comedy. And I can’t tolerate Harman Baweja”. “Hey, you like Ashutosh’s movie right. You even saw his Swades”. “Swades … Continue reading

06. October 2009 by Sylvian
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