Why?

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Why is it that in shops like Saravana Stores, they continuously keep showing their own ads on TV screens kept everywhere in the shop? Haven’t we all come for shopping there only after seeing their ads(?) on TV? What’s the logic behind this? It only causes irritation to the shoppers to keep listening to the blaring sound of the ad!

Is Ajith so popular??

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Everytime a song of Ajith comes in Sun Music (sometimes even when it doesn’t), lots of SMSes come on the channel saying ‘Ajith is the next Superstar’, ‘Thala Ajith rocks’, ‘Ajith is the Billa’, etc., etc. Even yesterday, ‘O Nenjae’ song from ‘Mugavaree’ came on Sun Music and I found so many SMSes praising the actor. I don’t think this happens when other actors’ songs come. Has anyone else observed this? Is Ajith so popular? Anyway, SMSes praising him are better than the ‘I love Sun Music’, ‘I Love you’, ‘I miss you’ SMSes!

There’s so much to read!

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This week, I have been a bit busy. Though I did update my blog, I didn’t read most of the blogs that I regularly read. Now, when I login to Google Reader, I see that there are 100+ unread posts! I have so much to read now! This makes me ask the question, why do we read blogs?

Let’s take my case. Even before I started blogging, I have been a regular reader of so many blogs for a long time. What started off as just a time pass, became a full-fledged activity. Reading blogs became something like reading newspapers everyday. I never left/leave any post unread even if I visit a blog after say, one week and find that there are some 10 posts unread. So much so that reading blogs has taken precedence to reading books for me! And yes, I enjoy reading blogs more than writing one. 🙂 Less effort needed for that. 😛

Apart from getting to read on a wide range of topics and knowing different viewpoints, aren’t we actually getting to see a slice of the life of a person in his/her blog? Is that what is interesting about reading blogs? The more you are able to relate to what a person writes, the more a blog appeals to you, the more you enjoy it, isn’t it? Why am I rambling now? Has something happened to me thinking about the time I need to spend on reading so many posts? 😛 On a serious note, let’s hear it from you all. Why do you read blogs? What got you hooked to blogs? While you folks answer the questions, let me start reading the posts waiting to be read. Oh yes, please answer the questions.

Deadlock

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Got this as a forward:

Khushi milti hai nayi nayi cheezein karne se,
Lekhin experience milta hai same cheez baar baar karne se!
Paisa milta hai experience se
Aur paisa chahiye khushi ke liye!
It’s a deadlock!

Good one, isn’t it? 🙂

Mani Ratnam’s movies

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This post is actually a reply to Bharath’s comment here! Don’t scold me for posting continuously about Mani Ratnam’s movies. The reply to that comment ran for more than a page! So, I thought of posting it as a post. Read his comment before reading this post.

Agreed that the difference in style from Dil Se to Alaipayuthey is quite obvious. But, there lies the genius of Mani Ratnam. He can take any form of Cinema brilliantly. 😉 As Bharath has said, hasn’t he shown the complexities of relationships in such a simplified manner?
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Birthday Wishes!

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Though I felt that it would be inappropriate if I wish Mani Ratnam on his birthday today, at this point of time, when he is mourning the loss of his brother, anyway, here’s wishing Mani Sir a long and healthy life. May no more untoward happenings occur in his life and May all the years to come be the best for him both personally and professionally!

Today is the birthday of another person, Music Maestro Ilaiyaraja. Wishing him a very happy birthday! Hope we get to listen to lots of wonderful compositions from him in the years to come!

Q2 Blog Stats

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Since I didn’t want to break the chain of posts on Alaipayuthey, I am posting the Stats for the 2nd quarter of my blog a little late.

Q2 Blog Stats (16th Feb to 15th May):
No. of posts I posted: 43 posts
No. of comments: 526 (including my reply to comments)
You visited my blog 14705 times!

Today, the number of posts that I have posted is 101 including this! Blog hits is 23,545! 🙂

As I complete 6 and a half months of blogging, I thank each and everyone of you for making this happen! 🙂 THANK YOU MY DEAR READERS! 🙂

Alaipayuthey (The Grand Finale)

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The wedding:

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If the wedding where Karthik and Shakti met first was so colourful and had a joyous atmosphere, their own wedding is not far behind in these aspects. Right from Madhavan’s blue shirt and Shalini’s maroon saree to the white garlands and the group of friends and Shakti’s sister pulling their legs and the Registrar making his presence felt through out his screen time, everything is picture perfect! Shot at Kapaleeswarar Temple, the wedding of Karthik and Shakti is the most beautifully picturized wedding sequence in Mani Ratnam’s films what with ‘Mangalyam’ scored by Rahman playing in the background. 🙂 After Karthik cleverly manages to dodge Mrs. Prema outside the temple and runs in, the beat of the song starts and you have Karthik taking the garland in his hand. If Mani Ratnam doesn’t utilize the songs appropriately, who else will? 😉
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