I wanted to watch Poi Solla Porom. When I came to know that it was a remake of Khosla Ka Ghosla, I wanted to watch it first and watched it last week. I found it to be just a good time pass movie. All the actors have given an excellent performance and that I would say, is the biggest plus of the movie. The plot that Parvin Dabas and others come up with to fool Boman Irani and their executing it so easily without any hassles, seemed so unbelievable. It would have been better if there had been some twists. After watching this, I am not sure if I will watch Poi Solla Porom.

I returned from a weekend trip to Vaalpaarai and Topslip today morning. Had a great time there. Before I write about it, I want to be done with my rant first!

I keep ranting here often about how it is almost always Todi that I get to hear as the main in most of TMK’s concerts that I go to. I had written in my previous post on T.M.Krishna’s concert that when he started the Todi alapana, I felt like screaming ‘Somebody please tell Krishna that he should sing raagams other Todi as main more often!’ That was how desperate I was to listen to him sing some other raagam as main. And sing he did in his concert last Friday. That too one of my most favourite raagams, Kedaragowlai! But unfortunately, I missed the concert since I had to catch the train that evening. 🙁

Last Thursday, right from the moment I reached home from office till about 11 in the night and again on Friday morning till I left for work, I was continuously listening to TMK’s recordings! I listened to all my favourites except only one – the elaborate Kedaragowlai alapana followed by Saragunapalimpa! I just love that song! Just imagine how it would have been had I gone for that concert and heard him sing it live!! I can’t tell you how disappointed I am! 🙁

If your lover betrayed you, what will your reaction be? – the first thing that came to my mind on reading that question in the tag were the scenes from Jab We Met, a movie that I like so much that I try to watch it every time it comes on TV. Expressing one’s anger and letting out one’s feelings on betrayal by their lover – The way Kareena makes Shahid tear his ex-girlfriend’s photo and flush it out and the way Shahid later makes Kareena call her ex-boyfriend and scold him with all the bad words! Superb scenes! Those scenes are my favourites. Remembering those scenes was what made me change my answer from ‘Anger, tears, sorrow (in that order) and eventually moving on with life’ to what it is now, since expressing my anger is what I would want to do first. Do you like those scenes too?

I wonder who comes up with all these tags. Anyway I have been tagged by Nithya & here goes the tag.

1. If your lover betrayed you, what will your reaction be?

avana seruppaala adippaen 😛

2. If you can have a dream to come true, what would it be?

Get that billion dollars mentioned in question no. 4 😛
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As a kid, the Naidu Hall discount sale that is on, during their anniversary every year was something that I used to look forward to, since that’s when I used to get my Diwali dress. 🙂 After the Vinayaka Chaturthi pooja at home, we used to rush to the shop, which used to be so crowded that one had to squeeze oneself through the crowds to reach the rows and rows of dresses hanging from the shelves. Unlike how it is now, at that time, the sale used to be on for just one day. (It was later extended to 3 days and today the sale is on for more than 2 weeks!) The general opinion was that the dresses though of excellent quality, were a bit expensive at Naidu Hall. So I guess everyone wanted to shop there during the sale. I have no idea how my Mom managed to pick all those nice frocks and skirts and tops for my sister and me amidst all the chaos! This shopping during the sale continued till when I was in my class 11. Though I went there during the sale when I was in my class 12 too, I somehow didn’t like anything at all there and that’s when we decided to stop going for the sale. I did buy a few dresses there after that, but not during the sale.
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Mambalam Sisters (Chitra & Vijayalakshmi) – Vocal
Hemalatha – Violin
K.S.Rangachari – Khanjira
Nellai Balaji – Mridangam

Where & When? – Siddhi Buddhi Sameta Sri Karpaga Vinayagar temple, R.A.Puram on 8th September

Songs list:
(Partial since I went about 30 minutes after the start of the concert, assuming of course, the concert had started on time 😉 )

1. Siddhi Vinayakam – Mohanakalyani – Swarams at Siddhi Vinayakam
2. Bhavayami – Raagamalika
3. intanuchu – Gundakriya
4. Nagumomu – Abheri – Alapana, neraval & swarams at Jagame – Tani Avartanam
5. unai paaDa varam – Kapi
6. vaNNa mayil vaahanane – Kavadi chindhu?
7. Kurai oNRum illai – Raagamalika
8. Sri Chakra Raja – Raagamalika
9. Vigna Vinayaka Murtikku MangaLam – Madhyamavati

If you don’t expect to listen to anything extraordinary and just want to listen to some good music and some popular songs, then you should have come for this concert.

Accompanists:
R.K.Shriramkumar – Violin
K.V.Prasad – Mridangam
Madipakkam Murali – Ghatam

Where & When? – At Krishna Gana Sabha on 7th September

Concert Duration: 2 hrs 50 min
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That’s how I felt when I woke up today morning. Am coming to work after 5 days. Yes! Thanks to Vinayaka Chathurti and a couple of comp-offs that I had, I had 5 days holidays. 😀 Trip to Kanchipuram, kutcheris, lotsa shopping 😀 , friend’s engagement, music class, 4 Mani Ratnam movies on TV (though I didn’t watch even a single one fully!), Carnatic music and vetti browsing! And the 5 days seem to have passed by in a jiffy! 😉 The days before the looong weekend had been very busy ones too with me having had lotsa work and work apart, me going for a couple of kutcheris, attending a wedding reception and a friend’s engagement and catching up with some old friends after a long time. It seems to be the end of busy days now. And I am now relaxing listening to T.N.Seshagopalan’s Dwijavanti RTP. 😉

I might have woken up today saying that it’s Monday already but now I can’t help saying that it’s just Monday and the weekend is 5 long days away! 😉 😛

Sikkil Gurucharan – Vocal
V.L.Kumar – Violin
K.V.Prasad – Mridangam
K.V.Gopalakrishnan – Khanjira

Where & When? – Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall on 4th September

Concert Duration: 1 hr 30 min

Songs List:
1. Shri Raghukula – Hamsadhwani – Swarams at vara ratna
2. Dattatreya – Ranjani – Alapana, neraval at SahyAdrivAsa SacchidAnanda Shrigurudeva Datta
3. nimma bhagya – Atana
3. Shri Dakshinamurtim – Phenadyuti
4. DinamaNi Vamsa – Harikambhoji – Alapana, neraval & swarams at DinamaNi vamsa
5. Kanakasabhaiyai – Kapi

This is the first-ever concert of Sikkil Gurucharan that I attended. Before this concert, I had only heard some 3-4 song recordings of his that came on TV – I don’t remember those too. So, I guess I can very well say that this is the first time I really heard him sing.

It was a very good concert. I didn’t find even a single moment boring. Gurucharan’s Ranjani & Harikambhoji alapanas, nimma bhagya, the fast-paced Hamsadhwani swarams were the ones that I liked the most in this concert. Looking forward to attending more concerts of Gurucharan in the future!

T.M.Krishna – Vocal
R.K.Shriramkumar – Violin
Guruvayur Dorai – Mridangam
T.V.Vasan – Ghatam
Srirangam Kannan – Morsing

Where & When? – Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall on 3rd September

Concert Duration: 1 hr 40 min

Songs List:
1. Janaki pate – Kharaharapriya – Swarams at Janaki Pate
2. nannu bhrovumani – Kalyani – Alapana, neraval at adrija vinutuDu bhadragirishuDu
3. KarikalAbha mukham – Saveri – Alapana, neraval & swarams at mooladhara – Tani Avartanam
4. Rangabaaro – Maand
5. Varugalaamo – Maanji – Raaga outline
6. Gaayati Vanamali – Hamsadhwani
7. Bhujaga shaayino – Yadukula Kambhoji
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