Minnale Quiz

For Minnale Maniacs like me....

1.Collegla, Maddy ku evlo arrears?


2. "You know what I'm capable of" - Who says this?


3. In the last college scene, which color jacket does Maddy wear?


4. Maddy in office in chennai - "We're now going to consider _____ and ______ setup menu.". Fill in the blanks.


5. What is Reema Sen's "out of focus" friend's name?


6. Madhavan bike dome mela irukra sticker number enna?


7. Vivek lorry joke - lorry number enna?


8. What is Reema sen's veetu phone number? From that, vivek tells the house is at _______ road.


9. After Iruvizhi Unadhu song, what soup do Abbas and Reema Sen have at the restaurant?


10. When Maddy send flowers to Reema Sen, who is the second delivery guy? (Very easy one)


11. "Bon Apetite" - when does this dialog come?

As usual mail answers to karthik[dot]sriram[at]yahoo[dot]com

Powered by ScribeFire.

Memorable Songs in Tamizh Cinema - Song 1

Songs, whether they come from the Mozart from Madras ARR or the Maestro IR, make an impact on people only if they are backed up by superb picturisation - especially in these times where the TV channels rule the viewership charts. There have been some songs which have really helped a good song become super duper hits.

I want to pen down some of my favorite songs, which I would love to watch any day.


The songs are discussed in no particular order.


Pachai Nirame



A real ever'green' song if I can say so. Superb locations, amazing camera angles, extraordinary music (this maybe one amongst Hariharan's best 5) and simple yet effective choreography makes this one my favorite song. The fact that Alaipayuthey is one of my most favorite movies might have also played a part in making this song special. Also, the chemistry between Madhavan and Shalini really makes this song good. There are lots of songs which are those cloyingly sweet/saccharine kinds (where the hero and heroine act like two 'cho chweet' kinds which make me puke on the song - a very recent song, with super duper music from ARR, vocals from Shreya Ghoshal was an utter letdown in the video with totally no chemistry between the hero and his love interest - and they had pathetic locations too!) which put me off, but here the song reflects the situation in the movie - Madhavan tries to flirt with Shalini and gets a 'bulb', but as is the case with lovelorn guys, manages to see a positive that Shalini has smiled at him - the song starts here. It was a very good ploy to have the male only vocals as it makes it slightly believable (after all, its the usual dream song) - making us see the song as a manifestation of Madhavan's mood and happiness. The lyrics are very catchy too - with the standard of tamizh film lyrics going so low as to have water packet and the like in them, this song has much better lyrics - in fact, this is one song which I can sing in public without having to muzhungufy (mute out) some words in the middle.

The cinematography and choreography is really the biggest factors in making this song click - locations which are picture perfect, awesome natural lighting effects - Sriram, take a bow!! The way the colors have been integrated is also innovative - the milaga being dried, the yellow sheet in the rain - wow! And Farah Khan, shows her class by not having some cheap and vulgar actions/dance steps, manages to show the chemistry between the actors in a splendid manner.

Some Stills from the song:





Download Link: http://rapidshare.com/files/60581497/Alaipayuthey.Pachai.Nirame.avi

Powered by ScribeFire.

Minnale Magic

If there was any Minnale maniac, Minnale freak, Minnale addict - whatever you want to call it - it is me and perhaps, this guy. This was one movie which has never bored me from the first time I watched in the summer of 2001 till date. I still laugh at Vivek saying "ennaku IG-ah theriyum" or still sing along with Azhagiya Theeye.

There ain't nothing big in the story or acting, but I guess the scenes in itself lend to endear the film - the scene at the restuarant ("I looove chicken!"), Maddy - Abbas confrontation scenes in the first 20 minutes of the movie, Azhagiya Theeye song (This is the first song I listen to in day from my MP3 player), Vivek comedies (the one at the kai-kari kadai - LOL), the last scene - overall a simple movie which has become a part of me. The BGM and music from Harris Jayaraj were pretty good and barring Kakha Kakha, Harris jayaraj hasn't been able to match up to his Minnale.

Some super duper favorite scenes in Minnale:

P.S: I Know at least one blog-friend who is going to hate this post - he he!