#25daysofwriting #forminghabit

A dear friend of mine, Kamala Aithal has taken up 100 days of writing. Well, she is almost nearing the finish line. 

I love her simple, relatable, no fluff added, sweet write ups every day. When she stops, I will surely miss them.

Penning something every day is not easy. One requires dedication, and of course, sheer commitment. 

It takes about 21 days to form a new habit. According to health psychology researchers at University College London, a new habit usually takes a little more than 2 months, 66 days to be exact, and as much as 254 days until it's fully formed. If you care to ask my husband, he'd say, "if there's anything Devi dislikes immensely, it is routine". Every time, I was tempted to follow suit, my husband's laughing face kept flashing in front of my eyes, going buhaha 😈😈.. 

What do you all think? Should I start? If you do, say yes in comments section below and I shall share.. 

 #myscribble

I lay in bed and think about you..

I love you so, I don't know what to do..

I feel your warmth on my side in bed..

the pain in my heart moves straight to my soul..

So far away, yet always so near..

you're the reason I'm in love..

I await the times, when we talk all night..

I await the times, our hands are entwined..

To feel you close, is my true desire..

our eyes come together, like million stars..

your smile so sweet, it makes me dizzy!

I await the time, when we embrace each other..

To hear you say, I love you too!

Even though you aren't here..

I still miss you so..

I'll love you forever, 

so far away my love!

#moviewatch; #amazonprime; #CUSoon

Many story tellers would have thought of such a narration during corona times, but this movie might be first in the league. Director's brilliance is very evident and the casts are very good and apt. 

Initially, we are pulled into the movie in wonder; right from the beginning and grip is never broken until the movie ends.  Plot and premise are very relatable to our real world, social media relationships, troubles and social issues.  Even though most of the scenes are on chats and webcam shots, scenes are arranged in such a way that the thrill is maintained throughout the movie. It’s really a challenging task to narrate a story through chat and webcam videos. Probably, the winning point is that the director has taken advantage of the current psychological status of every audience in his story telling. Fahad Fazil has again done the magic with his powerful, expressive and charismatic eyes. Darshana, the mysterious girl fits in perfectly and Roshan Mathews is a right pick and a brilliant actor. 

Very unique and innovative way of film making using an iPhone camera, making full use of lockdown period..

#Redemption; #ShortFilm: #RajheshVaidya
Arun Vaidyanathan

இரண்டு மாதங்களாய் அடங்கி இருக்கும் உலகின் நிலையை, அதிலும் மனிதருள் எழும் மாற்றங்கள், அதனால் உண்டாகும் மன அழுத்தங்கள் பற்றி நிறைய படிக்கிறோம்.
இந்த டைரக்டர் எடுத்துக் கொண்டதோ கலையில் மாற்றங்கள்; அங்கீகாரம்... இந்த ஒற்றைச் சொல் தான் உலகத்தில் உள்ளோர், ஓரிடத்தில் தேங்கி நின்றுவிடாமல் செயல்பட்டுக் கொண்டே இருக்கச் செய்யும் உந்துசக்தி. இயக்குனர் அருண் சொல்ல நினைத்ததை, எத்தனையோ விதமாக நம்மையே விளக்கம் தரும் வகையில் இரண்டே நிமிடத்தில், பேசாப் படமதில் உள்ளடக்கியதில் தான் இவரின் வெற்றி என நான் நினைக்கிறேன். இதனை நான் பகிர்ந்ததில் இருந்து நான்கு, ஐந்து, விதமான விளக்கங்கள் வந்தன, வருகின்றன. நீங்களும் சொல்வீர்கள்.

உலகெங்கிலும் ஒரு நிசப்தம். பிரபல வீணை வித்வான் ராஜேஷ் வைத்தியாவின் இசையை உள்ளடக்கிய வீட்டில் துவங்குகிறது கதை..
வீணைகள் மீட்டுவாரன்றி கிடப்பதாயினினும் அழகு.. நெடுஞ்சாண் கிடையாக படுத்துக் கொண்டே வித்வான்; வாசலில் நன்றியுள்ள அவரது பைரவர், எங்கோ ஒரு முதியவள் ஜெபமாலையை உருட்ட, இப்படி ஆரம்பிக்கிறது குறும்படம்..

வீணையை மீட்டிய வித்வான் கைகள் அதனை கண்டவுடன் மீட்ட, ஆயினும் நாத்ததிலும் ஏனோ ஒரு இழையோடும் சோகம். வாசித்த ராகமோ சோகத்திற்கே உரித்தான சாருகேசி! ஆரம்பித்ததும், அவருக்கே ஏனோ உந்துதல் இல்லை, பகிர ஆளின்றி. எங்கோ ஜெபிக்கும் அம்மூதாட்டியின் காதில் விழ, அவள் முகத்தில் சிறு புன்னகை.
வீணையின் நாதம் இயற்கையை விட்டு வைத்ததா? அழகாய் பூ உதிரும் மஞ்சள் பூ, ஒரு கவிதை.
வாசிப்பு முடிந்ததும் அம்மூதாட்டியின் கை அவரை அறியாது தட்ட, தட்டலில் கிடைத்த உந்துதலில் அதே சாருகேசி வாசிப்பில் பரவசம்.
வீணை வித்வான் ராஜேஷ் வைத்தியா பற்றி எழுத எனக்கு தகுதி இல்லை.. அவர் கடவுளின் பரிபூரண அனுக்கிரகம் அவருக்கு.
அந்த சாந்தமே உருவான மூதாட்டியாய்  ரேவதி வைத்யநாதன் அம்மா.. அழகான, அடக்கமான நடிப்பு.. அருமை!
ஒலியிசை கோர்ப்பு, படமெடுத்த விதம் அனைத்துமே அழகு! ஆக இரண்டே நிமிட கவிதை காண்பதற்கு..

The choice of the word redemption chosen for this short film is very interesting. In one's life when one falls down from a level, he or she strives to rise back to the orginal until position is reclaimed.

In this short film, artists in Rajhesh Vaidya & Arun portrayed beautifully on how artists redeemed themselves during the lockdown period and spread happiness, joy to all through what they are passionate about in their respective lives!

The film opens up with a scene showing the entire collection of Rajhesh Vaidya's Veenas are lying unused; then, the artist in him is lying low with no audience to play to.

He redeems himself by picking up his veenai and playing randomly, as if to motivate himself. Yet, he plays Charukesi raagam, raagam mostly associated pathos and/or devotion. Hearing it from afar, Mother Nature blesses him by shedding a flower and an elderly lady appreciates by clapping.. The film ends with Rajhesh Vaidya redeeming himself by playing in sheer joy!

Loved the KB touch in this Arun Vaidyanathan. Crisp and very well done. Need I say about the hero? The sound clarity is awesome! The cinematography is very beautiful.

Do watch this crisp 2 mins short video by a very dear friend of mine! Feel free to spread this joy and happiness!

https://youtu.be/OeXT7_3gNCw

Taj Mahal 1989

#webserieswatch #Netflix
Taj Mahal 1989

This series set in Lucknow in 1989, is a poetic portrayal of love and longings of couples of varying age groups, where true romance existed, before social media.

Unusual tales of love captured in a subtle manner - 1) The romance between a middle-aged married couple where both of them are professors of varied subjects and belong to a different religion, 2) a pure non-sexual humane affection between a Philosophy Gold Medalist (now a tailor) and a sex worker of a different religion, 3) a blossoming love of like minded students with communism thoughts, 4) a possessive love dragging into life miseries, and 5) a juvenile infatuation.

The dialogues are the best in this web series.. Here are some of the best ones:

"The Source of time is thought and the root cause of desire & pleasure is also thought"

"Intelligence & Romance don't go together"

"Philo means Love & Sophia means Knowledge in Greek... and that is Philosophy"

"Understanding is Binary, Zero or One"

"After a while, the feelings of love transforms into silence"

"Even couples that fight look lovely at the Taj Mahal"

Connecting all love at the backdrop of Taj Mahal - The Symbol of Love was apt in the last episode. Every character expressing their views on Love was class:

"You don't find Love when you look for it"
"When you begin to trust someone, it's Love"
"Love is a mutating Virus"
"Love is one, you miss someone"
"Love is friendship"
"People look for certain qualities in the opposite sex, and once those boxes are ticked, they call it Love"

This web-series directed by Pushpendra Nath Misra shines throughout and not to be missed. The inter-connectivity of the characters has been well-knitted.
Catch up on Netflix.. it's streaming now!

Verdict: A Beautiful Breeze of Romance!

The assassination of Gianni Versace - American crime story

#review; #GianniVersace; #Netflix

"The assassination of Gianni Versace - American crime story" I happened to binge watch the last couple of days. 

Though named as "The assassination of Gianni Versace, the mini-series only occasionally talks about Gianni Versace, instead, it seems something of a biopic about his killer Andrew Cunanan. It is portrayed that Cunanan was a habitual liar, a social climber and someone obsessed with fame and luxury. 

Homophobia, mixed-race identity, sexual abuse, the lust for fame, the worship of celebrity — each of these themes has been addressed in this series.

The series is gruesome, spine chilling, stomach churning, and hard hitting, in parts. But, in the end, like Cunanan himself, the show was a glittery, violent, extravagant mess.

Only thing I felt was an extremely creative mind and life has been snatched away too soon. Edger Ramirez as Gianni Versace and Penelope Cruz as Donetella Versace looked and acted the part. Ricky Martin was not worth mentioning. 

All in all, this serial is certainly not for the faint hearted.

Powder

Powder is a gripping Indian drama that's being showcased on Netflix, is a must watch for all those that like crime based stories. After watching this show, one would get a fair idea on how enforcement agencies work alongside bureaucracy and red tapes in India, while working very hard to keep the drug smugglers off the streets. 

I'd say, are acting, cast, direction and tight story writing are all exemplary. As much as we like the protagonists, the antagonist Naved Ansari and his body language as drug lord is equally impressive.