7aam Arivu - Yet another very good attempt in Tamil cinema, but missed out the pace of the screenplay and can be categorized into documentary genre

7aam Arivu : Yet another very good attempt in Tamil cinema, but missed out the pace of the screenplay and can be categorized into documentary genre.

This is my first experience to watch any movie at a time of around 1:30 A.M First day First Show premiere in a theater. I was thrilled and excited. Why I have to? It could be a regular flick having  a usual ingredients but the ingredients’ are more scientific influential.

Why this film is much hyped? How will the movie would be? How Surya is performed? Will the much hyped movie get all along success? With so many question I entered into theater and came out with a answer of Big ‘NO’. The movie was not up to the grade mark of either surya’s or a.r.murugadoss previous film especially in screenplay department. This movie doesn’t  worth for a 1:30 A.M First day First show ShowTime rather its worth enough to spend a time in leisure manner to recollect the pages of Indian history on world perspective. The movie can be watchable only once.

7aam Arivu is a Tamil science-fiction movie which documented the biography of the person called Bodhidharman  who is a pallava king goes to China from Kanchipuram, India and becomes as a Buddhist Monk, helping the people in China with his extra-ordinary skills.

This movie is about genetic engineering to bring back the ability and capability of our ancestors to our DNA using Genetic memory research. The research scientist role is played by Shruti Haasan who don’t need a introduction who she is. We can see Kamalhaasan’s face through her in many scenes. She is pretty enough though.

May be the film can be a successful one if the promotions of the film may restricted to the threshold limit which may be considerably reduce the hype to the nominal effect.

The first 20 minutes of the film is caught in the frame as a documentary mode for the life history of Bodhidharman  and also it’s a new attempt in Tamil Cinema. These type of introduction to the story can be available only in a Hollywood flick. The introduction scene is just seems like one of the Hollywood movie dubbed in Tamil language.

This attempt stands out from the regular cinema formula in India. This attempt is really commendable and appreciable.

Johnny Tri Nguyen

Surya’s underplayed his role and he just acted merely like a director’s actor in spite of his value in the cine market.  The real performance value is gained by Shruthi and the Vietnam actor Johnny. Shruthi character is well framed and helps to travel the story but moving with a slow pace.  Johnny’s character is the only promising character and meets the expected value. Surya’ has no scope in this movie but he is tremendous in making himself down to help in documenting the life history of Bodhidharman ’s and contributing to the world. He is stunning in Bodhidharman’s cast.

Even the director says he has done under enough research for this movie but many facts are literally in false mood and results in a bad show off.

The worst part of the movie, may be the pulse which drives the movie from the Good state to bad state is the Music and the background score. Harris Jayaraj “A factory of Shit and crap music” who has no diversity in copying all genre of music available in the world. The background score is not at his best for a story like this.

• Taxi Taxi paatu (Oh Ringa Ringa),
• 12b whistle (Mun Andhi),
• Mudhal Mazhai + Kannum Kannum Nokia (Yellae Lama),
• Kanney Kalaimaane (Yamma Yamma),
• Baba Black Sheep Theme (chinese song).  - [Info Courtesy from a friend]

7aam Arivu holds a good story and excellent plot to excel but missed the awful chance to produce the entertaining thriller movie. I came across many mixed type of reviews from the internet but my choice would be this movie can be watchable only once in order to appreciate the endeavor of the new beginning in Indian Cinema.

These type of movie don’t need a song sequence and bullshitting love scenes & romantic songs. These market value ingredients’ should be avoided in a film taken for a pride. The international audiences can amazed with this movie for our traditional life as we do so with their movies.

Trivia: 7aam Arivu is going to be remade in Hindi with Aamir khan and Shruthihasan in a lead role. Sure, the story gets a another chance to correct its mistake and achieve its pace in Hindi version. Link here.

7aam Arivu, If you are tired enough to search about who is Bodhidharman in Internet, please go to the 7aam Arivu movie to know him. If you search in Google,  the Google will list this movie along with Wikipedia for a reference.

7aam Arivu

6/10

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On the way to SriKalahasti - The Temple dedicated to Raagu-Kethu Parihara

The main intention and motivation to write this post is not to be personal instead to make awareness about the procedure for Raagu-kethu Pooja at SriKalahasti.

SriKalahasti temple is located 36 km away from Tirupathi in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradhesh, India. The inner temple is constructed around 5th century and the outer temple was constructed in the 12th Century.

I’m also the one as like you who had suffered with a damn prediction by the astrologer and the sequence of bad action lead me to explore the new world consists of signs and omens. Anyway I’m glad that I was exposed to feel the God internally in much better manner.

It is ideal and myth to halt in any divine place for at least one day to inhale the atmosphere of self belief in the form of God. We started from Chennai around 3:00 PM and travelled more than 3 hours to reach SriKalahasti. Once you reached Kalahasthi, I’m damn sure you will be confused by the dozens of people staring their own way of story and procedure to proceed. An auto rickshaw driver will develop a big story whereas Teishu(The person who prepares tea for business) will showcase an interesting thriller story. By the way, we are impressed with the auto rickshaw kaarar and preceded with him.

SriKalahasti is not only a historical devotional place but also a place of lodges. Every auto rickshaw driver has connection with some lodges. Be careful in selecting the lodge as per your budget. The rent is varying from 200 to 1500 INR. We checked in to Rs.500 rent single cot room with Television set. But we may get the same type of room even for 200 to 300 in other lodges. Best suggestion is to check the rent price with other lodges and try to negotiate with them.

The main cause to check in Sudha Residency is the story we are informed with. The story begins as they will explain all the procedures in sevas and poojas in temple and just replicate the verbatim of the notice board.  They may amaze you by saying they will arrange a guide who is directly from the temple and will get all the poojas material for Raagu-kethu and will lead us to the mandapam without waiting and wasting time in the queue, and the best part is these services is provided with free of cost. The family who is coming for the first time may easily fall for this type of offer but the fact is these can be achieved by own and it’s a normal procedure.

Next day, early morning. The room boy will try to become dressers and will try to sell the dhotis, He even say that dhotis is mandatory to be worned for poojas otherwise you won’t be allowed. It’s completely false. Don’t waste money and don’t believe his words.

Then comes a guide to show the way to the temple, I mean only the way- one left and one right, here the temple comes. He will bring it to the shop nearby the entrance of the temple and will try to sell three lamps each costs Rs.40 and flowers and some specific special flowers for Lord Siva. All together he will produce a bill of Rs.200 and will say even these are supposed to brought for a Pooja. Since we are going for a first time, not sure with the procedure and brought it. The guide brought us to the nearby neem tree and showed us Lord Vinayaga, Lord Raagu and Lord Kethu. We lighted the lamps there and moved towards to queue. After 2 minutes, our lamps were wiped out from the place by the house keeping peoples and came to know that these are not mandatory for Pooja.

Kethu

The guide shows the queue and his job was finished, asked for Rs.60 for his valuable service. Thank god we didn’t have a change on that time. The Coupon for doing Raagu-Kethu Pooja costs around Rs.300.

The Bag consists of

1. The sculpted idol of Raagu and Kethu made up by Silver. Five headed Snake represents Raagu and single headed snake represents Kethu.
2. Two cloths, one is in red color and another in black color.
3. Two cereals bag, one is in red colored cereals and another black colored cereals.
4. Two lemons.
5. Three fresh coconuts.
6. A bag of kunkumam and Turmeric powder.

All the above was consolidated into one big bag and selling for Rs.300. One bag can be shared by husband and wife, and for others, individual coupon is must.

Raagu

Adjacent to the counter, there comes the business magnets’ sitting in an order, trying to sell the flowers even blackmailing. Even if you say we brought enough flowers from outside, they would blackmail you that you will be sent back from the pooja to bring these flowers. Here we felt fear and just moved up with the procedure. Anyway this is our first time experience and there is no harm in learning. Each cost Rs. 40 and at the round we spent Rs.120 here. Then we entered into the mandapam allocated for this Pooja.

They will start the Pooja only if the mandapam gets filled up. At last, there comes the instructor to spell the divine word on behalf of us and starts the Pooja.

Here one man will appear all of the sudden and help us in arranging our elements in front of us. Be carefull he is not doing this for social service. He will ask for money for this.

Here goes the instruction how should we get prepared for this Pooja.

1. Take the black and red cloth from the bag and fold it into four layers.
2. Place the black cloth towards the God’s side. You will be sitting in a two lane way and respectively place the black cloth.
3. Cereals should be unpacked and spread the black and red cereals in black and red cloth respectively.
4. Place the Raagu and Kethu statue in Black and Red cloth respectively
5. Five headed Snake = Raagu in Black cloth
6. Single headed Snake = Kethu in Red Cloth
7. Separate the lotus and other flowers in to pieces in order to place each one during each mantra.
8. Then get the bag of kunkumam and Turmeric powder and mix it together.
9. Then get the coconut broken and place it in a way it facing towards the idols.
10. The instructor will ask for Rs.31 (Minimum) or above (our wish) to place it in the middle of Raagu-Kethu.  Then they will come and collect it.
11. Then follow the instruction of the instructor, it’s so simple.

With prayers:The former Samajwadi Party general secretary, Amar Singh, and Rajya Sabha member Jayaprada perform Rahu-Kethu pooja at the Srikalahasti temple near Tirupati, on the launch of their political party, the Rashtriya Lok Manch. Source - The Hindu

At last you will complete the Pooja and ask us to collect the two idols. These idols should be put into Hundiyal after the screening of Lord Shiva.

The best part of SriKalahasti is Lord Shiva is made up of Sarvam in Sanskrit and Tamil (Snakes). Hence it’s a traditional place for worshiping the stars in the universe.

I thought this post will be helpful for the person who is going for the first time to SriKalahasti and keeps them handy in performing the Pooja which leads to avoid unnecessary costs.

Hope you got a clear view of the procedure and enjoy your trip to SriKalahasti.

Lord Shiva blesses us all!!!

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INFO:- Some Interesting facts

Q: Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes have buttons on the left?

 

A: When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's right! And that's where women's buttons have remained since.

 

Q: Why do ships and aircraft use 'mayday' as their call for help?

 

A: This comes from the French word m'aidez -meaning 'help me' -- and is pronounced, approximately,' mayday.'

 

Q: Why are zero scores in tennis called 'love'?

 

A: In France, where tennis became popular, round zero on the scoreboard looked like an egg and was called 'l'oeuf,' which is French for 'egg.' When tennis was introduced in the US, Americans (mis)pronounced it 'love.'

 

Q: Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called 'passing the buck'?

 

A: In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility of dealing, he would 'pass the buck' to the next player.

 

Q: Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast?

 

A: It used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by offering him a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of the host. Both men would drink it simultaneously. When a guest trusted his host, he would only touch or clink the host's glass with his own.

 

Q: Why are people in the public eye said to be 'in the limelight'?

 

A:Invented in 1825,limelight was used in lighthouses and theatres by burning a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light. In the theatrical performer 'in the limelight' was the centre of attention.

 

Q: Why is someone who is feeling great 'on cloud nine'?

 

A: Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they attain, with nine being the highest cloud If someone is said to be on cloud nine, that person is floating well above worldly cares.

 

Q: In golf, where did the term 'Caddie' come from?

 

A. When Mary Queen of Scots went to France as a young girl, Louis, King of France , learned that she loved the Scots game 'golf.' So he had the first course outside of Scotland built for her enjoyment. To make sure she was properly chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, Louis hired cadets from a military school to accompany her. Mary liked this a lot and when returned to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she took the practice with her. In French, the word cadet is pronounced 'ca-day' and the Scots changed it into 'caddie.

 

Q: Did you ever wonder why dimes, quarters and half dollars have notches (milling), while pennies and nickels do not?

 

A: The US Mint began putting notches on the edges of coins containing gold and silver to discourage holders from shaving off small quantities of the precious metals. Dimes, quarters and half dollars are notched because they used to contain silver. Pennies and nickels aren't notched because the metals they contain are not valuable enough to shave.

 

So there! Now you know!

Courtesy : Fropki 

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