Ramani - 40

 

1. Friendly.

2. Caring.

3. Talented.

The above three are the primary qualities of my friend.

4. 007 - Was her Employee number. But she is a fan of Sherlock Holmes.

5. Became a watch enthusiast - A habit that she caught from me.

6. Not a movie buff, but wishes to know the story of all movies.

7. Believes that black-colored sweets are also sweet.

8. Fitness Enthusiast - A habit that she caught from me.

9. Good at programming - Something that I had noticed even while at college, tough she underestimates herself on this.

10. A story teller - Good at narrating stories of her childhood.

11. Fitness Trainer for kids - Guides our little friends on fitness.

12 .A to getter  As evident when she made our little friends into CBSE schools and making the dream of having our own home come true.

13. An achiever - Achieves everything that she sets her mind on.

14. A good cook - The first difference that I noticed after my wedding was that the food I ate became very tasty - probably because that was different from what I ate until that time.

15. A poet - Has written many poems, reading which, made even me to understand poetry.

16. A Rule-Creator - She became the reason for the birth of many rules in her office, like, no one should use knife in office, after she cut finger(a minor cut), when she attempted to cut apply in office. Another famous E-Mail from her Manager took rounds, asking people to reduce the amount of time spent on personal calls.

17. A good host - In college events.

18. A classical dancer.

19. A caring Mm - A lovable and caring Mom.

20. A combination of friendly and strict Mom.

21. Hard-Worker - Has spent endless hours to create many works of art.

22. A studious and talented person - As evident from being a Gold medalist and topper in both UG & PG. 

23. A bold person - As evident from all her actions. 

24. A right hand watch wearer.

25. Fond of costumes - Wishes to wear a variety of dresses - the style in which she drapes traditional saree in un-matching.

26. Learnt cursive writing with determination.

27. Learnt car driving with determination and able to drive on highway.

28. Leant playing flute - caught from me.

29. Video game player - But came out of that as her friend doesn't like it. 

30. Learnt Hindi along with her little friends, knowing when her Dad got surprised, as asked her "Do you know Hindi?".

31. Artwork Expert - Lot of Artzooka items in our home. 

32. Interested in nature, especially birds. I got to know the name of many birds from her.

33. Interested in taking and preserving hard-copies of photos.

34. Coin collector - Has a good collection of Local and International coins.

35. Stamp collector - Which she had done in her childhood.

36. An expert in cooking Biriyani - Leant form my Mom.

37. A writer - As evident form her blog posts and the stories that she attempted to write.

38. Interested in knitting - Has woven many woolen caps and items.

39. A Director - A skill that she developed, and directed our dance videos.

40. A firm believer of "Right is right, even is one person does it, Wrong is wrong, even if everyone does it."

        ***HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM - LOVING AND CARING*** Dhanesh

        ***HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM - LIVE HAPPILY *** Deepak

Happy Birthday to my Dear... Life is Beautiful, with you, because of you... 

--- Yours Every Loving...

--- Pavala...

2020 Diwali Release Movies

 This year we watched 2 of the Diwali release movies - Mookuthi Amman and Soorarai Potru - thanks to the O.T.T platforms. Both were interesting for their segment of audiences. 

Mookuthi Amman

Mookuthi Amman:

Mookuthi Amman, is a God movie of a different kind. Upon watching this movie, I understood one God (Goddess here) can become jealous of another God. The movie is more about God Vs Godman. In reality Godman become God themselves. One can realize that at one point of time, Siradi Saibaba should have been a Godman, with some good qualities. Thus we can come to conclusion that, with time, Godman become God themselves. We can even see statues of the prominent disciples of Saibaba, and they also are worshipped as God. 

The movie is all about who wins at the end: God or Godman, leading to an obvious ending. The best thing about the movie is that they shown the Greeneries of Nagercoil in its full. Many parts of it being shot in Vellimalai and Vattakottai. 

Being the son-in-law of Nagercoil, and a person who likes the city a lot, I know its landscapes and greeneries very well. Earlier I thought that the story will revolve around Mookuthi Amman, the Goddesss in the famous Kanniyakumari Amman temple, and the areas around the temple and Kanniyakumari beach. 

RJ Balaji keeps on talking, but think its needed for the role he's portraying, a Local TV reporter & the first son of a family with only younger sisters. As it happens to every Guy in such a setting - no one in the family listens to him or minds his words ;-).

Vellimalai is shown in full length and breadth. Also Vattakottai, which is shown as the Godman's ashram. The performance of the Godman is fantastic. 

The movie is worth a watch. Kids too enjoyed. My little friend Deepak initially was scared to watch God movie, as he felt that God will look similar to Ghost as shown in Ghost movies. I told him that God will be beautiful and will come in a three-layered make-up, and it did :-). The Goddess was beautiful indeed. 

Thank God, none in the movie spoke Nagercoil slang, which made the movie completely understandable to me, else I would have needed my friend's service to translate it to neutral Tamil :-). 

Capt. R. Gopinath

Soorarai Potru:

Story of R. Gopinath, founder of Deccan Airlines. Anyone with Entrepreneurial apatite will like this kind of movie. Suriya was the only disturbing factor as far as I was concerned, as I am not a fan of him and avoid watching his movies. But still went ahead due to its story, though my friend also hesitated to watch his movie. 

A kind of movie that drives one emotionally, and hence keeps us tied to it till the end. The hero, from a normal background faces lots of hurdles, financial hardships, betrayals, opposition from the powerful elite lobby and inactions from the Govt machinery. At every step, he never loses hope, keeps banging until the door opens for him. 

Finally, things happen as expected. Hard, constant, continuous, un-ceasing work never goes un-rewarded. The movie is a good entertainer - but for Suriya. But, however hard I try, I have to agree that his presence made me uncomfortable and it was not an enjoyable experience for me. 

Getting to know about Capt. R. Gopinath, he had achieved when was 52, holding onto the Entrepreneurial dream until 52 is something I admired, since that's an age, at which people in India, resolve to their fate. 

- Pavala.