Thirakatha(might contain spoilers)

Saw a movie after a long while with friends. Some aspects that i liked about the movie.

Priyamani-When we were entering the theatre none of us liked her much. By the time the movie was over,everyone agreed that she did a fabulous job.

This dialogue of Prithviraj(who plays a director) when the superstar gives him a date out of the blue. He says he doesnt believe in getting a superstars date somehow and then create a story accordingly. I guess if all directors believed in this principle many of the waste films couldve been avoided.

The effect created by the fact that its a real story. Some stories make you laugh and you forget about them the next instant( like OSO), some make you cry and are made only to make people cry(like akashadoothu), some make you think(like swades). This one generated a strange feeling in me. Maria was crying next to me, I so badly wanted to cry,but I couldn't. I felt a sharp sting,but tears wouldnt come out. It took several minutes to break the silence after the movie was over.No,Im not being overdramatic.This is what I felt,doesnt mean you would feel the same. People differ drastically and you may fall asleep during the film.

The way in which Love was portrayed in the movie. It was different. None of the stereotyped teenage romance and living together 24*7*365 as soulmates. It showed that Love could be as intense even if you are miles apart,living different lives,pretending not caring,being egotistic. I dunno to describe it. See it to feel it.

The short life spanned character of Praveena whose dialogues are just the opposite of what you expect from a typical movie character under such circumstances.

I loved this scene where Priyamani wants and expects to see her love in her deathbed. She,being a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy isnot looking at her best. In this scene you see her wearing a pottu(bindya) unusual to her character.When she knows that hes not gonna turn up she slowly removes it. I dunno if others even noticed it, but my heart just went out to her seeing that scene.

It depicts the hardships underwent by others so well that it makes people like me who panics on a hiccup feel ashamed

The fact that a movie with such a humble casting could create such an effect that the viewer has been thinking about it for the past 8 hours.

P.S-I thought i maybe hyping it,but maria just told me shes been thinking about it as well. So its for sure that there's something about it that touches your heart.

Brilliant Blog Award

Its been a week since I've been honored with this "Brilliant Weblog 2008" by crusader.
I've been given this award(Nope,Not because of my influence in the jury:-P) along with the words "A blog which changes moods according to the writer's mood swings. She is the blog and the blog is she. Should I say more?" Very frankly even i couldn't define my blog this perfectly,yet so simply. Now do i need to say more about his writing skills???
About the award,here are the rules:
* When you receive the prize you must write a post showing it, together with the name of who has given it to you, and link them back
* Choose a minimum of 7 blogs (or even more) that you find brilliant in their content or design
* Show their names and links and leave them a comment informing they were prized with ‘Brilliant Weblog Award'
* Show a picture of those who awarded you and those you give the prize (optional).
* And pass it on!

As I told before this was given by praveen, one of the people who inspired me to start my small blog and has been there since,encouraging me. Thanks to you.
Its now that Ive realized that I've very few blogger friends. This doesnt mean I dont read blogs. I go from blog to blog reading random posts,not keeping track of where I go. And i never commented on those blogs unless it was a friend. By the time i read the post and wanna tell the blogger that i loved it, there would be so many comments that i wonder if the blogger has assistants to manage the comments section. All that i wanted to say would be already said and i wont feel like being just another one among the thousands(I know I know me and my stupid complexes). Fine, not boring you with another "about me,me and me again"post. Its time to announce the winners.

Rockus- I know you've already been granted with this award,but it doesn't hurt to win it again,right:D
Freebird- Another blogger whose blogs are her views and nothing more. Its some time since you last updated.
Crusader-For all his bold posts. I dint know he writes so well in malayalam until he started his malayam blog. Its a pity i cant follow it now.
Spectator speaks- Its only recently that i started visiting your blog and i liked the posts i read:-)
The Enigma unveiled- This is another blog that i started visiting recently and i loved his story 'Never say Goodbye'.
Sayesha's- This is a blog i visit often and admire.I soo envy her writing skills:D
The Dream World- As the crusader told,i only wish you would blog more often:-)

So thats it. Ive listed 7 blogs i love and there are many others as well. Just mentioned the ones that came to my mind first. So congrats everyone, keep passing the award:-)

A Wordsmith's Work

"When we love, we always strive to become better than we are.
When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."

"There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure."

"The world's greatest lie: At a certain point in our lives we lose control of what's happening to us and our lives become controlled by fate."

"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting."

"Before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we’ve learned as we’ve moved toward that dream. That’s the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one ‘dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon."

"Every search begins with beginner’s luck. And every search ends with the victor’s being severely tested."

"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. "

"Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own."

"No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know it."

"Making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision."

"One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving."

"People need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want. We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same Hand."

"Because I don't live in either my past or my future. I'm interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you'll be a happy man"

"When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires in helping you to acheive it." [You haven't read the book and still this line rings a bell??]

When Do You Know You need a Shrink???

Is it when the voices inside overpower the noises outside?

Is it when you are jobless and still cut your friends out?

Is it when you find time to get worried from a busy day?

Or when you feel guilty that you'ven't worried all day?

One moment you wanna get the hell outta here

And in the next you know that everythings dear

You think about the past,all the fun you had

And regret about those when you should've gone when they called

You think about the future n worry about it in vain

And find out with remorse that old times wont come again

You know the anxiety brings insomnia and nothing more

But worry is something you cant ignore

You waste your time for past n future

Without realising the present's departure

But when the time comes n you know you gotta leave

You will know what you lost n you know you'll grieve.