The master is back!

For those who had voiced the end of the little master's cricket career, Sachin Tendulkar came back with a bang in the DLF cup. The innings against the carribeans in the second ODI was a testimony to that....It's been sometime now since we have seen such a wide array of stroke play from the champion himself. The cover drives and the pull shots were a treat to the eyes and especially the lofted six in the final over of the match stood out!
Having been booed by his home crowd and subjected to "Endulkar" headlines over the past year, the challenge to perform was even more. But the poise with which he handled the situation definitely showed that there are many years of cricket left in his willow. Though it may be argued that India was out of the series before the finals, it is defintely the failure of the team as a whole in the match against Australia. And if the innings against West Indies are any indications, then we definitely have many more days of the cricket fiesta from the Little Master!

Wishing them a happy married life!!!

Me!

Vettaiyadu Vilayadu (Hunt & Play!)

Well....here is a movie that promised a lot before it's release. Hyped as sequel to the blockbuster 'Kaaka Kaaka' with Padmasree Kamal Hassan in the lead, Harris's music setting the right stage and Gowtham's so called hatrick hits! After running into a series of problems, there was a question whether this movie would ever be released? Finally much to the respite of Kamal and Jo fans :), the movie hit the screens last week.

The initial introduction of Kamal where he just walks into a group of gangsters with an open challenge, even though cliched, glues the audience to their seats. The follow up song Karka Karka with stills from his heroics during his police encounters is just the right beginning. Right from here, the screenplay is very fast paced....Even before you realise, there are a series of murders, a flashback with Kamalini and Kamal reaches New York to trace the criminal! Here begins the cat and mouse game and the rest of the movie just unfolds solving the riddle behind the gruesome murders.

The introduction of Jo in New York is natural and just brings her character into the story. But a couple of songs and a few more "romantic" scenes gives a slight feeling throws a question over Kamal's mission at New York !

Kamal's performance in the fight sequence is to be watched out in this movie...the climax chase and the stunts gives a feeling that it is technically advanced cinematography. The ending though appears a bit contrived and gives a slight impression that it may have been modified just to satisfy the viewer's demand.

Well...all in all a movie that can be definitely watched for its fast paced screenplay, technical supremacy and Kamal's performance even though there are points that Gowtham missed out compared to its earlier version Kakha Kakha!