If there is something man made that can come close to being divine, its music - not the variety we hear in tamil cinema nowadays. I am a great fan and admirer of Bharatiyar and when his songs are rendered the way they should be, man you are closer to heaven. I happened to come across this in musicindiaonline website (some songs are from the movie 'Bharati'),

Bharatiyar songs

It was just too good and you just have to marvel at the genius of our own Mahakavi, be it for the use of language or for the profundity of his thought. But i still had one reservation with the album. The music for 'ENDRU THANIYUM' is too mellifluous for its meaning. I am sure, Bharatiyar would not have thought of it that way, it should have been more like the song 'AgniKunchondru'.

Watched V for Vendetta last week. One of those movies that would leave you thinking long after the movie is over, though it had its share of cinematic excesses. But this guy Hugo Weaving brings the character to life without ever showing his face. Beware this movie might not interest you if you expect an action flick based on the trailer. But all in all, a movie worth watching (though not sure if it was worth the 15 bucks i paid for).

Now that campaigning for the assembly elections have begun, it will be interesting to watch what all crap the parties come up with to garner votes. We have already seen how Vaiko shifted his alliance with AIADMK. Quite funny when you realize that this was the same guy who was pounding and shouting at the top of his voice about the dictatorial ways of JJ when he was put behind bars. To get an idea about how silly the whole issue of elections have been made by these scumbags, check out vaikos interview in rediff
Vaiko Interview
He shamelessly contradicts himself throughout the interview. Asked why he joined with JJ after being put in jail for 19 months, he gives an answer that does not refer to JJ even once. Read through the interview, either it will be incredibly offensive or outrageously ridiculous based on the perspective you see it from. So much for the democracy that supposedly would take us over china in the long run. Anyways, i had told in one of my earlier posts that JJ would win. This alliance will only make it that much easier for her to win.

C Karthikeyan