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Cousins ( film )

Four cousins is a popular wine in South Africa That name prompted me to see the new Malayalam film 'Cousins',which dashed my expectations.It's old wine in New bottle.It's an avial film with a mix of the usual ingredients,ie comedy,romance,sexy women,car races,lost memory,fast songs and dance ,hair-raising escapes etc, but these fail to impress The first half of the film creates the impression that it's a comedy,but the second half enters the realm of love, with little effect.The imposing palace and the royal rooms don't impress because such opulence has been seen in many films.The script is clumsy and moves back and forth aimlessly.Despite vast sums spent on dances ,they don't impress because they are inserted at random. Kunchacko Boban and Indrajith struggle to perform their roles.Suraj also struggles to crack some jokes.Shajon's role is a total flop. One positive thing is the exotic scenery captured by the camera crew.But that's no c

The advantages of no TV

Tv-watching is a way of escaping from boredom,but sometimes not having a Tv is a blessing in disguise.Those who watch the news are on knife's edge these days due to the unimaginable horrors that unfold daily on the miniscreen, eg the massacre in Peshawar.Luckily I missed Tv that day. Some months ago I wrote a post '2014-the year of Defeats'.Mr Charles Abraham advised me not to be so pessimistic.But now I feel vindicated even though I don't have any magical powers to look into the womb of time. When compared to the Taliban, Herod was a good man.He didn't slaughter children en masse.He left some loopholes for baby Jesus to escape.The butchers of Peshawar didnt leave any loopholes. Switch of the TV for one day, and You feel liberated from stress.You are disconnected from images of the direst cruelty.This is a piece of advice that Will bring peace to You. Forgive me for the errors in this post brcause I am typing this lying down in My

MANI SAR'S DUPE ( COMEDY )

MANI    SAR'S   DUPE  ( COMEDY ) RE-PUBLICATION TO CELEBRATE THE 2016 ELECTIONS ( This  play  is based  on the recent ,unsuccessful  campaign  by the LDF  to  unseat  Mr KM  Mani, Finance  Minister  of  Kerala ) The  characters 1.  Shaji              A  mimicry   artist 2   Mini               Shaji's   wife 3 Mohan             PRO  of  Gutternet  News Channel 4  Babu              A leader of  Revolutionary  Democratic   Party ( RDP) 5  A  liquor  tycoon 6  Gutternet    newsreader                                   SCENE  1 (  Shaji's  modest  house. Mini   gives  him  a shopping  list. Shaji  reads  it with  increasing  uneasiness. He knits his eyebrows)                                     Shaji We  have to  cut  the  chicken.                                   Mini Of course. We should  have it  cut in large  pieces  ideal  for  chicken biriyani. It's  ages since I ate  chicken  biriyani.                                   Shaji I di