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Tips to become a succesful book blogger

No one has become a superstar blogger overnight.Recognition in blogosphere takes time and there are no short cuts for achieving instant success as a blogger.Read like there is no tomorrow and pen down your sincere thoughts in a lucid, organised and unpretentious manner.Your work will definitely get its due.

Blogadda-Quikr Shopping Fiesta: My Experience

It was like a slap on my face.Thankfully Arun was not there with me to witness by embarassement. I was all set to call him when some random piece of paper with a phone number written on it from my pocket caught my attention.

Book Review:Salvation Of a Saint

On the whole,’The Salvation Of Saint’ is a decent thriller.It may not be as racy as ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’,but still it’s a pretty good one.

Interview with Doctor-turned- Writer Deepal Kripal

Earlier this week,we chatted with Doctor-turned-Author,Deepak Kripal.He has authored 'The Devil's Tale:An impossible journey',published by Leadstart Publishers.In this candid interview,he tells us about his debut work,future plans,his journey as a writer and his other interests in life.

Private India: Book Review

On the whole,'Private India' by James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi is a strictly average work.

July 4, 2008

Review:One way Ticket

Review:One way Ticket




Gone are the days when we used to see a 'Sandesham' or a 'Meesa Madhavan' every now and den in Malayalam cinema....
What do young script writers like Babu Janardhan do when dey run out of ideas? You needn't be Post Graduates or Genuises to figure out d answer to the afore asked querry....Just watch One Way Ticket And u will Instantly get a rough figure of the drought of fresh stories in Malayalam....
If you cannot write a Meesa Madhavan or a 'Sandesham' of Sorts why not copy Dem,change d characters a litte(lyk make d Bhageerathan Pillai played by jagathy a Muslim,)make Prithvi do watever Dileep did in Meesa and rasikan and rope in a Mega star Like Mammooty in a guest role and Finally ensure a good openin for d mvie by releasin it in more dan 60 centres!!!Dis is wat Babu Janardhan and co have managed to prove thru their latest flick One Way Ticket...
Comin to the story line...Prithvi plays kunjappu a jeep driver and an avid fan of Mammooty.For the heck of it he pretends to be in love with his uncle's daughter played by Radhika to settle his scores with his ruthless uncle...Meanwhile he falls in love with a hindu girl who is chased by her Maternal uncle for gettin all her wealth....How Kunjappu saves d heroine frm d goons and finally manage to End everythin perfectly like a picture perfect group photo is what One Way ticket has to offer....
With Amateurish Direction and 'u have seen it a million times' script One way ticket is a let down for all dose who entered d mvie hall with a lot of expectations....But considerin d fact dat Dese days even superstars Mamooty and Mohanlal have to find themselves solace in a Mayavi or a Hello, One way ticket is definitely a watchable fare....Prithvi Raj is in his comfort Zone and watchin him dance,fight and takin part in some funny scenes is a revelation.Mammooty though has done his guest role with sincerity looks disintersted in the climax sequence which is rather unrealistic and stupid.There is nothin to write about Rahul Raj's un inspirin music...
The mvie may not be a big hit but attain an average status in the box office in the long run.

Bottom Line: One way ticket is watchable....but don't we,the malayali audience deserve better stuff?

reviewed by nikhimenon@gmail.com

June 29, 2008

Heroes!

Having spent the last four years of my life in Kolenchery , and sitting in front of my computer one lazy, fine Saturday morning, I feel like I would enjoy being transformed to a Hero! 

For the benefit of the uninitiated, I am listing out the Minimum Qualifications needed to be labeled a Hero (or a Wannabe Hero, depending on how you look at it) in Kolenchery:

Prerequisites:
Those who are not 6 feet or above and haven’t been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine (or atleast haven’t boasted of having been!) need not even try to become one.
But then again, those who are “thick” friends of the aforementioned are allowed a try.
Skin colour, body weight, or possession/absence of common sense and decency do not matter.

1. You should be “fearless.”

2. Harbour a strong dislike towards those who are smarter than you are.

3. When someone writes some random stuff in some random magazine, you should have the fortitude to go cry “Mummy, Mummy, he is making fun of me, my friends, and my girlfriend through his writing.”
[Yes, the (false and utterly pathetic) belief that the world revolves around oneself is a great help in becoming a hero.]

4. Should always stand for UNITY, and fight against “Group-ism” (like Raja Rammohan Roy or Subash Chandra Bose).
[For those of you who do not know what group-ism entails, here it is - Anyone having an opinion different from yours about any random thing and is not afraid to express it can be regarded as being a promoter of that evil of all evils, Group-ism.]

5. You should give deadly stares at those whom you believe to be from The Other Group, whenever you pass by their hostel rooms.
[Confidence in the ability of your stares to burn the victim to ashes is a favourable quality in a Hero.]

6. You are free to hang out with your friends, but if somebody else (obviously from The Other Group) goes out somewhere with his friends without “informing” you, you should accuse that person of group-ism; and if possible, warn the Neutral Common Friends about the “dangers” that may arise out of hanging out with those from The Other Group.

7. When The Other Group members happen to sit with you at the dining table, the ability to pass sarcastic, inane, ill-natured and dirty comments about them is desirable.

8. You should be shameless enough to be able to borrow money from the “Leader” of The Other Group and still talk trash about him.