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Monday, March 19, 2007

Meramec Caverns and Paruthiveeran



Hey All..as promised..am back..first I shall be speaking about my visit to Meramec Caverns..Meramec Caverns is the one of the largest cave formation and is the largest in the State of Missouri..it is close to 400 million years old..there are various fun activities that you can do in and around the caverns..the caverns have the stalacties, limestone deposits and fossils to boast of..there was one stalactite that was supposed to be one of the biggest..it was close to 40 feet in height..this cavern was also the home to one of the notorious outlaws Jesse James who used this cavern as a hideout after his robberies..Jesse's story can be compared to a rather modern day Robin Hood..


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The caverns are well illuminated with appropriate lighting and the guide took us patiently around the whole place..this was an exciting first outing for me after landing in the US and there are some visuals that I will cherish in my memories forever..

Moving on to the other topic..it was a tamil movie I was waiting to watch for a longg time..and that was "Paruthiveeran"..I have always liked Ameer's movies for the freshness he aspires to bring in to all his creations and I should say Paruthiveeran stands out amongst all of them..




Though it is Karthi's first movie, he has acted his character with great ease and done a tremendous job..especially in the final scenes when he has to bring out a lot of emotions..though am also a good fan of Surya..compared to Surya's launch movie, I think this is an excellent break for Karthi and he has to leverage on this performance and opt for more such meaningful movies..
Priyamani has also done a great job..the first time I saw her in Bharathiraja's movie, I thought she was another glamor doll product but she has carried out this totally deglamorised role with ease and with a lot of substance..
It is a good break for Saravanan and I only hope this reopens doors for more opportunities for him in Kollywood..
Overall what struck me about Paruthiveeran was its striking closeness to nature and the people we see everyday..it also gives us a glimpse of how life is in the rural areas..their emotions and their lives..
To conclude, if I were to grade Paruthiveeran on a grade of 1 to 10, I would give it a good 7 on 10..suggest that very young kids dont watch this movie for some objectionable language and some gory scenes..
Karthi am sure is on his way to get the award for "Best New Comer" :-)
Cheers
~N~

Sunday, March 18, 2007

Miramec Caverns and Paruthiveeran

Iam going to write in length on two things..one is about Miramec Caverns..an amazing place I visited this weekend and Paruthiveeran, a good movie..I know they are two totally different and unconnected topics but I would like to write about something that I liked..afterall this is my blog you see :-)..cya all soon..

Cheers
~N~

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

In Yankee Land

Hey All..am back and its been quite a while since I actually did some blogging at all..well it has been quite a few hectic 3 months for me now..Iam currently in "Yankee" land as everybody says..yes am in the US on a long term project assignment..It was a lot of firsts for me I should say

First time to the US, first time on an international flight that lasted almost a day and a half, first time where I was a passenger at the airport and somebody came to say bye to me :-)..

Its been a month since I have landed here and Iam kind of enjoying this place..US is a free country..you can do what you want..but as many percieve, it has its own set of restrictions as well..as long as you play by the rules..it is a good place to be in.. nobody bothers about the kind of person you are..

My first experience of visting a huge shopping mall like Wal-mart was fab..its like an entire world in itself..there is not a single thing you wont get there..you would feel like buying everything there..one thing is..if you dont have a big wallet then dont dare to burn a hole in it..something that we got to remember always when going shopping..

Food is plentiful..there are loads of varieties..though I definitely miss the awesome food my mom cooks..I miss eating the puliyodharai, the avial, the payasam..and on and on and on..

Last but not the least, I have been renting cars as buying one immediately is not very easy here..and I got to drive a variety of them as well..from a chrysler PT cruiser to a Mercury Mountaineer SUV..SUV's have always made me crazy and driving this baby was an awesome experience..just hope I can test drive my favorite, the dodge viper some day :-)

Thats all for now folks..but I will keep posting some new adventures from Yankee land henceforth..probably the next one can be about some of the television programs here? :-)

Keep checking back in..

Till then..take care and be good..

Cheers
Naaryan