"GOD "

I have a vague remembrance of myself lying on the sofa watching a India- Australia Cricket match.. it was the Sharjah  Cup..not that i was a die hard fan of cricket or any cricketer for that matter, but was watching it as me and mom had no other option :P Papa and sandu always had an upper hand wen it comes to handling the  TV remote  during Cricket matches...poor me and mom :D “Sharjah Cup”  the  match is still etched in my mind somewer as tat was my first Cricket Match i watched with interest . India required 254 to pass New Zealand on net run rate, and qualify for the final. Sand storm disrupted the play by about 25 minutes. Indian target after the break was 276 to win in 46 overs, or 237 in 46 to qualify for the final...and India Qualified :) Courtesy: SR Tendulkar...that was it....he mesmerized me and a nation...the admiration for him started all from there...still continues.....Every innings he played used to be a celebration due to a die hard fan in our house....my brother....he has tis amazing way of narrating the entire game for a person who is a layman that he can get anyone glued to it....imagine mom winding up all her household chores before an Indian Match :) I could connect to cricket through him i suppose.....my Twin...So much so that wen i met Sir Tendulkar (unexpectedly on a purely professional reason) all i culd say was that “My brother is a huge fan of yours”...was all choked up...culdnt utter a word ....calf muscles shivering all i culd hear was the DUPP sound of my heart in my tympanic membrane...tea left on the table and Sara noticing my nervousness managed to ask him “ Baba can we leave?”....i walked off straight wit a pounding heart ...witout looking back, outside the main gate and then stopped....

Wen i look back i feel so stupid tat i didn’t even ask for an autograph..hav seen celebrities before ...hav asked for autographs before ( courtesy KoChi and Mumbai Airports, Monday morning flights :p) but tis one was like Special ..wat we call  a heavenly Experience...may be because i met GOD...GOD of Cricket....my  first sports hero....

 P.S : Sandu cricket was never like before after u left :(  like tey say somewer between his debut and retirement we had an amazing childhood with blissfull memories :) my better half like Ronaldos and Messeyyss :p . Recently found a  cricket companion in  Pa-in-law though :) :)

P.S : Pravi no offence meant :) 

P.S: Kanna a big whole hearted Sorry .....

                " Hardwork pays off "

The big R........

A hot sip of Madras kappi early morning  gives me a refreshing start for my day…the aroma of the coarsely ground fresh coffee beans keeps lingering in the air for quite sometime adding a dash of smile on my face…nature has such unique way of treating our senses!!!! I met him for the second time (errr I guess third) at my favorite restaurant in matunga “MADRAS CAFÉ” with my sis-in-law [henceforth referred to as molu]….few minutes into the conversation with sparks flying across the table I knew He was the one…for molu…… Mr. Sreejit Nair (aka sreeju) Welcome to our family……A new relation takes time to built up…opens ups slowly with love and care…moving ahead with truth and support from either sides…and I would like to tell u that u have done it with so much of ease..gelled up in our world without we even realizing it…was a bit surprised myself wen I dialed your number instinctively wen I was a bit messed up certain issues, and thoroughly surprised wen I found myself relieved after talking to you :) :) I never thought of a new relation coming to my life with this ease…molu, pravi all were part of my childhood so may be I am a bit surprised wen life is feasting me with a brother-in-law connection, or may be I am surprised because I never thought of it earlier :DRelationships are a part of us….they add meaning, a hope to live our life to the fullest...and I believe a relation which have built up over a period of time will never need explanations to hold them..try all the possible ways to even out the differences…vent out rather than being silent….and still if its not working out ….LET THAT BE…..like its said we always carry a part of others with us unknowingly….as Robert Frost quote says “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on…..

P.S:  sreeju geetu wants a movie treat for this blog post, or may be a dish cooked by you  :D

P.S: molu….feels blessed to have you in my life

P.S : I dedicate tis post to all wonderful people in my life...papa, sandu , somi, fidal, mansi, khusboo, rachna, avani, sangichi, sajeeshettan, jay….the list is endless….

P.S: a special dedication to the LOVE of my life and My Bestest friend….PRaVI :)

life is all about LOVE :)

Well i am back here...guesss after 2 years....and with a post not by me but my twin, a guest blogger :) A post about a movie which touched hearts...like he said i have to watch it again to do justice to it :) For all the mallu's out here its a treat to ur eyes, ears and heart...and for the non- mallu's wait for its remake ( hopefully from a director other than priyadarshan :D).
read on.....

Thattathin Marayathu
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One of my earliest memories of watching a full blown romantic movie in Malayalam goes back to the year 1996. Kollam Chinnakada- Prince theatre. Dad booked 18 tickets for all the family and extended family members.. Too young to understand the hype surrounding 2 newcomers..Aniyathipravu was an enigma then.

3 years later during another visit to God's Own country..The same couple painted the screen with some never seen before colors of friendship and love.. Niram was over the top college romance. That was it.. The genre ended there..

Over the years, I became an ardent fan of Malayalam cinema... Figured out the best romantic films and moments were written and enacted down south. Thoovanathumbikal was a work of a genius. That famous rain scene even though it looks cliched now still can give goosebumps. Those kind of films, moments were missing from Malayalam filmdom for a long time now till Thattathin Maryathu came by.

I was pretty sure this movie wont work for me. The director's previous work dint strike a chord with me. Malarvadi was a damp squib.When something is kept away from you for long, you yearn for it more. Same was the case with me and Malayalam movies.The day I came to know that Malayalam movies gets released in Bay Area, California, I decided I will go for every movie releasing here just for old time's sake. Started with Grandmaster, 22FK, Spirit.. All good movies in their own right. The new generation movies as some say. But TM was something else.

The first 5 minutes into the movie, I thought I was watching the same old cliched stuff. Two school boys talking about love and marriage.Slowly but surely I was getting hooked. 10 minutes into the movie, I realised this is going to be special. The moment Vinod starts narrating his story, the movie takes you to another level. The next 2 hours gave me one of  the best movie going experiences. Every scene was there on purpose. Every dialogue seemed correct. Every frame was a painting.

Two scenes standout.Watch the scene where Vinod proposes Ayesha for the first time at her place. Watch the scene where she responds back in the college verandah. If these 2 scenes dont give you goosebumps, sorry to say you are not humane my friend. I tried to look around the auditorium to check if I am the ony one feeling wierd. I could see Uncles and Aunties around me trying to hide their tears. Those were happy tears. Those were for Vinod and Ayesha. How many movies can boast to do that to you. That is the power of cinema.That is the Power of love in its purest form.

Vineeth Sreenivasan you product of a cinematic genius.. You just nailed it. The background score was too good. Never heard such breathtaking sounds in a Malayalam movie before. The cinematography was top notch.. Never before did a heroine look so beautiful and a hero so madly in love. I had to do justice to myself, I had to watch the movie a second time. Thattam ennik oru weakness aayi. A must watch for all ages. I am recommending this movie to all my friends here.

---- Sandeep Pillai

P.S. tis is for pravi, fidal , khushboo and my other friends who wanted me to start blogging again, i promise i wont let u down henceforth :D hopefully.
P.S: thanks sandu.
P.S: pravi i knw u wont enjoy reading tis....so if u want me to post all those drafts that i have written over these years..plzz plzz take me to watch tis movie again :D :D

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I remember a school teacher(english teacher) of mine who had tis immense faith..a strong belief tat I can emerge as a winner no matter wat,wen I was with poorest grades during one of my higher secondary standards….it was she who had actually pulled me back to my normal self…dragged me to my orbit…it was she whose small little talks used to give me the encouragement a person would need wen he/she is lying low…shattered and smashed by own self esteem….i owe a lot to her for watever small I am presently I knw deep down my heart tat its there wer it all had started… had she not being around at tat time..i guess my life would have never being the same….
there are times wen u empty ur gathered dreams tat wer in ur soul….there are times wen u lose ur track ….there are times wen anyting u do seems to be getting nower… wen u fence urself within ur doubts and negative thoughts…it does happen wit all of us at some point in our life…some dark moments wen we regret some decisions in life…and it is during such times tat we need a gentle support..a small one…with words…conduct or watever be it….and it wont cost us much..a presence of mind is all we need…jes to sense tat ur friend..or loved one…or for tat matter anyone whom u knw is a bit distressed…its weird tat how busy we all are in our life to even notice these stuffs… its strange..isnt it? We all shall die here..every inch of us shall perish…every inch…so y are we running in a scurry..and wer are we running…wat for..i jes fail to understand….at the end of it all wat do v gross in such small life of ours…noting..but few relations which was a greater part of us but went erroneous somewer due to our sense of taking things for granted….few moments tat would have being a beautiful memory but went off beam becoz we never took an effort to understand things…and trust me it wont take us tat long a time to make our close ones feel better..cant we take some seconds or minutes out of our life for them…think about it…
tis post is for all those people who are in a huryy..so very busy wit themselves and their thoughts tat they rarely have time for others..tis post its jes to remind them tat at the end of the day wen u lie down to sleep jes ask one question to urself….was the day meaningful enough....

Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They're absolutely free and worth a fortune.....!