Adhyapika

Padavettu- A Review

November 30th, 2022
Vandana Shiva’s speech on Bill Gates as the representative of a millionaire who makes wealth on others’ intelligences and hard work was telling, but so is the movie Padavettu, one that draws parallel between the land usurpation of a local businessman turned thug turned politician and his nefarious schemes to rule over others!

Also, reminds me of how we have to be worried of the freebies we consume, and the darker side of it all!

Btw, the college romance hero, Nivin Pauly has grownup well into the role of a son of the soil!

https://youtu.be/1ErBw6lcMSQ

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The Lost Patient – A Review

November 28th, 2022
I am watching The Lost Patient and being amazed at the multi layered story telling, of being sucked into the story of the lead character, his slow recovery of his memory, his sister, it is scary, it is engaging.

A story not to miss! What would we do without stories and story tellers!!!

https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/the-lost-patient-film-review-french-thriller-delves-into-labyrinths-of-a-disturbed-mind-11699451.html
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Lens of gratitude

November 27th, 2022
Looking at absence as the possibility of a new presence changes everything. Life is all about the lens you wear to look at it.

Most of the time you and I are engaged in desperately counting what we miss, which blinds us to the new possibilities and new hopes.

The attitude of gratitude is a good lens to pick up in such circumstances. It easily removes grievances and fills the heart with thankfulness. This in turn makes you smile often and eases the wrinkles of a frown from your forehead.

If you have to choose a lens to view life, then let it be that of golden gratitude. Trust me, it spurs you on in life and plucks out those wriggling doubts from your mind that shadow your true purpose of living.

So, here’s to gratitude, yours and mine, and our collective power to spread more smiles.

Caio!
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Kumari – A review

November 26th, 2022
I already love Aishwarya Lexmi, for her confidence and go-getting attitude, which is rather badass, if you ask me.

I thought of the confidence, the actress would have had in the story to do the film. Steeped in the incessant struggle between the dark forces versus man, set in the depth of an abandoned forest inhabited by a tribal community, Kumari builds on the familiar narrative of the ‘dark forest’ and the fear it invokes!

As a student of Environmental Communication, I am wondering of the association of dark to evil, and the thick forest to evil again or unknown mysterious powers.

During my research on sacred groves, I heard this narrative often, of the thickly forested land and the fear it invoked!

Decent story telling, though! Give it a watch!
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Satyam!

November 26th, 2022
Soar dear dreams

scale the horizon

with your span of wings

carrying a traveler soul

that seeks, asks and never stops trying

against walls of indifference

against the tide of time

crushing self doubt

fear of judgements ill

smile being its only weapon

desire being its only fuel

and a faith springing from within

‘we are time-travelers’, she said

I looked at her deep eyes

raging with fire

yes, I said, we must be so

sailors of the self

seeking new goals

finding love in letters

and hoping fervently for more

the universe being a constant

nods his head

and his broad back reflect

a nonchalant faith in our audacity

that is all there is

that is all there ever will be

Satyam!

Ps: To Rosewine Joy, for daring to dream
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Bannerghatta- Good watch

November 6th, 2022
Malayalees are obsessed with Bangalore said my colleague Susheela. Every movie of yours has something to do with Bangalore! She exclaimed. I said nothing, Malayalees are obsessed with good living, perhaps that explains the nomadic traits of a Malayalee who unlike many other people travel in search of middle class jobs! yeah! the middle class Malayalee is a highly mobile individual and is also the sometimes the butt of many jokes! So be it, what’s wrong with a love for adventure, well, Vasco da gama would be proud of us!

Anyways, the movie ‘Bannerghatta’ is a short interesting watch with a twist.

Catch it on Amazon Prime!

A deent watch!

Besides life on the roads has its own thrills and scares!
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So Special

November 3rd, 2022
‘How often’, cried the universe

should I tell you my child

that you are special

that your tears are mine

and your joys too

for in you I thrive

in you I live

grin it and bear it

it will only make you stronger

coz what are your dreams

if you donot chase them

what are your hopes

if you don’t hold them close

come to my safe arms when tired

know that the flowers that bloom

the breeze that sings

the sky that brightens

is all for you, just for you

go embrace yourself

coz you are just so special to me and to you!

PS: To Janvi , in moments of sorrow remember that we are all but children of the universe!
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My Sky Moments

October 25th, 2022
It’s sometime since we sat together

said Sky, brooding over a dark blue cloud

yes, I smiled a little lost in thoughts

it’s been sometime since I have been with myself

a sigh escaped me

we looked at each other, Sky and I

in our individual journeys we have often lost each other

and in moments of quiet reflection, we always found ourselves side by side

a promise loomed large in the background

a mountain stood tall, some hills, some valleys and some plains

like a lost balloon danced a name in the winds

I looked up to see that by which I am called

a voice said, ‘I am there, just hereabouts, a hand’s reach away

Look at goals of the pen and the foot

stay quiet, stay humble and listen with heart

you shall not rest nor rust

focus forward and forge ahead

and I shall bend down to kiss thee

for know that the fallen riseth

the meek shall rule’

A faint breeze blew

a faint fragrance rose

and I am hooked to Sky forevermore

Amen!
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MIMI- A Film on Surrogacy

October 24th, 2022
Mimi got the beautiful Kirti Sanon the IIFA best actress award and rightly so, in the film her character undergoes many shades of transformation from an impulsive local beauty to a young woman who has to make some tough choices. If you have seen Bareily ki Barfi, you will like Kirti and her acting her as well.

A good watch with the indispensable Pankaj Tripathi, the movie takes you through a roller coaster ride of emotions.
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The World’s Fastest Indian – A Movie Never to Forget!

October 23rd, 2022
I remember watching The World’s Fastest Indian a few years ago and gasping at the sheer grit of the story and its amazing story telling technique. Anthony Hopkins nails it with his exemplary acting and the story telling that is classic. Written and directed by Roger Donaldson, it rightfully celebrates this fanatic motorcycle racist.

Clips from A movie to remember, The World’s Fastest Indian

Speed causes many emotions, and we all know that we should slow down, even if slowing down results in even more accidents. But don’t forget: all of us are, every day we are on earth, traveling at 1,110 miles a minute on the earth as it spins in the universe, said Max Beerbhom, the English essayist.

Speed kills as it thrills, those that are thrilled, live to tell the story!
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