RIFLE RANGE BOY

Muran (2011) Director: Rajan Madhav Accidents happen suddenly and at random. We are made to believe that things occur for no rhyme or reason. In the churning of cosmic soup, the flapping of the butterfly wings may create a hurricane. Is it really? A perfect crime is committed when no trace of external interference with an act of nature results in a negative outcome. Nobody will blame anybody when a typhoon sweeps over a nation, as proving secret weather-changing experimentation via covert governmental projects is not easy! This is a fascinating typical Tamil movie with a different storyline. Sadly, it is not an original offering, but its storyline is based on Alfred Hitchcock's 'Stranger on the Train.' (1951). The story has been modified to suit the local scenery and the turn of the tide of time. The strangers are not on a train but are hitchhiker-driver combo; the train is a car speeding on a highway from Bangalore to Chennai.  Nanda is a musician. Upon his return from Ban...

Kutty ♥️ Story ( Short ♥️ Story, Tamil; 2021) Maybe because our attention spans get shorter, we seem to be content with short stories rather than full-length feature films these days. With the democratisation of viewing platforms, we, the viewers, never had it so good. Not only we get new faces to act, but we also have storylines that break the traditional, predictable plot of boy meets girl, meets opposition, but love conquers all.  Securing finance for new ventures had always been difficult for moviemakers. Banks and other financial institutions were not forthcoming with loans. Hence, the association of producers and the Mumbai mafia and their associates. The Mafia dictated who could act and even approved storylines. Their network ensured only certain Moghuls could rule the silver screen. All that came to nought when OTTs paid their clients upfront and were liberal with their storylines. Herein also lie the problem, some say. They allege that breaking India forces try to portray ...

It is not a mere pastime. Neither is it just a recreational tool to strengthen the body and mind. It is more than that. It is an institution. The followers are so many and so religiously follow it every turn of event that it can be called a religion. It gives hope to the downtrodden and something for the rudderless to look forward too. Many a poor boy get pulled off from the shackles of poverty as it provides an equal level field for all to play. It does not discriminate race, creed or breed. I am talking about football, as most of the world names it. Soccer to the other half who until recently thought it was a sissies’ game. They exclusively reserved the good name to the brawn clashing duel of unthinking cavemen with a misshapenned oblong structure erroneously named ball. A visit to the temple of Spanish football stadium of Real Madrid showed how this game had infiltrated into the soul of the Spaniards. With more century of history behind them and loads of stories of victories, near ...