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By Madmax673

Shit!  I was debating with myself if I should use this term above or not, but I’ll come to that shit by the end of this review.

It’s hard to trust Indian reviewers, these days. They dish out 3.5 stars for most shit. And for even vicious crap like Paradesi they’ll generously bestow 5/5, hailing it as a masterpiece, true cinema etc.

Weather is changing in the East Coast and I was pretty tired after running a few personal errands. When I read into the Movie City (Edison, NJ) listings Soodhu Kavvum alongside a few other Bollywood flicks, I was in two minds – whether to risk or not risk.

I took the gamble and decided I need to rehydrate myself with some soda.

To my shocking surprise what a funny delight, Soodhu Kavvum turned out to be!

I’ll start this out with a song “Comena come Comenatti go”. While the tune was not so catchy, the song was hilarious with its lyrics!

To me it sounded like an audacious statement to the audience “if you’re interested come watch this flick or else go fuck yourself”.

Now that is some real confidence of director Nalan Kumarasamy!

Story

Three guys fuck things up in life their own ways.

One gets kicked out the village for building a temple for …guess who!? Yeah, that hideous monstrosity Nayanthara in her “Billa” Tomb Raider get-up.

The second fella get fired for taking a jolly ride in a Jaguar when he’s actually supposed to park the car.

The third guy gets black-listed and fired from a decent job.

Now these three jobless blokes are recruited by an ethical kidnapper — pussy Das who has five striking rules about his profession including his spelling mistakes. Their adventure begins when they plot a kidnap by breaking rule no 1 – “Never fuck with bigwigs or politicians”.

To Das & Co’s misfortune that politician turns out to be the most straightforward guy in the whole world, literally (even grandpa “Indian” should seek his advice about discipline and ethics) — that his own son plots his own kidnapping for a wealthy living.

What follows, which I don’t wanna spoil for those who have not seen the film,  is a non-stop fun ride that left me in splits until the end.

Casting & Performances

Almost all faces were new to me except M.S Bhaskar and Radharavi.

I can’t remember seeing Vijay Sethupathi in any movie before. He irritated me in the first few scenes with his dialog delivery but once the relationship between him and Sanchita Shetty gets revealed, I liked him a lot. Vijay Sethupathi got some swag and can effortlessly beat down “Ilaya Thalapathi”, “Ultimate Star” and oh yeah… “Singam” Surya.

This fella doesn’t need to learn to dance, or any of those silly stunts.

The casting of M.S. Bhaskar’s son is definitely worth a mention. He looks a lot like M.S. Bhaskar.

The casting of Yog Japee as the “psycho” cop Bramma is hilarious! He looks serious — very, very serious and cruel. But they’re all funny.

The situation plays out so well!

Screenplay & Dialogs

While there are so many one-liners that are memorable, my favorite is the one when CM Radharavi offers his own funds to M.S. Bhaskar to save his son saying “un payyan uyir oosalaaduthu…innum yen ya unakku indha “nermai” kusumbu”? (When your son’s life is in a big dodo then why would you still stick with your fucking “honesty” agenda?)

The twist that comes close to the end driving the main four leads to their lowest point is cleverly worked out and brilliant!

Thematic Resonance

While some might criticize the negative shades of the overall theme in the movie, I see some whining and complaints.

“I give a rat’s ass,” as Brad Pitt puts it, whether the theme is negative, positive or neutral.

* I was thoroughly entertained and had my dollars’ worth!

* What Nalan Kumarasamy has shown is the truth!

Rating

Truth sucks, just like shit stinks!

I won’t use big words like “masterpiece”, “gem”, “pure cinema” etc to praise this film.

I doubt this film would even make it to the “awards” section as most people who bestow these awards are truth haters ;) I doubt it’d even make it abroad as the concept would only fit in India.

I guess hence the apt title “Soodhu Kavvum

While Kollywood filmmakers tend to deteriorate by causing ‘Post-traumatic Stress Disorder’ in the minds of gullible Tamil audience by dishing out drivel after drivel in the name of entertainment, Nalan Kumarasamy has boldly come out with a high-concept situation comedy that’s a welcome relief.

Soodhu Kavvum is still running in select theatres in the U.S.

I would cheerfully recommend this film!

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Bars and pubs in Novi (Michigan) will likely be full Saturday, May 25 as policemen and FBI agents celebrate the capture and extradition of deadly Telugu bidda and international fugitive Lakshminivasa Rao Nerusu to face murder charges.

Notorious Telugu bidda Lakshminivasa Rao Nerusu is forcibly being hauled back to the U.S. from his homeland India where he’d fled after allegedly killing his wife and two young kids in Novi on October 13, 2008.

Lakshminivasa Rao Nerusu Extradited to U.S.Lakshminivasa Rao Nerusu

After committing the alleged murders, Lakshminivasa Rao Nerusu fled to Hyderabad, capital of the glorious South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh is famous for Dum Biryani, mass export of software programmers to the U.S., producing obscenely horrid films relished greatly by the local Telugu people and an obsession of its natives to migrate to Amreeka.

The combined efforts of FBI, U.S. Department of State, Interpol, Novi Police Department and the Andhra Pradesh  Police helped in arresting Lakshminivasa Rao Nerusu around February 20, 2013 near Hyderabad.

It’s not clear what Lakshminivasa Rao Nerusu has been doing for the last four plus years in Andhra Pradesh but it’s safe to assume he’s been gorging on oily Dum Biryani, fiery Avvakaya pickle and spicy Gutti Vankayya.

Plus, of course watching tons of trashy Tollywood films (which owe their legendary fame and popularity to the fact that there are no heroes, heroines or villains but feature only comedians staring at the audience and yelling Champaestanu at three-minute intervals)!

Project Welcome Home

No one can accuse Americans of not having a sense of humor.

Nerusu is being brought back to the U.S. under a special FBI program called “Project Welcome Home” to arrest and extradite international fugitives charged with crimes of violence who have fled the U.S.

The F.B.I.’s Criminal Investigative Division developed “Project Welcome Home” in 2004.

FBI agents say over 400 fugitives have been returned to the US from more than 42 countries to face prosecution under “Project Welcome Home.”

FBI Agent in India

An Officer from the Novi Police Department and a FBI Special Agent have traveled to India to bring back Nerusu on Saturday, May 25. Continue reading »

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Here’s my prediction for the 2013 Spelling Bee contest.

If it’s not a Dum Biryani (Telugu), it’ll be an Idli-Sambar (Tamil) who will take the top honors at the 2013 Spelling Bee championship.

The 86th Spelling Bee competition will take place from May 28-30 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD.

This year’s contest started with over 11 million students participating in classrooms, schools and locally-sponsored spelling bees.

Of the 11 million, 281 (the top .00026%) will compete in the national championship scheduled for next week.

Last year’s Bee champion was Telugu girl Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, CA. Her winning word was GUETAPENS.

Of the 281 contestants vying for the top honors this year, 20 are either Tamils or Telugus.

Dum Biryani vs Idli-Sambar

8 Telugu Contestants in 2013 Spelling Bee8 Telugu Contestants in 2013 Spelling Bee

In the last 10 years, Indian-Americans have won the Spelling Bee on seven occasions.

Since 2008, the Spelling Champion of America has always been of Indian origin (of the five winners, three of them are South Indians).

In 2013, Tamils and Telugus seem to be dominating the list of contestants who have entered the preliminaries.

I’d be extremely surprised if a Tamil or Telugu does not win the 2013 Spelling Bee.

12 Tamil Contestants in 2013 Spelling Bee12 Tamil Contestants for 2103 Spelling Bee

2013 Spelling Bee – Indian Contenders

A quick glance at the contestants list shows there at least 44 students of Indian origin in the Bee fray this year.

Meghana Krishna Giri
Age, Grade: 13, Eighth Grade
School: The Donoho School, Anniston, Alabama

Chythanya Murali – Malayalee
Age, Grade: 12, Seventh Grade
School: LISA Academy, Little Rock, Arkansas

Aditya Mishra
Age, Grade: 11, Sixth Grade
School: Excelsior Elementary School, Roseville, California

Neha KonakallaTelugu
Age, Grade: 13, Seventh Grade
School: Sam H. Lawson Middle School, Cupertino, California

Himanvi KopuriTelugu
Age, Grade: 12, Seventh Grade
School: Hamilton Middle School, Denver, Colorado Continue reading »

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Statistics put out today by the U.S. Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics show that in Amazing America, jail occupancy rates are far higher than hotel occupancy rates. Justice Department statistics show jail occupancy rate stood at 84% in mid-2012 (latest period for which statistics are available). Unlike federal or state prisons, jails are usually [...]

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For how much longer will Vivek Bhardwaj, BlackBerry’s Head of Software have a job? If I were to guess, not more than 12-months to 18-months. My prediction is that BlackBerry is in an unstoppable death spiral that will snatch not just Vivek Bhardwaj’s job but eviscerate many, many jobs at the Canadian company. Blackberry – [...]

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By Madmax673 I’ve drawn flak on several occasions for not watching “Star Wars”.  The movie from which that Kollywood “genius” Maniratnam stole visuals from. Or was it E.T? Or was it both? The idea of characters pulling action/adventure shit together in space or in some wonderland excluding the earth with some unimaginable ugly robotic nonsensical [...]

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