Ponniyin Selvan – A Masterpiece from a Master Raconteur

By SI Blog reader Racer44 (Parts 1 to 3) (For SI readers Boopalanj and Shadowfax_Arbit who first mentioned this tour de force) Note to SI Readers: I have used the word “Sozha” which I have verified with scholars as being the phonetically correct spelling, as opposed to “Chola”. Caveat: Before delving into the review of […]

Singam Review – Sin to Watch Such Trash

(Bollywood film Singham is a remake of the Tamil Singam) Oh, no. Singam is not a bad movie. Most definitely not. Au contraire, it’s a hideously awful movie. Asingam (trashy), to use an apposite Tamil term. Sick. Crude. Trashy. Ugly. All of the above appellations fit this depressingly disgusting film to a T. If Singam […]

Watching Surya’s Singam – Poor Opening

Via iPhone We’ve braved the heavy Memorial Day traffic in the U.S. to watch Sori Padam Surya’s Singam. There are only 12 people for the opening show of Singam at a theater on the East Coast. Poor opening. Not a good omen. Surya’s recent movies Adhavan, Ayan, Vaaranam Aayiram, Vel et al have all been […]

Kites Opening Show USA – Poor Response

Kites Box Office 2 – Hrithik Roshan Peotomized (Via iPhone) Here we are in a theater on the East Coast for the first day, first show of Hrithik Roshan’s Kites. Poor opening, we must say. There are about 55 people in the theater. Capacity of hall at Anil Ambani’s Big Cinemas in North Bergen (New […]

Why India Cries Out for a Million Dantewadas

Yippee, another attack at Dantewada. Great, just another 999,998 to go. Detest It, Hate It, Loath It * God, we hate the three-letter word Mao. * God, we hate the brute Mao who killed millions with his senseless policies that led to great famines and the upheavals of the Cultural Revolution. * God, we hate […]

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