Grizzly at it. YET AGAIN

As if existing mockery wasnt enough, our hero is at it again. This time at a political press conference in Dindugal district, Madurai. Watch the video below to experience cinema and politics mixing in a rather unpleasant way.

Those of you who do not understand Tamizh (NO, I WILL NOT CALL IT TAMIL) are surely missing out on the time of your life. Trust me, I wouldnt be surprised if people actually develop an image that Indian politics is this bad. Our hero is in a press conference when one of the reporters asks him why the turnout to his campaign meetings are lesser than his rival. This pisses off our hero so much that he loses all control and blasts the poor reporter guy left, right and center. The whole damn episode comes off as a very cheap attempt at gaining attention, not to mention the rehearsed-feel english sentences thrown in occasionally :).

Funny no doubt. But is this cheap stunt doing any good to Indian politics? Definitely not, apart from further mockery in movies and talk shows. When the entire episode could have been ended with a simple "Come to my meeting and you will know", a lengthy and useless rhetoric follows, spurred on by some foolish supporters waiting to shout their guts out at the slightest signal. Watch the guy standing behind our hero, who goes into a hysteric clapping spree when hero calls himself a "Tamizhan.. Neruppu (fire)". Is this some kind of scene from the next big Rajnikanth movie? Has Tamil Nadu politics degraded so much to be reduced to some sort of publicity stunt? Only the next election will tell.

On a lighter note, watch our hero's ( His name is TR by the way) videos on youtube when you find the time. He is a gifted actor and a great guy no doubt. But honestly, all talk and no action makes jack a sucky politician :D

Adios...

Dei dubagooru; inna pandra?

For the uninitiated, that was a sentence spoken in authentic "madras tamizh" :). First things first, my apologies for running such a dormant blog. As if it matters; you guys have better things to do anyway!! :). Well what do i say, Time ( a lot of it) and location ( read forsaken desert) have forced me to take the forgotten path once again after nearly 6 months.

And for those who are wondering why the hell this post is titled the way it is, heres why. During one of my extremely-bored-super-tired moments here, i ended up watching "this" tamil show on youtube. And boy, was i reminded of my good old days when "madras" tamizh was the in-thing :D.. And i couldnt resist posting some of my favorites here. If you already know, please bear with me. If you dont, ask around and you will know.

1. Mama, naastha thunniya? ( Dude, done with lunch/dinner/whatever?)
Usually outside the college canteen or someplace.

2. Somma landhu kudukaadha da domaru ( dont pain me you moron :D)

3. Naa onniyum pannala, nee mooditu kada. ( I didnt do it. You shut up)

4. Podango*** ( in reply to 2 :P)

5. Unna nambina, naaye nee andharbalti adichta ( I believed you and you messed up)

Standard dialog before assignment submissions!!

6. Inna da, sarakkadichtu mallandhutiya?
Heard you got sloshed yesterday?
And many, many more.
Its hard to believe that this hasnt caught up here in the US which, by the way, is being inhabited by tamils by the day. ( I fall in that category too. ;))

Bottom line, i miss chennai, oops, i mean MADRAS, and its lingo too much and cannot wait to get there in september. Till then,

inna maamu
kayandukkavaa :)