Petta (2019)
Petta (2019) starring Rajinikanth and Directed by Karthik Subbaraj will be a celebration for all. Enjoy the festival season with this film. When the film was announced it had a…
Viswasam (2019)
There are films that narrate a familiar story differently, there are some that deliver a new story in a familiar way and there are films that shamelessly offers a routine…
The future of Books & Tsundoku
This is Chennai Book Fair season and as usual we are seeing on social media discussions on where books are going, what can the publishers and BAPASI (the publishers association…
.EU domains are only for EU residents!
Just last month I was all praises of the European Union for its pioneering work in framing laws that protect the interest of online users with #GDPR, and, for announcing…
Chennai Book Fair 2019
Chennai Book Fair is an annual pilgrimage for me. Every year I buy several dozen books, last year (2018) I bought over 35 books, but this year I purchased only…
Shri Jagannath Temple, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad
Last week (2 January 2019) while I was in Hyderabad, and, a relative took me to the Shri Jagannath Temple in Banjara Hills. Modelled on the Puri Jagannath Temple, this…
Theatre owners are happy with a Tamil film running for 150 minutes!
இந்தச் செய்தியைப் படித்தால் எனக்கு விநோதமாக இருக்கிறது – “விஸ்வாசம்” படம் இரண்டரை மணி நேரம் என்பதால் திரையரங்கு உரிமையாளர்கள் மகிழ்ச்சி, மேலும் “பேட்டை” படம் கிட்டத்தட்ட மூன்று மணி நேரம் என்கிறது. ஒரு நல்ல திரைப்படம் இரண்டு மணி, சில…
Sri Hanumar Jayanthi
Every year, two temples in my neighbourhood celebrate the annual Sri Hanuman Jayanthi grandly. The two temples are: 1) Sri Anjaneyar Koil, 53rd Street, Ashok Nagar, Chennai run by Sri…