Karimedu - Tamil Movie Review

Production: Rama Narayanan 
Cast: Makarand Deshpande , Pooja Gandhi, Priyanka Kothari, Raghu Mukherjee , Ravi Kale Direction: Srinivasa Raju 
Screenplay: Srinivasa Raju 
Story: Srinivasa Raju 
Music: Arjun Janya 
Cinematography: Ram Prasad 
Lyrics : Vivega 


   Karimedu is the Tamil dubbed version of the Kannada movie Dandupalya, directed by Srinivasa Raj, which released in 2012. The movie is sort of a warning to the public to be alert and careful at home and watch out for the many anti-social elements which might be on the prowl.

   Madurai and its surroundings are the scene of action here to suit the local sensibilities and we are shown a sizable gang from Dandupalyam, which goes about its nefarious activities with unfailing regularity. Their lifestyle is unsettling and the director has taken no half-measures in portraying their modus operandi as raw and graphic as possible. As a result we have plenty of violence and explicit visuals of murder, rape, sleaze and their dirty lifestyle. Unsuspecting women at home, are at the receiving end of all this violence.

   We have an efficient cop who is on their trail and his efforts to nab the gang also take a chunk of the screen time.

   Actress Pooja Gandhi is one among this dirty bunch of criminals and it sure takes guts from her side to get her hands this dirty. Her skimpy saree, the body language and the rustic makeup are all authentic and make her look the part. Nisha Kothari plays one of the gang’s unfortunate victims and the pretty lass looks ravishing. We have a little romance between her and Raghu Mukherjee - playing a newly wed couple.

   Actors such as Ravi Kale and Makarand Deshpande get into the skin of their gangster characters and Makarand in particular succeeds in making us hate his wicked motives. Ravi Shankar as the cop is convincing thanks to his aggression and authoritative ways.

   The entire movie carries a sepia tone and it suits the gritty and raw content. The background score by Arjun Janya is loud and dramatic. An item number towards the end showcasing Pooja Gandhi dancing along with her gang members turns out to be distasteful and too brash for our liking.

   As the movie is based on real-life incidents, it lends the events on screen some credibility, even though they are really violent and disturbing. Kudos to the director and team for taking efforts to portray such an impactful set of events in a vivid manner. But, the final product isn’t meant for a mainstream audience and the ‘A’ certificate seems totally justified.

Verdict: No half-measures in this explicit account of gangster violence.

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Rythm - Tamil Music Notes

Movie: RYTHM
Directed by: Vasanth
Music Director: A R Rahman

Song: kalagalavena

Notes: s r2 g3 m1 p d2 n3 S

anbe idhu nijamdhana...
p.p  pp   m m  pd p

en vanil pudhu vinmeena...
p. p.p   p p   m  pdnSp

yarai kettadhu idhayam unnai thodarndhu poga
p m   p  m g   mm  r   p m   p  m   g   m r

enna thunichal adharku ennai marandhu poga
n.n. s  r rn.          n.n.  s r  rn. s sd.

irundhum avai iniya varigale...
n.n.s    rs   rg m  p d1n2S

kalagalavena pozhiyum pozhiyum megam engu selludho
s n.s g r m  g p  r   s n. s   grm   gpr  sn.r rp.

oliyillamal malarum malarai ulavu parkka selludho
sn.s  grm   g p r   s n.s   gr m  gp  r  sn.r rp.

viral thodavillaiye...nagam padavillaiye...udal thadaiyillaiye
s S   n  S d1 p  m    s S   n S p  m  g2   sS   n  S  m  g2 r

idhu pol oru inaiyillaiye
RS   Rn  pS  nd1 p  m  g2r

Stanza 1:

vizhiyum vizhiyum kalandhu kalandhu parvai onru a..nadhe
p p  S   S n2 n2  n2d1 d1  d1p  p   pm m   grg  mn2d1p

uyirum uyirum kalandha podhu ulagam ninru po..nadhe
pp S   Sn2n2  n2d1 d1  d1pp  pm m   gr g  mn2 d1p

vizhiyum vizhiyum kalandhu kalandhu parvai onru anadhe
g g  g   g g  g   g g  m   g g  m   r  m   mn2p g2g2rs

uyirum uyirum kalandha podhu ulagam ninru ponadhe
gg g   gg g   g g  m   g m   rr m   mn2p  g2g2rs

yarai kettadhu idhayam...  yarai kettadhu idhayam
m p   pn n n   nS  pS n2dp mpp   p  p p   pd1 p gpmgrs

(notes similar to "viral thoda")
aaaa...aaaa...aaaa...aaaa

Stanza 2: (notes similar to Stanza 1)

azhaikkumbodhu udhikka mudindhal adharkup peyarum nilavillaiye...
ninaikkumbodhu nilavu udhikkum nilavu azhaikkak kuralillaiye...
azhaikkumbodhu udhikka mudindhal adharkup peyarum nilavillaiye
ninaikkumbodhu nilavu udhikkum nilavu azhaikkak kuralillaiye
yaraik kettadhu idhayam...yaraik kettadhu idhayam
aaaa...aaaa...aaaa...vizhi thoduvadhu viral thodavillai

Song: kaatrae

Notes: s r2 g2 m1 p d1 n2 S


kaatrae en vaasal vandhaay medhuvaagak kadhavu thirandhaay
s   r   rp mg m   r  r     s s  r  rp  m g  g  m  r  r

kaatrae un paeraik kaettaen kaadhal enraay
sr  gr  r  r  r    sn. p.   r  r    r rmgm

naetru nee engu irundhaay kaatrae nee solvaay enraen
s   r  rp  m g  mr  r     s   r   rp  m  gm   r r

svaasaththil irundhadhaaga sollich chenraay
sr  g   r    rr  r  sn. p. r  r    r rmgm

thulli varum kaatrae thulli varum kaatrae thaaymozhi paesu
s   n. n.s   s   s   r   r  r m   mr  r   sn.  n.s   s  s

nilavulla varaiyil nilamulla varaiyil nenjinil veesu
s n.n. s  s s  s   r r r  m  m r  r   sn.n.s   s  s

thulli varum kaatrae thulli varum kaatrae thaaymozhi paesu
s   n. n.s   s   s   r   r  r m   mr  r   r    r p   pm mp mr

(kaatRae)

kaarkaalam mazhaikkumboadhu olindhukolla nee vaendum
nd  nd nd  n d    nd nd nd  dn  n  n  S  pn  pm  p

dhaavanik kudai pidippaayaa
m   p n   p p   n pm p  mpS ndnp

anbae naan uranga vaendum azhagaana idam vaendum
nd nd nd   nd  n  d   n   dn  nS S  pp   npm p

kangalil idam koduppaayaa
m  p n   pp   n pm p  mpS ndnp

nee ennarugil vandhu neliya
p   mpn p p   p  p   m g m

naan un manadhil senru oliya
p    mp n p p    p  p  mg m

nee un manadhil ennuruvam kandupidippaayaa
p   mp n p p    mpn p p   p  n m p  pR Sndnp

pookkalukkullae thaenulla varaiyil kaadhalar vaazhga (2)
sn. n.s  s  s   r   r  m  m r  r   sn. n.s   s    s

boomikku maelae vaanulla varaiyil kaadhalum vaazhga
sn. n.s  s  s   r  r  m  m r  r   r  r  p   pm   mp mr

(kaatRae)

nedungaalam sippikkullae urundu nirkum muththuppoal
en penmai thirandu nirkiradhae
thirakkaadha sippi ennaith thirandhukollach cholgiradhaa
en nenjam marundu nirkiradhae
naan siru kuzhandhai enru ninaiththaen un varugaiyinaal vayadharindhaen
ennai marupadiyum siru pillaiyaay seyvaayaa
kattilidum vayadhil thottilidach chonnaal sariyaa sariyaa (2)
kattilil iruvarum kuzhandhaigaL aanaal pizhaiyaa pizhaiyaa

(kaatRae)

Song: Nadhiye

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Legend for the notes:
s  = sa    = C
r1 = ri 1  = C#
r2 = ri 2  = D
g2 = ga 2  = D#
g3 = ga 3  = E
m1 = ma 1  = F
m2 = ma 2  = F#
p  = pa    = G
d1 = da 1  = G#
d2 = da 2  = A
n2 = ni 2  = A#
n3 = ni 3  = B
S  = sa    = C [next octave; higher "sa"]
R1 ...


Notes: s r2 g3 m1 p d2 n3 S
here, r=r2, g=g3, m=m1, d=d2, n=n3 [unless otherwise specified]
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Dhimthanana Dhimthanana Dhimthanana Dhimthanana Dhimthanana Dhimthanana Dhinana (2)
p   S  S S  n2  p  p p  m   p  p p  m   g2 r g2 s   g2 r g2 m   pm g2r  g2 s s
G  C+ C+ C+ A#  G  G G  F   G  G G  F   D# D D# C   D# D D# F   GF D#D  D# C C

Nadhiyae nadhiyae
S S  S   S S  S
C+ C+ C+ C+ C+ C+

kaadhal nadhiyae
ndn S   nd n  S
BAB C+  BA B  C+

neeyum pendhaanae
ndn S  dn nSn ndp
BAB C+ AB BC+B BAG

adi neeyum pendhaanae
pp  ndn S  nd nRn ndp
GG  BAB C+ BA BD+B BAG

Ondra irandaa
S S   dn  S
C+ C+ AB  C+

kaaranam nooru
ndnS S   dn S
BABC+ C+ AB C+

kaettaal sovaenae,
ndn S    dnnSn ndp
BAB C+   ABBC+B BAG

nee kaettaal solvaenae
p   ndn S    nd nRn ndp
G   BAB C+   BA BD+B BAG

Dhimthanana Dhimthanana Dhimthanana Dhimthanana Dhimthanana Dhimthanana Dhinana (2)
p   S  S S  n2  p  p p  m   p  p p  m   g2 r g2 s   g2 r g2 m   pm g2r  g2 s s
G  C+ C+ C+ A#  G  G G  F   G  G G  F   D# D D# C   D# D D# F   GF D#D  D# C C

Stanza - 1

nadandhaal aaru
S S  S     ndS
C+ C+  C+     BAC+

ezundhaal aruvi
S S S     nd S
C+ C+ C+  BA C+

nindraal kadalallo
S  S     n d nRn ndp
C+ C+    B A BD+B BAG

samaindhaal kumari
S S   S     n d S
C+ C+ C+    B A C+

manandhaal manaivi
S S  S     n d  S
C+ C+ C+   B A  C+

petraal thaaiyallo
S S     nd   nRn ndp s
C+ C+   BA   BD+B BAG C

siru nadhigalae
s r  g r  g m
C D  E D  E F

nadhiyidum karaigalae
p m  g r   g r  g m
G F  E D   E D  E F

karai thodum nuraigalae
p m   g  r   g r  g m   p
G F   E  D   E D  E F   G

nuraigalil ival mugamae
p m  g2r   rm   g2r s
G F  D#D   DF   D#D C

siru nadhigalae
s r  g r  g m
C D  E D  E F

nadhiyidum karaigalae
p m  g r   g r  g m
G F  E D   E D  E F

karai thodum nuraigalae
p m   g  r   g r  g m   p
G F   E  D   E D  E F   G

nuraigalil ival mugamae
p m  g2r   rm   g2r s
G F  D#D   DF   D#D C


ch:
dhinam oadum karai koodum
s  s   g2s   s s   d.n2.s
C  C   D#C   C C   A.A#.C

ada   aarum isai paadum
n2.s  g2s   ss   d.n2.s
A#.C  D#C   CC   A.A#.C

jil jil jil endra srudhiyilae
m   m   m   m g2  r  g2 r s
F   F   F   F D#  D  D# D C

gangai varum yamunai varum
s  s   g2s   n2.n2.s n2.s
C  C   D#C   A#.A#.C A#.C

vaigai varum kurunai varum
n2.s   g2s   n2.n2.s n2.s
A#.C   D#C   A#.A#.C A#.C

jal jal jal endra nadaiyilae (2)
m   m   m   m g2  r g2 r s
F   F   F   F D#  D D# D C



Kaadhalin arumai pirivil
pS S  S   SR R   R G2G2S
GC+ C+  C+   C+D+ D+   D+ D#+D#+C+

manaiviyin arumai    maraivil
p S  S S   SR R      R G2G2S
G C+ C+ C+ C+D+ D+   D+ D#+D#+C+

neerin arumai     arivai      kodaiyilae
pS S   SR R       RG2G2S      SRS  n2dp
GC+ C+ C+D+ D+   D+D#+D#+C+  C+D+C+ A#AG

vetkam vandhaal uraiyum
p  S   SR R     RG2 G2S
G  C+ C+D+ D+  D+D#+ D#+C+

viralgal thottaal urugum
p S  S   S   R    RG2G2S
G C+ C+ C+  D+   D+D#+D#+C+

neerum pennum    ondru      vaazhaiyilae
pS S   SR R      RG2G2S     SR S   n2dp
GC+ C+ C+D+ D+  D+D#+D#+C+ C+D+ C+ A#AG

Thaneer kudathil pirakkirom oho
p  n2S  p p n2S  n2S  n2dp  pn2p
G  A#C+ G G A#C+ A#C+ A#AG  GA#G

Thaneer karaiyil  mudikkirom oho (2)
p  n2S  p p  n2S  n2S  n2dp  pn2p
G  A#C+ G G  A#C+ A#C+ A#AG  GA#G


(Dheem)


<<< Notes similar to "nadhiyae nadhiyae" OR "nadandhaal aaru" >>>

vanna vanna pennae vattamidum nadhiyae
valaivugal azagu
ungal valaivugal azagu
mellisaiyai padithal
medu pallam maraithal
nadhigalin gunamae
adhu nangaiyin gunamae

Siru nadhigalae.....

ch:
dhinam odum karai koodum
ada aarum isai paadum
jil jil jil endra srudhiyilae
gangai varum yamunai varum vaigai varum kurunai varum
jal jal jal endra nadaiyilae (2)

(Dheem)



Theenganiyil saaraagi pookalilae thaenaagi pasuvinilae paalaagum neerae
p    S S S   n2 p  p  m  p p n2p m   g2rg2 s s g2r g2  mpmg2 r   g2ss
G   C+ C+ C+ A# G  G  F  G G A#G F   D#DD# C C D#D D#  FGFD# D   D#CC

thaayarugae     seyaagi thalaivanidam paayaagi seyarugae thaayaagum pennae
p   S S G2S     n2dn2pp m  m  p p n2p m  g2rg2 s g2r g2  mpm g2 r   g2ss
G  C+ C+ D#+C+  A#AA#GG F  F  G G A#G F  D#DD# C D#D D#  FGF D# D   D#CC

poonguyilae poonguyilae
gr  g g m   gr  g g m
ED  E E F   ED  E E F


pennum aarum vadivam maara koodum
gr r   g g   m m m   pn2p  mg m
ED D   E E   F F F   GA#G  FE F

neer ninaithaal pen ninaithaal
gr   g g  m     gr  g g  m
ED   E E  F     ED  E E  F

karaigal yaavum karaindhu poga koodum
g r  r   g  g   m m   m   pn2p mg m
E D  D   E  E   F F   F   GA#G FE F


(nadhiyae nadhiyae)
(Dheem)

Song: Nilame

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Legend for the notes:
s  = sa    = C
r1 = ri 1  = C#
r2 = ri 2  = D
g2 = ga 2  = D#
g3 = ga 3  = E
m1 = ma 1  = F
m2 = ma 2  = F#
p  = pa    = G
d1 = da 1  = G#
d2 = da 2  = A
n2 = ni 2  = A#
n3 = ni 3  = B
S  = sa    = C [next octave; higher "sa"]
R1 ...

Notes: s r2 g2 m1 p n2 S
here, r=r2, g=g2, m=m1, n=n2 [unless otherwise specified]
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music: n3 S R G P M G R S

Thaniyae thannandhaniyae naan kaathu kaathu nindraen
p  G R   R   R  G  S S   Sn   n  S   R  S   S  RSnSn
G D#+D+ D+  D+ D#+ C+C+ C+A# A# C+  D+ C+  C+ D+C+A#C+A#


Nilamae     poru  nilamae     un   porumai    vendru   viduven
p G R       R R   G S S       Sn   n n S      R  S     S S S
G D#+ D+   D+ D+ D#+ C+ C+   C+A# A# A# C+   D+  C+   C+ C+ C+

 puriyaadhaa       peranbae
 P P P  GRS        P P  GRS
G+ G+ G+ D#+D+C+  G+ G+ D#+D+C+

 puriyaadhaa   peranbae
 P P P  M      P P  M
G+ G+ G+ F+   G+ G+ F+


Stanza 1:

october maadhathil andhi mazhai vaanathil
p p p   p  n  n    n m   m m    m  p p
G G G   G A# A#   A# F   F F    F  G G


vaanavillai rasithirundhaen
p  s s  s   s s r  g  gm
G  C C  C   C C D D#  D#F

andha nerathil yaarumillai
p p   p p p    p  n n  m
G G   G G G    G A# A# F

dhoorathil ival mattum
m   m m    mp   p  s
F   F F    FG   G  C

vaanavillai rasikka vandhaal
s  s s  s   s r  pm g  r
C  C C  C   C D  GF D# D

Andru kangal paarthu kondom
S S   n  S   R   S   S  Sn
C+ C+ A# C+ D+  C+  C+ C+A#

uyir kaatrai maatri   kondom
SS   n  S    RG S     S  S
C+C+ A# C+  D+D#+ C+ C+ C+

 rasanai       ennum     oru    puLLiyil
 G G G         G G       GM     M  M MR
D#+ D#+ D#+   D#+ D#+   D#+F+  F+ F+ F+D+

iru      idhayam      inaya     kandom
GG       GG  G        GM M      M  MR
D#+D#+  D#+D#+ D#+   D#+F+ F+  F+  F+D+

 naanum avalum   inaigayil
 G  M   PD1P     GG  M GR
D#+ F+ G+G#+G+  D#+D#+ F+ D#+D+

 nila  andru    paal mazhai pozhindhadhu
 S R   S G      RM   G R    S n   d2 p
C+ D+ C+ D#+   D+F+ D#+ D+ C+ A#  A  G

(thaniyae)


Stanza 2: (notes similar to Stanza 1)

ennudaiya nizalaiyum innoruthi thoduvadhu
pizai yendru karudhivittal
oru jeans anindha chinna kili
hallo endru kai kodukka
thanga mugam karugi vittal
andha kalli pirindhu sendraL
naan jeevan urugi nindraen
chinnadhoru kaaranathaal
siragadithu maraindhuvittaaL
meendrum varuvaal nambinae
adho aval varum vazi theriyudhu

(thaniyae)

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V. O. Chidambaram Pillai - Biography

Born On: September 5, 1872
Born In: Ottapidaram, Tamil Nadu, India
Died On: November 18, 1936
Career: Lawyer, Politician
Nationality: Indian

V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, popularly known by his initials V.O.C, was one of the most prominent lawyers in 19th century British India. While V. O. Chidambaram Pillai provided a strong leadership to trade unions functioning in his native state Tamil Nadu and also fought for India's freedom from the British, he is best remembered as the man who set up the first indigenous shipping service between Tuticorin and Colombo. Owing to V. O. Chidambaram Pillai's rebellious attitude and his courage to act against the British government, the English stripped the title of barrister associated with his name. It was his br
ave nature that won V.O.C the name 'Kappalottiya Tamilian' in Tamil Nadu, which translates to 'The Tamil Helmsman' in English.

Childhood and Legal Career

V. O. Chidambaram Pillai was born on September 5, 1872 in the town of Ottapidaram in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu. His father Olaganathan Pillai was one of the most important lawyers of the country and it was in his father's footsteps that V.O.C followed after completion of his education. V. O. Chidambaram Pillai enrolled in schools in his native Ottapidaram and nearby Tirunelveli. V.O.C started working in the Ottapidaram district administrative office after the end of his school education. It was only a few years later that he enrolled in law school and completed law studies to become a lawyer like his father Olaganathan Pillai.

Though his father was his biggest inspiration in the profession of law, there was a basic difference in the working styles of V. O. Chidambaram Pillai and Olaganathan Pillai. While his father catered to the problems of only the affluent in the society, V.O.C was sympathetic towards the poor people whose cases he sometimes took up against the wishes of his influential father. A case in which V O Chidambaram Pillai proved that three sub-magistrates in Tamil Nadu were guilty of corruption charges won him attention and fame as a lawyer.

Career in Politics

V. O. Chidambaram Pillai entered into active politics in the year 1905 by becoming a member of the Indian National Congress. The Swadeshi movement in India was already at its hilt during this time and leaders like Lala Lajpat Rai and Bal Gangadhar Tilak were trying their best to put an end to British Imperial coercion of trade. The same cause which would also ensure the safety of traditional Indian industries and communities dependent on them was being championed by Aurobindo Ghosh, Subramanya Siva and Subramanya Bharathi through the Madras Presidency. V.O.C then decided to join the Indian National Congress and fight along with other members of the Madras Presidency. He later presided over the Salem District session of the INC.

Shipping Company

After joining the Indian National Congress, V. O. Chidambaram Pillai wholeheartedly immersed himself into Swadeshi work to secure independence for India. Part of his Swadeshi work was to put an end to the monopoly of British shipping in the coasts of Ceylon. Inspired by freedom fighter Ramakrishnananda, he set up the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company on November 12, 1906. With the help of other Swadeshi members Aurobindo Ghosh and Bal Gangadhar Tilak, V.O.C bought two steamships S. S. Gaelia and S. S. Lawoe to start his shipping company. Much to the annoyance of the British government and British traders, V.O.C's ships started regular services between Tuticorin and Colombo. His shipping company was not only a commercial venture, it was also the first comprehensive shipping service set up by an Indian in British India. The Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company gave stiff competition to the British India Steam Navigation Company, due to which the latter had to reduce fares per trip. While V.O.C responded by reducing his rates even further than that of the British India Steam Navigation Company, he could not afford their tactics of offering free rides and umbrellas to passengers, thus taking the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company on the verge of bankruptcy.

Nationalistic Spirit

V. O. Chidambaram Pillai aimed at expanding the reach of Swadeshi in the country and making the common Indian man aware of the faulty British government. It is for this purpose that V.O.C took the support of workers of Coral Mills in Tirunelveli. The British authorities had already taken a disliking towards Pillai and this act compelled them to arrest V.O.C on March 12, 1908 on charges of sedition against the government. Violence erupted in the state after the arrest of V.O.C. Clashes between police and common men followed, leading to the death of four people. Though his actions were vehemently condemned by British authorities, V.O.C got the support of the press in the country which praised his nationalistic spirit elaborately. While the British were trying their best to prosecute V.O.C, Indians in the country as well as in South Africans were accumulating funds to free him from prison. Mahatma Gandhi, then staying in South Africa, also had collected money and sent it to India to fund the defense of V O C. After his arrest, Pillai was housed at the Central Prison in Coimbatore from July 9, 1908 to December 1, 1910. The British had slapped a sentence of life imprisonment on V.O.C, clearly indicating that they were afraid of his rebellious spirit.

During his days in prison, V O Chidambaram Pillai did not receive the treatment shown to other political prisoners; rather he was made to engage in hard labor in prison just like other convicts. The hard work took a toll on his health and the gradual deterioration of his condition forced the British authorities to release him from prison on December 12, 1912. While in prison, V O Chidambaram Pillai continued with his Swadeshi activities through legal petitions. Cruel circumstances struck him when V O Chidambaram Pillai was released from prison. Instead of a large gathering of supporters which he had expected in front of the jail gates, there was an eerie silence. The title of barrister was taken away from him, meaning that V.O.C could not practice law anymore. The Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company was also liquidated in the year 1911, so V.O.C was left a poor man. V O Chidambaram Pillai settled in Madras with his wife and two children and became the leader of various trade unions and labor welfare organizations in Madras. In the year 1920, V O Chidambaram Pillai presided over the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress.

Literary Works

Apart from his works as an eminent lawyer and a politician, V O Chidambaram Pillai was also a scholar. He started his autobiography while in prison and completed it soon after his release in the year 1912. V O Chidambaram Pillai was the author of a couple of novels; he translated several James Allen works in Tamil and made compilations of important Tamil works like the Thirukural and the Tolkappiam.

Personal Life

V O Chidambaram Pillai married Valliammai in the year 1895, but she died prematurely in the year 1901. He married Meenakshi Ammiar a few years later. The couple had four sons and four daughters. His eldest son died when still a child, the second son was a politician, the third son was the employee of the American Embassy in Madras and the fourth son, still alive is settled in Madurai. All his daughters had been married in Madras. The descendants of V.O.C Pillai still live in various places across Tamil Nadu.

Death

V O Chidambaram Pillai spent such an impoverished lifestyle after he was released from prison that Justice Wallace who sentenced V O C to prison restored his bar license. But V O C was never successful in repaying his debts and lived in poverty till the end of his life on November 18, 1936. V O Chidambaram Pillai breathed his last at the Indian National Congress office in Tuticorin.

Commemorations 

• Vallinayagam Olaganathan Chidambaram Pillai is remembered as one of the most important figures in India's struggle for independence. He is much loved and celebrated in the Tamil Nadu society till today.
• He was given the title of 'Kappalottiya Tamilan’, or the Tamil Helmsman; or one who drives the ship and shows the direction.
• The Tuticorin port was renamed as V.O.C Port after independence in fond remembrance of V.O.C.
• V.O.C has a college in Tuticorin named after him.
• A special postage stamp was released by the Indian Posts & Telegraphs department to mark the birth centenary of Vallinayagam Olaganathan Chidambaram Pillai on September 5, 1972.
• V.O.C Park and V.O.C Grounds are the most important public park and meeting ground in Coimbatore.
• The Central Prison in Coimbatore where the revolutionary was housed has a monument constructed inside the prison premises dedicated to him.
• The connecting bridge between Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai has been named the V.O.C Bridge.
• The 1961 Tamil movie 'Kappal’ottiya Thamizlan’ is based on the life story of Vallinayagam Olaganathan Chidambaram Pillai. It stars Sivaji Ganesan in the lead role.

Timeline

1872: Vallinayagam Olaganathan Chidambaram Pillai was born on September 5.
1895: Married Valliammai.
1901: His wife died of illness.
1905: Joined politics by becoming a member of the Indian National Congress.
1906: Started his shipping company Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company on November 12.
1908: Was arrested on charges of sedition on March 12.
1908: Sent to the Central Prison in Coimbatore on July 9.
1911: His shipping company Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company is liquidated.
1912: Released from prison on December 12.
1920: Presided over the Calcutta session of INC.
1936: Died on November 18.

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King of forest - LION

Lion is known for it's strength and excellent hunting tactics.The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. They are known as KING OF FOREST. Here are some interesting facts about them.

•  African lions are the most social of all big cats and live together in groups or “prides.” A pride consists of about 15 lions.
• Male lions defend the pride’s territory while females do most of the hunting. Despite this, the males eat first.
• These majestic cats are threatened by habitat loss. The lion is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
• The lion was once found throughout Africa, Asia and Europe but now exists only in Africa with one exception. The last remaining Asiatic lions are found in Sasan-Gir National Park in India, which was primarily created to protect the species. Currently, there are approximately 350-400 lions in the park.
• A lion’s roar can be heard from as far as 5 miles away.
• A lion can run for short distances at 50 mph and leap as far as 36 feet.
• Even though the lion is sometimes referred to as the “king of the jungle,” it actually only lives in grasslands and plains. The expression may have come from an incorrect association between Africa and jungles or may refer to a less literal meaning of the word jungle.
• A good gauge of a male lion’s age is the darkness of his mane. The darker the mane, the older the lion.
• A lion’s heels don’t touch the ground when it walks.
• A lion may sleep up to 20 hours a day.

Top 5 Strange Lion Facts
The lion's worst enemy might come as a surprise, as the culprit is the size of a small dog: turns out the porcupine is the thorn in the big cat's side, or rather mouth, as a lion tricked into sniffing the clever porcupine's sharp quills often ends up with one or more stuck in its jaw for life.

Top 5 Strange Lion Facts

4. Tantalizing Tail
The lion is the only member of the cat family with a tasseled tail, which serves a purpose beyond aesthetics. It's often used to signal to other members of the pride, with messages ranging from directional, "this way" commands to flirtatious, "come hither" invitations!

3. A Manicurist's Nightmare
A lion's claws are not only very sharp, but also retractable, which helps maintain the big cat's slice-and-dice capabilities by preventing injury during play. Their claws grow as a series of layers. These eventually shred to expose new claws that can reach lengths of up to 1 1/2 inches from the base to tip.

2. Armed to the Teeth
A lion's back teeth (called carnassals) work like a pair of scissors, which comes in handy when tackling a fresh piece of meat. Though the teeth help cut up their meals, lions don't actually chew their food, but rather swallow it in chunks, using only one side of their mouth at a time.

1. Rub-a-Dub-Dub
Male and females greet each other not with a handshake but with a rub, which sometimes becomes so vigorous that one gets knocked down in the process. The act is meant as a means of bonding, as lions leave scent markings on each other during the process, similar to how house cats rub up against their pet parents to demonstrate ownership (but hopefully, with less injury!).

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Masani - Tamil Movie Review

We have been flooded with comedy films in the recent months. A series of films in this genre have hit the screens since January. For a change, a film with super-natural story is before you in the form of Masani featuring Ramki, Akhil, Roja, Iniya, Sijarose, Sarathbabu, YG Mahendran, Adukalam Naren and others.

The film has not been in news like many other small-films in the recent times. But the posters of the film have generated curiosity in the minds of audience as it has been a while where audience came across a super-natural genre film. This factor made people to wait for the release. Now, let us see what the Tamil film has to offer. Read on for the review...

There is a village in Salem district where sculptors come to complete the Amman statue. The headman of the place, Sarath Babu with his Roja wants them to complete the work, but unfortunately who ever tries to work on the stature, they get killed or they ran out of the village. The troubles are caused by a ghost. Why? There is a flashback where we are told about a couple and their broken love. This forms the main plot of the story.

Director K Padmaraja has brought out various factors into the story like myth, beliefs and has tried to give realistic look to the film. By roping in seasoned actors, the filmmaker has brought out best from his artists.

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kadhal konden - Tamil Song Notes

Music Director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Directed by: Selvaraghavan
Year: 2003

Song: dhevadhaiyai kanden

Notes: s r2 g2 m1 p d1 n2 S

dhevadhaiyai kanden kadhalil vizhundhen en uyirudan kalandhuvittal
p  m p   g   mp d   pm p g   m p   d    d  pdpm g   m g  g  r  s

nenjukkul nuzhaindhal moochinil niraindhal en mugavari mAtri vaithal
pm p  g   m p    d    pm p  g   m p   d    d  p dpm g  mg g  r  s

oru vannathu poochi endhan vazhithedi vandhadhu
ss  sr g g   g  g   g gr   r g  m  g  r  s  rsn.

adhan vannangal mattum ingu viralodu ulladhu
n.n.  sr g  g   g  g   g gr r g m g  r s rsn.

theekkulle viral vaithen
s    p  S  n n   S  p

thani theevil kadai vaithen
p  p  p   dm  m m   p  g

manal veedu katti vaithen
m m   p  g  m  p  d  p

(dhEvadhaiyai kaNdEn)

dhevadhai dhevadhai dhevadhai dhevadhai
p  p p    p  p p    p  p m    g  m p

aval oru dhevadhai dhevadhai dhevadhai dhevadhai
pp   pdp p  p p    p  p p    mg m r    r  g m

Stanza 1:

vizhi oramai oru neer thuli vazhiyudhe en kadhali
g r   gr gs  ss  r    m  g  g g  r gs  s  r m  g

adhan azhangal nee unanrndhal podhum podhum podhum
rr    gr   gs  s   n.s   r    r r    r r    r r

azhiyamale oru nyabagam alai payuthe enna karanam
rr  g r g  ss  r  m g   rr   g r g   s s  r m g

arugamaiyil un vasam veesinai swasam sooderidum
rr g r  g   s  n.sr  r  r r   r  r   r  r r gr

karkarai mele pookkum pookkal koondhalai poi dhan seradhe
s  p S   S Sn nS  nd  p   p   m   m  p   d   n    dndp p

eththanai kadhal eththanai asai
s  p  pS  S Sn   nS n  d   p

thadumarudhe thadam marudhe
p  m p d p   p  m   p d p

adi bhoomi kanavu udaindhu poguthe
pm  p   d  p p d  pp   d   p p p

(dhevadhaiyai kanden)

Stanza 2: (notes similar to Stanza 1)

thoazhiyae oru naerathil
thoazhilae nee saaigayil
paaviyaai manam paazhai
poagum poagum poagum
soaliyaai ennai suzhatrinaay
soozhnilai dhisai maatrinaay
kaanalaai oru kaadhal kandaen
kannai kurudaakkinaay
kaatrinil kizhiyum ilaigalukkellaam
kaatridam koabam kidaiyaadhu
unnidam koabam ingu naan kondaal
engu poavadhu enna aavadhu
endhan vaazhvum thaazhvum unnai saervadhu

(dhevadhaiyai kanden)

Song: manasu rendum

Notes: s r2 g2 m1 p d1 n2 S

manasu rendum paarkka
p p n  n  p   n    nS

kangal rendum theenda
p  n   n  p   n    nS

udhadu rendum urasa
pp  n  n  p   nn nS

kaadhal vellam ingu ponguthey
n  d2   d2 m   m m  mp d mp

narambil oru nadhi paayuthey idhu enna vaetkai
p n  n   dp  p p   pd m mp   pn   n d  pdm mp

kaadhal vali udal kaayuthey idhu enna vaazhkkai
pn n    d p  pp   pd m mp   pn   n d  pd    pm

oru paarvaiyil oru vaarthaiyil
gg  rg  m  rg  gg  rg  m   rg

oru theendalil naan meendum piRappaenae
gg  rg   m rg  g    R   r   r r  rg g

(manasu rendum...)

Stanza 1:

kaadhal sarugaana pinbu moagam vandhaalae saabam
s  n    n n n  n  d2 n  s  n   n  n   S   d2 n

kannil mul vaithu moodi thoonga sonnaalae paavam
s  n   n   n  n   d2 n  s    n  n  n  S   d2 n

un maarbil vazhigindra neer alli
s  s   n   n n  n   S  d2   n S

marundhu poala kudippaen
g r1 s   s  s  s s  s

en piththam konjam thanippaen
ns gr1 s    s  s   s  s  sn

un paadha suvadukkul
ns  gr1 s  s s s  s

surundu vizhundhu marippaen
g r1 s  s s   s   s s  sn

udal seeruthey niram maaruthey
gg     rg m rg    g g   rg m rg

vali yaeruthey idhu enna kalavaramoa
g g  rg m rg     gr     r r  r r r g g

(manasu rendum...)

nilavin oliyil alaigal eriyuma
g3m mp  pp p   nd  p   pp p p

alaiyin vaedhanai nilavu ariyuma
g3m m   p  p  p   n d p  pp p p

vaedhanaigal nenjil sugama engum paravudhadee
nS n  d  p   p  p   p n d  p m   g3m p d  p

udalae udalae urandhu poaividu
g3m mp pp p   nd  p   p   p p

manamae manamae irandhu poaividu
g3m mp  p p p   nd  p   p   p p

paadhaiyilae siru kallaai ennai kidakka vidu
nS n  d  p   p p  p  nd   p m   g3m  p  d p

un  paarvaiyil ennai kondruvidu pennae
sn. s   r1 n.  s s   s   s r1n. s  s

un  koondhalil ennai pudhaithu vidu pennae
sn. s   r1 n.  s s   s s   s   r1n. s  s

un paarvaiyil ennai kondruvidu pennae
n  S   R1 n   S S   S   S R1n  S  S

koondhalil ennai pudhaithu vidu pennae
n   S  d2  n n   n n   n   S d2 n  n

kolvadharku munnae oru muththamidu pennae
d  d n   p  d  d   dd  d   d  n p  d  d

adhai marakkaadhey...
pm    g3m  pd p

oru paarvaiyil oru vaarthaiyil
oru theendalil naan meendum piRappaenae

(manasu rendum...)

Song: Nenjodu Kalandhidu

Notes: s r2 g3 m1 p d2 n3 S

nenjoadu kalanthidu uravaalae kaalangal maranthidu anbae
g  p  g  m g  r  s  rg rs r   g  p  g   m g  r  s  sn.r

nilavoadu thendralum varum vaelai kaayangal maranthidu anbae
g g p  g  m g  r s   r g   rs r   g  p  g   m g  r  s  sn.r

oru  paarvai paarththu naan nindraal
d.n. s   s   rg    g   rg   r   n.

siru poovaaga nee malarvaaye
d.n. s  s  s  rg  g g  p  dpr

oru  vaarththai ingu naan sonnaal
d.n. s     s    rg g rg   r  n.

vali poagum en anbae anbae
d.n. s  g   g  g p   g pd p


Stanza 1:

kannadi endrum udaindhalum kooda pimbangal kattum parkkindren
gp p g  m  mp  pd   p  g   m  mp p  pg g   m  mp  pd  p   r

puyal pona pinnum pudhu pookkal pookkum ilavenil varai naan irukkindren
g p   p g  m  mp  p d   p   g   m   mp  pp pg g  m m   mp   pd  p   r

mugamoodi anihindra ulagidhu
p p n  S  nd dp  p  dp n d

un muhamendru ondringu ennadhu
p  p p n   S  nd dp p  dpn d

nadhi neerile ada vizhundhalume
p p   n  n np gm  p p   d  d d

andha nilavendrum nanayadhe va nanba
g m   p p d   d   d d S S   Sd Sd SR

Stanza - 2  (notes similar to Stanza 1)
kalangal oadum idhu kadhaiyagi pogum en kanneer thuliyin eeram vazhum
thaayaaga needhaan thalai koatha vandhaalum
un madimeedhu meendum jananam vaendum
yen vaazhkkai nee ingu thanthadhu
adi un naatkkal thaanae ingu vaazhvadhu
kaadhal illai idhu kaamam illai
indha uravukku ulagaththil peyarillai

oru paarvai paarththu nee nindraal
siru poovaaga naan malarvaenae
oru vaarththai ingu nee sonnaal
vali poagum yeN anbae anbae

Song: thottu thottu

Notes: s r1 g3 m1 p d1 n2 S

thottu thottu pokum thendral daegam engum veesadhoa
g2  r2 g2  m  r r   s    s   g2 r2  g2m   r  r s

vittu vittu thoorum thooral vellamaaga  maaradhoa
g2 r2 g2 m  r   r   s   s   n. n.s  sg2 r  rs s

oru vetkkam ennai ingu theendiyadhe aval parkkum parvai dhan kulirkiradhe
ss  s   r   s r   s r  n.   s s r   ss   s   r   s  r   sr   n.n. s s r

pohum paadhai dhaan therikiradhae   manam engum mayangidum pozhudhu
s r   s  r    sr    n. n.s s r      s s   p pd  m d  p m   g r  s

vaarththaiya idhu mounamaa  vaanavil verum saayama
s     s   r  rs   n. s r    s  s r   r s   n. s r

vannama manam minnuma thedi thedi tholaindhidum pozhudhu
s  r g  g s   s  r m  s  r  p  d  m  d   p  m   g r  s

(thottu thottu)

Stanza 1:

indha kanavu nilaikkuma dhinam kaana kidaikkumaa
p.p.  s s s  s s   s r  p. p.  s  s  s s   s r

un uravu vandhadhaal pudhu ulagam kidaikkumaa
p. ss s  s  s  sg2r  g g   gg g   g g   g gpm

thozhi undhan karangal theenda devanaagi poanaenae
n. d2. n.s    d.d. d.  p.   p. n.d2.n.s  d. d. p.

vaeli  poatta idhaiyam maelae vellai kodiya paarthaenae
n. d2. n.  s  d.d. d.  p. p.  m. m.  p.p.n. d.  d.  p.

thathi thadavi ingu parkaiyile padha suvadu ondru therikiradhe
s  r   s  s r  s r  n. s  s r  s r   s s r  s  r  n. n.s s r

vanam ondrudhan bhoomi ondrudhan vazhndhu paarthu veezhnthidalame
s r   g  g g    s   r  m  m m    s    r   p   d   md    p  m grs

(thottu thottu)

Stanza 2:

vinnum odudhe mannum odudhe kangal sivandhu thalai sutriyadhe
p. p.  ss n.s p. p.  ss n.s p. p.  s s  s   n. s   n. s s r

idhayam valikkudhe iravu kodhikkudhe idhu oru sugamendru purigiradhe
p.p.p.  s s  s n.s p.p.p.s s   s n.s n.n. n.s s s s   r  g p m g rs

netru partha nilava endru nenjam ennai ketkiradhe
n3.n3.s  r   s s s  sr sr n3.n3. s r   s  s s s

pootti  vaitha uravugaL mele pudhiya siragu mulaikkiradhe
n3. n3. s  r   ss s s   s g2 g2   r2 s s n. d.d.  d.n.n.p.

idhu enna  ulagam endru theriyavillai vidhigal varai muraigal puriyavillai
ss   s r   ss r   s  r  n. n.s s  r   s s  r   s s   r s  r   n.n.s s  r

idhaya dhesathil irangi pogayil inba thunbam edhuvumillai
ss  r  g  g g    ss  r  m m m   s r  p   d   md  p m  grs

(thottu thottu)

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Fast And Furious 6 - Review

Cast:Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson
Director: Justin Lin

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Review

Your auto insurance policy probably has clauses specifying whether you are covered for damage from missiles, falling objects, riots, civil war, earthquakes, hail, radioactive contamination, discharge of a nuclear weapon. But it’s time once again to check that it also addresses whether you are insured against accidentally driving onto the set of a Fast & Furious movie.

If you blundered into the shooting of Fast & Furious 6, for instance, you are almost surely walking now: If the flip-your-car-over speedsters didn’t wreck your vehicle, the giant tank surely did.

Most of the familiar faces are back for this latest bacchanalia of reckless driving, including Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto. Toretto is relaxing in fair-weather retirement, living off the big score of the previous movie in the franchise, when he is called back into service, as it were, by Luke Hobbs, the federal agent who both pursues and admires him and his band of renegades.

Hobbs is again played by Dwayne Johnson and his biceps, which get enough camera time that you expect the closing credits to include two arm wranglers, one for each. Johnson has seemingly been in every movie released in the last two years and has a reality television show, The Hero, coming on TNT. But he knows how to deploy his half-dozen expressions – the sly grin, the single-eyebrow arch – and is still a welcome sight, where other actors might by this point be overexposed.

He also doesn’t hijack this movie the way his character did in the recent G.I. Joe: Retaliation. F&F 6 is still primarily about Toretto and his buddies. It is no spoiler to say that Michelle Rodriguez, seemingly killed off in an earlier film, returns as Letty Ortiz (she’s in the opening credits), Toretto’s tough-as-nails love interest. The gimmick here is that she’s now working for the opposition, mercenaries led by Owen Shaw (Luke Evans). Oh, and she has amnesia and doesn’t remember Toretto.

That provides just enough plot to propel the movie from car chase to car chase. The real question here is whether Justin Lin, the director of this film and three of its predecessors, can top himself. The climactic sequence of his Fast Five involved a preposterous scene in which race cars towed a giant bank vault through the streets at high speed.

Here Lin offers two tricks. The bad guys have flip cars, sleek machines whose armor-plated front ends are designed so that when they strike another vehicle, it goes spinning through the air. And in a later chase, Shaw and friends pull out a formidable tank that turns any vehicle it encounters into squished scrap metal.

These flashy smashes and a climactic sequence, in which the good guys try to prevent Shaw from taking off in an airliner by tethering their cars to it, make the movie a satisfying thrill ride, at least on a par with the earlier installments. A nice twist near the end is well disguised, and a coda hints at what’s to come in Part 7.

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Shaheed Bhagat Singh - Biography

Born: September 27, 1907
Martyrdom: March 23, 1931
Achievements:
 Gave a new direction to revolutionary movement in India, formed 'Naujavan Bharat Sabha' to spread the message of revolution in Punjab, formed 'Hindustan Samajvadi Prajatantra Sangha' along with Chandrasekhar Azad to establish a republic in India, assassinated
police official Saunders to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai, dropped bomb in Central Legislative Assembly along with Batukeshwar Dutt.

 Bhagat Singh was one of the most prominent faces of Indian freedom struggle. He was a revolutionary ahead of his times. By Revolution he meant that the present order of things, which is based on manifest injustice must change. Bhagat Singh studied the European revolutionary movement and was greatly attracted towards socialism. He realised that the overthrow of British rule should be accompanied by the socialist reconstruction of Indian society and for this political power must be seized by the workers.

  Though portrayed as a terrorist by the British, Sardar Bhagat Singh was critical of the individual terrorism which was prevalent among the revolutionary youth of his time and called for mass mobilization. Bhagat Singh gave a new direction to the revolutionary movement in India. He differed from his predecessors on two counts. Firstly, he accepted the logic of atheism and publicly proclaimed it. Secondly, until then revolutionaries had no conception of post-independence society. Their immediate goal was destruction of the British Empire and they had no inclination to work out a political alternative. Bhagat Singh, because of his interest in studying and his keen sense of history gave revolutionary movement a goal beyond the elimination of the British. A clarity of vision and determination of purpose distinguished Bhagat Singh from other leaders of the National Movement. He emerged as the only alternative to Gandhi and the Indian National Congress, especially for the youth.

  Bhagat Singh was born in a Sikh family in village Khatkar Kalan in Nawanshahar district of Punjab. The district has now been renamed as Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar in his memory. He was the third son of Sardar Kishan Singh and Vidyavati. Bhagat Singh's family was actively involved in freedom struggle. His father Kishan Singh and uncle Ajit Singh were members of Ghadr Party founded in the U.S to oust British rule from India. Family atmosphere had a great effect on the mind of young Bhagat Singh and patriotism flowed in his veins from childhood.

  While studying at the local D.A.V. School in Lahore, in 1916, young Bhagat Singh came into contact with some well-known political leaders like Lala Lajpat Rai and Ras Bihari Bose. Punjab was politically very charged in those days. In 1919, when Jalianwala Bagh massacre took place, Bhagat Singh was only 12 years old. The massacre deeply disturbed him. On the next day of massacre Bhagat Singh went to Jalianwala Bagh and collected soil from the spot and kept it as a memento for the rest of his life. The massacre strengthened his resolve to drive British out from India. 

 In response to Mahatma Gandhi's call for non-cooperation against British rule in 1921, Bhagat Singh left his school and actively participated in the movement. In 1922, when Mahatma Gandhi suspended Non-cooperation movement against violence at Chauri-chaura in Gorakhpur, Bhagat was greatly disappointed. His faith in non violence weakened and he came to the conclusion that armed revolution was the only practical way of winning freedom. To continue his studies, Bhagat Singh joined the National College in Lahore, founded by Lala Lajpat Rai. At this college, which was a centre of revolutionary activities, he came into contact with revolutionaries such as Bhagwati Charan, Sukhdev and others.

 To avoid early marriage, Bhagat Singh ran away from home and went to Kanpur. Here, he came into contact with a revolutionary named Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, and learnt his first lessons as revolutionary. On hearing that his grandmother was ill, Bhagat Singh returned home. He continued his revolutionary activities from his village. He went to Lahore and formed a union of revolutionaries by name 'Naujavan Bharat Sabha'. He started spreading the message of revolution in Punjab. In 1928 he attended a meeting of revolutionaries in Delhi and came into contact with Chandrasekhar Azad. The two formed 'Hindustan Samajvadi Prajatantra Sangha'. Its aim was to establish a republic in India by means of an armed revolution.

 In February 1928, a committee from England, called Simon Commission visited India. The purpose of its visit was to decide how much freedom and responsibility could be given to the people of India. But there was no Indian on the committee. This angered Indians and they decided to boycott Simon Commission. While protesting against Simon Commission in Lahore, Lala Lajpat Rai was brutally Lathicharged and later on succumbed to injuries. Bhagat Singh was determined to avenge Lajpat Rai's death by shooting the British official responsible for the killing, Deputy Inspector General Scott. He shot down Assistant Superintendent Saunders instead, mistaking him for Scott. Bhagat Singh had to flee from Lahore to escape death punishment.

 Instead of finding the root cause of discontent of Indians, the British government took to more repressive measures. Under the Defense of India Act, it gave more power to the police to arrest persons to stop processions with suspicious movements and actions. The Act brought in the Central Legislative Assembly was defeated by one vote. Even then it was to be passed in the form of an ordinance in the "interest of the public." Bhagat Singh who was in hiding all this while, volunteered to throw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly where the meeting to pass the ordinance was being held. It was a carefully laid out plot, not to cause death or injury but to draw the attention of the government, that the modes of its suppression could no more be tolerated. It was decided that Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt would court arrest after throwing the bomb.

 On April 8, 1929 Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw bombs in the Central Assembly Hall while the Assembly was in session. The bombs did not hurt anyone. After throwing the bombs, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt, deliberately courted arrest by refusing to run away from the scene. During his trial, Bhagat Singh refused to employ any defence counsel. In jail, he went on hunger strike to protest the inhuman treatment of fellow-political prisoners by jail authorities. On October 7, 1930 Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru were awarded death sentence by a special tribunal. Despite great popular pressure and numerous appeals by political leaders of India, Bhagat Singh and his associates were hanged in the early hours of March 23, 1931

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Upcoming Movies Trailors - 2013

Singam 2

Director : Hari

Music Director: Devisri prasadh

cast:

Surya Sivakumar

Anushka Shetty

Hansika Motwani

Vivek

Nassar

Vijayakumar

Radha Ravi

Santhanam

Vallinam

Director: Arivazhagan

Producer: Oscar Ravichandran

Music Director: Thaman S

Cast

Nakul

Mridula

Anupama Kumar

Atul Kulkarni

NETRU INDRU

Written and Directed by : Padmamagan( the director of ‘Ammuvagiya Naan’)
Produced by : S.Malathy
Music : Rehha
Lyrics : Yugabharthi

Cast

Vimal
Prasanna
Richard
Bharani

Harish 

Nithish 

Gemini’Balaji

Arundhathi 

Nandhagi 

Rendavadhu Padam

Director: C.S.Amudhan
Producer: Dharani
Music Director: Kannan

Cast

Vimal
Vijayalakshmi
Aravind Akash
Richard
Venkat Prabhu
Iniya
Sanjana Singh

Theeya Vela Seiyyanum Kumaru

Director: Sundar C
Producer: Khushboo
Music Director: Sathya C
Lyricst: Pa. Vijay

Cast

Siddharth Narayan
Hansika Motwani
Santhanam
Manobala
Ganesh Venkatraman

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Neram - Tamil Movie Review

Comedy movies in the recent times have done well in Tamil films. Especially, the movies made by young team without big star casts have been kindly welcomed by Kollywood audience. Now, yet another film is before cine-goers in the form of Neram. 
Neram is a bilingual movie, simultaneously made in Malayalam and Tamil. The film stars young Malayalam actors Nivin Pauly and Nazriya Nazim in the leads. The Malayalam version was released last week and the Kollywood version has released yesteray (May 17).
The movie is a romantic-comedy thriller set in Chennai. Vetri (Nivin Pauly) is a software engineer based in Chennai. Unfortunately, the highly-qualified man loses his job after his US based company lands in a financial crisis. He has also taken loan from a notorious moneylender (Simhaa) and has not paid interests for the last couple of months. 
Now, the moneylender sets him a deadline to clear his money and on the other end, his fiancee, Jeena (Nazriya Nazim) leaves her father's (Thambi Ramaiah) house. It is because he does not want his daughter to marry an unemployed. More importantly, he forces her to tie the knot with a boy chosen by him. 
To add salt into Vetri's misery, her father files a complaint against Vetri, who is in need of money to conduct his sister's marriage. Well, we have seen heroes struggling very hard to come out of crisis all these years in our films. But Vetri, a modern-day youth, finds innovative ideas to solve his problems and he even puts his friend in trouble to escape from his own problems. How the bad time changes into good time in their lives form the rest of the story. 
Director Alphonse Putharen has created a working plot for Neram. Adding romantic charm, he has come up with an enjoyable trait, which is infused with a good measure of likability. He narrates a simple story of a crisis-ridden character, which should accomplish many tasks in very little time.

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Father of Cinema - Eadweard Muybridge

Galloping Horse - 1878

Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) revolutionised photography. He is best known for his seminal work Animal Locomotion where he documented both humans and animals in motion. This body of work, initially began with a wager from one of Muybridges patrons in 1877 that a Horse does not at any one time have his feet off the ground while galloping. While this work is his most famous and has influenced photography, cinema and science for more than a century, the current Tate Britain retrospective (the first of this kind in the UK ans finishing on 16th January) has highlighted some other interesting facts about Eadweard Muybridge that you may not already know.

1  He changed his name more than his facial hair.

Eadweard Muybridge

People commonly mistake his name to be Edward Mybridge, but his name was just as much changed and mistaken during his own lifetime. He was born Edward James Muggeridge, has been listed as Muggeridge and Muygridge after moving to America, revised it to Edwardo Santiago Maybridge while in central America, changed his first name to Eduardo after a Saxon King, and was conferred as Professor Muybridge. The last form on his gravestone is Eadweard Muybridge. He also published some of his work under the name Helios. One thing that never changed though, was his beard. Apart from when he went grey.

2  He was acquitted for the Murder of his wife’s lover.

Flora Muybridge

In 1891, Muybridge married 19 year-old divorce Flora Stone, who was over 20 years his junior. Three years later she bore a child, Floredo Helious Muybridge. At first the child’s paternity was never in question, but as Muybridge spent many long periods away from home he eventually became suspicious that he may not be the child’s father. When his suspicions were confirmed, he then went and shot Harry Larkyns, Flora’s lover.

As Muybridge was a minor celebrity in San Francisco at the time, the murder and trial caused a scandal. However, Muybridge  was acquitted for the crime on the grounds of justifiable homicide for what he had discovered. Flora asked for a divorce but she mysteriously died of Typhoid soon after the trial, and Floredo was sent to an orphanage.

The story is very Sunset Beach, and was fictionalised in an opera by Phillip Glass in 1982 entitled The Photographer.

3  He created two panoramas of San Francisco, one seventeen foot long.

Section of 1878 San Francisco Panorama

Muybridge created two Panaromas of San Francisco, the city he was largely based in during his time in America. A fire destroyed the glass plate negatives of the first panorama created in 1877, so Muybridge set about creating another Panorama a year later. It is estimated that it took 15-25 minutes to to expose each of the 13 glass plates.

4  Francis Bacon owned four copies of Humans in Motion.

Francis Bacon - Triptych 1974-1977

Many of Muybridges stills served as inspirations for Francis Bacon’s own work, who always drew from photographs. Muybridges studies of motion drew countless inspiration for other Artists including Edgar Degas and Marcel Duchamp.

5  Muybridge also documented a Baboon in motion.

I had to finish with a red arse.

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Minnale - Tamil Song Notes

Music Director: Harris Jeyaraj

Directed by: Goutham Vasudev Menon


Year: 2001

Song: Azhagiya theeye
Notes: s r2 g2 m1 p d1 n2 S

Eh…azhagiya theeye, ennai vaattughiraaye.. 
p  mg  m p  g   s   p p   m  gm p  gs gsn.
G  FD# F G  D#  C   G G   F  D#FG  D#C D#CA#.

Oru  hykoo kavithai vizhighalil nee paada paada… 
n.s  g g   g g g    g m  p  g   m p g  s  gs n.
A#.C D# D# D# D# D# D#F  G  D#  F G D# C  D#C A#.

Oru  hypertension thalaikeruthe…naanum vaada 
n.s  g g  g  g    g  m  p g m p m  g   m  p
A#.C D# D# D# D#  D# F  G D#F G F  D#  F  G

Paavaighal unnakoru allergy adda… 
p. s  p.   p.p.s p. d.p. m. g.m.p.
G. C  G.   G.G.C G. G#.G.F. D#.F.G.

Avalai   paarthadhum unnakulle energy  adda… 
g.g.m.   p.  s  p.   p.p.s  p. d.p.m.  g. m.p.
D#.D#.F. G.  C  G.   G.G.C  G. G#.G.F. D#. F.G.

Ennai yetho seithu vitaal…. 
g m   mp m  gr s   n.s
D#F   FG F  D#D C  A#.C

Common babe don’t do this babe…. 
s  g   mp p s     g  m    mp p
C  D#  FG G C     D# F    FG G

Nenjai poo poal koidhu vitaal… 
g  m   mp  m    gr s   n.sm p m g
D# F   FG  F    D#D C  A#.CF G F D#

Nenjai poo poal koidhu vitaal… 
g  m   pS  pm   gr s   n.s
D# F   GC+ GF   D#D C  A#.C

Don’t you ever do this….3x 
s     s   rg   r  s
C     C   DD#  D  C

Stanza 1:
 
 
Varave illai urakkam, 
g r s  r s   n.sn.p.
D# D C D C   A#.CA#.G.

atharkkum illai erakkam 
gr   s    r s   n.sn.p.
D#D  C    D C   A#.CA#.G.

Imaighal ondraagha eppoathum seraamal… 
p.m m    m m   mp  m g  r    s n. d.
G.F F    F F   FG  F D# D    C A#. G#.

Idaiyil nindraaye  ithu  nyayamaa, 
p.m m   m  m   md  pm    gr s n3.
G.F F   F  F   FG# GF   D#D C B.

BP  yeri poachu ila ratham, 
gm  p m  p  m   gm  p p
D#F G F  G  F   D#F G G

Nenjil kaandham poala oru yutham 
g  m   p   m    p  m  gm  p p
D# F   G   F    G  F  D#F G G

Adi artha raathiri samma mathiri vekkam paarkuthadi kannil… 
gm  p m   p  m  g  m  g  m g  r  m  m   m   m m  p  g  r
D#F G F   G  F  D# F  D# F D# D  F  F   F   F F  G  D# D

Ennai minnal thaakave theeyum kaatrum ondru saernthatho unnil… 
r g   m  g   m   g r  g   m   r  g    m g   m    g  r   g m
D D#  F  D#  F   D# D D#  F   D  D#   F D#  F    D# D   D# F

Nee ennai suttathum, analil ittathum, intha mattilum poa poa poathum… 
rg  m g   m  g r     gg r   g r s     r s   r  s n.  s   g   mp mp
DD# F D#  F  D# D    D#D# D D# D C    D C   D  C A#. C   D#  FG FG

(azhagiya)

Stanza 2: (notes similar to Stanza 1)
 
 
Udhathil unthan peyarthaan…udalil unthan uyirthaan… 
Melathil nindralum nee enge sendralum 
Naan unnai thodughenre nizhal allava… 
Kaathal *kick erri manam thotta 
Avalai sekku polle nee suthu 
Unnai konjam konjamai thunda thundamai pottuthu enna? 
Kodi minnal kaatiye thegham yaavum , 
Minnal polleve minna , 
Naan ennai en idam illai endruthan penne un idam vanthen thedu…. 

(azhagiya)

Song : Ore gnabakam
Notes: s r2 g3 m1 p d2 n3 S

iru vizhi unathu – imaigalum unathu 
sr  s n.  d.n.s    sr  s n.  d.n.s
CD  C B.  A.B.C    CD  C B.  A.B.C

kanavugal mattum enathae enathu
s r s n.  d.n.s  gr gr   sn.s
C D C B.  A.B.C  ED ED   CB.C

naatkal neeluthae- nee engoe ponathum 
s   s   sr g rg    g   m m   m g r
C   C   CD E DE    E   F F   F E D

En thandanai naan ingae vaazhvathum 
s  sr  g rg  g    m m   m    g r
C  CD  E DE  E    F F   F    E D

Orae  nyabagam- orae nyabagam 
d.r   gd.n.s    d.r  gd.n.s
A.D   EA.B.C    A.D  EA.B.C

iru vizhi unathu – imaigalum unathu 
sr  s n.  d.n.s    sr  s n.  d.n.s
CD  C B.  A.B.C    CD  C B.  A.B.C

kanavugal mattum enathae enathu
s r s n.  d.n.s  gr gr   sn.s
C D C B.  A.B.C  ED ED   CB.C

naatkal neeluthae- nee engoe ponathum 
s   s   sr g rg    s   m m   m g r
C   C   CD E DE    C   F F   F E D

En thandanai naan ingae vaazhvathum 
s  sp  g rg  s    m m   m    g r
C  CG  E DE  C    F F   F    E D

Oh oh hooo Orae  nyabagam- 
s  p  rgr  g mg  r  s r
C  G  DED  E FE  D  C D

Oh oh hooo unthan nyabagam 
s  p  rgr  m g    r  s sr
C  G  DED  F E    D  C CD

Kaadhal Kaayam naerum poethu thookkam ingu aethu 
rg g    g  g   r  g   g  g   r    g   g r  rg s
DE E    E  E   D  E   E  E   D    E   E D  DE C

Orae  nyabagam- orae nyabagam 
d.r   gd.n.s    d.r  gd.n.s
A.D   EA.B.C    A.D  EA.B.C

Song: Vaerenna (Ivan yaaro)

Notes: s r2 g2 m1 p d1 n2 S

Vearenna vearenna vaendum  Oru  murai sonnaal poathum 

n  n  S  S  S  S  R   S    nn   n S   S  S    R  S

A# A# C+ C+ C+ C+ D+  C+   A#A# A# C+ C+ C+   D+ C+

 Nilavaiyum unthan kaal mithiyaai veipenne   veipenne    veipenne... 

 n n n  S   S S    n    n S  S    P  PR R    P  PR R     P  PR R

A# A# A# C+ C+ C+  A#  A# C+ C+  G+ G+D+ D+  G+ G+D+ D+  G+ G+D+ D+

Sollavum kooda vaendaam, kannimaithaale poathum... 

n  n S   S  S  R   S     n  n S  S   S  R  S

A# A# C+ C+ C+ D+  C+    A# A#C+ C+  C+ D+ C+

Kaelvighal indri  uyiraiyum naan tharuvaenne... 

n   n S    S S    nn n  S   S    P  P PR  R 

A#  A# C+  C+ C+ A#A# A#C+  C+   G+ G+ G+D+  D+ 

Oh   ho ho ho oh... Oh     ho… 

G3M  M  G3 R  S     RG3R   S

E+F+ F+ E+ D+ C+    D+E+D+ C+

Oh…   maunam maunam maunam maunam yean maunam yean … 

G3M   M  M   M  G3  R  S   RG3R   S    RG3R   S

E+F+ F+  F+  F+ E+ D+  C+  D+E+D+ C+   D+E+D+ C+

Vearenna    vaendum vaendum seighiren… seighiren 

G3M M M     M   P   D2  P   RG3 R S    RG3 R S

E+F+ F+ F+  F+  G+  A+  G+  D+E+ D+ C+ D+E+ D+ C+

Evan yaaro evan yaaro vanthathu etharkaagha? 

rm   gr s  rm   gr s  rm m  p   pp   p  p

DF   D#DC  DF   D#DC  DF F  G   GG   G  G

Sirikindraan rasikindraan enakke enakaagha… 

r m gr s     r m gr s     rm  mp pp p  p

D F D#DC     D F D#D C    DF  FG GG G  G

Ennaachu     enakke   theriyavillai… 

p pS SR      nS  nd   p  p p p  p

G GC+ C+D+  A#C+ A#G# G  G G G  G

en moochin   kaaichal kuraiyavillai… 

p  pS SR     nS  nd2  p p  p p  p

G  GC+ C+D+ A#C+ A#A  G G  G G  G

Ada yenna   ithu yenna ithu ippadi  maatti kondaen, 

pp  pn d    pm   md p  mg   gpm g   r   s  n3.s

GG  GA# G#  GF   FG# G FD#  D#GF D# D   C  B.C

Ithu pidikiratha pidikalaiyaa yaar idam kaettu  sollvaen ? 

pp   p n d p m   m d p m  g   gp   mg   r   s   n3. s

GG   G A# G# G F F G#G F  D#  D#G  FD#  D   C   B.  C

(Evan yaaro)

Stanza 1:

Thoattathil ulla   thoattathil ulla    pookkal ellaame, vanna    pookkal ellaame… 

n    n S    S Sn   n    n S    S Sn    nS  nd2 p p  p   S  Sn    nS  nd2 p p  p

A#   A#C+   C+C+A# A#   A#C+  C+ C+A# A#C+ A#A G G  G   C+ C+A# A#C+ A#A G G  G

Thalaiyai thiruppi   paarkum  aanal    azhaithadhu unaithaane…naanum  azhaithadhu unaithaane.. 

n  n  n   S  S  Sn   n   nS   S Sn     nS   n  S   nd2 p   p  S  Sn   nS   G  R   nd2 p   p

A# A# A#  C+ C+ C+A# A#  A#C+ C+ C+A#  A#C+ A# C+  A#A G   G  C+ C+A# A#C+ D#+ D+ A#A G   G

Nenje    nenje   unnai       ulle    vaithathu yaaru… 

SR R     R  RS   R G RS      SR R    R  R  S   RP M

C+D+ D+  D+ D+C+ D+ D#+ D+C+ C+D+ D+ D+ D+ C+  D+G+ F+

nee varum paathai   enggum… 

d2  M M   MP MP     G  R

A   F+F+  F+G+ F+G+ D#+ D+

En iru     ullanghai  thaanggum… 

R  DD      D D  PM    MD    P

D+ G#+G#+ G#+G#+ G+F+ F+G#+ G+

(Evan yaaro)

Stanza 2: (notes similar to Stanza 1)

Hmmm… kaalgalin koluse kaalgalin koluse koabam varuhirathe… un mel koabam varuhirathe... 

Naanatha idathil sinunghida thudithaen nee vanthu keduthaiye…paavi nee vanthu keduthaiye… 

Yeano yeano ennai marthu seithai unnai… 

Naan unnai kaane thaana … 

yugham thoram kaathu kedanthenno… 

(Evan yaaro)

Song: Vaseegara

Notes: s r2 g2 m1 p d1 n2 S

(flute piece)

pppdp  mmgr rgmgrs

pppndp mmgr rgpmgrs

gggg mmmm ppnn SSRGR SSndp dpmpmpd mgr

vaseegara en nenjinikka un ponmadiyil thoonginaal podhum

r g  r g  g  rg m r  g  g  rg m r g   r    r pmp  g r

adhey ganam en kannuranga mun jenmangalin yaekkangal theerum

rg    r g   r  rg m r  g  g   rg m  r g   s   g  r   sr  n.

naan naesippadhum  swasippadhum  un dhayavaal thaane

s    s  g  r n.    n. r  s d.    d. n. d.p.   r   s

yaengukiraen thoongukiraen un ninaivaal naane..thaan

s   g r n.   n.   r s d.   d. n.d. p.   r  grs s

Stanza 1:

adai mazhai varum adhil nanaivoame  kulir kaichaloadu neram  oru poarvaikkul siru thookkam

sg   m p    m p   mp    m p  g  r   m m   m  p  g  g  r gs   sm  m   m  pmr  r m  pd   mp

kulu kulu poigal solli ennai velvaai adhu therindhum kooda anbe manam adhaiye thaan edhirpaarkkum

s g  m p  m  p   m  p  m p   g  r    mm   m  m  p    g  g  r gs s m   mm   m  pmr   rm   pd   mp

engaeyum poagaamal thinam veettilaeye nee vaendum

pSS  p   pR R  p   p  n   pG  M R  S  Sn  nS  nS

sila samayam vilayaattai un aadaikkulley naan vaendum

p S  S p p   p n n  m    m  d p   m  g   r    gm  r

(vaseegara)

Stanza 2: (notes similar to Stanza 1)

dhinamum nee kulithenai thaedi en saelai nuniyaal undhan thalai thudaippaaye adhu kavidhai

thirudan poal padhungiye thideerendru pinnaal vandhu ennai nee anaippaaye adhu kavidhai

yaaraenum mani kaettaal adhai solla kooda theriyaadhey

kaadhalenum mudiveliyil kadigaaram neram kidaiyaadhey

(vaseegara)

Song: Venmathi

Notes: s r2 g2 m1 p d1 n3 S

 Venmathi  venmathiye nillu, nee  vaanakum   meghaathukkum sollu… 

 G  G R    R  S S  n  nS S   SR   G  G R     R S   S   n   nS S

D#+ D#+ D+ D+ C+C+ B  BC+ C+ C+D+ D#+ D#+ D+ D+ C+ C+  B   BC+C+

 Vaanamthan  unnodaiya ishtam  endraal,   meghathakku illai  oru  nashtam… 

 G  G  R     R S S  n  nS S    RP GR      G G  R      R S    RSn  n   S

D#+ D#+ D+  D+ C+ C+ B BC+ C+ D+G+ D#+D+ D#+ D#+ D+  D+ C+  D+C+B B   C+

Unnai endradda naan marappaene naan marappaene… 

M M   M G3  M  M    G3M  P  G3 M    G3M  PDPD G3 

F+ F+ F+ E+ F+ F+   E+F+ G+ E+ F+   E+F+ G+G#+G+G#+ E+ 

 Unnaale    nenjil pootha kaadhal melum melum thunbam thunbam  vaendaam… 

 D D  P     P  M   M  G   G  R    S R   S R   S   R   S   RP   G   R

G#+ G#+ G+  G+ F+  F+ D#+ D#+D+   C+ D+ C+ D+ C+  D+  C+  D+G+ D#+ D+

(Venmathi)

Stanza 1:

Jannalin vazhi vanthu vizhunthathu 

g  m g   m g   r  m   p d   p  m

D# F D#  F D#  D  F   G G#  G  F

minnalin oli   athil therinthathu 

g  m g   mg    rm    p  d  p  m

D# F D#  FD#   DF    G  G# G  F

azhagu daevathai athisaya mughame… 

pd2 d2 d2 m m    d2n2S n2 d2S  n2

GA  A  A  F F    AA#C+ A# AC+  A#

Aah ha..

n2GR    n2dpm

A#D#+D+ A#G#GF

Thee pori ezha eru vizhighalum 

g    m g  mg   rm  p d  p  m

D#   F D# FD#  DF  G G# G  F

thee kuchi ena enai urasida

g    m g p mg  rm   pd p m

D#   F D#G FD# DF   GG#G F

Koadi pookkalaai malarnthathu maname… 

pd2d2 d2  m m    d2n2  S  n2  d2S n2

GA A  A   F F    A A#  C+ A#  AC+ A#

Aval azhaghai paada  oru  mozhi illaye,  alanthu paarka pala vizhi illaiye… 

n2n  SS  p    S  G   RS   n2n2  d2S n2   dd  p   d   S  n2d  p p   m d  p

A#B  C+C+ G   C+ D#+ D+C+ A#A#  AC+ A#  G#G# G   G#  C+ A#G# G G   F G# G

Enna iruntha poathum aval ena...thillaiye, maranthupo en  maname… 

n2n  SS  p   S  G    RS   n2n2  d2  S  n2  d d  g  d  d   S G R

A#B  C+C+G   C+ D#+  D+C+ A#A#  A   C+ A#  G#G# D# G# G# C+ D#+ D+

(Venmathi)

Stanza 2: (notes similar to Stanza 1)

Nenjinal varai aval porinthathu, aasaiyil mazhai athil nanainthathu… 

Nooru jenmanghal ninaivinil irrukum, athu pol entha naal varai … 

Uyir urughiye antha naal sugham, athai ninaikayil 

Raththa naadighal rathiri vedikum… 

Oru nimisham kuude ennai piriyavillai, vivaram yethum aval ariyavillai… 

Ennai irunthu pothum aval ennathillaye, marunthupo en maname… 

La la la la la la....leh…. 

Unnai endradda naan marupenne naan marupenne… 

Unnalle nenjil pootha kaadhal melum melum thunbam thunbam vendam… 

(Venmathi)

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