Vaaranam Aayiram

            Vaaranam Aayiram(VA)..... guess its been a much awaited movie. It had Gautham Menon , Harris Jeyaraj and of course Suriya :). This combo reminded everyone of "Kaakha Kaakha" and everyone was awaiting the release of VA eagerly. When it was made known that Simran was making a come back , I remember many of my friends telling me that they wanted to see the movie coz of her :)

Music:

          The release kept getting delayed and it was finally released on Nov 14. The music already had rave reviews and the songs catching everyones attention made me also sit up as i did really like the music. But like everytime Harris Jeyaraj composes music there is atleast one song which when heard made me think i have already heard it somewhere. I prefer melodious music any day and so i liked 

"Nenjukul Peindhidum" and "Annal Melae". "Oh Shanthi" also made an impression on me and SPB Charan's voice made me remember SPB himself :). Surprisingly "Annal Melae" has been sung by Sudha Raghunath and not by Bombay Jayshree and it took me some time to identify the singer :). Shud say her voice is totally different in this song. Though the other songs are good these are my all time favs :)

Movie:

        Let me tell you , my hubby kept telling me...."the more u expect from a movie , its definitely bound to fail" and I would say the movie definitely did not meet my expectations.

        I guess the relationship between a father and Son has not been dealt with that very often and hence it did make a change.But the fact remains that the father forgot all about his daughter :( The change in between the flashbacks and the current day reminded me of Mani Ratnam's "Alaipayuthey" , the only difference being that the black and white to colour scenes were missing :)

       Simran , Samira and Divya..... man i love Simran the most .... she did suit the role of a Mom well i guess. But then i did not understand the need for the dialogues in English... fine as long as someone knows the language. But wat abt ppl who do not know English? Any tamil movie is dependent on the Masses and so i guess this would not meet the expectations of the common people in TamilNadu. Samira & Divya were also ok i guess.

      Surya , Simran...... Simran has a hair style that reminds one of  the yesteryear heroines. But then the other college mates of Simran have a normal hairstyle :)... guess they forgot all abt the other ladies :) Dad Surya following Simran , leaving a msg with the librarian and later with others was quite cute :) and i did enjoi them. Guess the romantic streak did continue with the son , with the scene at the US Consulate making one laugh. 

      And how did a dad who was so close to his son not notice that his son was doing drugs until it reached a boiling point? Guess i can still keep asking questions.......... and it will never end :)

      My friend told me..."I had a feeling that i was watching 2 different movies" and once i saw the movie i have to say i felt the same.

      Share your ideas on the movie folks ............. waiting to hear from you.

Cold Pursuit

           Hey , i guess its been more than a month since i updated my blog so here iam today with one more book :)

           Carla Neggers is an author i happened to pick up recently by accident :) And Oh my...i enjoi her books. The chararcters in her books are linked and the more i started reading her books the more i wanted to read all the books linking the characters. Especially the ones linking the characters from the US Marshals. And her latest involves agents from Secret Service.

Synopsis:

              A prominent ambassador is killed in a suspicious hit-and-run in Washington, D.C. Hours later, his stepdaughter vanishes in the mountains of northern New England. 

           Back in her hometown of Black Falls, Vermont, to do damage control on her career, Secret Service agent Jo Harper is drawn into the search. But her efforts face an unexpected challenge: Elijah Cameron.
           With his military training and mountain rescue experience, Elijah knows the unforgiving terrain better than anyone. But he and Jo have been at odds forever - and Elijah believes the missing teenager isn't just lost.she's on the run.
           Forced to work together, Jo and Elijah battle time and the elements in a race into the unforgiving mountains. The twists and turns awaiting them will take them closer to the explosive truth and into the sights of a killer.

Review:

              My first impression with this book was it was ok. I would not rate it as high as all the other books of hers that i have read. I would say that the ending was dull and not that interesting. All her other books have an ending that leaves us expecting more and wants us to lay our hands on the next book. This left me wishing there was more of a proper ending to the book.

              The best part of this book was the character of Charles Preston Neal , the 16 yr old son of the Vice President of the USA and the character who the Secret Service Agent Jo Harper was protecting. His pranks were the reason Jo is on vacation and comes in contact with Elijah , her childhood sweetheart. His nature indicates that he delves into the whole mystery with full vigour and keeps calling Elijah/Jo giving them more information. He is also the one who links all assasinations together. I love his character :) and the pranks he plays even after Jo is on leave as in exchanging places with his cousin to fool the Secret Service Agents is good. And to top it all he has a very high IQ.

             Jo and Elijah though tough characters are still vulnerable when it comes to the other and their feelings. Its a good cat and mouse tale but leaves us wanting.

            

            People reading it .... let me know your opinions , share your thoughts.