Sathya's Views..

Yesterday night, Sun TV telecast Deiva piravi as prt of its late night movie series commemmorating 75 years of Tamil cinema. Starring the celebrate pair of Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini, the film proved to be an enjoyable watch most of the time. A simple story of a married couple who lead a happy life together, how it is finally marred by the designs of a scheming woman, misunderstandings and finally a happy finale. The last segment of the film is typical of the films of the time where the vvillains were usually the spiteful women. Misery is caused not by deaths but by emotional turmoil. I empathize with that entiment. A confused mind finding no peace anywhere is the worst punishment that can be inflicted on man. Death or physical pain is far more endurable. The chemistry between the lead couple is what eventually drives the film. It is very obvious that Sivaji and Padmini were very comfortable with each other and a few scenes depicting the love and udnerstanding between the couple is v...

It was a lazy, sleepy weekend - perfect. On Saturday, we handed our bruised Swift for body repairs. The body was in a bad shape for a while but we decided that as the renewal time for our insurance was drawing near, it was best we got the repairs done. Maruti's service experience was pleasant as ever and we were done with the formalities within an hour. We now need to manage without the car for the nest four days. I rolled up myu sleeves and got busy in the kitched - cooked the alu and cabbage curries for lunch while Amma cooked mulagu kozambu and rasam. Aruna took over the kitchen on Sunday and on Sunday evening, we went to Home Town to start planning our woodwork renovations at home. We are not yet sure on how to go about this. Do we get some designers to assess and give us an idea or do we just get our own designs ready and get a carpenter to do it? One thing is sure. The house definitely needs to shed some load. And before we knew it, it was Monday again !! The blues start set...