Random Musings on Tamil Songs/Movies - 2

I loved the way they thought up the "KAMAL and KAMAL" credits in "Apoorva Sahothargal" ("Appu Raja" in Hindi). Trawling through the web I came across this really cute Amul ad...

Incidentally, I had the opportunity to meet with Sangeetham Srinivasa Rao. I used to know his daughter a long time ago. He was very down-to-earth and very easy to talk to.

The choreography for this song below was amazing --- and there are 2 versions ---one sung by the incomparable SPB and other by Kamal himself---the latter in this Youtube...

Poeme and Eluard

Lancome's perfume "Poeme" had a beautiful TV commercial when it was first released - sometime in 1995 - I think.

The vivacious Juliette Binoche (of "Chocolate" fame) certainly lived up to the words of Eluard's poem. While the actual phrases --- {that go something like "J'taime - you are like the sea; your eyes are like stars; you are the burning sun that rushes into my head" } from the original commercial elude me... I disctinctly remember the part about the "burning sun" and recently I came across the poem below...

That's not all thanks to Youtube I found the commercial - though it's in French - isn't it beautiful?






"I love you for all the women I have not known
I love you for all the times in which I have not lived
For the scent of wide open spaces and the smell of hot bread
For the melting snow and for the first flowers
For the innocent animals which have not been frightened by man
I love you to love
I love you for all the women I do not love
Who reflects me if not you yourself - I see myself so little
Without you I see nothing but an empty expanse
Between those other times and today
There have been all those deaths that I have crossed on straw
I have not been able to break through the wall of my mirror
I have had to learn life word by word
How one forgets
I love you for your wisdom, which is not mine
For health
I love you against everything which is only illusion
For that immortal heart over which I have no power
You think that you are doubt but you are just reason
You are the powerful sun that rushes to my head
When I am sure of myself."

Will Ye Lassie Go

This is a Scottish song... and although it talks about the wild mountain thyme and the blooming heather - for some reason - I am reminded of scotch brooms - delicate yellow bell shaped flowers...

Oh the Summer time is coming
And the trees are sweetly blooming
And the wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather
Will ye go lassie go........
And we'll al lgo together
To pull wild mountain thyme
From around the blooming heather
Will ye go lassie go
.
I will build my love a bower
Near yon pure crystal fountain
And on it I will pile
All the flowers of the mountain
Will ye go lassie go............
And we'll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
From around the blooming heather
Will ye go lassie go
.
If my true love she were gone
I will surely find no other
Where wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather
Will ye go lassie go...........
And we'll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
From around the blooming heather
Will ye go lassie go

Khan - the name is

Not getting into any analysis or critical reviews.

Not looking for bloopers (there's a ton of them).

Never mind that it was a ..err... "rip off" of "Forest Gump"

Was nicely entertained and that's what counts. Kajol looks beautiful!

****Spoiler Alert*****

Khan's aversion to yellow reminded of the "Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime" - where the main character Christopher (who has Asperger's Syndrome) knows he will have bad day if he sees 4 yellow cars.

That was a really good read.

Random Musings on Tamil Movies/Songs 1

Maniratnam's movies.

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away...it was the end of exams. The hibiscus was in full bloom. We had to celebrate - what could be better than "Anjali" - Ratnam's latest?

One thing did strike me though from all the reviews I have read - I don't recall seeing anyone commenting it was inspired from this book!