Ko - finally a good tamil movie in say - ages ?

Home with the satisfaction of having watched a really good and sensible movie in a long time !! Amidst many movies of similar genre, this one has something unique to add to the already crisp screenplay. Also the timing of the release just adds to the effect (TN elections just went by and the Anna Hazare movement to name a few). Ko- a tamil movie sans hero worship, male chauvenism, melodrama and cliched but highly misinterpreted depiction of love.

Politics is inevitable and one needs to play along regardless of being in a government office or the office that governs the country - the core concept - a practical outlook! Every character portrays what their convictions are pretty clearly but for the protagonist, which I believe, is left to the audience interpretation. The friction between the thought process of the hero with his girlfriend towards the end is worth an appreciation, esp in a movie arena where most female lead roles are portrayed as just another puppet in the hero's hands.

Amidst lack of accountable, transparent and efficient politics, Ko delineates a hypothetical and ideal political scenario with nuances bound to happen in any such pursuit. Probably inspired by the upraisal of youth driven Lok Paritran or Bharat Punarnirman Dal parties in recent times, definitely this flick would serve an eye opener(if not at least as a source of information)to the communities which failed to have an exposure to such political dimensions.

The one thing that makes me happy is that the storyline plays the hero of the movie - and no message is intended to be taken home, unless one would want to !! And any real time depictions have been minimized shifting the focus to other imminent issues which could be handled given the ideal conditions. Also glad to see the two political antagonists(literally goons) being underplayed yet their presence not being lost.

The cast have portrayed their roles with just the needed essence. Good music and exotic locations prove a visual treat(as a sidenote definitely inspired me to get an SLR :) ) Could have done much better with cutting short a few extended fight sequences and a couple of untimely songs. In all, Ko casually encapsulates the vox populi in a strong screenplay identifying itself with its audience - would give a 8/10 !!

Limitless

Here I am, on a Monday morning, tonnes of work staring at me, millions of years left to live and yet a very short day ahead !! Sometimes you know all you have to do is just get started, but that seems like impossible !! phew !!

How many of us know what it is like to be the complete form of ourselves ? - I would like to see that !! And wish it would not take the energy drink or caffeine or a medicine to bring it out !! Run as fast as I can, do math faster than the fastest supercomputer, think and process faster and with utmost logic, knowledge and intelligence all combined, learn quickly, grasp and observe every detail around me, mega memory - that lives longer than I do and yet have the best of fun possible!!

When is that day going to come when I feel complete the way I want to be and realize I have lived my life ? Should only wait and see or dream and wait !!

Infinite Loop

Just when u think u are goin straight, comes the cynic, tells u ur wrong, and goes away. The turns made as such, now shaped into not so a defined one. Logic seems the easy way out. But if purely logic were to lead you away, what defines if you are lead astray ? If the focal point is where we are headed, how do we find ourselves in the same state as the start with miniscule deviation - so was all this treading along a single loop ?

I know its not Father's Day !!

What are the odds for a girl, to find someone, who is more like her father ? - daughters are the little princesses of their doting fathers and fathers are the first boyfriend for any girl !! Her first crush, love and the one who knows how to make her smile. The first guy to get her roses, chocolates and even a ring !! Is there an equivalent to playing with one's dad in the beach, tightly hugging him in a bike ride, stealing a trip from mom to the ice cream shop with dad as accomplice ? He has always been there and would always be. So to all the guys reading this - you are not the first in the life of your girl !!
A Dad never ages in his little girl's memories !!