Are Writers victims of unadulterated education?

My recent trip to the Prarthana drive-in Open-Air-Theatre ( just 5 kms from home on the East Coast Road ) to watch Kamal Hassan's latest release " Vettaydu Vellyadu " forced me to write a blog. Well, neither am I going to review this movie, nor talk about its 70mm screen, amplifiers, car-parking, fresh air and romantic mood with your babe, or the mosquitoes sucking your +ve/-ve blood. It’s about this classic form of entertainment loosing its charm to the dozens of multiplexes sprung up in the city, or for that matter the country. Gone are those days when you couldn’t sit on those hard butt-breaking, spine-cracking seats in theatres, or suddenly find a rat climbing through your pants/sarees/skirts (ahem..). Today, the entertainment industry has changed so rapidly in Chennai with Satyam Cinemas leading the pack in movie entertainment. Housing almost 5 screens that transmit movies to an intelligent audience one after the other, coupled with high-quality DTS surround sound, ...

Being jobless is sometimez a good break in life provided you have a good cable connection ( like the 3-month old DishTV @ my place ) and tons of movies, music and sports to watch throughout the day, in short an excellent chance to be an honest couch-potato. A few days back, I stumbled upon this movie on ZeeMGM called One, Two, Three . Being a Monday morning, I initially thought this movie would put me 2 sleep again, and switched to HBO which was showing " The Matrix ". On 2nd thoughts, I told myself enough of the red & blue pills and rabbit holes (no disrespect to Matrix fans) , letz chekout One, Two, Three . Thoughts proved lucky for once, this is easily one of the most hilarious comedies I've ever seen, no doubt it was nominated for four awards in 1962, including the Laurel Awards " Top Comedy ", thanks to James_Cagney 300kmph dialogue delivery, so smooth and crystal clear that even a Britisher could understand. Note : Voice accent trainers and trainees i...

While some people loose jobs ( lost mine recently ), some resign, some fail to get the job of their choice, some just don't bother to get a job! If you are jobless ( to be more polite: without a job ), think again; you are not alone, there are millions in India without a job. A very popular term for people like u & me in Tamil is " vetti officers ". " Your dreamjob available @ the click of a button ", " Your next big fat cheque is just a phonecall away ", " The Job of your dreamz "...well, these are some of the few punchlines of a dozen jobsites in India splashing across newspapers, mags, hoardings and now on the idiot box. So, why take the headache of jobhunting when there are professionals recruiters and consultants who make life easier for thousands by narrowing down the best job for you. Well, thats their job, they do it for free and you dont pay a penny :) So, what are you waiting for, just dial " +911ndianjobsitez.com " ...