The Outfielder

Modern Times(1936)

2011-08-06T20:37:00.000+05:30

Charlie Chaplin makes another great comedy feature,based on the difficult times of Depression era. Charlie Chaplin again plays a Tramp,who now works in an Automobile Assembly-line factory.With the Employers trying various experiments to increase the working hours(Like using a Robot to feed the workers to cut the Lunch time.) and forcing the workers to work at a frenetic pace to meet the Market

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)

2011-07-30T20:30:00.003+05:30

Being a big fan of Oscar Wilde's works,it pains me that he has written just one Novel and a handful of plays.He is undoubtedly one of the biggest underachievers in the Literary World. Come on,how many Literary giants have coined as many Famous witty quotes as Wilde did?I doubt if any of the modern Best-selling authors can at-best boast of having half-a-dozen famous quotes to their credit.So many

I'm back!

2011-07-11T02:27:00.000+05:30

Somehow,it has turned out to be one of my many weaknesses.Whenever I take a break from an activity,it takes ages for me to come back and get the rhythm again! First,it's been with reading Books,then a website,then visiting the Temple everyday and now Blogging.I didn't write anything since March. When India finally won the World Cup,I wanted to write so much,but just couldn't get the right words;

Thank you South Africa!

2011-03-19T19:18:00.000+05:30

On behalf of Indian,English and even West Indies cricket fans,I thank South Africa for not only defeating Bangladesh(Which ensures a Quarterfinal berth for both England and India);but also trashing them so hard that even if West Indies loses tomorrow and remains stranded on same number of points as Bangladesh does,West Indies will enter the Quartfinals thanks to a better Net Run Rate. As usual,

England complicates the things in Group B.

2011-03-14T16:18:00.001+05:30

By losing against Bangladesh,the England cricket team missed an opportunity to hit two birds with one stone.(Although they could've taken away only one of the Two birds.) I mean,if England won against Bangladesh,the path would have been clear for both India and England to reach the Quarterfinals,because if Bangladesh lost the match,then Group B would have had 3 teams with 3 defeats each against

India chokes!

2011-03-13T20:45:00.000+05:30

When India won the Toss and decided to bat first,I was excited as I expected both Sachin and Sehwag to fire well,after their ordinary performances against the minnows(Ireland and Netherlands).And boy,they just did that! What a start it was!87/2 in 10 overs,we were already dreaming of a 400+ total and South Africa losing the match by 150+ runs!For a change,Sachin batted more aggressively than

Bring it on!

2011-02-19T00:07:00.001+05:30

The pessimists might argue that whenever India performs well in the practice matches,it will not perform well in the Main World Cup matches;but it must be pointed out that last time,the 2 practice matches India played before the World Cup-2007 were against 2 Teams,who were so worse(Netherlands and West Indies-this team will either perform brilliant occasionally,and horrible mostly) that they

Australian Open 2010:Repeat of 2008.

2011-01-28T01:17:00.000+05:30

For the first time in 3 years,you will find neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal playing in the Grand Slam Final. While in the case of Rafael Nadal,it was once again an injury-affected loss,which meant that he was ousted in the QuarterFinal itself. After struggling in the 2nd round,Roger Federer won comfortably in the 3rd round,4th Round and looked extremely good while defeating Wawrinka in the

Satisfying performances.

2011-01-12T13:22:00.001+05:30

Prior to the start of the series,I wrote that,I would be satisfied if India wins 1-0 or even levels 1-1;I shall still stick by what I had said then,India's performance overall in this India-South Africa Test series was satisfying over-all, by leveling the series in Overseas soil,against a team,which has currently the Best Bowling attack.As of now,India has silenced the cynics,who wondered whether

A Horror start!

2010-12-26T11:10:00.002+05:30

Only 5 times in the past did Australia get bowled out for less than 100 against England,when they batted in the First Innings of a Test match. Not surprisingly,Australia lost on 4 occasions and the only time they won was in 1882(Which began the fight for Ashes!) And today,the Aussies have got bundled out for 98.Never did they got out for such a low score in the First Innings of a match against

A First day defeat.

2010-12-22T20:42:00.001+05:30

Well,no point in giving excuses-the South Africans have played really well overall,and they deserved to win the match. Now,regarding India's performance;they lost the chance to win the match in the first day itself when they were bowled out for 136.Losing the toss on a rain-affected damp pitch was bad luck,but the bowling was really superb;I doubt whether bowling at 128-130 kph range could have

Final Frontier? Hmm..

2010-12-15T20:26:00.000+05:30

When Steve Waugh called India as the 'Final Frontier' prior to the 2001 series,it indeed made sense because Australia then had conquered every Test nation,winning Tests series in all countries,except in India during the 1990s;apart from maintaining an impeccable home record(Not lost a single home series since 1992). So,all that was left was to win against India in India.(Which,Steve couldn't.)

The Ashes(2010-11)

2010-12-03T01:17:00.000+05:30

As only 1 drawn match is over in this 5 match series,we can't deliver immediate verdicts on how one Team is playing much better,the other team has declined considerably,or who has the 'edge' etc.As of now,the verdict has been out on just one issue-Whitewash,that's the issue which has been solved immediately in Gabba,Brisbane. Yes,Ricky Ponting has failed to whitewash the Poms this time.However,

The Social Network(2010)

2010-11-12T10:53:00.000+05:30

This is the second time,I watched an English film on the first day of its release(In India);although I didn't watch Director David Fincher's acclaimed films of the past like Se7en,FightClub,Zodiac-this film isn't a bad one to start with,it's indeed one of the best films of the year. The film is a dramatised version of the founding of Facebook,about its founder Mark Zuckerburg;it all begins

ESPN-Cricinfo World Test All-Time XI.

2010-11-05T12:46:00.002+05:30

At-last,here are players selected by the WSPN-Cricinfo Jury members into the World Test All-time XI: The World XI: Jack Hobbs, Len Hutton, Don Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar, Viv Richards, Garry Sobers, Adam Gilchrist, Malcolm Marshall, Shane Warne, Wasim Akram, Dennis Lillee Unlike the All-time XI selected for the Indian Test team,this one is a really good list;even though 6 of the players did not

A good start!

2010-11-04T23:20:00.000+05:30

Well,I prayed India win the toss and bat first in the First Test against Newzealand today,as Motera,Ahmedabad is known to be a good Batting track;when India indeed won the toss,I started dreaming of a Blazing start by Sehwag,followed by a Super Sachin century. I was disappointed,as today's play reached only a part of my Expectations.First,Sehwag's batting was sedate by his normal standards :P,he

This is Sachin's best performance!

2010-10-14T02:23:00.000+05:30

Of all the 49 matches where Sachin has scored a century,I'll consider his performance in this match as his best by me. Well,let me give my reasons: 1.There have been only 7 occasions when Sachin has scored both a Fifty and a Hundred in the same Match.Although Sachin Tendulkar has 20 Match-winning Hundreds to his credit;on almost all occasions-he either played well in 1st Innings and faltered in

Just 1 runs in last 6 overs.

2010-10-12T18:23:00.000+05:30

The 2nd Test Match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy-2010 is likely to bear a result,unfortunately for India,it might be another tough fight to chase the Target. In its first Innings in this Bangalore Test,Sachin Tendulkar crafted a brilliant Innings scoring his 6th Double Century(214),with able support provided by Murali Vijay's 139 which helped India erase its deficit;however India couldn't get

A look at Graeme Smith's captaincy record!

2010-10-09T08:59:00.000+05:30

I'm wondering whether the South Africans took the chokers' tag so seriously,because I was surprised to find that under Graeme Smith's captaincy,South Africa has not won a single TriSeries or bigger Multi-teams' Series in the ODI format. That means they've not won it since 2003.And worse,they've reached the Finals of a TriSeries only twice! And those 2 Triseries involve a minnow team(Bangladesh in

Oh!What a great win!

2010-10-06T07:50:00.000+05:30

Ever since the famous Kolkata Test of 2001,every India-Australia test encounter proved to be quite an exciting fare,the just-concluded Mohali Test was no exception,infact it's right up there after that Spectacular Kolkata match,in terms of thrills and fluctuating fortunes! When the Fifth day began at 53-4,I thought we can still win,as Sachin is there on the crease,Dhoni too is there and happily,

Roger Federer

2010-09-13T22:27:00.001+05:30

Well,this is undoubtedly Roger Federer's worst year ever since he won his first Grand Slam title! It has all come crashing down!Every 'Consecutive run' record he held so far had to meet an abrupt end this year. First the consecutive Semifinals record(23 since Wimbledon 2004),which met an end in the French Open Quartefinals,losing to Robin Soderling,which also ended his no-loss streak against

Is Sehwag,really a failure in ODIs?

2010-08-30T11:02:00.000+05:30

One of the common cricket-related discussions is regarding why Sehwag could not succeed big in ODIs,despite being super successful in Test Matches(Also considering that he plays it like a One-Day format,scoring at a strike rate of 81+) Well,I don't believe he's failed as a batsman in ODIs.When it comes to One Day Internationals,Virender Sehwag is in the league of players like Adam Gilchrist and

Inception(2010)-Meant for your Grey cells.

2010-08-12T23:59:00.001+05:30

Christopher Nolan has taken Imagination to the new level with an impressive script for his film 'Inception'(2010) With a plot involving the Hero Cobb(Leonardo diCaprio) as a 'Dream Thief'(Someone who's an expert in stealing the ideas from a man's dreams,lolzz.);Cobb is given a new assignment to make an 'Inception'-to plant an idea into one man's mind,while he's in a dream state;something he has

Vertigo(1958)

2010-07-26T21:49:00.003+05:30

Call me an eternal optimist or anything,despite not being impressed by Rear Window,Strangers on a Train,Rebecca;I rented this DVD,because Although I wasn't completely satisfied with those films as they didn't have a great twist or ended lamely or the suspense elements weren't great,Hitchcock's direction wasn't bad,I felt he gave his best to create tension and excite the audience out of those

The India-Srilanka Galle Test(2010)

2010-07-23T23:33:00.000+05:30

A month ago,when I read that India is on a tour to Srilanka to play 3 test matches,I expected Team India to fare better,as I thought we had the better batsmen and looking at the way,Sehwag and co. trashed Muralitharan,I even under-estimated their bowling attack. And then,Zaheer was out due to injury and we were left with a new-comer(Abhimanyu Mithun) and out-of-form Ishant Sharma as part of our '

Toy Story-3 (2010)

2010-06-26T08:15:00.002+05:30

Generally,I don't watch Animation movies or those comic-book Superhero films;but I was eager to watch this one,as Toy Story was really good and one of my friends said it will be as good as Lion King(I watched this one in school long ago,when we had an Audio-Visual Room class,one of my favorite Animation films.) Quite surprisingly,I got the tickets easily for Yesterday's evening show and the

French Open(Men's)-A repeat and a reversal!

2010-06-06T22:03:00.004+05:30

Well,now rafael nadal has reclaimed the french open title which he lost last year and has once again climbed to the no.1 ranking in ATP.. Strangely,in many ways, it has been a case of History repeating itself and also a reversal of roles. First the repeat- 1.Last year, the no.1 player won the australian open,but failed to defend his French Open title. This year too it was a number 1 player who

Ben-Hur (1959)- The God of all Epics!

2010-05-27T00:54:00.002+05:30

After a long time,I decided it's time to watch another Epic film(3 hour+ films),but I felt it's worth spending 3 hours+ only if the movie had an engaging and a lengthy script justifying the movie length. I was confident that Ben-Hur might indeed belong to that category-For it has won a huge 11 Oscars(I believed Oscars tend to be right once in 4 times at-least.);and I heard a lot about its famed

Watching the French Open!

2010-05-25T23:18:00.002+05:30

It was Wimbledon last year,now it's French Open.Thanks to the holidays,I have got the opportunity to watch maximum matches in live. French Open matches,being played on clay courts is quite different from the other Majors.The surfaces are relatively slow,and apart from that the ball bounces higher and also quite inconsistently.The surface is quite unpredictable,unlike the Hard-Courts and you have

Planning to read many books.

2010-05-22T20:53:00.001+05:30

Just realised that it's been a year since I completely read any book. And then,when I looked back and tried to recall the best books I've read so far,I realised 90% of what I had read so far are all juvenile and kids' stuff.(Tinkle,Amar Chitra Katha,Reader's Digest lolzz.) I've read very few great books.(Fiction or non-fiction.) Now that I got a breather in the form of a 3 weeks' vacation,I

Dial M for Murder(1954)-M for Masterpiece

2010-04-22T21:14:00.003+05:30

I decided it's time to check out some of Hitchcock's famous films.After Rebecca(1940),I thought this interesting title Dial M For Murder might be a good one to continue with.Plot:Tony Wendice(Ray Milland),an ex-Tennis star makes a perfect plan to murder his wife Margot Wendice(Grace Kelly);as he discovered that she's having an affair with an American Fiction story-writer.Hiring an old mate as

Mumbai Indians bulldozes into the Finals.

2010-04-22T02:01:00.001+05:30

Well,they are just on a rampage.A dream run.The Sachin Tendulkar-led Mumbai Indians team just didn't need to sweat while on the field to trash Pauper Royal Challengers by a margin of 35 runs,after posting a huge score of 184 runs. After a shaky start,the Mumbai Indians(Elected to bat first.) managed to get some runs posted for sometime,till a further loss of 2 wickets mean,the batsmen(Saurabh

Deccan Chargers reach the semifinals.

2010-04-20T00:50:00.001+05:30

I support Mumbai Indians for only one reason-Sachin Tendulkar and Deccan Chargers for 2 reasons-Adam Gilchrist and I'm a resident of Hyderbad. Last year,I wished both my favorite teams reach the Finals of the IPL.It didn't happen,but I was happy that one of my favorite teams reached the finals and even won the title.(Deccan Chargers.) This year,I'm delighted to see both reach the semifinals,with

Inglourious Basterds(2009)-Absurd yet Superb!

2010-03-07T20:26:00.003+05:30

Quentin Tarantino,who had already made a mark with unconventional violent films like Reservoir Dogs,Pulp Fiction pushes the boundaries of plausibility and yet also crazy imagination to its zenith with his Best written film Inglourious Basterds. Plot: It's purely fictional plot of a group of Jews led by Aldo the Apache(Brad Pitt),who take on the Nazis and terrorise them to avenge the Nazis'

Rain Man(1988)-A delightful feel-good drama.

2010-02-28T14:35:00.000+05:30

I came across this film's title,when I read about Kim Peek in a newspaper article(Written after his death.) in 2008.And there were 2 other reasons too,which forced me to immediately watch this film.Plot:Charles Babbitt(Tom Cruise),a self centered Car Dealer, learns that his deceased father has bequeathed his entire Estate(Worth $3 million) to Charles' older brother Raymond Babbitt(Dustin

12 Angry Men(1957)

2010-02-27T22:23:00.001+05:30

You must watch this movie to believe that you can make a Masterpiece despite the absence of high budget,glamor,graphics or long screen-time.A small room,short time of just 96 minutes are more than enough here. Plot:A murder case is handed over to 12 jurors,who must decide whether the 18 year old accused indeed murdered his father and THEY must pass a unanimous verdict.While

Sachin reaches the Mt.Everest of ODI Cricket!

2010-02-27T09:07:00.000+05:30

When I checked Sachin Tendulkar's statistics,I had observed that his average against the South Africans was relatively less(31.82) in One Day Intrenationals;and I hoped he will improve his average in this South African tour of India,by scoring a century.And he indeed improved,by scoring a Double Century,the first player to score in an ODI and thus even realise one of the Dream Milestones,I

Goodfellas(1990)

2010-02-12T10:41:00.002+05:30

As far back as I can remember,I don't recall watching a better Gangster movie,yes;Goodfellas is the best Gangster film I've seen slightly edging out my once favorite Scraface and the much-accliamed Godfather too. Plot: The movie is primarily told through the eyes of Henry Hill(Ray Liotta)-A half Irish,half Italian American,brought up in an Italian Neighborhood.Attracted as a kid,by the Glamorous

Now,that's too much!

2010-02-07T21:15:00.000+05:30

Now,Orkut has added a new feature in the Friends' Updates list.You will even be informed of the latest community joined by your friend in the Updates!!!! Now,take for example,some Community starts a poll like 'Mr.Handsome'/'Miss Orkut' etc.,obviously I'll get a request from some of my friends(Who are members of that community.) to join and vote for one of them in the poll.So,I may join such

Roger gets a sweet 16th crown!

2010-01-31T18:45:00.002+05:30

With 15 Grand Slam title wins,what more does Roger need to conquer?It's just about creating and then conquering a new destination by the FEDEX through his 16th Grand Slam title win,by winning the Australian Open 2010! Thankfully I managed to watch the Final match Live(Unlike others,which I had to follow in Highlights.)!In the First Set,Roger broke Andy Murray's serve twice and grabbed it 6-3.

They couldn't even win this?

2010-01-08T00:30:00.001+05:30

I'm still surprised that the current Australian team despite being not as talented in the past,when it had great bowlers like Glenn McGrath,Shane Warne;nor batsmen like Mathew Hayden,Langer is still maintaining the same 'Never-say-die' spirit and the bowling attack makes the opponents 'bleed' even for reaching a simple target.It's still a tough task to defeat the Aussies for most teams in the

A good year overall for Roger Federer!

2009-12-31T11:59:00.000+05:30

2009 would not have appeared to be so good a year for Federer if it wasn't for the fact that 2008 was a bad year for the Emperor of Tennis,Roger Federer.And 2008 was a bad year only when compared to the Huge success and monopoly he had established over the Game of Tennis(As he was a finalist in 3 Grand Slam Events,including one win;and a Semifinalist in 1.) during 2004-07,when he won nearly 3

For A Few Dollars More(1965)-Love to see a few times more.

2009-12-21T08:33:00.001+05:30

After watching The Good,The Bad and The Ugly,I wanted to watch the other movies too of the 'dollars Trilogy' and this is the 2nd movie of the Trilogy. Manco(Clint Eastwood) is a Bounty hunter,a man who makes money by killing the Outlaws who have a Handsome reward on their heads,probably living during an Extremely lawless period of the Wild West(of USA). And then there comes Colonel Mortimer(Lee

Raging Bull(1980)-Robert's Brutal Tour de Force

2009-12-14T22:21:00.002+05:30

Atlast,I've seen it and probably got the answer for which is the greatest performance ever delivered by an actor! Plot: Jake laMotta(Robert deNiro),a Middleweight Boxer, is not a person,who plays because he's passionate about the game nor for the sake of money,rather he plays for Self-pride and to prove himself. He leads a troubled personal life,thanks to his insecurity,a lack of faith in

Congrats Team India for the 100th Test win!And hurray We're Number one too!

2009-11-28T08:47:00.001+05:30

On the very first day itself,when I saw the Inidan team's score to be above 400 with the loss of just 2 wickets,I just imagined of one thing-A total score of above 600 and Innings win for the Indian Team! And that's exactly what has happened,with the Indian bowlers cleanly finishing off the Srilankan Batsmen in the First Innings and repeating the same in their Follow-on Innings too(Though,they

2012-Typical Hollywood Blockbuster fare.

2009-11-26T11:44:00.000+05:30

My instinct claimed that it will be a routine theme,which will have low script value and rides high on visuals and graphics to engage the Audience.Yet,I watched it hoping at-least it will be a visual treat,if not a great script. Well,coming to the plot;yet again we are warned that the Earth will get destroyed soon(This time,a new date-December 21 2012.)And here,it's the story of how the hero's

Outlaw Josey Wales(1976)-True Classic!

2009-11-14T11:41:00.002+05:30

What do you want in a movie to be called as a CLASSIC?Great Story,great moments of emotions and characterisations?Great screenplay?Great Direction?You want them all in a film?Then this is the Classic you must watch! Plot: Clint is Josey Wales,who is a farmer in Missouri State,during the time of Civil War;whose wife and son get killed by The Unionist-backed Redleggers.Out to extract revenge,Josey

Good,Bad and Ugly-Peerless and Timeless Masterpiece!

2009-09-27T07:19:00.167+05:30

Last month,when I came across a post 'Maestro at Work' in a blog ; I clicked on it,assuming that it might be some A.R.Rehman concert;but then it was an Ennio Morricone's Good,Bad and Ugly concert and the theme music was the one which I heard,loved since several years,but never knew which movie originally had that score! And after I came to know the movie's name,I watched it immediately and here's

Del Potro wins And Federer misses a record!

2009-09-16T14:10:00.001+05:30

A couple of months ago,I was dreaming about how big the response will be,what kind of tunes/songs Michael Jackson might compose/sing,what might be the new style of Dance he may introduce next week,in the 'This Is It' concert;and I woke up to listen to the shocking news of Michael Jackson's death in the T.V. channels. Similarly,a couple of days ago,I thought Federer is just on his way to get yet

Getting impatient!

2009-09-09T23:12:00.000+05:30

It's been testing times and if there's one thing of mine which's being tested quite frequently,it's my level of patience.From a person with immense amount of patience,I've just ended up being frustrated by the long wait,I've to endure for everything.And,the things for which I'm waiting to happen are: 1.A return to academic brightness. 2.A win in any popular event.(It's been 4 years since I've won

RIP-YSR

2009-09-03T19:17:00.004+05:30

The politician who had never tasted Defeat in his 31 year political career!No man could defeat YSR in an Assembly Election.No man could defeat YSR in a Lok Sabha Election.And he remains undefeated as the Chief Minister!Only fate has claimed him finally!YSR,you've left the Political field undefeated!NO MAN HAS EVER DEFEATED AND NO ONE ELSE CAN!He is the real tiger of Andhra Pradesh Politics,

Kaminey-Worth Watching

2009-09-01T06:51:00.003+05:30

Generally,most of the Indian films which were hyped up as 'Hollywood-range' only end up being some high-budget soulless stuff with all style and no substance,or movies with scenes and plots lifted cheaply from Hollywood blockbusters.But,Kaminey can truly be matched with any of the well-made Slick Hollywood thrillers made in recent times. PLOT: Based on an old theme of 'lost and found twins',

Magadheera-Monstrous Disappointment

2009-08-05T22:11:00.013+05:30

Note:I'm aware that the film has emerged to be the Biggest Grosser in Tollywood and hence,I do not want any comments from fans boasting about its records and asking me change my opinion etc.:P So,what's the film all about: Harsha(Ram Charan) and Indu(Kajal Agarwal) were born 400 years ago as Kala Bhairava and the Princess of Udaygadh respectively.They both get killed by the King's nephew Randhir

The Emperor gets back his Crowns!

2009-07-07T16:00:00.005+05:30

Just a month after winning the Major Title(French Open),which eluded him for such a long time,Roger Federer wins another Grand Slam Title of the Year and thus get back the Two Crowns which held for a very long time till he lost it both to Rafael Nadal last year-The Wimbledon and the ATP No.1 ranking!With a record-breaking 15th Grand Slam title win,The Swiss Superstar just crushed innumerable

Federer's 15th Grand Slam-A statistical assessment.

2009-07-06T21:21:00.003+05:30

Apart from the well-known records beaten/extended to by Roger Federer on his way to win his 15th Grand Slam Title and 6th Wimbledon Men's Title(Like reaching 21 consecutive Major Semifinals,20 Major Finals,7 Consecutive Finals@Wimbledon .);there were some other interesting records/trivia associated with that win.Just my Findings:1.Fun with no.2 and 4:This is the Fourth Time Federer has won a

No More!

2009-06-26T16:03:00.005+05:30

No more Thrilling moments,No more Dangerous dances,Michael Jackson has become History,The Invincible has become invisible!The one and only pop Megastar has passed away!It can't get so BAD,when every fan of you was eagerly awaiing your last concert at London!But,your music and dances will be remembered Forever,Michael!!!!

T-20 World Cup 2009.

2009-06-22T13:36:00.003+05:30

The T20 World Cup continues to be quite unpredictable again with Pakistan,not getting a chance to play so many International matches in last years,winning the Championship this year,with the favorites Southa Africa and Srilanka being comprehensively defeated by the Pakistanis in Semi finals and Finals respectively,thanks to their excellent bowling attack(Especially Umar Gul.) and with Afridi

Federer equals and exceeds finally!

2009-06-08T20:28:00.007+05:30

More than 2 years ago,when my friend posted a blog article claiming whether Federer is the greatest Tennis player ever,he received a comment from someone who said that he's yet to win a French Open Title to be called as the greatest ever,then I made a statement that Roger will win that soon,really soon.But,after losing in his Bastion(Wimbledon) in 2008 and also Australia Open in 2009 to his

Ghilly,I'm your new fan!

2009-05-24T18:39:00.010+05:30

Right from the age of five, I regarded only one cricketer with the highest esteem, and he is Sachin Tendulkar(McGrath,Dravid were a distant 2nd/3rd in my limited list of favorite cricketers.)But, then there was another guy too for whom I had high regards when he was playing for the Aussies,he is Adam Gilchrist.I liked the way he turned around the game for the Aussies with his terrific opening

Some of the best sixes of the IPL-2009

2009-05-13T20:16:00.004+05:30

Two West Indian Batsmen Dwayne Smith(Deccan Chargers) and Dwayne Bravo(Mumbai indians) seemed to be at ease while hitting sixes which surprisingly cross the Boundary fences by a big distance,even though they seemed to have hit the ball so lightly.These are some of my favorite hits from them:1.They say it's a typical 'Carribean shot'(Flick shot,where the batsman just flicks the ball the on-side.).

Pictures from my mother's Brthday party.

2009-05-11T11:57:00.007+05:30

On March 11,we celebrated the 44th Birthday of my mother at home.Here are some of the pictures taken on the occasion: 1.The glittering cake:2. Another pic of the glittering cake: 3.My mother cutting the cake:

Mobile blogging.

2009-05-09T00:01:00.001+05:30

This is my first attempt at blogging through the mobile,having boughta new mobile cdma handset (samsung sch-f309) which has better featuresthan my previous mobile handset. I hope to make the best use of thefeatures for my blogging,in future.

The day when I met the Prince

2009-04-26T13:54:00.006+05:30

I asked my friend Kanak(A good friend of Director Trivikram and also a Mahesh fan) once, if he could help me meet Mahesh Babu,he said we'll meet him after the shoot commences.Then on Saturday(25th April),I got a call from Kanak and my another friend Ravi Nemana(Who too enjoys a good rapport with many of the technicians and also Mahesh)asking me to come soon to Somajiguda from where we'll head to

Confessions of an Economic Hitman

2009-04-13T15:52:00.002+05:30

It’s an autobiography of a man who worked with the evil much against his conscience and finally found it fit to reveal the truth and unmask the so-called Compassionate and Saviour of the World. It’s an insider’s account of how the US Govt., in its quest for finding Oil and finding jobs for its Construction Companies, manipulates the political situations in many countries, By bribing the

I've changed.

2009-03-18T17:00:00.004+05:30

1.3 years ago,I wrote a letter to my English teacher(Of Inter 1st year) claiming that I'm not really a good person which she and many others imagine me as.Now I said to my English Madam(Engineering.) that I want to emerge as a good human being finaly.2.2 years ago,a person commented that you're blog has no good stuff;I responded saying "Yes,my blog is not well-written,I've not posted anything

Arundhati-Awesome Blockbuster.

2009-03-11T12:19:00.004+05:30

Looking at the rush in the initial weeks,I thought it'll be better to watch it 50 days later on a Weekday in my favorite theatre Sudarshan 35mm.But then,it ran full yesterday too,and I just managed to watch it buying a Rs.10 ticket,siiting in the Front bench!Anyway,it was an awesome experience watching in a wonderful theatre.After Pokiri and Bommarillu,it's for this film that I had witnessed so

A Dream Diary

2009-02-22T20:30:00.004+05:30

I do believe dreams(The one we get while sleeping/not when we're awake) are not indicates of what might happen in future,they're rather how our mind wants the future to be over an issue where we get immersed too deeply.(For eg., if we’re too tensed about the forthcoming exams,sometimes in a negative manner,sometimes positive,we get dreams where we find the paper completely tough,the answer paper

Some crazy imaginations of mine!

2009-02-22T19:06:00.002+05:30

1.How about man creating a new planet with all the ingredients required for the human beings to stay comfortably?(Afterall,we tried artificial satellites,why not planets?)2.Trying to clone thornless Rose plants.3.A house on train?(Or did anyone already created such a train with all the facilities of a luxurious house?)4.Is it possible for Fertilization of the deserts?5.Railway Connections across

Nadal conquers new heights!

2009-02-02T10:17:00.004+05:30

After French Open(2005-08) and Wimbledon(2008),Nadal has defeated Federer in yet another Grand Slam Open and now,it's Australian Open(2009).The match yesterday was a really thrilling one,I guess every serious watcher felt pretty tensed while watching the match,as neither Federer nor Nadal preferred to give up the match,with each fighting their level best,running fast along the court to hit the

The excellent Book called 'The Alchemist'.

2009-01-20T16:16:00.004+05:30

I’ve heard the title 3 years ago when my Intermediate 1st year English madam referred to the book’s name while referring to the term ‘Alchemist’, saying it does not have much to do with science but more about a person’s determination and ambitions. I was curious to read it someday and finally found the book and read it all 2 weeks ago. I started reading the book,the title character (Alchemist)

And now they bark on IITs!

2009-01-08T16:26:00.003+05:30

After posting too amany advertisements aimed only at tarnishing IIMs' image and telling that they're better than the IIMs,now they've started campaigning against IITs in their ads(Think beyond the IITs).What I know is that there is no right for any Company/Business Organisation to criticise/promote negative campaign against a competitor publicly and in an open manner.But,IIPM just seems to

Year end polls.Part-2

2009-01-01T18:26:00.003+05:30

IndiaWill India become a devoloped country by 2020? Yes. No. The ones who promised a great 2020 themselves may not be alive at that time. Depends on the youth of the future. Current Results BollywoodWhich was the best film of 2008? Ghajini Singh is Kinng Aamir Dostana Jaane tu..Ya..Jaane

Year End polls-2008-Part 1

2008-12-30T17:06:00.016+05:30

CricketNow that Australia lost 2 test series in a row,do you think they've lost their invnicibility? Yes,they do not possess a strong bowling attack No,they'll bounce back like they did in World Cup 2007. Current Results TELUGU CINEMA Which is the best film of the year? Gamyam Ashta

Is India the most unsafe country?

2008-11-27T13:09:00.003+05:30

Post 2003,I always used to find some news related to Iraq,saying 30 persons killed in a blast,50 killed in Group clashes etc. almost every week making me wonder if Iraq's population go down by many lakhs every year and how people still manage to survive there?But,almost similar trend seems to have cropped up in India across almost every state of India!In the past,only Jammu Kashmir and couple of

Citizen Kane!

2008-11-17T19:58:00.003+05:30

This film is special for me because I’ve read more about in Britannica Encyclopedia CD and Wikipedia before watching the film finally!And this is the 2nd oldest film I’ve watched(1941 release.Oldest is Great Dictator-1940)!And I am very well aware that this film is based on life of Randolph Hearst,a newspaper baron,who was also alive during the time of the film's release!Plot:The basic theme of

End of a glorious and a non-controversial career!

2008-11-03T17:31:00.003+05:30

Anil Kumble has retired after the end of the Feroz Shah Kotla Test yesterday at the age of 38. Well,what makes his career seem remarkable is that he's never been involved in any controversies, fights and I believe he was never fined for any misbehaviour on the field.Another great aspect about him is that he infact had won more Test matches for India over the last decade when compared to our

50 First Dates (2004)

2008-09-26T15:32:00.006+05:30

Plot:Henry(Adam Sandler),a Marine-life veterinarian,falls in love with Lucy(Drew Barrymore);but he later comes to know that Lucy suffers from Short-term memory loss due to an accident on the occasion of her Father's Birthday,due to which she does not remember anything which happened after one day,but she remembers everything which happened before her father's last Birthday.So,everyday,she wakes

Federer does it again!

2008-09-09T08:40:00.003+05:30

I consider Federer as an All-time Legend because no male player won 2 or more than 2 Grand slam titles/year and reached atleast 3 finals/year for 4 consecutive years(2004-07) in the past 2 decades! But when he did not win any Grand Slam title this year,many started saying that his era is over it's Nadal/Djokovic's era from now.But I thought that Federer is not really out-of-form,as he's lost in

Bowfinger (1999)

2008-09-01T18:10:00.006+05:30

I was keen to watch this film as it had reportedly 'inspired' quite a good number of Indian films.(Udayananu Tharam,Oka V Chitram etc.)Plot:Bobby Bowfinger(Steve Martin) gets a brilliant script,but he couldn't get the dates of the leading star Kitt Ramsey(Eddie Murphy) for his film.How Bowfinger makes him 'act' in the film without his knowledge and how he finishes the film spending just $2,184

And Justice For All.(1979)

2008-08-26T10:56:00.006+05:30

Plot:Arthur Kirkland(Al Pacino) is a leading Defence Lawyer,who despises the Judge Henry Fleming(John Forsyhte) as he refuses to reopen the case of his client Jeff McCullaugh(Thomas Waites).But when Judge Fleming is accused of rape,he's forced to call Arthur to defend him and threatens him to be debarred if he does not defend him.What does Arthur do next?Views:The film exposes the corruption

Golden moment for Indian sports!

2008-08-11T21:31:00.004+05:30

Yesterday morning,I was thinking why India can't try winning more medals in events like Shooting,Fencing,Archery etc. and after a few hours,Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Rifle in Beijing on August 11 with an incredible performance in the final( Bindra shot a total score of 700.5.)!After nearly 3 decades,India won a Gold medal at the Olympics!Quite a great achievement by

Atleast a couple of medals!

2008-08-11T07:33:00.003+05:30

On one side,there's a Phelps who wins 8 medals in one Olympics,and on another side there's a nation of Billion which is content with winning one Silver/Bronze in an Olympic!One wonders why can't India win more than 1 medal in an Olympic when there are so many different events which can be tried quite well.(Like 10m Air Rifle,50 m pistol,Fencing etc.)Team efforts like Hockey are not working well,

Another blast,now in Jharkhand!

2008-07-27T09:50:00.003+05:30

Toady witnessed another 'low-intensity' blast in Jharkhand.When will the government wake up to the rescue?The rainy season is yet to witness big rains.But,it has already witnessed a shower of Bomb blasts across India.

Too many Terrorist attacks off-late.

2008-07-26T20:32:00.004+05:30

Yesterday,17 bombs went off at Ahmedabad and day before yesterday 8 low intensity bombs went off at Bangalore(Bengaluru).Couple of months ago,Jaipur witnessed many bomb blasts.A strange coincidence is that all the 3 states are ruled by the BJP Government.Looks like,the idea of terrorists is to 'punish the people who voted for BJP'.This view is strenghtened more by this statement.If that's the

Finally,got the song!

2008-07-19T00:54:00.006+05:30

Very often(Maybe during morning),I heard this song 'Manchu Kurise Velalo' being played in radio.But,I did not know the name of the film.Finally one night,I came across this song when Abhinandana was played in ETV.(Did not watch the film completely!)Next day,I searched for Youtube links for the film and came across this beautiful song again!The picturisation of the song is very good,while the

Finally,rains arrive!

2008-07-17T16:33:00.002+05:30

Year 2008 has been pretty unusual for Hyderabad as far as weather is concerned.Firstly,there was an extended season of winter with even January and February appearing to be very cold. Next,the city hardly experienced rains in the month of June and right till the middle of July too.So much that the citizens had to experience regular 2-hour powercuts/day even in the month of July.(Usually meant for

Once again,India loses in the Finals!

2008-07-08T00:48:00.006+05:30

In the past 22 finals in cricket,India won just 2(Natwest 2002 and this year's victory in Australia.) and lost 18!Well,that's statistics for you,but the worst aspect is why make the audience watch the series till the finals and then disappoint them finally?Instead,lose in the first round itself like in World Cup-2007!That would save lots of tension involved during semi-finals and quarter-finals!

Nadal wins it finally!

2008-07-08T00:24:00.004+05:30

While Nadal was Runner-up in 2006 Wimbledon,stretched Federer to 5 sets and lost in the 2007 Final,this year he finally won at Wimbledon,which is considered to be Federer's bastion.Meanwhile,Federer is just losing badly to Nadal at the Rolland Garros since 2005.Will he ever win the French Open title?This year,Federer also lost at the Australian Open.Is it the beginning of Federer's decline?One

Ready-Go for it!!

2008-06-19T19:04:00.008+05:30

As I liked Genelia's performances in Happy,Bommarillu and Dhee and also director Srinu Vytla's Dhee and Venky,I was keen to watch this film on first day itself though it does not star any top hero.(Ram-2 films old).Nevertheless,it exceeded my expectations.PLOT:Chandu(Ram) who comes from a joint family helps his cousin to run away from the marriage hall and arrange a registered marriage with her

Movie titles and T.V. serials.

2008-06-15T01:10:00.003+05:30

While most of the Indian T.V. serials' plot is just said to be a rip-off of olden days' sentimental films;nowadays they are also using popular Movie Titles for their names.Just have a look at them:1.Door Darshan:Don't know if these programmes are still running,but here's the borrowed list:i.Des Pardes(Title of an old Dev Anand film)ii.Phir Bhi Dila Hai Hindustani(Title of an SRK-Juhi Chawla film)

Rajinikanth and Vijayakanth together!

2008-04-09T16:29:00.002+05:30

Well,we might not have seen any film which starred both Rajinikanth and Vijayakanth.But someone did a nice job by remixing Padayappa's snake catching scene with another scene from a Vijayakanth film(Donno the name.);thus making it appear like Rajini saving Vijayakant from being attacked by the snake!Lolzzz!

Hyderabad gets a new Airport.

2008-03-11T15:25:00.003+05:30

While there was a lot of talk around Devanahalli Airport right from late 1990s,the airport is to be inaugrated only on May 2008,while the work on new Airport in Hyderabad started relatively late and yet has managed to be inaugrated on March 14 2008.The new airport is named as Rajiv Gandhi International Airport(As if renaming a huge Housing Board and many Government projects in the name of Rajiv

My pictures.Part-1.

2008-03-11T15:01:00.005+05:30

'Prince' Mahesh Babu is my favourite hero and my 3 favourite films of his-Okkadu,Athadu and Pokiri.Hence I created an image by picking the best stills from the above 3 films.Hope,you may like it!

Scoring against India and Reviving one's career.

2007-12-03T18:22:00.000+05:30

Kamran Akmal was suffering from lack of form in recent times,but yesterday he's scored a century against India and is once again in the reckoning.Incidentally,4 of his 5 test centuries were against India.Same is the case with Salman Butt's ODI career.(All his 4 ODI 100s are against India.)In 2001,it was Hayden.(After scoring 539 runs in the 3 tests against India,he sealed his test position in the

Going to Watch The Guest(Athithi)

2007-10-17T16:56:00.000+05:30

Got the ticket for Athithi!!!First time in my lifetime,I'm going to watch a film on first day of its release,thanks to the one-week Dussera Holidays.Though I did not get morning show ticket,I got Athithi Matinee ticket(3:00 P.M.) for Dress circle row(Balcony also booked,Cha!) at Amba,Mehdipatnam! I'm watching it alone.Thanks to advance booking,I got the ticket at Rs.35 and not 40.This being a

Hurrah!The Guest has arrived!!!

2007-09-28T18:10:00.000+05:30

Finally,Athithi audio(Music by Manisharma) released on September 27 and I've bought it now.Listened to all the songs.All seem quite good.The best of them is surely the first song 'Khabardarani!'.I think that'll be the introduction song,for whom,but my favourite hero 'Prince-The Greatest' Mahesh Babu.Of the rest,the Gona Gona song sounds quite funny and enjoyable and 'Satyam Emito' looks like a

Days at Intermediate College.Part-I

2007-09-13T15:12:00.000+05:30

While Studying in Intermediate,I believe the first year was really enjoyable at college,though not at home.Well,there were plenty of laughable ones.I thought it's time to share some here.First Day:At New Generation Junior College.My friend aleady infomed me that there is an English teacher(Padmajyothi) who teaches very well etc.So I've decided to wait for her class.First 3 periods went away(

Now in Mysore.

2007-09-09T16:12:00.000+05:30

After 5 long years,I've come back to Mysore(Mysuru) again.While Bangalore(Bengaluru) was totally different from what I've seen 5 years ago,but Mysore looks the same.I wonder why.First of all the railway station is very small.(Just 3 platforms!)As for the airport,I've heard there are still 'plans' to construct an airport in Mysuru!When I say development,I do not mean appearance of 20-30

Happy Independence Day!

2007-08-14T19:30:00.000+05:30

Happy Independence Day to our India.I'm saying this in advance as I may be busy tomorrow. This year is another landmark day for us as India celebrates it Diamond Jubilee of Independence!(60 years.) By the way,even Orkut seems to wish our country a Happy Independence Day.(See this.)

India wins,but..

2007-08-14T18:52:00.000+05:30

Finally India won the test series in England 1-0.But,it would have been even more memorable if it was 2-0.Yet,it was a good series and the best thing is that almost each and every player contributed when the team needed the most during the 2nd and 3rd tests.The series win was memorable for one more reason-Our Indian cricket team has proved that there is more to aggressive playing than merely