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The magic controversy - why we malayalees never learn!

If there is one thing that I am almost tired of writing on this blog, it is this - We have a unique knack for forming mafia groups. Groups which control an area of business, an area of art etc. etc.
Vyapari Vyavasayi Association which is a perfect example of such mafias. There are many [...]

Najim wins Idea Star Singer 2007

With a clear lead in SMS votes(40 thousand more than runner up Durga) Najim from Trivadrum today won the Idea Star Singer 2007 competition. He got a brand new flat worth 40 lakhs in cochin from confident group! Runner up Durga got a Ford Fiesta car!
Star singer 2007 took almost a year to complete! [...]

Malayalam rock by Avial band - Nada Nada

Rock music is quite popular in Kerala. So it is no wonder that new rocks bands are always popping up in Kerala. Avial is a rock band who calls themselves as the “first malayalam alternative experimental band”!

Check out their debut album titled “Nada Nada”. Good Lord! - It is in malayalam and I love it! [...]

Santosh George Kulangara (a malayali) to become India’s first space tourist

Santosh George, the Managing Director of Labour India Publications, and producer of ‘Sancharam’, a weekly travel programme being aired on a Malayalam television channel will become India’s first space tourist.
He has got a confirmed seat on Virgin Galetic’s Spaceship. The registration had cost him around USD 20,000 (Rs 9 lakhs). The total cost of [...]

Narrow escape for mammootty

On February 21, while shooting “Big B” mammootty had a narrow escape. During a bomb explosion scene shooting, a burning piece of metal narrowly missed Mammooty.
Check out the video of this scene at Big B official Website (Click on Big B exclusive link).

Thanks coolblogger for posting this.
 

Adi thettiyaal raashtrapathiyum veezhum (Kalam falls down onstage)

President Abdul J Kalam tripped and fell on the stage at the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards, 2006. He was tripped by a walking stick used by one of the awardees(Manipuri scholar Khelchandra Singh) sitting in the dias. Kalam seemed unhurt and was in good spirits after the fall.

K J Yesudas photo biography by Leen Thobias

Yesudas needs no introduction for malayalees. He is the number one playback singer in Kerala for decades! Check out the following photo biography on Yesudas. Video length is about 5 minutes. Found via Youtube.

But frankly I think it is time for him to stop singing. As the saying goes - “swaram nannayirikkumbol pattu nirthuka!”.

Mohanlal in trouble over liquor ad

In a commercial Mohanlal asks - “What’s up this evening?”. He never would have thought that this would land him in such deep trouble. But hey, that is the special treatment kerala gives. It is inhabited by dangerous enviornment activists, moral police, lethal animal rights activists and stupid NGOs.
An NGO has decided to harass Mohanlal’s [...]

Blog by Miss Kerala 2007?

Apparently Miss Kerala 2007 decides to start a blog. I am not sure whether this is a spoof, only time will tell
Feb 17 I looked at the world from a new perspective. Suddenly I was a voice that was heard. heard beyond my family and friends. Life has taken a new course. Hopefully [...]

Poet and filmmaker P Bhaskaran passes away

Famous Kerala poet and filmmaker P. Bhaskaran passed away on Sunday. He was aged 83. He was in Malayalam movie industry right from its inception and directed over 50 films and wrote over 3000 movie songs.
In 1954, he directed Neelakkuyil, a superhit movie at the time and lyrics of which are still popular in Kerala. [...]

Alsabith wins Amrita Junior Superstar Event

Alsabith won the Amrita Junior Superstar event on Sunday. It was a tight competition till the last moment with SMS vote lead fluctuating between Alsabith and Pradeesh. In the end it was Alsabith’s day. He won a total prize money of 2.5 lakh rupees.
The live event was well managed in the beginning. But it was [...]

Miss Kerala 2007 photos

Here is something interesting for the guys. Did you know that there is a Website dedicated to Miss Kerala pageant?
Mathrubhoomi has a cool collection Miss Kerala 2007 of rehearsal pictures!
If I could be a judge….
BTW, Rohini Mariam Idiculla won the Miss Kerala 2007 event.

Vellappally Natesan and Azhikkode - A duel

He (Azhikkode) is a drunkard. He is infected with leprosy.
- Vellappally Natesan (SNDP secretary)
If I have leprosy, I got it from Vallappally. I don’t drink and if drinking is such a vice, why is Vellappally running a bar?
- Sukumar Azhikkode (A writer and orator)

Kerala movie awards - where is my award?

This week Malayalam movie awards were announced.
Best film - Drishtantham
Best director - Lenin Rajendran(Rathri Mazha)
Best actor - Prithviraj (Vasthavam)
Best actress - Urvasi (Madhuchandralekha)
Immediately after the announcement, the jury started getting abusive and threatening calls. The problem is simple, everyone was expecting an award or was expecting an award for his/her favorite actor [...]

Mohanlal meets Mammooty - from number 20 madras mail

Following is a scene from the classic movie, No. 20 Madras Mail. In this scene, Tony Kurisinkal (Mohanlal) meets actor Mammootty in the first class compartment. Mohanlal is at his best in this scene. Enjoy!