A Graceful Mother

When I was living in a hostel, the Cat that was living in the Hostel gave birth to a three kittens.

She was a perfect mother. When someone she is familiar to her plays with the kitten she is relaxed, but still aware. But when someone who is not familar to her plays with the kitten. She stands on guard. Noting our every move. A ball of paper from an unidentifed person warrants a verfication of the plaything. She was a cute pet but a wonderful mother, always on red alert, teaching the kitten, the dangers of trusting humans too much.

It has been five years since I last saw her. But her graceful but swift moves when coming to the aid of her daughters is truly unforgettable.

Which makes me wonder. Why is motherhood always connected to humans and cows? And when motherhood and any other species is mentioned, it is all about how they die to save their offspring, a zebra fighting a lioness or a gazelle fighting a leopard. Of course those acts of bravery from coy mothers is awesome. But daily life speaks more to us than we listen.

What are the instances in which a mothers love and care for her children shown in the movies I have watched? I want to write a story on the simple love not the great sacrifices.

Telling a story

Most of the blogs that I read are about movies. I love them and apparently so do a lot of other people. We criticise a lot of things. But isn't writing a story such a tough job and isn't bringing it on screen so difficult?

If I wrote a story what would it be about? I have planned to start another blog where i'll write stories and here i'll just analyse the process of story telling. I planned to write about tamil movies but may include books occasionally.

There may be some posts that donot talk about story telling perse. But they will be a part of a short story collection or maybe even a novel. I'm a dreamer. What else can I say?

Karumai Nira Kanna

Praising all that is old and trashing all that is new seems to come naturally to most people after a certain age, just as praising all that is new and trashing all that is old came naturally to them when they where young.

So when the uncles and the aunts went all over Kannadhasan's old stuff and belittled my favourite new songs (now the Glorious 80s, praised by all and sundry) I felt that it was exageration to say the most.

Then I got smitten and now know what the hype is all about.

For Kannadhasan at his best, check out "Karumai Nira Kanna".

As a person who thinks of Hindu Mythology as just well written moral stories, I've always been facinated with the Naughty Sexy Endearing Gokula Kannan.

In the world of Story Telling, flirting has always had a bad name and the oldest character to kiss the girls and get away with it is probably our very own Kaar Nira Kannan. The way the woman compares her dusky skin with his, and the way they are treated, the master of emotions brings out the injustice of real life.

Proceeding to how her golden heart is hidden from view, thus being judged on looks, the song bring out the pain in being judged based on silly criteria.

The simple but effective, "Nalla idam paathu silaiyaaga amarthai Kanna" brings out her loneliness and helplessness so very realistically. Truly low on melodrama and high in impact in the well chosen words and the emotion it conveys.

En Iniya Tamil Makkalea

This is no promise to blog everyday. This is no promise to entertain or amuse or instruct.

This blog is to give the tamil movie buff in me a space to ventilate.

What makes tamil cinema fun?
Why is it worth writing about it?

I think i'm going to find out. I think it is going to be fun.

:)