Bheema (Tamil)

Nearly 4 years since the last vikram-trisha starrer saamy hit the screens comes the much delayed(2yrs in the making)much awaited film “bheema”with boundless blows,bullets and bloodshed.This is vikram’s first release after the lukewarm response to his last film “majaa”in 2005.For someone like me who has seen vikram’s work since sethu I definitely expected a much better film from the trio linguswamy-vikram-harris jeyraj.A volley of gunfires,bullets and the ease with which the hero moves on without getting hurt and never ending songs forms the out and out action flick “Bheema”.
story:no story,mindless action,unbelievable stunts,the story is about gangwars,rivalry between 2 underworld dons chinna[prakash raj] and periyar[raghuvaran,what is he even doing in the movie?].
Sekar[vikram] who has always admired and tried to emulate chinna since childhood joins as his henchman.Scenes between prakash raj and vikram does remind u of maniratnam’s dalapathy.sekar helps chinna overpower periyar and catapults him to a top position.This form s the story before the intermission.
post interval enters the new commissioner[ashish vidyarthi] who is hell bent upon “cleaning up the city”.where is the story heading??
performance wise vikram is top class[definitely will appeal to the front benchers,is he trying to tread the same path as vijay to woo the audience in the b and centres?]trisha looks stunning in the songs but has very less to do.prakash raj is good.raghuvaran is totally wasted.ashish vidyarthi is passable.
with the exception of 2 songs ragasiya kanavugal and mudhal mazhai the music is forgettable.
Director linguswamy who made films like run , ji and sandaikozhi chooses this not so non conventional theme on the lives of the underworld dons which lacks punch and fails to strike a chord with the audience.The movie is strictly a one time watch.

The Little Master is here to stay for long

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is back to doing what he does best, play aggressive cricket and demoralising the opposition bowlers, something which he has been doing for almost 18 years now with great success. The intensity with which he approaches cricket is something out of this world. After all these years people expect the intensity level to drop but not for this man, he still has the intensity of a 20 year old kid.

Most of us have grown up idolizing this little master (as he is popularly called in the cricketing world) and I was no different.I just love the way he bats and specially when he is in a attacking frame of mind.I like the flick of the legs shot the most and also his trademark straight drives(who can forget that).He is no doubt at his best when he is trying to take the attack to the bowlers.Its a bowler’s nightmare to be pitted against him when he is at his aggressive best.The other noticeable thing with him is he targets bowlers who tell before a series begins that they are after his wicket.He s specially targeted such bowlers and shown them whose the master.The famous battle with caddick and shoaib akhtar come to mind which happened during the 2003 world up. He absolutely took them to the cleaners, smashing the ball to all corners of the ground and sometimes even out of the ground.

Today he has cracked the 16000 run barrier in ODI s with the next best a distant 12000 odd. This itself is a testiment to his capabilities and he is no doubt the best one day player ever to walk on this planet. Also with more than 80 centuries together in both forms of the game he is surely a living legend.

The year 2006 was not a good one for him as he was plagued by injuries which is when talks of his retirement were heavy in the media. He came back from the injuries with a bang and has silenced his critics for now. Its not easy in a nation like ours to fulfill the expectations of the people. One day they hail you and treat you like god but the same crowd might turn around and burn effigies and shout slogans against you. The expectations of a billion people are upon his shoulders every time he steps on to the field but seldom has he wilted under it. He s handled it better than anyone.

Whats even more special is his smile which is pleasing for anyone to watch. His humility is the most striking thing and he is an easy going guy for whom fame has not gone into his head.He has single handedly won India many games and lead the batting for so many years day in and day out.He is no doubt one of the most charming players the game has ever seen.Hats off to the little master.I hope and believe that he has a lot more to give to the game and he will prolong his career for as long as possible and keep giving nightmares to the bowlers all around the world.