Interestingly, India and Brazil is a big cloud for Orkut. (In fact the only countries on the internet that is popular for Orkut)

Now, the President of America, he being the latest one, has to go by the rules and code of conduct which will not allow him to use his blackberry.
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How sad ? In my opinion the Blackberry guys should gift him a custom one. May be / May be not.

I could’ve easily written this movie off as an experiment that went wrong just because of the star cast and the problems that could emerge as a result of it. Stars dates..schedules..budget..but clearly, there has been a sincere effort. The producer (Dileep) could’ve easily gotten all the money back within the first week, even with a mediocre show, just because of the star cast. But I must thank him for not going easy on it and pursuing a good story line. I think the full credits of the movie goes to the script writers Uday Krishna and Sibi K Thomas. Because in such a movie, without a good script there is nothing much the director can do. Joshiy, the director of the movie have done a not so bad job, if not excellent. At least he’s made sure that none of the stars roles overcast each other and where ever necessary, there is intense dram that Mohan Lal fans and Mamootty fans will like.

Special accolades should go for the “Tit for Tat” dialogues by Mohan Lal and Mammootty and also Suresh Gopi. That’s something I really enjoyed. Everyone would irrespective of whose fans they are.

However, the first half of the film was a bit yawn-yawn type with some “comedy” by Harisree Ashokan and team..when the movie catches pace, one feels what was the necessity for those first part comedy moments – if they can be called so. At least, the director should’ve understood that comedy is not just about “mis spellings” and throwing things around, or jumping into water.

Great performances by Dileep, Jayaram (with a mismatch pair that could’ve been avoided), Kavya, Jagathi and others.

A funny fact: Even though Prithviraj, Kunchako Boban etc are appearing only in a song sequence(with no dialogues whatsoever) with a gorgeous NayanTara, in the character names roll at the end, you’ll see that their names are also included. Nayantara – Diana, Prithviraj – Reji.

Overall a great entertainer worth watching with family.The only problem would be get tickets.

On enquiry the owner said that some chaps from the Al-Ameen College stuck it for promoting Google Local. Sounds very interesting.

Interestingly, Google has done this at Bangalore too.

1. Strangers – Great thriller. My type. Watch when there are no distractions around.
2. Hancock – You’ll begin to hate Will Smith after this one.
3. You don’t mess with the Zohan – Fun all the way ! Wait for the climax. It’s good.
4. The Others – Again my type. Loved Nicole in this. Storyline is a little weak sort of though. More like sixth sense..alternate version.
5. The Nines – Rubbish.
6. Stigmata – My type…good thriller..great music..religious background…folks may not like. And yea..climax sucks!
7. Wall E – Cute…fun…you’ll love it.
8. The Contract – Time waster !
9. Lady in the water – If you’re a Manoj fan..stay away from this. You don’t want to hate the guy.
10. Stir of Echoes, The homecoming – Weak story..good presentation. Thriller (sorta)
11. Mirrors – Good. Ok. Average. Nothing to impress you.
12. I am Legend – Good one…sad ending (Heard there’s an alternate version.)
13. Kidnap (Hindi) – Yuck ! The new dude wanted an image change just to prove he’s not all that chocolaty. Failed.
14. Saroja (Tamil) – Though a remake of The Judgement Night, it impresses me. Premji Amaran does a good job, Jayaram does a good attempt…barely makes it.

Well, it so happened that one fan tried to jump on to the stage while Mohan lal was performing, at this overseas show in the Gulf. And Mohan Lal pushed this guy off the stage.

So much for the Mohan Lal – Mammooty fans out there. Both scored equally now. :D\

Video – Mohan Lal pushing fan off the stage.

Though I don’t completely agree with it, this is an interesting concept worth researching.

I want to introduce you to the most wonderful NGO in the world, which was working right under our noses and still we failed to see how they were Making a Difference

Make A Difference (M.A.D) is a youth volunteer network that currently functions in the three cities of Cochin, Pune and Chennai… 312 volunteers teach more than 1200 underprivileged kids English and computer skills in these three cities to enable them to have better career prospects…
These children live in street shelters and orphanages. Without proper guidance, their lives will go astray. MAD makes sure that they have the proper life skills to make it in life. Then MAD tries to get them placed at jobs where they can live their potential…

MAD was recently picked as one of fifteen finalists for the international Youth Social Entrepreneur Awards which is a prestigious award bestowed by the Ashoka group. MAD became the only Indian entry in this competition in spite of 521 nominations from 60 odd countries. The final winner will be picked by online voting.

Let’s try and bring pride to our country by spreading word about the achievements of our countrymen. To stand up and be recognized in such a multi-faced international crowd is an achievement in itself.

Please Vote now at http://vote.makeadiff.in

Thanks All !

But now, there’s a brand new mall that’s launched near Bypass junction, the Oberon mall, Kochi. Which I think is the best thing that has happened in the city as far as development is concerned. This one is huge with four-five floors and exclusive shops complete with food court and all that jazz. I happen to visit the place and here are a few snaps.

The mall is only partially occupied right now as only Reliance’s outlets have started with a Reliance Time Out shop which is more like the “Landmark” in Chennai and a Shoe store from them again. A large part is under construction and the grape wine tells me that the top floors is being occupied by Dileep the movie actor, where he is planning a food court. And there are a lot more that is getting ready – a KFC joint, a game station (woohoo), and a lot more.

The whole mall looks more or less like the Chennai City center minus the movies so I’m happy that it’s here. And one really great thing is that it has a well planned parking lot which is THE BEST thing that can happen to a mall in Cochin. You know that in cochin if there’s something that’s got everyone frustrated – that’s the parking space.

Well, do visit the place and see what you find.

(Psst…there’s an even more bigger one coming up at Edapally, Cochin from the Lulu group where there’ll be multiplexes too. Looking forward to it)