Ormmakal

Shashi Tharoor gets the Colbert Bump

karmadude — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:38:10 +0000

Stephen Colbert calls Shashi Tharoor to congratulate him on getting the Colbert Bump

News Hour Venu’s Song

karmadude — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:48:35 +0000

Looks like they have disabled embedding. Here is the direct link Venu’s Song

Thirakkil Alpam Neram – Shahsi Tharoor Interview

karmadude — Sat, 02 May 2009 14:44:15 +0000

A four part interview of Shahshi Tharoor on Amrita TV, provides a good malayalee perspective of Dr. Shashi Tharoor.

See Parts: 2, 3, 4

Angry Elephant Charges Jeep

karmadude — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:23:00 +0000

Shocking as it may seem at first, the conversation of the guys filming the encounter with the elephant, makes the whole incident hilarious.

Mukesh: Views on Acting and Producing

karmadude — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:12:04 +0000

Mukesh compares his view about Malayalam film Industry and its growth before and after the film Twenty-20.

Movie Pick: Elipathayam

karmadude — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:36:30 +0000

Reading the following about Resul Pookutty made me watch Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s “Elipathayam” yesterday.

If Resul’s sound design captures the muddle of the crowded Mumbai city without getting overbearing, he recalls the moment in the Adoor Goplakrishnan’s film, ‘Elipathayam’, when the protagonist bites stone while having a meal of rice.

I have always heard about Elypathayam, and for some strange reason had this imagery of a mallu comedy in my mind and never had a chance or reason to watch it up until I read about it yesterday, after Resul Pookutty won the Oscar for sound mixing in Slumdog Millionaire.

This is a masterpiece movie, and an excellent example of movie as an art form. It’s slow but brilliantly crafted, and provides a fascinating insight into the older feudal system of Kerala. And, yes I did look out for that scene where the protagonist bites a stone in his rice, a scene which otherwise would have gone unnoticed.

Watch movie on YouTube

“I wrote the script of ELIPPATHAYAM when I was going through a very painful period. I had to leave Chitralekha, which I had founded and built up over a long period of my youth. There were a lot of misunderstandings between friends and parting of ways. It was in 1979. I made ELIPPATHAYAM in 1981, the intervening period was a tormenting one in my life. It prompted me to look at myself incisively.”
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan (Read Rest of Interview – WARNING: SPOILER ALERT, read only after seeing the movie)

Techopark Ottanthullal

karmadude — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:04:11 +0000

The plight of Jabbar, an IT professional presented in traditional Ottanthullal style.

via Technopark Today

The Drums of Kerala

karmadude — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:27:33 +0000

Excellent documentary about Chenda, Maddalam, Itaykka, and Timila; the four main drums of Kerala.

Kalari Yoga

karmadude — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:17:26 +0000

Japanese Kalaripayattu instructor, Asami Chizuko, who accidentally discovered and then learned Kalaripayattu, demonstrates kalari yoga.

Thirakkil Alpam Neram – Priyadarshan Interview

karmadude — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:39:40 +0000