The now-running Malayalam Movie – Traffic is stirring up a never before phenomenon on Web. The film is an ABSOLUTE STUNNER and could be rightly considered as one of the all-time best and THE best urban movie in Malayalam.

The film unfortunately has no official website, which is really really sad. A site could have acted as the nerve centre of the buzz on Web. The rave reviews that are all over the Web could have been showcased (an example) on the site which would just be enough to describe how great it is. There was not much promotion either. This is where the Web step in and does the job. Through status updates, reviews on personal blogs and custom-made promotional stuff, the goodness is shared and circulated. It is the wonderfully strong, overwhelming energy the film radiates, that works behind things like the image below, which is now being circulated voluntarily on Facebook (and other networks).

The tag line in the above image is an analogous adaptation of a brilliant dialogue in the movie. It means the makers have succeeded in their mission – People  have picked up the vibe. That is being this never-before phenomenon. The viewers are expressing their admiration and appreciation for the efforts of the makers who respected the dignity of the viewers and gave them something of great quality.

Even at YouTube, where the comments section are, at-times, infamous for non-relevant chit-chat and word-wars, the clips (trailer and song) of the film is receiving 100% positive comments. That is certainly something. See some selected ones below (ignore the poor format, spelling and language):

Most beautiful THRILLER movie I have ever seen in ma LIFE. TRaFFiC.. Hats of to Rajesh Pillai,the director and all others behind the sceen..Love u Anoop Menon, Kunchakko, Asif, Sreenivasan and all others…Amazing Film…Defenitely a GIGAA hit of this year..Must watch…

Films are a very important part of lifestyle and culture. It’s always active and packed with energy. That’s why it’s one of the first areas Web is having a profound impact.

A Facebook update reads:

That is a very valid statement. Extend that backwards and it will mean: “Web can cause rapid effect. Anything good gets celebrated and anything bad gets trashed.”

It’s more or less an alternative to calling up the hotels and placing the order. But since you get the full menu of all hotels, this is far helpful than the traditional phone-ordering.  It’s learned that payment is made at the time of delivery / collection.

Kochi has the most number of restaurants listed – more than 30 of them.

10 days have been successfully completed by HouseFullCinema.com – which is on its way to be the most exhaustive online movie ticket booking service for Kerala. Right now, booking can be done for theatres in Kottayam, Perinthalmanna, Payyannur and Mavelikara. Soon it will be extended to 200+ theatres across Kerala. National award winning director, Mr. Jayaraj is behind the venture.

It requires you to create a free account to start booking tickets. Bookings could be made upto 3 days in advance. The process requires you to enter either your Driver’s License number or VoterID number. This should be produced in original for collecting tickets. Payment options include Credit Card / Debit Card / Netbanking. Once the booking is made, a confirmation email and SMS will be sent. You may carry the confirmation SMS or a printout of the email and the ID proof used for registration, and collect your tickets from the special (reservation) counters.

There have been theatre-specific and city-specific booking services. But this one looks to  be much bigger.

It’s a full-fledged shopping cart system with all major payment options incorporated (powered by EBS). Almost all books carry discount. Books are specifically categorized by subject and also by the publisher for easy search and discovery.  Each book listing provides basic details, additional images, reader reviews and list of related titles. Shipping is country-wide via Speed Post. Charges are Rs. 30/- upto Rs. 500/- and is free from there on.

This is an excellent example for the Outburst of Web that’s predicted for Kerala.

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I spent a year in 2008 travelling around the world, including 3 months in India which was our (she and her partner’s) favourite country. We had many wonderful experiences in Kerala, and as there aren’t many websites offering independent advice about travel there I was inspired to set up Keralaindiatravel.net.

Listed below are some of the blog posts:

• Top 10 reasons to visit Kerala
• A full blown “the essential guide to Kerala Houseboats“
• Guide to Munnar
• Quiet alternatives to Munnar
• The “Which Kerala Beach is right for you” series
• “How to find quality accomodation in Kerala” series