SRI'S Blog

It is about time to write about football—enough on Cricket , even though Gayle made that wonderful 175 this week ( unbelievable hitting in such a short time at the crease , poor Pune Warriors). Manchester United won the Premiership for 2012-13 with four games yet to be played ( total of 20 teams , each playing one another twice , so 38 matches through the season ).For Sir Alex the manager at the helm from 1986 , it was his thirteenth title with the club. It was not that easy as it looks at the end—title with four matches yet to be played. Last year ManU was leading the table at the same stage but somehow slipped in the last five matches and Manchester City caught up with them on points and won the title on Goal Difference. But this year thanks to inconsistent display by ManC , and them losing the last match meant the title would slip away from them and numerically they cannot catch up ManU on points. Key to success this year , I thought were the following 1. Buying of Robin Van P

This remake movie from the Malayalam movie “Traffic” was neat. I liked the movie for many things . 1. Short and Sweet – The movie is only for two hours and that is a big plus. To me that is the apt time for any movie – Else it plays on to your patience—so many movies have a song sequence when you think the movie  is going to end  and then followed by a final climax fight ! 2. Just one song on the movie – 3. No fight sequence- what a relief –My body was in shape at the end of the movie so was the ear drum 4. Direct narration 5. Neatness of each role – Prakash Raj as the Super Actor not knowing things happening at home , Cheran ( Did he not look like one of those Traffic Cops ? ) , Sarath Kumar ( you cannot get a fitter Commissioner of Police )… Surya doing a small cameo .. everyone did their part.. I liked the Hero the most ( no prizes for guessing why and the hero itself ) 6. The Social cause and the big message that the movie sends across… Although a remake , the scri