I am all bleary eyed today. Reached home at 1.30 am after having watched Mummy and Me, the movie starring Urvashi, Archana Kavi, Mukesh, Kunchako Boban etc. The director Jeethu Joseph attempts to capture a very common and increasing issue which arises due to the differences in outlook and values that exist between generations. Clara, the character portrayed by Urvasi, has regular clashes with her rebellious teenaged daughter Jewel (Archana Kavi). The father Jo (Mukesh) dons the cap of the mediator and settles the issues.
Dejected by the poor state of affairs at home, Jewel turns to internet and chat rooms for solace and finds Ameer, an orphan and fashion designer, who is able to transform Jewel by his gentle support and guidance. However, the film falls flat with the entrance of Ameer. I would have preferred it if the film projected the efforts made by the mother and the daughter in improving their relation rather than bringing in an invisible third person that too chosen from a chat room. This may give the thousands of teenagers facing oppression at home the impression that the net and chat rooms are the solutions to end their misery where they may come across a guardian angel. A better option would have been to use the services and advice of the psychologist Saleem (Anoop Menon). To sum it up, though the persistent problem was well portrayed, the solution was not convincing.
Urvasi as usual was excellent and Clara as the over protective, possessive, and control hungry mother was safe on her shoulder. Archana Kavi was a huge disappointment – be it in looks, acting, dress sense, whatever. Mukesh was passable and Kunchako too did a fair job though he is not very convincing as an MBA student with his paunch and sagging body. All my votes go to the little boy (Jokuttan - I don’t know his real name) who threw in a few refreshing and light moments and the very lovable Lalu Alex who is luvvvable as the all understanding and jovial father of Kunchako.
All in all, a so-so movie with a theme that has good potential for hitting the family crowd especially considering that youth of Kerala are slowly emerging from the conservative attitudes and daring to be rebellious and experimental causing many moms the agony and pain experienced by Clara. But the script messed it up beyond repair.
This is Aarush’s third movie after Ghost House and Ravanan. With Appu, we did not dare to step into a movie until she was all of 3 yrs. The boy, I tell you, is a darling and enjoyed the first part even sitting up in his pram and watching without batting an eyelid until sleep came over.
July 5, 2010
Look before u leap..!
My feisty over confident young one thinks he is already a master in the art of walking. So much so that he tried his two little feet at a more interesting act…leaping, though only to end up flat on his face literally ending up with a red nose tip and bump on his forehead.
The young fans...
Been to Madras Light Vegetarian Restaurant in Abu Shagara. A small not so fancy place. But excellent food. The Madras filter coffee was just right..strong, sweet and hot….They serve excellent fried idlis as well but since we were early we did not get to enjoy it.
Watched the super duper hit, Shobana / Mohanlal starrer Manichitrathazhu for the nth time last evening. It was telecast for the nth time again on Asianet in honour of Late M G Radhakrishnan who passed away last week. Shobana never fails to impress me with her grace and expressive gestures. It’s a movie that will never bore you and deals with the relatively lesser ventured subject of dual personality. One of the few female-oriented films in recent times and Shobana has done complete justice to the role. The movie also has excellent music with my and B’s favourite being Palavattom Pookalam.
Appu enjoyed it thoroughly especially Shobana’s dance. It warmed my heart to see the little girl concentrating on the mudras and trying to identify them. Think it gave her a sense of pride to realize how the relatively simple steps and mudras she is currently learning gets interwoven to create beautiful a dance sequence. I was bombarded with questions about Shobana after the movie…who was her dance guru, how many years she learnt, did she learn the steps as well, when she did her arangetram etc etc. Shobana…u have got a die hard fan!
Talking of fans..Aarush is besotted by Waka Waka and more so by Shakira. He loved the score since he heard it the first time and invariably shakes his little bums back and forth. But ever since he watched the video, he is not willing to settle for anything less than the compete audio visual experience. Shakira’s energy and charm seems to have bowled him over!
Watched the super duper hit, Shobana / Mohanlal starrer Manichitrathazhu for the nth time last evening. It was telecast for the nth time again on Asianet in honour of Late M G Radhakrishnan who passed away last week. Shobana never fails to impress me with her grace and expressive gestures. It’s a movie that will never bore you and deals with the relatively lesser ventured subject of dual personality. One of the few female-oriented films in recent times and Shobana has done complete justice to the role. The movie also has excellent music with my and B’s favourite being Palavattom Pookalam.
Appu enjoyed it thoroughly especially Shobana’s dance. It warmed my heart to see the little girl concentrating on the mudras and trying to identify them. Think it gave her a sense of pride to realize how the relatively simple steps and mudras she is currently learning gets interwoven to create beautiful a dance sequence. I was bombarded with questions about Shobana after the movie…who was her dance guru, how many years she learnt, did she learn the steps as well, when she did her arangetram etc etc. Shobana…u have got a die hard fan!
Talking of fans..Aarush is besotted by Waka Waka and more so by Shakira. He loved the score since he heard it the first time and invariably shakes his little bums back and forth. But ever since he watched the video, he is not willing to settle for anything less than the compete audio visual experience. Shakira’s energy and charm seems to have bowled him over!
July 4, 2010
Space City
Weekends just buzz past….sigh!
Friday was day out for Appu and she had a great time at Space City in Safeer Mall. The mercury levels here are rising to the point of exploding and we are left to restrict other creative activities and take Appu out to these kidzones. No complaints though since she loves it and is an absolute freak for all the fun rides!
And it also helps that Aarush prefers to nap through his pram ride!
Friday was day out for Appu and she had a great time at Space City in Safeer Mall. The mercury levels here are rising to the point of exploding and we are left to restrict other creative activities and take Appu out to these kidzones. No complaints though since she loves it and is an absolute freak for all the fun rides!
And it also helps that Aarush prefers to nap through his pram ride!
July 1, 2010
Appu / Aarush updates
It was just yesterday that I did a post about Aarush’s first steps. We had started counting the no of steps that he could make at a do. I was stunned to see that by the time I reached home in the evening he could manage to walk across the hall! Oh my little one…amma is so proud of my fast learner. After a long time, got to click some snaps of the two. Shall post them soon.
Appu’s looong vacations have started and yet a dilemma as to how to get her to spend her time fruitfully. Though I am averse to the summer camps that are available in every nook and corner I might eventually have to settle for one. Have seen a place near our hosue which offers Keyboard, hip hop, art and craft and English speaking and writing skills. She will be resuming her swimming classes. I also have plans to put her in for iceskating which is available at Sharjah Women’s Club provide we can get a time that can fit into our schedule. Appu has started taking Bharatnatyam training since 3 months from a guru of mine. I had trained under Mohan sir for a short duration only though. We started off the classes on twice a week basis at out house. But the uncooperative people (L) below our apartment was having problems with the noise. We decided to shift the classes to the house of another girl who is in the group. Appu is the youngest in the group of 3, the others are both 10. She has a keen interest and has improved vastly over the past weeks.
Appu’s looong vacations have started and yet a dilemma as to how to get her to spend her time fruitfully. Though I am averse to the summer camps that are available in every nook and corner I might eventually have to settle for one. Have seen a place near our hosue which offers Keyboard, hip hop, art and craft and English speaking and writing skills. She will be resuming her swimming classes. I also have plans to put her in for iceskating which is available at Sharjah Women’s Club provide we can get a time that can fit into our schedule. Appu has started taking Bharatnatyam training since 3 months from a guru of mine. I had trained under Mohan sir for a short duration only though. We started off the classes on twice a week basis at out house. But the uncooperative people (L) below our apartment was having problems with the noise. We decided to shift the classes to the house of another girl who is in the group. Appu is the youngest in the group of 3, the others are both 10. She has a keen interest and has improved vastly over the past weeks.
June 30, 2010
Aarush at 11
How time flies…the last post was when Aarush was barely a creepy crawler and within this short span ... he is a nosy explorer…!
At 11 months he has crossed the following milestones:
1) Can stand independently …he has been doing this for over 2 weeks now
2) Can pull himself to a standing position from sitting. He squats on all fours and then in the blink of an eye leaps up and looks around proudly for the ready appreciation from mom and grandma!
3) Can take 1, 2 ,3 ,4 (omg…the numbers keep increasing by the minute) steps independently….
4) Can climb up on low chairs but not down
5) Has 8 big white pearlies…(5 on top and 3 below)
6) Can blow kisses with a wet open mouth
7) Can wave bye
8) Can bite and prefers his sister’s tummy and hands above all for the task
9) Can identify me, B, my mom, his sis and a few of our neighbours by their voice
10) Can pull out all the stuff out of his toy box the moment his mother turns back after clearing the place
11) Can crawl out of bed and drop safely onto the floor…again an act which he feels deserves immense awe from the all
At 11 months he has crossed the following milestones:
1) Can stand independently …he has been doing this for over 2 weeks now
2) Can pull himself to a standing position from sitting. He squats on all fours and then in the blink of an eye leaps up and looks around proudly for the ready appreciation from mom and grandma!
3) Can take 1, 2 ,3 ,4 (omg…the numbers keep increasing by the minute) steps independently….
4) Can climb up on low chairs but not down
5) Has 8 big white pearlies…(5 on top and 3 below)
6) Can blow kisses with a wet open mouth
7) Can wave bye
8) Can bite and prefers his sister’s tummy and hands above all for the task
9) Can identify me, B, my mom, his sis and a few of our neighbours by their voice
10) Can pull out all the stuff out of his toy box the moment his mother turns back after clearing the place
11) Can crawl out of bed and drop safely onto the floor…again an act which he feels deserves immense awe from the all
June 14, 2010
Im back!
Yaaawwwwnnn….!!! I have been a real slumberjack! A looong break from blogging that kept getting longer and longer…I was really lazy to get back into blogging and was totally zapped by the thought of updating all that happened in the past couple of months. However, today, with steely grit and determination, I have decided to restart and to be regular. I am not going in for a flashback, rather start with where we stand today and talk about the past as and when circumstances arise.
The break in blogging was actually initiated by a literal break. We had been to India (Kerala) on our annual vacation. The main purpose was Aarush’s choroonu which went on well at Peroorkavu ( a small temple near B’s house), Ettumanoor and Chettikulangara. It was extremely hot and humid in Kerala and to make matters worse Aarush was suffering from a persistent diarrohea. We did everything but relax. More about that later though. Really glad that I have taken that long dreaded step of restarting the blog.
The break in blogging was actually initiated by a literal break. We had been to India (Kerala) on our annual vacation. The main purpose was Aarush’s choroonu which went on well at Peroorkavu ( a small temple near B’s house), Ettumanoor and Chettikulangara. It was extremely hot and humid in Kerala and to make matters worse Aarush was suffering from a persistent diarrohea. We did everything but relax. More about that later though. Really glad that I have taken that long dreaded step of restarting the blog.
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