ALEXANDER TH GREAT

Superstar Mohanlal's much-delayed family entertainer Alexander The Great, being directed by upcoming Murali Nagavalli and produced by V.B.K. Menon under the banner of Anugraha Cine Arts, completed its entire shooting (including patchwork) in Kochi. The film had recently resumed its shooting in Ernakulam after a gap of a few months. According to sources, Alexander The Great will be Mohanlal's Vishu release (April 14).

Scripted by debutant C. Balachandra, Alexander the Great will be a comical racy entertainer in which Mohanlal will play Alexander, a man with diverse qualities; Siddique, Jagathy Sreekumar and Innocent will appear in key roles. Popular Telugu actress Meenakshi Dixit will play a meaty role. Alexander the Great will feature songs penned by Gireesh Puthencherry set to tune by Ilayaraja.

AGATHAN REVIEW

After a series of flop movies like Goal (2007) and Minnaminnikoottam (2008), veteran Malayalam director Kamal is back with Dileep-Charmi starrer Aagathan, which finally brings the director back on right track. Aagathan, produced by Mathew Joseph and Rafi Methar under the banner of Via Media Entertainment, has turned out to be a good entertainer for both family and youth audiences, marking the return of actress Charmi to Malayalam, after her rather unsuccessful stint in Vinayan's Kattuchembakam, and the debut of Tamil actor Sathyaraj.

Aagathan begins in a flashback mode in Kashmir where a ten year old boy Goutham loses his family in a terrorist attack. Gautham (Dileep) is now grownup and the CEO of a software company in Bangalore. On his journey to Bangalore, he meets a management student Shreya (Charmi) in the bus and strikes up a pleasant conversation with her.

Though she hates him initially, she soon falls in love with him. She takes him to their house to meet her parents Retd. Gen. Hardeendra Varma (Sathyaraj) and Malathi Thampuratti (Zareena Wahab). Everyone in the family is happy with Gautham and agrees to his marriage with Shreya. But soon, we see that Gautham has done it all deliberately to seek revenge! "Why and how" forms the rest of the film.

The first half of the film is mostly about how Gautham and Shreya fall in love. Things actually begin to happen during the second half and it is exactly when the script start losing its grip. The climax of the film has been messed up and the storyline generally moves on highly predictable lines.

Dileep has trimmed his fat and is portraying a serious character and hence the comedy component is missing. Thanks to the director, no character is added just to create comedy. Charmi looks pretty and cute, but has nothing much to do in the second half. Sathyaraj stands as the epitome of an army officer. His posture and portrayal of character is par excellence. His delivery of dialogue in climax is incomparable. The rest of the cast including Lal, Biju Menon, Innocent, Zareena Wahab and Shilpa Bala have done their parts quite well.

Cinematography by Ajayan Vincent and Ouseppachan's music are the major highlights of tge film. The film looks colourful, fresh and the locations are breathtakingly beautiful. All in all, Aagathan is entertaining enough to be worth watching.

Lata Mangeshkar

Zeenat Aman, the first Miss India to crossover from modelling to films, is living in the past. The actress who gave ‘sexy’ a new meaning in the 70s and 80s with films like Hare Rama Hare Krishna, Manoranjan, Shalimar and The Great Gambler, is not just making a comeback to Bollywood in a substantial role in Sanjay Sharma’s Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyun, but she’s also performing her evergreen number Aap Jaisa Koi from Qurbani.

She will be re-uniting with her co-star Kabir Bedi after 38 years. Amidst all these reports also comes the news that songstress Lata Mangeshkar — who has sung such lovely numbers for Zeenie baby asYashomati Maiyya Se Bole Nandlala, Panna ki Tamanna Hai, Main Na Bhoolungi and Satyam Shivam Sundaram, has lent her voice once again for the actress, apparently after a gap of almost 25 years, the last film being Yaadon ki Kasam in 1985.

Says music director Nikhil who managed to convince Lata to sing for the film, “She’s sung the title track of the film. I hummed the tune of the song for her and she immediately agreed to do it. Of course, she was extremely happy to know that the song will be picturised on Zeenat and went into a nostalgic mode while speaking to me.” The actress, on her part too, says Nikhil, was overjoyed when she heard about Lata singing for her once again. “When legends meet, history is created and that’s what is happening now,” adds Nikhil.

Shahid to pay tribute to MJ at Filmfare

Heartthrob Shahid Kapoor marks his birthday on Thursday, 25th Feb, but the 29 year old will have very little time to party. The hot dude plans to celebrate his big day umm... working!

It may sound boring to many but not when you get to spend your day working on something you thoroughly enjoy. The actor who is loved and admired for his dancing skills will be rehearsing all day at the Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai on his birthday for the upcoming Filmfare Awards.

What will set Shahid’s dance performance at the award ceremony on 27th February apart is that he will be paying a tribute to the irreplaceable Michael Jackson. The Kapoor hunk will rock the dance floor with some of the greatest dance hits by MJ and make an attempt at stealing hearts, and for this, he will let go of his birthday celebrations to get his act perfect.

2010 RAILWAY BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

rail budget


No increase in passenger fares
Rs.100 reduction in freight per wagon for fertilisers and kerosene
Free travel for cancer patients in 3rd AC classes
Cost-sharing in public-private-partnership (PPP) mode in some gauge-conversion projects
Further extension of Kolkata Metro on priority basis; stations to be named after Bahadur Shah Zafar, Tagore family
Karmabhoomi trains to be introduced for migrant labour
New Janmabhoomi train between Ahmedabad and Udhampur
Special 'Bharat Teertha' train to be run around India to commemorate Rabindranath Tagore's 150th birth anniversary
Railway line to be extended from Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh to Leh in Jammu and Kashmir
Andaman and Nicobar Islands to get railway line from Port Blair to Diglipur
Sikkim capital Gangtok to be connected by rail from Rangpo
2011 being 150th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, special train to be run from West Bengal to Bangladesh
Gross earnings in 2009-10 estimated at Rs.88,281 crore
Working expenditure in 2009-10 estimated at Rs.83,440 crore
Expenses during 2010-11 estimated at Rs.87,100 crore
Thrust on expansion in 2010-11 with allocation of Rs.4,411 crore
Kashmir rail link to be extended to Sopore in the north of the valley
Net profit of Rs.1,328 crore in 2009-10
10 automobile ancillary hubs to be created
Twenty-two million energy saving CFLs for lighting distributed already
Policy decision to employ one member of family whose land is requisitioned for railway projects
North-south, east-west dedicated freight corridors to be created
Construction of high-speed passenger rail corridors envisaged
More multi-functional hospitals to be set up
Educational facilities to be set up for children of 80,000 women families
Special facilities to be established for gangmen
Insurance facilities for licensed porters as part of railway's corporate social responsibility
Centre for railway research to be established with Indian Institutes of Technology and
Defence Research and Development Organisation
Will involve unions in policy making
Integral Coach Factory Chennai to be further modernised
New wagon repair shop in Mumbai
Design, development and testing centre for railway wheels at Bangalore
Within five years, all unmanned level crossings to be manned
Construction of more underpasses, besides road overbridges
Greater coordination with state governments to protect railway property
Security of women passengers to be improved
Ex-servicemen to be employed in Railway Protection Force
Five sports academies to be set up
Astroturf to be provided for development of hockey
Employment opportunities for sports persons
Railways to be lead partner for Commonwealth Games
Special drive to increase passenger amenities
Upgrade of 94 stations
Six new drinking water bottling plants in PPP mode
Modern toilets at railway stations
More ticketing centres to help the public
Acquisition of cutting edge safety technology
1,000 route km to be created
Special task force for clearing investment proposals in 100 days
New business model to be created
No privatisation of railways
But greater participation of private sector
117 of 120 new trains for current fiscal to be flagged off

MASTER BLASTER SACHIN

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar became the only player to score a double ton for a world record during the second One-dayer against South Africa in Gwalior. The double century came off just 147 balls and was a complete master piece from the master batsman. With 200 runs, the little master also broke Saeed Anwar and Charles Coventry's record of 194 runs respectively. Tendulkar smashed 25 fours and 3 sixes during his marathon innings, much to the delight of the crowds at Captain Roop Singh Stadium. Let's congratulate Sachin Tendulkar for adding yet another feather in his cap.

DILEEP vith NADIRSHA

Nadirsha, the comedian, mimicry artist, story writer, singer, musician is going to direct a cinema for the first time . His close friend and member of their earlier mimics group will do the leading role in this film. Nadirsha has also started writing the scripts for this movie. He has advices and guidance from Director Siddique. The news about the other members of his team and actors are yet to be received.

TINTU MON STORY

Tintumon: I love u…
girl: kaalil cherippu undu..
Tintu: “Ente hridhayam AMBALAM alla… kayari ponnolu……!!
Tintumon aaaaaaara mon !!

Mintumol: “I love u”
Tintumon: “I love u too”
Mintumol: “Namukku kalyanam kazhikkam”
Tintumon: “Pakshe aru nammale kalyanam kazhikkum???”

Teacher: “If you add 3452 and 3096, then divide the answer by 4 and multiply by 6, what would you get?”
Tintumon: “Wrong answer”

Tintumol: Ningal boys enthina girls-ne chase cheyyunnathu. Ningalkkavare Marry cheyyan plan illenkilum.
Tintumon: Pattikal car-inu pirake odunnathu car odikkanano ?

Pathrathile vartha Tintu mon ingane vayichu: ”Ayyayo K V sebastian Pottitherichu”
Achan: Manda !! nokki vayikku “110 KV substation Pottitherichu enna”

Teacher: ‘Freeze aakatha oru liquid-nte peru parayoo’
Tintumon: ‘Chooduvellam’

Tintumon:”Cheyyaatha kaaryathinu enne shikshikkumo teacher?”
Teacher:”Orikkalumilla.”
Tintumon:”Nalla teacher, njan homework cheythittillaa!!”

Tintumon was chasing a donkey. But he couldnt catch that. After sometime he saw one zebra on the way.
Tintumon caught the zebra and told: “panni track suit ittal njan nine pidikilla ennu karuthiyo?”

Three Malayali Couples in a Restaurant….
Couple 1 : Husband: “aa sugar ingeduthe Panjare….”
Couple 2 : Husband: “aa liver ingeduthe Karale………”
Upon hearing the above conversation, the third couple started…….
Couple 3: dundu mol : kandille manushya, avarudeyokke sneham. Angane venam bharthakkanmar aayal!
Then,
Couple 3: Tintumon : aa beef ingeduthe Pothe..!!! ))

Exam Qn:
IF 2(l+b)=P;
Prove that 4b=P.
Tintumon :
2(l+b)=P
2(ell+b)=P
2(bone+b)=P
taking ‘b’ comon
2b(one+1)=P
2b(2)=P
4b=P!
Tintumonoda kali

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