Kamal-Ilayaraaja-Singeetham Rao-MUMBAI EXPRESS

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you must be joking AA...Hindu and ethical journalism ?!?! Try finding references to China (and their great economics, std of living) and the pro communist leaning (subtle...really..really subtle..TOI is harmless that way, we know its junk and we don't give it a damn...but these smooth killers sell their ideas so subtly that we don't realize its impact)...you'll know what kind of news paper is The Hindu. Run by a sworn communist (whose kids are well settled in the US :-) ).

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I respect your opinion though i don't share it. But, just some thoughts....
1) Communist is not a bad-word. Uncle Sam has indoctrinated the world to make people like you belive so.
2) You would consider reading (and verify, you don't have to believe them without proof) works by people like Noam Chomsky, Arundhati Roy, Edward Herman, John Pilger, Robert Fisk (i could go on...)
I apologize to the other hubbers for digressing.
Shankar, i've said the last word on this but i'm open for a debate but in a relevant forum.

alwarpet_andavan

Thavalai than vaayal kedum :)
I posted that with the context of MX but i don't see anything useful coming out of this discussion. Guys, why don't we put this to rest.
Like i said, i'm open for a debate on the so-called "communist" stance of The Hindu (as though "communis" was AIDS and capitalism is panacea!), but this is not the forum to do it.

alwarpet_andavan

AA - at least in this context, I stand by Shankar, and I will have to clarify what Shankar was trying to convey - THE HINDU, has become an ideology driven tabloid, earlier it was not so - once a newspaper becomes ideology driven, there is no question of having a balanced view of things, everything THE HINDU reports is through a Marxian prism with all its inherent diffractionary patterns - since it was not like that earlier, Shankar is probably lamenting the fact that Hindu has changed, much to the dismay of many people - - whether a tabloid/newspaper is leftist driven or rightist driven, it is a case of extremes both ways - the moment media is some 'ist' driven, it loses its sanctity, even if it maintains its other standards of language, presentation etc - I hope that settles it

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Originally Posted by alwarpet_andavan

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Originally Posted by tmrrmt

alwarpet_andavan - I wont say I am not Madhan, but since I want to maintain confidentiality, I don't want to admit I am Madhan!
how about you ? I mean, your 'original' name ?!

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My original name ? - Paramakudi Express!
In the kamal fan club yahoo group, i post as "Bala (Karthik)"

I think you and RajaRam are in that club :)

And Cinefan????

alwarpet_andavan a.k.a Paramakudi Express

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Nah,I don't have a single post to date in that club.

If you people want a discussion on 'The Hindu',there's a thread for it in the Misc.section.It goes as 'The Hindu's new look'.

Has anybody gone thro' the latest edition of the Kumudam.Thirumavalavan has given an interview,man that guy has a wonderful sense of humour.He says his appeal to the people of TN to reject
Tamizh virodhi'Kamal's film has been accepted&theatres are 'e- adichufying' :lol:

The same edition has the 'Kumudam BO Top 5'with CM,MX,Sachein,Tiruppachhi&Ram making up the list in the same order.

There's another article where the reporter has done a on-the -spot check on theatres,CM in Santhi has tickets selling in black for 250/-,Sachein in Albert-200/-&MX in Abirami(thank god they didn't choose Sathyam)-150/- .This effectively demolishes Sify's "MX doing well only at Sathyam"routine&Thirumavalavan's Joke.

"There's another article where the reporter has done a on-the -spot check on theatres,CM in Santhi has tickets selling in black for 250/-,Sachein in Albert-200/-&MX in Abirami(thank god they didn't choose Sathyam)-150/- .This effectively demolishes Sify's "MX doing well only at Sathyam"routine&Thirumavalavan's Joke."

This may be FDFS or a First day report. I watched ME in Sathyam (2 days back) paying just 80 bucks - tickets were sold out by 4pm for the night show. Tickets to Chandramukhi in Subham were available(only a few seats for the night show)for a similar price.

In Satyam they won't allow to sell ticket in black market.

sachin 200? i don't know. because last monday I was in chennai. but theatre was free.

Jacky&Rajaram,
I don't know the veracity of the reports or when this 'on-the-spot'was done.I have only reproduced what the magz has published.

Digression - this is coming from a HCIRF - ARR has done some absolutely brilliant work in BOSE! - the score "Emily" is mind-blowing! - the entire album will mark a milestone in his career, if they are all original - I could see shades of STARS WARS theme like feel in the piece "KADAM KADAM", the trumpet part - but overall, the album is a must listen

From Kamal Hassan Yahoogroups ( Bala )
To all the Doubting Thomases,

Scene 1 (First-hand info reported by Paramakudi Express):
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I had been to PVR-Bangalore to watch MX-Hindi (22:15 show) last
night. By 9:40, both MX-Tamil and MX-Hindi were sold out. Remember,
it was a weekday and a night show at that!
I wouldn't say the CM counter was empty but it was not sold out - (i
assume CM night show was on).

Audience Reaction: The Hindi version had a few differences w.r.t the
dialogues, camera angles etc. I was pleasantly surprised to see the
crowd reaction. They were laughing their dinner out right through the
first half. Just a little bit subdued in the second, i must admit. In
fact, had Kamal not goofed up with the "love" bit, it would have made
a SIGNIFICANT difference. In fact, people might remember the "drag"
more than the laughs. Overall, in my experience, the Hindi version is
well received.

The digital print was worse than the film prints i had seen at Kasi
and SSR Pankajam. And the audio was surprisingly not top class at
PVR.

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Abirami theatre, Chennai - last Sunday evening.
My friend had gone to watch MX-Tamil well before the evening show.
MX was sold - tickets not available even in black!
CM - Tickets available in counter and sold out eventually.

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All despairing Kamal fans and "overjoyed" Rajni fans, the result is
not in black and white as some would like to believe. MX-Tamil is
certainly even with CM (if not better in some pockets) in
Chennai/Bangalore. In Hindi, MX is doing well in metros.
Nothing more, nothing less.

Bala (Karthik)

Also ,the Bookings at PVR



MX ,CM- bookings at PVR from this Sat to Next Thur

CHANDRAMUKHI

Sat-Full

Sun-Full

Mon-Available in 3 shows ,almost sold out in one show

Tues-Available

Wed-Available

Thur-Available


MUMBAI XPRESS -HINDI

Saturday
There are no shows of Mumbai Express available on Saturday, April 23, 2005.

Sunday

16 25 Show -Full
10 35 ,22 35 - Available

Monday - Available

Tuesday -Available

Wednesday-Available

Thursday - Available


MUMBAI XPRESS -TAMIL

Saturday
There are no shows of Mumbai Xpress -TAMIL available on Saturday, April 23, 2005.

Sunday
There are no shows of Mumbai Xpress -TAMIL available on Sunday, April 24, 2005.

Monday
Almost Sold Out .

Tuesday-Available

Wednesday- Almost Sold out in One show and Available in other 2 shows

Thursday -Wednesday- Almost Sold out in One show and Available in other 2 shows