Anuradha Sridharan

Is she that funny that I laughed out so much with my friends? The heroine of the movie Kisna. In almost all her scenes, she is found hanging from a rope. No doubt she is talented. I agree I cannot perform like her. But is her role really needed in the movie? Maybe, I guess her role might be added to provide some humour to the audience who otherwise might have felt bored to death, watching such a horrible movie. I read in a book that the dancer has mixed Yoga, bharatnatyam and etc etc to perform that rope dance (???). Why can't she just demonstrate her skills in separate ways? Why the hell she mixed everything and make her audience laugh? This might not be her idea but the showman director's brain would have clicked this sort of a unique one. He thinks that audience would definitely come and watch his crap after his stint of successful movies. If a heroine needs to show her expressions that she feels jealous or angry towards her man, Can't there be bet...

"Music was invented to confirm human loneliness" said someone. I realize how true it is. Real music brings in so many changes within your self. Your legs shake automatically when your ears hear good beats. Your mind jumps with joy and you feel relaxed. Music is the universal source of joy. It has it's own essence which can make you spread your wings through out the day. Hmm....A music system has brought out the philiosophical person in me, I suppose. A Sony Hi-Fi model, looking like a bird with two speakers as it's wings. It doesn't fly, but it makes the person who listens to it fly. It is a bulky system with two big speakers. The output is 2600 W PMPO (God knows what's PMPO !!!) , 120 * 120 W RMS (seems to be the real output). It doesn't play ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING as it's competitor but whatever it can, it plays best. Anyone would start to appreciate Rahman's music when it's heard in Sony. For an ardent fan of him like me, the sy...

Taking you to a short journey into my life.....Not many characters to confuse you. Just me and my friends. In each stage of life, you have to part your friends. I don't have any contacts with my primary school friends - Geetha, Deepa and Shivashankari.Although I keep in touch with a few of my high school and higher secondary school friends, it is not as friendly as we used to be in those lovely days. I still remember the day when Divya, my 6th std friend, ran out of school on a Saturday afternoon with my bag so that I would come and have lunch with her in her house on a Onam day. She was one of my best friends. Even after moving out of my St.Marys, I used to send her letters and cards. Slowly the frequency decreased and now, I don't even know where she is. Jaigopal Garodia school was special as I met Subha, my best friend with whom I still can talk about anything and everything. We used to go for movies together. During those crucial public exam days, we u...

A place which has touched my heart so much. Not only because it was my honeymoon trip.But the serene atmosphere, taking me back to our traditional countryside, lush green paddy fields, coconut trees lifting the spirit, quiet backwaters and above all free from polluted city. My husband, Karthik and I started our trip from Chennai on Sept 5th 2004. We boarded Allepey Express from Chennai Central at 8 pm. I had R.K.Narayan's "Bachelor of Arts" to give me company till I fall asleep. The train departed at 8.30. I could feel the unique smell of Kerala, God's own country when I woke up next morning. Kerala has always fascinated me from my childhood. My father has taken me on several trips to places like Munnar, Cochin, Allepey in Kerala. The train was an hour late and finally we got down at Ernakulam Junction railway station. We had arranged for a car to take us to Kumarakom. The driver was on time.It was an hour long drive from the station. We bought some biscuits and chips...

Independent India.....Software Industry booming, BPOs everywhere, SENSEX rising, Stock markets going ga-ga....... Yet some of the villages do not have even the basic amenities like electricity, water etc. Swades is a movie which captures these villages and how people can take control of things instead of blaming the government. India is a thickly populated country. People cannot expect the government to handle all issues and problems. With the power of education, people should come up with their own ideas and solutions. We cannot just afford to fight over petty issues. Whenever we compare ourselves with West, we start to argue that our country is full of rich tradition and cultures. Can this culture take our country forward? Can these traditions make us a developed country? NO. Instead of arguing and feeling proud, we need to think about how we can pull economically backward people forward. Voluntary activities are carried out by a few NGOs. But that will not give a permanent sol...