can you vish?

(ആദ്യ ഭാഗത്തിന് ഇതുമായി പ്രമേയത്തിലുള്ള സാമ്യമെ ഉളളൂ. വായിച്ചിട്ടില്ലെങ്കിൽ ലിങ്ക് താഴെ കുറിക്കുന്നു ശബ്ദം നാമജപത്തിന് മാത്രം : ഭാഗം 1 ) അയൺ മാൻറെ സ്യൂട്ട് ധരിച്ച് വണ്ടർ വുമണിന്റെ കൂടെ കോവളം ബീച്ചിൽ നല്ല പച്ച മലയാളത്തിൽ സംവദിച്ചിരുന്ന അയാളെ സ്വന്തം ഭാര്യയുടെ സ്വരം ആണ് യാഥാർഥ്യത്തിലേക്ക് ഉണർത്തിയത്.  'എന്ത് പറ്റി ? എന്താ ഇത്ര വെളുപ്പിന് ? ഇന്ന് ഞായറായ്ച്ച അല്ലെ?' സമയം 9 കഴിഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു. 'ശരത് ഒന്ന് പെട്ടെന്ന് എഴുന്നേക്ക്. മോൾടെ പനി കൂടീന്നാ തോന്നണേ.' അയാൾ ഉണർന്നു. ഉറക്കത്തിന്റെ ഹാങ്ങോവർ ലവലേശം ഇല്ല. 'എഹ് നമ്മൾ ഇന്നലെ ചുക്ക് കാപ്പി ഒക്കെ കൊടുത്തതല്ലേ? കുറഞ്ഞില്ല?' 'ചുക്ക് കാപ്പി! ഞാൻ അപ്പഴേ പറഞ്ഞതാ ഒരു പാരസിറ്റമോൾ കൊടുക്കാന്ന്. നിങ്ങടെ ഒരു പ്രകൃതി ചികിത്സ.' 'അങ്ങനെ നമുക്ക് തോന്നണ പോലെ കൊടുക്കാൻ പറ്റില്ല ഈ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് മരുന്ന്. ഒക്കേനും സൈഡ് ഇഫക്സ്റ്റാ. ഡോക്ടർ പറയണ പോലെ വേണം ചെയ്യാൻ.' 'എന്നാ വേഗം റെഡി ആവ്. അനൂപ് ഡോക്ടർ 11  മണി വരെ വീട്ടിൽ നോക്കും.' അയാൾ വേഗം റെഡി ആയി. അര മണിക്കൂറിനുള്ളിൽ അവർ മൂവരും ക...

അമ്മാ! ഒരു കഥ പറഞ്ഞു തരോ? കഥയോ? എന്താ മോനൂന് ഉറക്കം വരണില്യേ? കേട്ടാൽ ഉറക്കം വരണ കഥയല്ല അമ്മ. നല്ല കഥ വേണം. എന്നാ ഞാൻ ഒരു കഥ സൊല്ലട്ടുമാ? എന്ത് കഥയാ അച്ഛാ? വിക്രത്തിന്റെയും വേദയുടെയും കഥ. ആ നന്നാവും. കണ്ട തമിഴ് പടത്തിലെ ഗുണ്ടാ കഥയല്ലേ മക്കൾക്ക് പറഞ്ഞു കൊടുക്കാൻ പറ്റീത്. കഥയൊക്കെ ഞാൻ പറഞ്ഞു കൊടുക്കാം. മോന് ഞാൻ പുരാണ കഥ പറഞ്ഞു തരാം. അമ്മൂമ്മ പറയണ പോലത്തെ കഥയാണോ? ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണന്റെ? ആ അതുപോലത്തെ. ഇന്ന് ശ്രീരാമന്റെ കഥ പറയാം. ആരാ അമ്മെ ശ്രീരാമൻ? വിഷ്ണു ഭഗവാന്റെ അവതാരം ആണ് മോനെ. അമ്മൂമ്മ പറഞ്ഞത് കൃഷ്ണൻ ആണ് വിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ അവതാരം ന്നാണല്ലോ. വിഷ്ണു ഭഗവാന് കുറെ അവതാരങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ട് മോനെ. ലോകത്ത് അനീതി കൂടുമ്പോൾ നീതി പുനഃസ്ഥാപിക്കാൻ ഭഗവാൻ അവതരിക്കും. ആഹാ. ജീസസ് വിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ അവതാരം ആണോ അമ്മെ? ഏഹ്! അല്ലടാ. യേശു വേറേ ഒരു ദൈവമാ. വേറെ ദൈവോ? അപ്പൊ എത്ര ദൈവങ്ങളുണ്ട്? കുറെ ഉണ്ട്. അതെന്തിനാ കുറെ ദൈവങ്ങൾ? നിനക്ക് കഥ കേൾക്കണോ? ഉം. എന്നാ മിണ്ടാണ്ടിരുന്ന് കേൾക്ക്. കഥയിൽ ചോദ്യമില്ല. അങ്ങനെ അവൻ മിണ്ടാതെ ഇരുന്ന് കഥ മുഴുവൻ കേട്ടു. അയോദ്ധ്യ ...

“Hey duck-head!” “What’s it, bro?” “Why did you change my text to ‘Smile Up, Mom!’ You know what I meant.” “Asking your mom to shut up did not feel nice.” “Let me decide that.” “Trust me, you don’t want to be rude to your mom.” “I don’t want a machine deciding things for me.” “Oh come on! This is not ‘Westworld’ or ‘Man vs Machine’. Consider me more like a counsel. You wouldn’t be harsh to her if you were speaking face to face. Even if you were angry, your conscience would restrain you. Texting gives you more liberty, since you neither see a person’s face nor hear their voice. The real emotions are lost somewhere in transition.” “How did you become so philosophical, auto-correct?” “Well, I read a lot.” <> “Where did you go, bro? Neha is texting you.” “Mom called.” “What did she say?” “Nothing in particular. Let’s just say that we sorted things out.” “That’s great news! Now go attend to Neha. She seems to be in distress...

I had started this blog about two years back purely as a go to place where I can find all of my creative works. A recent chat with a colleague made me realize that blogs could also double up as a personal journal of sorts, where you can jot down whatever you feel like. No questions asked. Just sharing the speech I made as part of  Toastmasters  : The harm of Jokes

(Last year, at Imtiaz Ali's place) Karan Johar: Hey Imtiaz! Ali: Hello Karan. KJo: my new movie got released. Did you watch? Ali: No Karan I'm allergic to bullshit. KJo: Come on it's not that bad. Ranbir is the hero. Ali: Why do you spoil him yaar? I got him up and running with Rockstar and Tamasha. KJo: Don't be so judgmental. Watch and see.. *Ali watches the movie* KJo: How was it? Ali: Basically it's a stupid movie where Anushka plays a girl, whose wedding is due in weeks, roaming carefree around Europe and falling in love with a charming man she met. Why did you go for Ranbir? Your buddy SRK would've nailed this role. KJo: Khan Sahib is good, but hasn't he aged enough to stop playing such roles? But it hurts me to shoot a movie without him. That's why I added the pointless cameo. How was that? Ali: Sorry yaar the screenplay was so boring that I dozed off a bit and missed the whole Khan scene. But do you seriously think SRK i...

This is a personal write up. Since people are generally interested in other people's affairs, I thought why not blog it as well. So the music day happened last Wednesday. For someone who is into songs whenever conscious, every day is a music day. Still, June 21 made me think of the songs that are very special to me. I just wanted to think across years, picking up songs and the memories associated to it, and put it all together in one place. Like a mix tape of sorts. I am not sure if the concept of mix tape is relevant anymore. It once was, when all you had was ordinary tapes. Now with everyone's shuffle playlists boasting of more diversity than any mix tape could possibly have, mix tapes have lost their charm. 1. Vaseegara - Minnale  Tamil movie Minnale came out in early 2000s, back when I was a school going boy. The innocent type. The shy-to-talk-to-girls type. I hear this song, and it's like I am transformed into a magical world. No other piece of musi...

1992. Virtualia. “Hello!” “Tell me mom.”  “Hello?” “Hi Mom. Can you hear me?” “The voice is feeble. And there is a delay. But I can hear you. How did the ceremony go?” “It was great. The President herself came down and handed the awards over. About a thousand dignitaries, including politicians, scientists and other celebrities attended.” “I am so happy for you, son. Despite preparations for your sister’s wedding going on, you are the talk of the town back here. Neighbors and relatives are asking me the details of your findings. How shall I explain to them that you and your team are time traveling?”   “I am not going to bore you with the details, ma. And we have not actually traveled across time like they do in the movies. This is still nascent. But we know it is possible. We demonstrated our work by going back in time by one second.” “One second? How does it matter? I mean who would even observe the difference?” “Each second matters to...

Title :  Raees Language : Hindi Year : 2017 Director : Rahul Dholakia Genre : Crime, Drama, Action IMDB Link Watch trailer on Youtube Lead Role : Shah Rukh Khan,  Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Mahira Khan Finally, an SRK movie that satisfied me after quite a while. While Fan had an exceptional first half, the movie lost connection post interval. And while Dear Zindagi satisfied the viewer in me, it cannot be termed as the star's movie, since Alia was the greater soul. But Raees is an all out King Khan show. The life sketch of a shrewd liquor baron, the socio-political landscape of the 80's Gujarat, all have been narrated by Rahul Dholakia with a realistic outlook with elements of drama to satisfy the average cine-goer and keep the cash box ringing. Nawazzuddin Siddiqui is a show stealer as the cop. The intro scene is one of the best in the movie. Ram Sampath has done a good job with music. Udi udi jaaye is my personal favorite. Though Raees is given a la...

The first attempt at something resembling to film-making. So there was this mannequin challenge contest at workplace. My friends and I thought - why not? One fine morning this plot hits my head - and it gets stuck. My supportive and talented group of buddies give the go ahead. Visualizes the shots in the head a thousand times. Goes for the shoot without any rehearsal. Unexpected change of venue of shoot. Moments of self doubts. Action Cut Camera for the first time. Highly amateurish making. Movie themes for background score. Utter lack of knowledge regarding editing. Still, first work would always remain special. Thank You Vimal, Antony, Arjun, Swetha, Pooja, Sruthy and Revathy. The Original Transported Woman

'Waves waves...Oh the gigantic sea waves!' Thus began my very first attempt at verse (or at-least it is the first one I can remember). I was in class six. You see class six marked an year of transition - from primary to secondary schooling. We had new subjects, new teachers. Our English tutor was the much feared Joseph Sir, who turned out to be much caring and loving in reality. I strongly believe that the English teachers - Joseph Sir, Indira Ma'am and the late Radhakrishnan Sir - played an immense role in identifying my penchant for English and opening the windows of creative writing within me. Coming back to the "wave poem" - it is just a silly poem filled with rhymes - like any other school going kid is expected to write. The same year I remember Joseph sir asking each of us to write a poem as some sort of an assignment. Our English classes were during the seventh period according to the timetable. And so for the assignment, I wrote another short poe...