Last edited by firecrown; 01-05-2018 at 09:01 PM.
My ratings for last 5 Lalettan movies:
* 01/24 - Malaikottai Vaaliban - 4/5
* 12/23 - Neru - 2.5/5
* 01/23 - Alone - 2.5/5
* 10/22 - Monster - 2.6/5
* 05/22 - 12th Man - 2.5/5
My ratings for last 5 Lalettan movies:
* 01/24 - Malaikottai Vaaliban - 4/5
* 12/23 - Neru - 2.5/5
* 01/23 - Alone - 2.5/5
* 10/22 - Monster - 2.6/5
* 05/22 - 12th Man - 2.5/5
Started the year with a forensic thriller but ended up finishing a biography first .
#Book1
Rekha - An untold story
Author : Yasser Usman (Rajesh khannayude bio mooparu thanne annu )
The biggest drawback of this book is that there is zero contribution from Rekha herself .
More like a consolidated journal of all the controversial interviews of hers given throughout the career.
Chennayile childood ...Gemini ganeshan acknowledge cheyath pithrwatham ....how she was looked down in bollywood ....Big B influence etc etc
In short pala interviews .. media vazhi nammal kelkathathu aayitu yaathonnum ella
Not a exciting read ... Rekha enna entitye patti yaathonnum ariyatha oru aalku revelation aayirikum ... pandathe almost ella bollywood naayikamare pole oru tragic queen !!
വിരഹത്തിൻ ചൂടേറ്റു വാടിക്കൊഴിഞ്ഞു നീ
വിടപറയുന്നോരാ നാളിൽ
നിറയുന്ന കണ്ണുനീര്തുള്ളിയിൽ സ്വപ്നങ്ങൾ
ചിറകറ്റു വീഴുമാ നാളിൽ
മൗനത്തിൽ മുങ്ങുമെൻ ഗദ്ഗദം മന്ത്രിക്കും
മംഗളം നേരുന്നു തോഴീ
#Book2
The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi
Author : Neena Gopal
Neena Gopal was the last journalist who interviewed Rajiv Gandhi just few minutes before he was killed near Chennai in 1991 which helps her to give a detailed account of what it was like in his last moments.
The book is very well researched and keeps you engaged.
Conspiracy theory , the events that lead to assassination , quotes from various people in different departments involved in the investigation , dynamics of tamils in lanka and india , political upheaval , aftereffects , the final war , post LTTE sri lanka ....a very detailed narration which is very crisp and never takes you off the track .
വിരഹത്തിൻ ചൂടേറ്റു വാടിക്കൊഴിഞ്ഞു നീ
വിടപറയുന്നോരാ നാളിൽ
നിറയുന്ന കണ്ണുനീര്തുള്ളിയിൽ സ്വപ്നങ്ങൾ
ചിറകറ്റു വീഴുമാ നാളിൽ
മൗനത്തിൽ മുങ്ങുമെൻ ഗദ്ഗദം മന്ത്രിക്കും
മംഗളം നേരുന്നു തോഴീ
To kill the president aduthu idayil vaayichu.
The book starts off promsingly with a trump lookalike as president of US 5 seconds away from nuking North Korean and China and Mutually Assured Destruction. A assisination plot and a series of unrelated killings follow.
The book premise would be downright panned except in the times of donald trump. towards the end the book fizzles out.
Overall an average product