Special Updates: July 2010

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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Special facts

1. It is impossible to lick your elbow.

2. A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.

3. A shrimp's heart is in its head.

4. In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one reported a single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand.

5. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.

6. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

7. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.

8. Horses can't vomit.

9. Sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.

10. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. If you keep your eyes open by force, they can pop out.

11. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants.

12. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

13. If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles?

14. In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.

15. A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

16. 23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their butts.

17. Most lipstick contains fish scales.

18. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.

19. Over 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.

40-interesting facts

1. California has issued at least 6 drivers licenses to people named Jesus Christ.

2. Kangaroos can not walk backwards.

3. 'Jedi' is an official religion, with over 70,000 followers, in Australia.

4. According to a recent survey, more than half of British adults have had sex in a public place!

5. Most alcoholic beverages contain all 13 minerals necessary to sustain human life.

6. Nachos is the food most craved by pregnant women.

7. Each year, 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!

8. Most dreams last only 5 to 20 minutes.

9. The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.

10. On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.

11. Non-dairy creamer is flammable.

12. The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.

13. Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate every second.

14. U.S. President Calvin Coolidge liked to eat breakfast while having his head rubbed with Vaseline.

15. When a giraffe's baby is born it falls from a height of six feet, normally without being hurt.

16. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

17. The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.

18. How does a shark find fish? It can hear their hearts beating.

19. Penguins can convert salt water into fresh water.

20. In ten minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined!

21. The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.

22. During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.

23. Nearly 22,000 checks will be deducted from the wrong account over the next hour.

24. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.

25. There are more fatal car accidents in July than any other month.

26. There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.

27. More than 2 million documents will be lost by the IRS this year.

28. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

29. Washington, D.C. has one lawyer for every 19 residents!

30. Avocados have more protein than any other fruit.

31. The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!

32. Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.

33. In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die!

34. The most powerful electric eel is found in the rivers of Brazil, Columbia, Venezuela, and Peru, and produces a shock of 400-650 volts.

35. If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.

36. Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country.

37. In India, people are legally allowed to marry a dog!

38. You are more likely to get attacked by a cow than a shark.

39. Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.

40. One in three male motorists picks their nose while driving.

Friday, July 30, 2010

Vijay awards 2010

Here are the details of some of the awards presented:

Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema: Superstar Rajnikanth.

Best Entertainer of the year award: Actor Suriya.

Favorite Hero award and Favorite Heroine award went to Ilaya Thalapathi Vijay and Anushka respectively for the film Vettaikaran.

Favorite Film award went to Ayan.

Samuthrakani (Nadodigal) won the Favorite Director Award.

Oru Chinnathamarai from Vettaikaran was awarded the Favorite Song of 2009.

The award winners in the 27 BEST categories were chosen by the eminent jury members

Best Actor of the year 2009: Prakash Raj for the film Kancheevaram.

Best Actress of the year 2009: Pooja for her performance in Naan Kadavul.

Best Director Award: Bala for Naan Kadavul.

Best Supporting Actor Male and Best Supporting Actor Female were won by Jeyaprakash (Pasanga) and Abhinaya (Naadodigal) respectively.

Best Film Award: Nadodigal.

Best Comedian Award: Santhanam for Siva Manasula Sakthi.

Best Villain Award: Rajendran for Naan Kadavul.

Best Debut Actor Male: Vimal (Pasanga).

Best Debut Actor Female: Ananya (Nadodigal).

Best Cinematographer Award: Manoj Paramahamsa (Eeram).

Best Editor Award: Srikar Prasad (Eeram).

Best Art Director Award: Vairavan (Pokkisham).

Best Stunt Director Award: Rajasekar (Renigunda).

Best Music Director Award: Harris Jeyaraj (Aadhavan).

Best Male Playback Singer Award: Karthik (Hasili Fisili)

Best Female Playback Singer Award: Chinmayi (Varayo Varayo).

Best Story, Screenplay, Writer award: Arivazhagan (Eeram).

Best Lyricist Award: Na. Muthukumar (Oru kal oru kannadi song from Siva Manasula Sakthi).

Best Choreographer Award: Shobhi (Aathichudi song from TN07 AL 4777).

Best Make-up artist and Best Costume Designer awards were won by Sasi & Das (Naan Kadavul) and Anu Vardhan for Sarvam film.

Stunt Union was awarded the Contribution to Tamil cinema.

Best Find of the Year: Director Pandiraj (Pasanga).

Best Crew of the Year Award: Pasanga.

Ameer and Yuvan Shankar Raja teamed up

Hey friends its interesting that the great and awesome movie Paruthiveeran was a landmark movie in tamil cinema with a lot said and also praised great about the director and also the music of the movie. Now friends these guys Ameer and Yuvan Shankar Raja team up again to create magic for Ameer's next movie that is"Aadhi Bhagavan". Produced by DMK politician J. Anbazhagan, Aadhi Bhagavan has Jeyam Ravi and Mamta Mohandas as the lead couple.Friends its seen that the latest buzz in K-town(Kolly wood) is that Ameer and Yuvan Shankar Raja along with lyricist Snehan are in Malaysia for composing the songs for the movie and it's also said that the trio are already ready with one song for the movie.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

My disclosure policy

This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me.I believe in honesty of and identity.I may be compensated provide opinion on products, services, websites.I write honest reviews that are genuine to my knowledge.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Shankar gifted to Tamil cinema

Most of us think of Shankar as a director who produces the biggest and grandest films that Indian cinema has seen. Yes, he is a director of great accomplishments. But, it is time we also started recognizing the visionary producer that he is. The number of novel and path-breaking ventures that he has produced over the years tells a tale by themselves. He loves cinema and is ready to back new efforts and more importantly, new people. How many directors has he introduced to the big screen over the years, how many youngsters have got their big break through his films, how much talent has blossomed under the S Pictures banner. Go ahead and find out for yourselves.Not everything has been covered here, like the fact that he is the first and only producer to date who achieved the impossible - casting K. Balachander and Bharathiraja in a film.Today, he ranks right up there amongst the top five composers in Kollywood. But, his journey too started with a Shankar production. Veyil was made in 2006 and it gave opportunities to many people, most of all – it’s director Vasantha Balan and composer G.V. Prakash. Shankar’s stature could have easily fetched a leading experienced composer for the film, but he gave the opportunity to a deserving youngster. It was literally ‘Veyilodu Vilaiyaadi’ for G.V. Prakash who grabbed the opportunity and never looked back.

Oo la la laa-to be released in Kamala theatre

Hi friends,Welcome back to ma blog.The music of "Oo la la laa"directed by Jyothi Krishna is to be released in Kamala theatre premises, on 24th July (Sunday) in Chennai. As is the new trend these days, Jyothi Krishna who started his career as director of movies Enakku 20 Unakku 18 and Kedi has also turned actor in this movie. The herione of this movie is Preethi Bandari.The invite of the film is very different and interesting. As per the biodata of sorts given by the director turned actor, his favorite director is Shankar and he is fond of actor Rajni and Chennai. The music release function is to be attended by eminent personalities like Ramanarayanan, S.A. Chandrashekar, Anbalaya Prabhakar, director Sivasakthi Pandiyan, Kaja Moideen, VC Guhanathan and director RK Selvamani. The music of "ooh la la laa" is scored by the duo of Sekar Chandra and V. Kumar. Produced by Eka Chakra Media, will this movie prove lucky for Jyothi Krishna ? Hmmmmmm Lets see what gonna happen friends.........

COMBO coming soon -Suriya

Hey friends this year fully belongs to suriya.In this academic year he had the best movies too. The latest news about him is that the Kalpathi Agoram's AGS entertainment is all setting up to associate themselves with the hottest director-actor pair of last year. Friends if you have not guessed this yet, producer Kalpathi Agoram is to produce a movie with KV Anand as director and Suriya in the lead role. The duo of KV Anand and Suriya delivered the mega hit Ayan last year. The rest of the cast and the technicians are being finalized. The shooting of the movie will commence in February 2011 as KV Anand is busy directing the Jeeva starrer Ko and Suriya is doing Ezhaam arivu. Like his previous movies Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam and the recent hit Madharsapattinam, Kalpathi Agoram is planning to make this untitled movie in a huge budget. No wonder the coming together of this trio has raised the expectation level of everyone.

Friday, July 23, 2010

Its surya's B'day today

Hey my dear friends,Today is Suriya birthday.Suriya celebrates his birthday today (July 23rd)! The actor began his acting career in the 1997 with the film Nerrukku Ner and since then there was no looking back. His films, particularly Nandha, Kaakha Kaakha, Pithamagan, Perazhagan, Aayutha Ezhuthu, Ghajini, Aadhavan and Singam among others have all proven to be mega hits. Suriya is currently working on two films – Raktha Charithra and 7 aam Arivu.

He has been awarded the prestigious Kalaimamani Award, the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor for Nandha, the Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor for Ghajini and the Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor for Vaaranam Aayiram. Apart from this he has a host of awards to his credit including three FilmFares.

Just Wish him to live life long and a happy life with Joe and pray for him tat he should act in many more movies.....

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Muthaiyah muralidharan announced retirement from test

Sri Lankan spin bowler, Muttiah Muralitharan, is going to take retirement from Test cricket. This veteran player has already announced officially that the Test match against India inGalle will be his final test match for Sri Lanka. However, he is yet to announce his ODI retirement. Perhaps he will end his cricketing career after taking part in the upcoming ICC World Cup next year.

According to his announcement, he will quit the oldest format of cricket game, Test, after taking part in the opening match of the home Test series that will start from July 18, 2010. The reason of taking retirement has been revealed through the speech of his manager, who said that Murali is physically unable to take the vigorous demand of a five-day match. He is almost at the end of his career.

Thirty-eight year-old Muralitharan decided to take retire from Test Cricket during the West Indies series in November, but he had to move the date up for an upcoming Indian series.

No doubt, it will not be an easy work to find a suitable replacement for him for the 2011 World Cup. That is why, national selectors don’t want to leave him. They want Muralitharan to be around if they cannot find a suitable replacement.

The announcement of Muttiah Muralitharan’s retirement came as shocking news for Sri Lankan cricket team. On the other hand, it came as a blessing for other test playing nations.

Australian skipper, Michael Clarke, said that a lot of batsmen around the world will be happy to think that they won’t have to face him anymore.

Muttiah Muralitharan also made controversy in cricket after becoming expert in doosra. His technique became controversial as many complained that it was impossible to bowl the delivery legally.

Fans should remember him not only as the leading wicket taker of ODI and Test cricket but also for his bowling action.

Australia Vs Pakistan.2nd test preview

Pakistan cricket team will take on Australia in the final of the two-match Test series on 21st November 2010. This match will be held at Leeds. This match is scheduled to begin at 09:30 GMT and 10:30 local time. Pakistan will try hard to win the match as they are trailing the series 0-1 after losing the first match by 150 runs in Lord’s. On the other hand,Australia will try to whitewash Pakistan winning the last match too.

Pakistan has crucial test history against Australia. Since 1999 Pakistan could not manage to get any victory againstAustralia. Their last victory against the same opponent was in November 1995 at Sydney. The interesting this is that since 1995 Pakistan cricket was led by 12 captains and soon it will be 13. On the other hand, Australia was captained by four captains where Ricky Ponting is still doing his job as captain.

Australia defeated Pakistan in all 12 test matches. If they can manage one more victory then it will be 14 tests victoryin a row. No doubt, this victory will add salt to their woe.

It is going to be a tough challenge for new Pakistan captain, Salman Butt, who was handed over the captaincy for the remaining test match against Australia. Shahid Afridi, who was given captaincy for the two-month long tour, has resigned from captaincy at the midst of the series afterPakistan suffered a humiliating defeat at the hand ofAustralia. He has already announced that the test match against Pakistan at Leeds will be his final test match.

Salman Butt is the most important batsman of Pakistancricket team. He scored 63 and 92 in two innings of the first test match and awarded player of the match jointly along with Australian player Simon Katich. Butt has good performance against Australia averaging 47.14 against them in Tests compared to an overall career mark of 32.75.

Bowling all rounder Steven Smith and wicketkeeper Tim Paine made their Test debut at Lord’s and performed well. It will be expected that these two players will keep important role behind Australia’s series victory.

The injuries of Ben Hilfenhaus and Marcus North have put the Australian cricket team under problem. Australian cricket team may select team without naming their names. Ben Hilfenhaus hurt his shoulder during the fielding in the first test match. On the other hand, Marcus North couldn’t take part in the training on Monday due to his illness.

The news of Ben Hilfenhaus’ improvement from injury has given boost to the Australian cricket team.

Let’s see if Salman Butt can lead the new-look Pakistancricket team successfully against Australia. It will be interesting to see if Shahid Afridi makes a memorable farewell.

Australia Vs Pakistan

Australia have finally managed to win a couple of sessions on a trot. After a horrendous Day 1 they have fought their way back into this Test match and have opened things up heading into Day 3. Pakistan would be disappointed with their batting effort, after being 222/5 at one stage, they let things slip underneath by losing their last 5 wickets for just 36 runs. They started off well with the ball picking up Katich very early but it has been a struggle since. Although they managed to prize out Watson, Ponting and Clarke have looked rock solid to pull things back in Australia's favour. Lets hope that the ghosts of Sydney don't come back to haunt the Pakistanis, who would be looking to make some early inroads tomorrow. Can the Aussies defy the pace trio of Asif, Aamer and Gul to post a sizeable lead? Do join us tomorrow to find out.

Suriya and Jyothika

Hey friends ,This is very interesting,that -Suriya and Jyothika’s new born son has been named! The naming ceremony was a very private affair with only family and close friends attending it. When everyone was expecting the couple to name their son that means light or brightness, they have named him Dev.It may be recalled that when the actor was questioned about when he would name his son, he had replied their family would consult their astrologer and name him on an auspicious day. With the naming ceremony taking place after a month of Dev’s birth, it indicates that Suriya and family had indeed been waiting for an auspicious day.

Director Vijay

Director Vijay is all smiles these days with the success of his movie Madharasapattinam. To celebrate the success of the movie and to promote it, the Madharasapattinam team has decided to embark on a road trip to important cities like Coimbatore, Salem, Madurai, Trichy and Thanjavur. The team will include Arya, Amy Jackson, Udhayanidhi Stalin, producer Kalpathi Agoram and the Director Vijay.Hearing news that Amy Jackson has agreed to be part of the road trip, director Vijay is all praises for his heroine, Appreciating the commitment of Amy, who has decided to come all the way from London, only to promote the movie, Vijay remarked that heriones in Kollywood sould try to emulate Amy's gesture and help promote each movie to success.

Trisha reached

Hey my dear friends, Actress Trisha who was busy shooting for "Manmadhan Ambu" is back in Mumbai. Trisha has tweeted that she has completed her schedule for the movie and is in Mumbai (on Thursday). It is to be noted here that Trisha's Bollywood debut film "Khatta Meetha" is to be released on Friday.
With wide-spread speculation whether Trisha will be present for the premiere of the movie, this tweet from Trisha herself comes as a relief to many. Now we can hope she will be present for the movie premiere of Khatta Meetha and to promote it just in time.

cellphones

Hi friends ,there are many varieties of cellphones available some of the companies are Nokia,Samsung,SonyEricsson and many more.Cellphones are being used by many people around the world.This is used to communicate with one to another.Many uses are there by using this cellphone.It is also called as wireless telephone,mobile phone or mobile,handphone,cellular phone, cell,and many more too.You people can use anywhere .But please aviod cell phone while driving because while driving if you talk in phone it will make you to lose your concentration and it may cause to an accident so please friends my advise is not to use cell phone while driving.

Fake mark sheets

The police have finally zeroed in on two persons and have arrested them in connection with the fake mark sheet case, which shook Tamil Nadu a couple of days ago. About 41 students had submitted fake mark sheets during the engineering counseling and following this, the Examinations Board director Vasundara Devi filed a complaint with the police. Five teams, headed by the Criminal Branch Assistant Commissioner Sridhar and Additional Assistant Commissioner Venkateswaran were formed to trace the criminals.

In the first phase of investigations, the police have arrested Ekambaram (57) a Record Clerk at the Collegiate Education Department Directorate at the DPI office. His accomplice Thiruvengadam, a Asistant Head Master at the Kannamangalam Government Girls Higher Secondary School, was also arrested at the DPI office.

The police say that they suspect several officials are involved in this racket and would arrest them soon.

Councelling

Forty-two engineering colleges have been sanctioned by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for Tamil Nadu. The state currently has 454 engineering colleges and this year alone the AICTE received 121 applications to start an engineering college. Out of this, 121 applications, 42 have passed the eligibility criteria and have been given the go-ahead.

With the addition of these new engineering colleges, 10,080 seats will be added to the existing seats.

Trisha missed

Trisha is currently in Europe to take part in the shooting of Kamal Haasan starrer Manmadhan Ambu. This film is being shot in a luxury cruise ship. The film crew was given the ship’s map in case they lose their way on this massive ship. However, when the shooting spot was changed from one location on the ship to another Trisha lost her way.

The actress’s mom, who was accompanying her, was worried and the film’s security personnel ran a thorough search throughout the ship. Finally, Trisha was traced at a shopping centre inside the ship.

Murali and his best

Spin genius Muttiah Muralitharan brought down the curtains on his Test career in a blaze of glory by becoming the first cricketer to scalp 800 wickets as Sri Lanka spanked India by ten wickets in the first Test here on Thursday.

The hosts had to sweat a bit to wrap up the remaining five wickets and dismiss the world's number oneteam for 338 in their second innings, a total largely built around gritty contributions from tailenders.

With rain clouds hovering over the stadium, the Sri Lankan openers Tillakaratne Dilshan (68 not out) and Tharanga Paranavitana (23 not out) showed great urgency to rattle up the required runs on the final day to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Dilshan brought about the victory in style by clobbering Harbhajan Singh for a mighty six as the Lankans raced to 96 no loss in just 14.1 overs to record their seventh 10-wicket win overall and the second against India.

Resuming at a precarious 181 for five, India lost captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (4) and Harbhajan Singh (8) in quick succesion but VVS Laxman (69) and a dogged resistance by tailenders Ahimanyu Mithun (25), Ishant Sharma (31 not out) and Pragyan Ojha (13) delayed the inevitable.

The late order fightback not only frustrated the hosts but helped India to avoid the ignominy of an innings defeat and take a slender lead to stretch the game beyond the tea break at the Galle International stadium.

Muralitharan hiumself played a key role in his swansong Test by scalping five wickets in the first innings and three in the second to take his overall tally to 800, thus becoming the first cricketer to achieve the remarkable feat.

India's capitulation was all the more shocking considering an entire day's play was washed out because of rain. While nothing great was expected from the depleted bowling attack, the failure of the star-studded batting line up hurt the team badly.

The two teams will now travel to Colombo for the second Test starting July 26 and another defeat could dislodge India from the number one position.

If Sri Lanka win the series 2-0, India would lose four rating points and come down to the third position behind South Africa. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will gain six points and become the number oneteam.

All eyes were on Muralitharan as the crowd and his teammates expected him to reach the 800-wicket mark quickly but the off-spinner could add just one more scalp to take his tally to 799 till the lunch break.

It was paceman Lasith Malinga who took two of the three wickets that fell in the opening session by removing India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Mithun.

Dhoni and Laxman resumed at overnight score of 181 for five and India's fate hinged much on their efforts with the bat. Malinga though shattered India's hopes by bowling out Dhoni with a beautiful yorker.

Muralitharan then trapped Harbhajan Singh (8) to trigger celebrations but the spirited resistance by the tailenders from then on raised hopes of an Indian escape.

Laxman, who was on nine overnight, on the other end was unruffled and frustrated the hosts with his fighting half-century.

His 49-run partnership with Mithun (25) for the eighth wicket and unfinished 68-run stand for the ninth wicket was crucial in saving India from the innings defeat.

After supporting Laxman for an hour, Mithun became the fifth victim of Malinga. Confronted with a screamer of a delivery, Mithun was no where in line and was adjudged plumb leg before.

After Mithun, Ishant showed the stomach for a fight and battled hard for India's cause.

Ishant (31 not out) became only the fourth batsman to face 100 or more balls in a Test innings while batting at number 10 position.

VVS Laxman (69) and Ishant resumed the post lunch session and raised a 68 run stand for the ninth wicket, the best at Galle International stadium. It bettered the previous 60-run stand between Rahul Dravid and Venkatesh Prasad.

Laxman's run out brought relief for the hosts but it left Muralitharan in a situation where only one wicket was on offer and he had to get that to complete his 800-wicket tally.

Laxman's fighting fifty had five fours and and ended in an unfortunate manner as he and Ishant went for a risky run.

Ojha joined the action after Laxman's dismissal and with Ishant he frustrated the hosts for another 15 overs.

Ishant survived two furious appeals off Muralitharan and a stump chance off Dilshan in his brave unbeaten innings.

The not out decision by third umpire on that stump chance was cheered by the crowd as it could have left Muralitharan stranded on 799 in his farewell Test.

Muralidharan acheives 800

Hey my dear friends I'd like to thank the president for coming to support me. Thanks to my wife and family for their support. To my team-mates, past and present, through the 19 years for supporting me... To the cricket board and officials, and everyone else." Well, thank YOU Murali!

"I started playing when I was 8 years old and I still listen to my coach from school days. Arjuna Ranatunga and de Silva and all those guys helped me through the tough times in 1995.. the umpires make their judgments through naked eye, so nothing against them.. I have no grudge against them and happy to have made it through the tough times. I always thought if something goes wrong I can bowl leg spin and continue playing cricket!"

"I'm available for the World Cup if the selectors need me. I want to play some more Twenty20 cricket. I made a lot of friends through cricket and sometimes my team-mates said I talk too much with opposition players!"

Tony Greig thanks the champ for all the memories and gives him three cheers!

Sangakara

Hi my dear friends .The first test match came to an end by India losing.Friends here is the Sri lankan captain Sangakkara speeches after the match: "From the start, winning the Test was the aim, that would have been the perfect send-off for Murali too. Pleased that he got to 800 and all the best to him. Malinga was truly the MoM, the way he bowled turned things around and made things easy for Murali and the rest.. Malinga's stand with Herath made a big difference. We must appreciate the groundsmen under Jayananda Warnaweera for his efforts.. on another ground, this match may not have been possible after all the rain."

India Vs SriLanka

Lanka managed to score a big total on the opening day of the 1st test against India: Sri Lanka reached 256 for two wickets before rain halted the first days play. Watch live scores and streaming of the 2nd days play.

Galle witnessed two records through this first day play as Tharanga made his maiden test hundred and Sangakkara recorded his 22nd test match. Live Ball by Ball scores

At the end of 1st day play Tharanga was on unbeaten 110 and Sangakkara hit his 103. Rain interrupted the first day’s play and eight overs were left in the final session.

Sangakkara was dropped by Captain Mahender Sing Dhoni on 65 as wicket keeper Dhoni failed to catch onto an edge. Both batsmen played well and gave a big run for Indian team fielders. Before tea break Sri Lanka captain reached his century quite effortless. Tharanaga was also dropped on 35 when Gautam Gambhir failed to hold onto a reflex catch.

Sangakkara was out from a bad ball from Virender Sehwag and Sachin did no mistake in catching it. Dilshan on 25 was another wicket came through a catch to Dhoni. This is a success to debutant test bowler of Indian team Abhimanyu Mithun.

Galle is looking forward to witness another record eagerly from Muralitharan through his final test appearance. If Muralitharan succeeds in taking 8 wickets in this test, then he will be the first 800 test

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Vijay and GV prakash

Madarasapattinam contest were shown the film at Four Frames Preview Theatre in Chennai. It was evident after the show that all those present thoroughly enjoyed the film. Madarasapattinam’s director Vijay, music director GV Prakash and actor Balaji interacted with the audience soon after the show. Team Behindwoods.com gave all three a floral welcome.

To a question from the audience on why he chose Arya to play the role, Vijay jocularly remarked that it was Arya who chose him.

On how he chose Amy Jackson for the role, Vijay said that she had won the Teen Miss World contest and had sent in her details to him. He later went to London to sign her up.

GV Prakash’s music for Madarasapattinam was well-appreciated by the audience. Vijay requested that GV Prakash should refrain from working in the nights and opt for a working time that would suit all involved in a film.

One of that audience said that he never got emotional while watching a film, but this film had him in tears. The director seemed thoroughly pleased with this kind of response.

When Vijay questioned about how he managed to bring in the old Madras so beautifully on screen, he said that it was mainly due to computer graphics. He added that cameraman Nirav Shah also played a vital role in capturing the splendor of old Madras.

In all, it was wonderful journey to old Madras, which many of us never knew.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Australia Vs Pakistan schedule

Two test nation teams Australia and Pakistan are playing against each other. Australian cricket team has already won the Test series with one match left at hand. Home team will take onPakistan in the third test match to whitewashPakistan cricket team once again. Third test match will be played from 14th January to 18th January, 2010. This match will take place at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart. Pakistan cricket team is not in good form. Australian skipper Ricky Ponting is successfully leading his team despite suffering by injury.

Both Australia and Pakistan will play a 5-match ODI series. Australia will look boost from their test series victory. Pakistan cricket team is under huge pressure. They have lost their consistency in all forms of cricket game. Even their poor performance is putting them in the lower position of ICC rankings. In this situation, senior players will have to play an important role. I hope that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will not try to do any kind of experiment and use more young players

Date	Teams	Time	Venue
22nd January 2010	Australia vsPakistan- 1st ODI	GMT 03:25 Local Time 13:25 IST 08:55	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
24th January 2010	Australia vsPakistan- 2nd ODI	GMT 03:25 Local 14:25 IST 08:55	Sydney Cricket Ground
26th January 2010	Australia vsPakistan- 3rd ODI	GMT 03:25 Local Time 13:55 IST 08:55	Adelaide Oval
29th January 2010	Australia vsPakistan- 4th ODI	GMT 04:30 Local Time 12:30 IST 10:00	Western AustraliaCricket Association Ground, Perth
31st January 2010	Australia vs Pakistan-5th ODI	GMT 04:30 Local Time 12:30 IST 10:00	Western AustraliaCricket Association Ground, Perth
5th February 2010	Australia vsPakistan	GMT 08:35 Local Time19:35 IST 14:05	Melbourne Cricket Ground

Batting is perhaps a big problem for Pakistancricket team. Their top order batsmen were responsible for Pakistan’s defeat. At this moment, Pakistan cricket team needs good opening pair because good start in the opening stand can help the team to make a good chasing score. Recently, Pakistan selectors have axedtheir wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal from 3rd Test squad. I think it is a very bad decision. He is the only experienced wicketkeeper inPakistan cricket team. He is also a good batsman in the lower order position. I hope that they will include him again in the main squad for the final test match. No doubt, his performance in Sydneytest was disappointed to the cricket fan. But it does not mean that he can not get back his form. He is supposed to be replaced by Sarfraz Ahmed. Sarfraz Ahmed is a young player. He has not any experience to play test match. If he is selected then he will make his test debut against Australia.

There is no doubt that Pakistan cricket team has good bowling line up. Their bowlers are now continuously playing well. Even their destructive bowling action helps the team to bundle the opponent team in a short score. But I want to say that only strong side can not lead any team to win the match. Mohammad Asif is continuously taking wicket in every match. Young player Mohammad Aamir is also another future super star who is playing for Pakistan cricket team.

Australian cricket team should want to continue their success in all forms of cricket game. Their young players are also playing well. But I think that opening batting line up is perhaps a big problem for Australian cricket team also. Their ODI victory against Pakistan will help them to make a long distance with second placed teamIndia in the ODI ranking. Let us see if Pakistancan win the ODI series or not.