Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Feb 3, 2012, 8:03 am
Tweet Every year, since 2009 I have been part of the IQL team to host India Unplugged, a quiz on India. As we usually do it on the Republic Day, we play the National Anthem before the start of the quiz. As the presentation slides are my responsibility, I am the one who finds or decides which “vers...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Jan 31, 2012, 8:31 am
Tweet When you make an album out of original scores of Maestro Ilayaraja, you should also be careful about making any mistakes . Ardent followers of Ilayaraja like me can identify even the smallest of the mistakes record labels make. Agi Music recently released an album of 20 interesting original sc...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Jan 20, 2012, 1:56 pm
Tweet Avasara Police 100 is a 1990 movie directed by Bhagyaraj with Gautami and Silk Smitha as heroines. It had Nambiar and used a footage of unfinished MGR film. It’s the story of one identical twin impersonating the wimpy other, who is a policeman. The younger makes all heroics while the elder t...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Oct 29, 2011, 10:49 am
Every time an Indian director or an actor tries to attempt a superhero subject, I want them to win. Sadly, the attempts are sub-standard and never relates to the audience it addresses to. The creators should understand that the superhero subjects are not made of graphics and technical wizardry, it�...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Oct 27, 2011, 2:06 pm
I don’t hate formulaic movies as long as it’s enjoyable. It’s always a safe bet for directors and producers to rake some money. But when it’s half baked and confused, it derails the movie like it does to Velayutham. Velayudham is inspired (almost a remake) of Telugu movie Azad (2000). Incid...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Oct 25, 2011, 2:03 pm
So it’s deepavali and it’s not complete until you watch a newly released movie. I was whiling away my time at home and found that AGS Navalur had some tickets for 7aum arivu. Off I went to watch the much publicized and extensively marketed movie from AR Murugadass – Surya. If you have watched...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Oct 8, 2011, 11:14 pm
... orchestrations that Ilayaraja would do later in various movies. 5. The rusticity in the movie is ... was made in Tamil. Related posts:50 Tamil movies to watch before you die-17: 16 ... 90s as the Golden period of... 50 Tamil Movies to watch before you Die – 18 ... when the media rubbed ...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Oct 7, 2011, 10:17 pm
Although it’s too late, I could not stop making this wonderful video montage for the man I love, adore and worship – Steve Jobs. A montage tribute that traces his life and achievements. Some of my friends may think I am mourning too much for a person unrelated to me, but the truth is he has a la...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Oct 5, 2011, 11:42 pm
There can be million people who you meet in this world. There can be whole lot of people who affect your lives. There can be a few who change your life. But if someone can change the way you think without even meeting you once, he is immortal. There are only a very few. Steve Jobs changed the way I ...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Aug 19, 2011, 5:43 am
I love this country not because I was born here, not because it has the most wonderfully crafted natural beauties in the world, not because it has the diversity of people, language and religion. I love this country for it’s democracy, a setup the whole world feels jealous about. We gave this world...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Jul 18, 2011, 12:06 pm
Deiva Thirumagal is a poignant emotional tale of a father and daughter. A father who is as old as the daughter mentally and a daughter who loves her dad more than anything else. Vikram as Krishna is brilliant with his portrayal of an autistic adult whereas Sara is fantastic in her portrayal of a 5 y...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Jul 15, 2011, 5:11 am
Yesterday’s answer Lipstick – Bratx, Manoj and Kalven get it right 56 Days to go This brand was established in 1744 by a family in Kent, England under William Hollins and Co., In 1888, the Company decided to build a purpose built factory on the outskirts of Arnold, a village near Nottingham. I...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Jul 14, 2011, 2:44 am
Yesterday’s answer was Remington Arms and we know them as makers of Remington Typewriters. Bratx and Vinod gets its right. 57 days to go  and today’s question is It’s said that Mesopotamian Women were the first to use this. It was invented by an Arab scientist Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi and it ...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Jul 13, 2011, 12:23 am
Tata Crucible, one of the biggest and prestigious business quizzes is back for this season . I think they will end up adding all the states, union territories and villages too :p You can find the further information, registration and venue details in http://www.tatacrucible.com. The Chennai regiona...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Jun 30, 2011, 8:34 am
Being an advertiser turned director gives you ample scope to market your movie but marketing alone will not make a movie successful. A movie’s success relies more in the content rather the supporting technical wizardry and marketing. 180 is one such movie that relied mostly on new age marketing wi...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Jun 27, 2011, 8:33 am
I always been a phone-in service (sometimes tweet-in service) for restaurant recommendations in the city and most of the times I have been a good help to my friends when they want to hog in as a group or take their most loved one for a date. A few of my friends have always been asking to document al...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Jun 24, 2011, 8:49 am
Bharathiraja doesn’t love criticisms. But when the media rubbed him in the wrong side early in his career, he answered in the way he could. So what was the criticism all about? His first two movies (16 Vayadhinile, Kizhakke Pogum Rail) were village based and he was branded as a director who can on...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Jun 21, 2011, 2:00 pm
This was the most awaited movie for me and it released after almost a year of tribulations with the censor board. It won the Grand Jury award in South Asian International Film Festival last year and it should have been celebrated here but the movie had to go through one of the worst bureaucracy in c...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Jun 20, 2011, 9:01 am
Bala is from a rare breed of directors – peculiar and uncompromising in whatever they do. One director he can be compared to will be Mahendran. But sometimes complacency can strike you hard and it may end up as your downfall. Avan Ivan can become the demise of a one of the wonderful storytellers T...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Jun 15, 2011, 11:53 am
The Tamil literary world has the talent that will make other languages would be jealous off. But if you take the number of literary works adapted to movies – there are a very few of them and a handful of successful ones Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai is a rare attempt in Tamil movie world which adapts...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - May 17, 2011, 1:43 pm
I consider 70s to 90s as the Golden period of Tamil Cinema. It’s the time when both hard core masala movies and radical directors co-existed. Both types of movies were lapped by audience with open hands. It also saw the rise of the “B” directors (Bharathiraja, Balachander) and moreover it gave...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - May 9, 2011, 2:30 am
A movie which was pitted in equivalence to Inception turns to be contrived, simplistic and predictable. I didn’t understand the hype, positive reviews from all major reviewers and even more a 7.8 in IMDB just because this movie is idiotic. A movie which tries to ape a classic and fails at all ends...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - May 8, 2011, 5:49 am
Although I think all these days which celebrated around the world are too symbolic and naive, I could not stay back and do something for the most precious relationship in the world – motherhood. This is a very different post from all those top 10 listings. This is more special, extremely personal ...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - May 7, 2011, 3:42 pm
KV Anand impressed me with his Kana Kanden and it was a perfect launch pad for Prithiviraj in Tamil (Smiling Villainy) but Ayan was a mashup of a huge list of Hollywood movies. I was actually trying to identify each and every movie he copied the scenes from. Ko was different in the sense that it t...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - May 1, 2011, 2:38 pm
I live in the city of Chennai where sometimes the dark clouds come together as if it’s going to pour down like a waterfall but it will end up as a dry day. Inappropriate example? I don’t think so. Vaanam was like the Chennai Clouds. Vaanam is a remake of a Telugu hit Vedham directed by Krish. It...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Apr 17, 2011, 2:40 am
All Indian movies are musicals. We are one of the few movie makers in the world who love to express the situations of the movies through songs, dance and music. This is one of the main reasons why Indian movies are loved abroad and sometimes a few movies are really extravagant with music and dance. ...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Apr 13, 2011, 2:42 am
Today, Tamil Nadu is going to vote to choose their next government and over the past month, I have been seeing National news channels, who had idiotic debates about TN elections and how people will vote. The discussions were not researched and whatever they discussed are nothing but misconceptions. ...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Apr 12, 2011, 3:15 am
One of the most difficult jobs in movies is to adapt novels in to movies. If it’s relatively unknown book, you are safe but if it’s a master piece you will be compared and decimated. The only movie that surpassed the book in my opinion was Godfather with sheer brilliance in casting. In the Tamil...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Apr 8, 2011, 3:09 am
Click here for A Question A Day : 53 Question, Answer and Winners. This video game shown in the picture was the first to give something to the world of video games and movies. What is it? Related posts:A Question A Day : 51 I know nobody would have attempted my question yesterday, if... A Question ...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Apr 6, 2011, 1:14 am
Click here to read the question, answer and winners of A Question A Day : 52. A texty text question after a long time. Originally he should have been a she named “Athena” but was changed at the last moment. He can lip read, appreciate art, reproduce emotions and also play chess. In France, he is...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Apr 2, 2011, 1:57 am
Ok, it’s the final hurdle for men in blue. Click here to check A Question A Day : 51 answers and winner. So at last a question dedicated to Sachin, the God. In fact, today there will be two questions which are related. Q1. If Saeed Ajmal and Kamran Akmal had been successful in the Semi-Finals, th...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Apr 1, 2011, 12:33 am
Disclaimer: This is an opinion/point of view. Many of you may agree or disagree, I just wanted to express my views on the topic Scene 1: When I was working with Zoho, one of the customers from Australia tweeted about a reseller problem on one fine morning. I am used to track Zoho and ManageEngine ...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Mar 31, 2011, 2:41 am
I know nobody would have attempted my question yesterday, if I had published it. I was hooked on to the TV from afternoon and it was one of the best One Day games you can ever see. Hope we make it one better this time. Click here to see A Question A Day 50′s Answer and winners. Today’s questio...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Mar 29, 2011, 2:35 am
Yesterday’s question was little bit tough I believe. But it had an interesting answer too. Click here to see yesterday’s question and answer. Today is the 50th question and so I have made it little bit easy. What is the significance of this iPhone icon? Answer: The logo actually points to the H...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Mar 27, 2011, 2:22 am
So the Quarter Finals are over and as expected it has become a sub-continent world cup in every sense. Click here to read the answer A Question A Day: 48. Today’s question is little bit different. Identify this and what specific purpose is this used for. I think it was a tough question. Thanks fo...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Mar 25, 2011, 3:13 am
Was hooked on to the TV yesterday for the wonderful match-up between India and Australia. So today’s question. Identify the logo and what do they produce. If you give the tagline, extra points Answer: Bharat Dynamics, the company which produces Ballistic Missiles for Indian Army – Agni and Pri...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Mar 23, 2011, 3:28 am
Getting the A Question A Day back on track with new set of questions. It was a long break indeed but hope to make it consistent from now on. This question after I saw a program about Iceland in NDTV Good Times. I have blocked a particular place in the map. What did it gave rise to?   Answer: The ...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Mar 15, 2011, 12:58 pm
Naan Avan Illai (1974) No No No I am not speaking about the crappy remake directed by Selva with Jeevan in the lead. This is the classic of K.Balachander and Gemini Ganesh. Gemini was one of the most underrated actors in Tamil movie world as he was overshadowed by two giants – Sivaji and MGR, but ...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Mar 8, 2011, 3:31 pm
So I am back continuing with my list. I am always on and off with my blog so bear with me. Thanks to all those who still continue to read me even though I am very erratic in posting. On the revival of the series, I have made a separate page where the whole set of movies is listed. You can have a loo...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Feb 19, 2011, 12:48 am
When some one you respect, some one to whom you look up to as an inspirational film maker makes a blunder of a movie, it hurts and it hurts very badly. Gautham Vasudev Menon has given the Tamil movie world some excellent creations like Kaakha Kaakha (one of the best cop movies), Vettaiyadu Vilayadu ...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Feb 11, 2011, 1:50 pm
Click here for A Question A Day : 45 Answer and Winners. Today’s question shoud be easy. Connect these two pictures Related posts:A Question A Day : 45 At last reviving the A Question A Day series, the... A Question A Day : 27 Click here for A Question A Day : 26 Answer... A Question A Day : 26 ...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Feb 10, 2011, 2:50 pm
At last reviving the A Question A Day series, the 45th edition. For the answer and winners of A Question A Day : 44, Click here Today’s Question, this is the official insiginia of what? Answer: Official Insignia of Mir Space Station Winners: The first to answer was Bratx and other winners are ...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Jan 7, 2011, 3:19 am
Thanks to Airtel, Tikona and BSNL, I am yet to get Broadband connection at my home. I am posting back in this blog because of my good friend Abdul Alim, who saved me from Internet depravity through his BSNL 3G. So the first question of the new year A Question A Day : 44 Identify this movie, what�...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Dec 16, 2010, 4:07 am
Hi friends Sorry for the delay. This is the last day of the two-week Guest Quiz by IQL, and from tomorrow Sylvian will resume his quizzes as usual. Here goes a KN blinder to end the show Wish you a very happy new year Q 14: Identify this famous Aussie woman who died in 2010. (Hint: You might ha...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Dec 14, 2010, 11:32 pm
Hi friends After the lengthy text question yesterday, today we have a simple visual that made waves this year. This would be my last question, and tomorrow we will have the last question of our Guest Quiz series with a question by Karthik rounding up our proceedings Q13: What are you looking a...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Dec 13, 2010, 11:26 pm
Hi friends We are now down to the last three days of our Guest quiz, before Sylvian takes over as usual Today we have a bit lengthy question by Karthik Narayan, and can be Googled easily (we would, however, prefer you to try to answer it without Googling). All the best. Q12: What mouth-waterin...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Dec 12, 2010, 11:30 pm
Hi friends Today, we have a question from one of my favourite subjects All the best. Q11. What is happening here? And what distinction does this gentleman hold in American Politics? Answer: Former US President Gerald Ford, tripping while exiting the presidential jet after arriving at Salzburg, ...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Dec 12, 2010, 12:23 am
Hi friends Another simple one by Karthik just for this Sunday Q10: What is this Google Doodle all about? (i.e. What was this Google Doodle trying to represent?) Answer: This doodle was a preview of Google’s real-time search (or Google Streaming search, or Google Instant). The first correct an...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Dec 10, 2010, 10:06 pm
Hi friends After a long one by Karthik yesterday, I have a very small question for you to start off this weekend. Q9. Which Apollo mission is this stamp commemorating? Answer: The flight of Apollo 8, which became the first human spaceflight to leave Earth orbit; the first to be captured by and es...
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Sylvian Patrick posted an article on Sylvianism - Dec 9, 2010, 11:30 pm
Hi friends Today we have a longer visual connect question made by our very own Karthik Narayan. Q8: Connect these 6 images (shown below) to a famous event/thing in history. Also link these 6 images to each other and the event. Answer: The first Atom Bomb Robert Oppenheimer was the man behind ...
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