An achievement in Tamil Film History

Shivaji Productions a film company of great actor Shivaji Ganeshan. By celebrating its golden jubilee last year. It produced a movie Chandramukhi as Super Star Rajini Kanth as hero. In this movie Prabhu, Jothika, Nayantara, Vadivelu and more have acted. It was directed by P.Vasu and music by Vidhyasagar.

This movie was released in April 14 last year (2005) on Tamil New Year Day. It released above 200 theaters all over World. This movie succeeds by crossing for 200 days in 57 theaters in Tamil Nadu. In 7 theaters it crossed 300 days. But in Chennai’s Shanthi Theater alone chandramukhi is still running. Today it reached its 500th day and still running. This was a new achievement in Tamil Film History. Before this Haridhas in the only Tamil film, which achieved by running for long days as 365 (one year), it was acted by Thiyagaraja Bagavathar. That achievement was break by our Superstar’s Chandramuke and created a new record.

It haven’t stopped here, Chandramukhi has done another achievement silently. As we know the movies, which was acted by Rajinkanth, have a big welcome in Japan. Chandramukhi has translated in Japanese language. It releasing form today. First of all this film’s success should go to Jothika, who brings an excellent acting. In today’s situation of pirate VCD’s around every corner, a film runs successfully for 100 day is wonder. Chandramukhi’s record break is a head smash for the pirate VCD distributors and its supporters. Hope every good movie like this should reach our people in a good way thought standard theaters. If the theater owners reduce there high fare on tickets, sure the pirate CD’s will destroy, and more poor people will visit theaters and enjoy. And the Tamil Nadu government’s order for No-Entertainment tax for movies, which have Tamil names and tax-free for low budget films, will encourage the film industry to grow more.

Wish u all a Happy Vinayagar Chadurthi

New Enemies

Mosquito!! Mosquito!! If we tell this name in chennai every one fear like hearing some terrorist name. Like how it threat’s our people. For this we also not an exception. Our latest enemy is blood-sucking Mosquitoes, in our place after 6pm we are like home arrest people, can’t go out of our house, if we open our door there will be a bunch of mosquitoes waiting like war soldiers to attack us. You know we are putting separate budget for these small mosquitoes. There are thick plants in front of our house (un constructed ground!), in the recent rain many mosquitoes have hatch eggs in the plants and developed they kids. In day times we can’t see any, but when the sky get dark, they come out, and start they work. We use many Tec nick to kill them, but no use, they are very strong. You know they are brilliant actors, if we spray the Hit medicine on them, they used to fall down and when the power goes they started to dance. Then we use the coil, even thought to no use, when the time reach 6 switch on the liquidators, the only medicine protect us form the Mosquito’s are Odomos, before we leave to seep we use this cream on our hands, legs, and face to avoid the bite. Last night found a new way of treatment, by taking the mosquito mat in a compus, burn the mate and spread the smoke all over the room, with in 15 minutes every one fall down we sweep it and put it outside the house. Even though we put mosquito net for windows.

Why we (the people of Tamil Nadu) suddenly afraid of mosquitoes now? Chikungunya.

As of August 2006, nearly 1 lakh people were affected in Tamil Nadu, by this new disease, Chennai, is one of the worst affected. Mostly this disease are worst in suburbs of chennai like kottivakam (just a 200 meter form my house), thorappakam, kanthanjavadi, Thambram ect…for this many child’s are affected. News had come that 2 kids were died in this disease in north chennai, but the health minister who objected this news said that Chikungunya has affected Tamil Nadu 40 years ago. Now the patients who affected by this disease, has reached 1200 a day in chennai & its suburbs. In south & western districts of TN the disease is spreading quickly. The sad thing was without knowing the seriousness of the dieses the politicians are arguing about the previews government, and hiding the truth. The central health minister as an MP form TN, not bringing the seriousness of this, we can’t get full relief form the disease. As we are near the monsoon, if they dint control the disease now, the situation will be worst.

What is Chikungunya? Chikungunya is a relatively rare form of viral fever caused by an alpha virus that is spread by mosquito bites from the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Its attacks? Infection in Aedes aegypti salivary glands is symptomatic and life long. Humans are subjected to severe joint pain. Transmitted by Aedes aegypti in human transmission highly infectious. Characterized by sudden onset of chills and fever, headache, arthralgia, arthritis and rash. Many rarely cause hemorrhagic fever, esp. in children. Few deaths, though symptoms may persist for several weeks. Currently there are no vaccines available. Be careful on mosquitoes, that all I can tell!!

How chennai was discovered?

Old photo of chennai Central Railway station

In old movies, they will show the Central Railway station and the LIC building in Anna Salai to introduce the Chennai (Madras). Now there are many building higher then the LIC, we can see many Software companies in every corner of the city. Anna salai ones the horse carts was running through this road, and now many foreign comfortable cars are running. The history of the splendid buildings, and the growth of modern comfortable chennai are very long story. August 22nd (today) our chennai age was 367 years and celebrates Madras Day today. The chennai found like this:

British East Indian Company’s Francis day and Andrew Cogan this two persons created the chennai. Today’s chennai was called as chennaipatanam that time, and then it was called as madraspatanam. Before this, Mylapore, Tripilican, Thiruvanmiyur, Thiruvattriur and many areas are small villages, and chennaipatanam was looked like small small cities. Bushes, forest, trees are surrounded this cities in between the rivers like Cooum and Adyar were run. Above 2000 years of chennaipatanam was doing good business on fragrance cent and garments. After the Portuguese arrive, that started to grow. In 1552 Portuguese settled in Santhome and did business.

In chennaipatanam we got high price garment’s primary elements. By aiming on this the British like to kept they foot here. So they send the two-business man’s Francis day and Andrew Cogan to chennaipatanam. After coming to chennaipatanam they search for a land to build a Trade Center. For that they brought a limited land from the king of Poonthamalee Nayakar, in that land they built East India Company’s trade center and St.George Fort on 22nd August 1639. This marks to create the chennai.

Consider the security of the St.George Fort; they built a wall around the fort. After building the Fort many Europeans came and built houses around the areas of St.George Fort and that part was called as white pattenam. In the outer places, weavers form Andhra settled and it was called as Blackpatnam. After some years this place was changed as George Town.

The northern parts of the St.Gerorge fort are called as chennaipatnam and southern part as Madraspatnam. British’s join these two patnams and called it Madraspatnam and Tamilans call it Chennaipatnam. In 1653 chennaipatnam, was changed as chennai province. After that in1702 Muhal’s, and in 1741 Marathi’s attacked it. In 1746 it was in the hand of French. After it was shifted to British hand, again in 1758 it came in French hand. But within 2 months the British redeemed it. After that, till 1947 the chennai province was in under British control.

Chennai province was renamed as Tamil Nadu in 1968. Like this the name Madras was changed as Chennai in 1997. Chennai city, which was grown as population of 30,000, have crossed 60 lakh (6milion) now. The chennai city was extending day-by-day. It was how the chennai discovered. The chennai, which was found on 1639, was reaching its 367 years of age. Every year the citizen of chennai celebrating Chennai (Madras) Day for a week long, there will be many functions this week, which tells about chennai and its tradition.

Click here to see the landmarks of chennai and some old photo of chennai in Our India blog.

Funny news around world

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Flood danger in 11 districts of Tamil Nadu

Cauvery one of the drought less river in south India, which grows in Coorg district in Karnataka, flows through Tamil Nadu and end in Bay of Bengal. It also known as South Ganga. Everyone knows we (Tamil Nadu) face big problem in sharing Cauvery between Karnataka & Tamil Nadu every year. They never release water, we used to urge many times, But last year it was changed and every one in Tamil Nadu pray that Karnataka should stop releasing water form its dam, because of heavy rain in Karnataka & delta areas of Tamil Nadu. So the largest reservoir Mettur Dam in Tamil Nadu was over flowed and created a flood situation in delta districts of Tamil Nadu. Many districts have affected and the houses near the Cauvery delta has sink in the flood, even loss of lives. The flood inundated paddy fields and damaged the crop loss in the delta heartland is much. For the first time in 15 years, Mettur reservoir received 2lakh cusecs and discharged the same quantum of water last October.

On August 2nd 2006 the Mettur reservoir created a Record in its life history, by storing water above100 feet for 365 days. Since August 2 last year, the dam's level has not fallen below the 100 feet mark and has been remaining till now. This year, the dam has set many hydraulic records between August 2, 2005 and August 2, 2006. It has retained the FRL of 120 feet for 81 days, obliterating the previous record of 79 days set in 1964. Okok I know many of u may already know these, just for remaining you:)

The same flood fear circumstance has created now, by over inflow of water to Mettur reservoir. Monsoon rain has been intensity in recent days in Karnataka, because of this, the important dam’s Kabine and Krishnarajasagar has reached its life size, so the remaining water that comes to this dams are full evacuated. In the last 5 days the water release from the Karnataka dams has reached 80,000 cubic feet per second. In this situation, the water release from Mettur for the delta irrigation has increased from 20 to 22 cubic per second. The water level which was 110 on 15th Aug, has increased 4 feet on a single day (Aug16) and reached its 117 yesterday, and it’s expect to touch its maximum lever of 120 in today. So if it reaches its full level the remaining water must be release form Mettur to avoid any danger for the dam. The 11 delta districts of Tamil nadu are in fear of floods like last year. Hope the situation will not be like Gujarat. See when we struggle for water, Karnataka dints give; now giving with our asking! This is time!!

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A grand heritage of Chennai, Santhome Basilica Cathedral. In Our India blog