Tuesday, 10 January 2012

kavitha



ഒരുവിളിക്കായി കാതോർത്ത്
പ്രണയമാം  സാഗരത്തിൽ
ആയിരം  സ്വപ്നത്തിൻ  തേരേറി
നമ്മൾ  നടന്നു  നീങ്ങവേ........
ഇരുൾ  മൂടുന്നൊരി  ഇടനാഴിയിൽ
പാതിവഴിയിൽ  തനിച്ചാക്കി  നീ
മറഞ്ഞു  പോകയാണോ...........
അകലെ നീലനിലാവിലൊരു
നേർത്ത  നക്ഷത്രമായ്;
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ തേടിയലയുന്നു.
നീ തീർത്ത   സ്നേഹത്തിൻ
പൂമഴയിൽ പിടയും
പാഴ് ക്കിനാവിൻമഞ്ചമേന്തി
ഇനിയെത്രകാലം  ജന്മം.....
ഒരുവിളിക്കായി കാതോർത്തുകൊണ്ട്.....

Wednesday, 4 January 2012

Tourism


Tourism

Vellikulam is naturally perched by its location in one of the busiest tourist circuits in Kerala. Rolling hills and hillocks dot Vellikulam in abundance but some places are very steep. Vellikulam is a gateway to the High Range region of Kerala and also to the famed Hill Station , Wagamon. Many tourists come to experience this breathtaking journey to Wagamon,by a highway cutting through the steep slopes of hills which gets covered in mist on-and-off throughout the year. The central area of Vellikulam is a narrow strip of zig zagging plain land with the Meenachil river on the eastern side. Both the river and the flat land are flanked by hills. Plantations such as Rubber in Vellikulam displays excellent growth and suitable agro-climatic conditions.
Day picnickers and holidaymakers often come to Vellikulam. There are trekking trails in and around Vellikulam. One is the Marmala waterfall in the Meenachil river where water cascades down from the hill over a rocky slope. Another trekking route is the Teekoy-Cherippad-Ayyampara. Ayyampara has a huge rock formation whose top is a flat expanse running into hundreds of acres. It is a place with many cliffs, a cave and panoramic views. People also visit this place in the evening to enjoy the cool breeze and see the sun set.
The nearby Illickan mountain rises steeply to a height of more than three thousand feet, from its top with views extending up to 75 kilometres to the Alleppey port on a clear night. In the season tourists camp on its top. There is only one entry and exit point to the top. Legend has it that its rocky top is believed to have a mythical pond where the Neelakoduveli grows, a wonder plant that assures you perennial prosperity if you can collect its leaves when they flow down through the river Meenachil once a year.

Ra.One (Hindiरा.वन), sometimes written as RA One or RA.One, is a 2011 Hindi science fiction superhero film written and directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film features Shahrukh Khan in dual roles, and also stars Kareena KapoorArmaan Verma and Arjun Rampal in the lead. Shahana GoswamiDalip Tahil and Chinese-American actor Tom Wu appear in supporting roles, along with RajinikanthSanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopramaking cameo appearances. The film follows Shekhar (Khan), a game designer living and based in London along with his wife (Kapoor) and son (Verma), who designs a motion-sensor based game in which the villain is far more powerful than the hero. In the process, the villain escapes from the video game and begins to track down the only person ever to defeat him, Lucifer (Verma). Ra.One was jointly produced by Eros Internationaland Khan's production company, Red Chillies Entertainment.[4] Initially expected to hit theatres on June 3, 2011, the release of the film was pushed back to the Diwali weekend of October 26, 2011 due to extensive post-production work involving special effects and 3D conversion.
Development of the project commenced in 2004 when Sinha wrote a three-page short story based on a commercial he had seen. Upon finalizing the story, pre-production work began after the release of Khan's Om Shanti Om in 2007,[5] with principal photography commencing in March 2009.[6] In July 2011, it was announced that the entire film would be converted into 3D.[7] The visual effects of the film were carried out by Red Chillies VFX, under the supervision of Hollywood effects technician Jeffrey Kleiser. With an estimated budget of INR125 crore (US$23.75 million),[1]Ra.One is the second-most expensive film ever produced in Indian cinema, following Enthiran (2010).[8] In addition, an estimated INR52 crore (US$9.88 million) was spent on marketing through various partnerships, which set the record for the largest marketing budget in India.Red Chillies Entertainment spent up to INR10 crore (US$1.9 million) while their partners like McDonald's covered the remaining costs in order to be associated with the Ra.One brand.[9] The film faced multiple problems prior to its release, including censorship, soundtrack "leaks" and copyrights, the latter of which cost the producers INRcrore (US$190,000). The film witnessed a level of publicity campaigning previously unseen in India films, with marketing taking place over a period of nine months and involving major brand tie-ups, merchandise, theme-based video games and extensive viral marketing. The film also faced uncertainty regarding the preparedness of the film for release, with several rumours and media stories that the film would not be completed on time.
Ra.One had premieres in DubaiLondon and Toronto during the period of October 24–26.[10] The film released across 3,100 screens in India and 904 prints overseas in both 2D and 3D,[11] and was also dubbed in Tamil and Telugu,[12] making it the largest Indian cinematic release in the world. Upon release, while the Indian critics gave mixed reviews, the overseas film critics received it warmly. The film has been widely praised for its visual effects and action, though criticism has been generated regarding its script and direction. Subsequently, the success of the effects and the 3D version of the film prompted multiple other Bollywood filmmakers to consider technology as a part of film-making, especially in view of the success of Ra.One and the inordinately higher returns generated from 3D ticket sales.[13] The film went on to break multiple box-office records, including highest Diwali day collections, highest single-day collections, highest three-day collections and biggest overseas collections of 2011. Within a week of its theatrical run, Box Office India declared the film a hit in India,[14] and a week later, a super hit overseas. However, the film's box office performance was termed "average" by trade pundits (analysts).[15] According to its distributors, Ra.One is the second highest-grossing Bollywood film worldwide. It earned INR240 crore (US$45.6 million) from all its versions.[2]