how Abrar Ahmed celebrated !!!

 

The much awaited match of  ICC Champions Trophy 2025 - India went into the game as favourites, limited Pakistan to 241 and ticked it off with ease – win 6 wickets and 45 balls to spare !!  King Kohli scored a century and there were good knocks from Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer.

 

When Gill got out to a beauty, there was wild celebration, however former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram expressed his disapproval of Abrar Ahmed's celebration stating: "I was not impressed by Abrar Ahmed's celebration. You cannot celebrate like that when your team is losing. It does not look good on television. Players should remain humble."

 

My green beauty does not have any limitation and here is he aping that act !!

27.2.2025

திருப்புகழ் @ Vani Mahal - Maha Shivaratri

 

திருப்புகழ் @ Vani Mahal - Maha Shivaratri

பத்தியால் யானுனை; பலகாலும் பற்றியே

மாதிருப்புகழ் பாடி

முத்தனாம் ஆறெனை,  பெருவாழ்வின் முத்தியே

சேர்வதற்கு அருள்வாயே

: https://youtu.be/c-rAsnq_TQg?si=VJmMCdik60ijZZNy

magical melody of Nadaswaram

 

நாதஸ்வரம் - Sri NKM Narayana Murthy Sholinghur 

: https://youtu.be/NvtOggC28yw?si=zp-DMrxcs36a9O2v

Triplicane Masana kollai - Angala Parameswari thirukkovil

 

அங்காள பரமேசுவரி வழிபாடு - இந்த வழிபாட்டுச் சடங்கின் முக்கிய நிகழ்வாக “மயான கொள்ளை” கொண்டாடப்படுகிறது. “கொள்ளை” என்பது வழிபாட்டுச் சடங்கியல் சார்ந்த நிகழ்ச்சி  -  திருவல்லிக்கேணி விழா கொண்டாட்டம்

26-2-2025

Thirukazhukkundram ~ ‘Neophron percnopterus’

The name ‘Neophron percnopterus’ – may not exactly strike a chord !! 

Faqtooni, the wife of Egyptian King Mukhtar, sends her youngest son Bashim to India to retrieve a magical gem and weapon to avenge her husband's death. Aishwarya, the daughter of government minister Mahadevaraya—who, as a descendant of a royal family, is also the custodian of the gem—sneaks away from her home to travel to Jaipur with her friends.  Not fully aware,  Aishwarya,  packs the magical gem in her bag. Aishwarya and her friends meet Sakthi, who acts as their tour guide after they are assaulted by a group of men. While Aishwarya is in Jaipur, Mahadevaraya offers his old friend, Jackie the Great, his entire wealth for the magical weapon, which he came to possess by killing his father. Jackie declines Mahadevaraya's offer. Later, in Kashmir, Aishwarya is kidnapped by Bashim's henchmen. Sakthi rescues her, but Bashim follows them to Hardiwar, where Sakthi discovers the magical gem while swimming in the Ganges.

 

Shakthi -  directed by Meher Ramesh, starring NT Rama Rao Jr. alongside Ileana D'Cruz, Prabhu, Manjari, SP Balasubramanyam,   Pooja Bedi, Jackie Shroff, Sonu Sood  hit the screens in 2011.  Mani Sharma composed the soundtrack. It failed miserably !!  

The Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken, is a small Old World vulture in the monotypic genus Neophron. It is widely distributed from the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa, West Asia and India. The contrasting underwing pattern and wedge-shaped tail make it distinctive in flight as it soars in thermals during the warmer parts of the day. Egyptian vultures feed mainly on carrion but are opportunistic and will prey on small mammals, birds, and reptiles. They also feed on the eggs of other birds, breaking larger ones by tossing a large pebble onto them.  

The use of tools is rare in birds and apart from the use of a pebble as a hammer, Egyptian vultures also use twigs to roll up wool for use in their nest. Egyptian vultures that breed in the temperate regions migrate south in winter while tropical populations are relatively sedentary. Populations of this species declined in the 20th century and some island populations are endangered by hunting, accidental poisoning, and collision with power lines.  

The Egyptian vulture was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Vultur percnopterus. The genus Neophron was created by Jules-César Savigny in the first natural history volume of the Description de l'Égypte' (1809).  The genus Neophron is considered to represent the oldest branch of the vultures which consists of separated (or polyphyletic) clades. 

Near Mahabalipuram is the famous Vedagireeswarar Thirukkovil of Lord Shiva – the place is known as Thirukazhukkundram (Thirukkalukkundram) as two vultures were regular visitors to this temple at noon for centuries.     The town is also known as "Pakshi-theertham" (Pakshi- bird; Theertham- holy lake) because of the  pair of birds (most likely Egyptian vultures) that   visited the site regularly  for centuries. These birds were traditionally fed by the temple priests and arrived  before noon to feed on offerings made from rice, wheat, ghee and sugar. Many people in their 50s or 60s who had visited this temple, have seen those Vultures too.

 

Sad, they are not coming any longer !! – the one here was pictured at Vandalur Zoo recently.

 
Regards – S Sampathkumar
21.2.2025 

Kerala in Ranji finals for the first time !!

 

 

What a match !! Sixty-eight years after playing their first match, Kerala enters maiden Ranji Trophy final on a dramatic fifth morning against Gujarat in Ahmedabad, first innings lead by a mere 2 runs... Vidarbha is the other team in finals. Consistently there in recent years

 

BUT any player from these two  teams in National team ?!?

21.2.2025

கண்ணை நம்பாதே, உன்னை ஏமாற்றும் ~ Sachaa Jhutha

 

Sachaa Jhutha ("Honest and Liar") directed by Manmohan Desai and produced by Vinod Doshi hit the screens in 1970. The film written by Desai's wife Jeevanprabha, starring Rajesh Khanna, Mumtaz, Vinod Khanna revolves around a simple villager (Bhola), who has a lookalike, a crook (Ranjeet Kumar), who takes advantage of the former's simplicity and mirror-image (both the roles of Bhola and Ranjeet Kumar were played by Rajesh Khanna).  The music of the film was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji. The film was the second highest grosser of the year and was  a super hit.  

நான் பார்த்த படங்கள் மிக குறைவு - சிறு வயதில் சென்ற ஊர்களோ இன்னமும் குறைவு !  .. .. 1975ல் ஹோகேனேக்கல் சென்று காவிரியில் குளித்து, தர்மபுரியில் தங்கி - ஏதோ திரையரங்கில் இரவு காட்சி பார்த்த படம் : “நினைத்தை முடிப்பவன்" -MGR படம்.  கதாநாயகன் ஒரு சாதாரணன் ! - திருமண ஊர்வலத்தில் இசைக்கருவி வாசிப்பது மட்டுமே தெரிந்தவன்.  அவன் லட்சியமே, தங்கையின் திருமணச் செலவுகளுக்காகப் பணம் சேர்ப்பது - தன சொந்த ஊரை விட்டு,  பட்டணத்திற்கு வந்து நாட்கள் பலவாகியும் வேலை கிடைக்காமல் சுற்றியலைகிறான்.  

திரு எம்.எஸ். விஸ்வநாதன் இசையில் - திரு  TM சௌந்தர்ராஜன் குரலில் - மருதகாசி வரிகள், பட்டி தொட்டியெல்லாம் ஒலித்த பாடல் :  

கண்ணை நம்பாதே, உன்னை ஏமாற்றும்

நீ காணும் தோற்றம், உண்மை இல்லாதது

அறிவை நீ நம்பு, உள்ளம் தெளிவாகும்

அடையாளம் காட்டும், பொய்யே சொல்லாதது

 

Sundaram is an innocent band musician who lives with his physically challenged sister Sita in a village. He needs more money for his sister's marriage and he sets off to Madras to earn. At  Madras city Police department is shocked by a series of diamond thefts.  Inspector Mohan suspects the thief to be Ranjith Kumar, who is actually a wealthy diamond businessman on the account that whenever a theft occurs, he is present there.

The connection between the storyline above of  Ninaithadhai Mudippavan (one who accomplishes all his Goals) and the first para Sacha Jhuta is the movie of which it was a remake.  The MG Ramchandran starrer released in 1975 had MGR in dual roles,  , Latha, Manjula, M. N. Nambiar and Sharada in supporting roles – it was a super hit movie.

Regards – S Sampathkumar

20.2.2025

Friendship by proximity !! ~ நயப்பாகும் நட்பாரும் இல்.

Long long ago !  - in mid 1970s – I studied in Hindu High School – in every class room there were 60 odd students – though everyone was known by name, there was closer  friendship with some.   Those were the days, when we walked together with some to school, sat with 4 others in a bench – went home for lunch and returned with the same set of friends ! –  in the evening when we played too, there was a small group with whom we generally maintained friendship !!  

Do friendships form as a consequence of this proscribed proximity? Now some researches do state  more “acquaintanceships” with those assigned to adjacent seats than with those who sat  farther away.  In DG Vaishnav college, seats were assigned based on Roll no. !! – still there are some of us who could  make new friends wherever we go.  Well, before you count on every friend you have, you must know who your true friends are. By showing kindness, mutual trust  and understanding, one can gain friends who bring joy and help in times of need. 

The ideals of friendship, the things that give it value area often hard to describe. It need not be  based on of what someone gains – counsels, support or favours. The benefits of friendship transcends favours and gives individuals the opportunity to show their inner self without fear of judgment. 

நாலடியார் (Naladiyar) பதினெண் கீழ்க்கணக்கு நூல் தொகுப்பைச் சேர்ந்த ஒரு தமிழ் நீதி நூல். இது நான்கு அடிகளைக் கொண்ட வெண்பாக்களால் ஆனது.  ஆலும் வேலும் பல்லுக்குறுதி; நாலும் இரண்டும் சொல்லுக்குறுதி என்னும் பழமொழியில் நாலு என்பது நாலடியாரையும், இரண்டு என்பது திருக்குறளையும் குறிக்கும்.  வாழ்க்கையின் எளிமையான பொருட்களை உவமைகளாகக் கையாண்டு நீதி புகட்டுவதில் நாலடியார் தனித்துவம் பெற்று விளங்குகிறது. 

மனிதன் இயல்பில்  தனித்து வாழும் இயல்பு கொண்டவன் அல்லன். கூட்டாக இணைந்து வாழும் தன்மை உடையவன். ‘பாசம்’ என்னும் பிணைப்பினால் பலருடன் கூடி வாழ்கிறான்.

 

கோட்டுப்பூப்போல மலர்ந்து  பிற் கூம்பாது

வேட்டதே வேட்டதாம் நட்பாட்சி; - தோட்ட

கயப்பூப்போல் முன்மலர்ந்து பிற்கூம்பு வாரை

நயப்பாகும் நட்பாரும் இல்.

 

கொம்பிலே பூக்கும் பூக்கள் முதலில் மலர்ந்து பின் உதிரும் வரை குவியாதிருத்தல் போல, முதல் நாள் உள்ளம் மகிழ்ந்து விரும்பியது போலவே முடிவு வரையில் மகிழ்ந்து அவர்களுடன் கூடி இருப்பதே நட்புடைமையாகும். அப்படியின்றி, தோண்டப்பட்ட குளத்திலே இருக்கும் பூவைப் போல முதலில் மலர்ச்சியைக் காட்டிப் பின்பு முகம் சுருங்கும் தன்மையுடையவரை விரும்புவாரும் இல்லை; நட்புச் செய்வாரும் இல்லை.

Not sure how strong is this friendship between Squirrel and Parrot but the Parrot is not riding on Squirrel for sure

Regards – S Sampathkumar
19.2.2025 

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti

February 19 marks the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the progenitor of the Maratha Empire.

Video taken at Goa in 2023: https://youtu.be/jslHYVVA-Ow

that One Over perhaps has shut Mumbai out of Ranji 2025

Cricket buffs would be happy for sometime watching matches of ICC Champions Trophy which starts with first match at Karachi between Pakistan and Newzealand.   India next play Bangladesh. 

In what could be a dream wildcard entry, a player who made his International debut in 2021 (played IPL much earlier) and who has till date played a solitary ODI, that too recently is in the squad - Varun Chakravarthy.  Hope he is played against Pak and performs well. 

Meantime, are you following the Nation’s premier Cricket tournament – the Ranji trophy and can you tell which team the man with nearly 7000 first class runs, 478 wickets, 35 – five wicket hauls, aged 38 is playing for ?   

In the 2^nd Semi Final at Nagpur – Vidarbha made 383 and has star studded Mumbai under grips struggling at 188/7.  With 195 behind, hopefully, Vidarbha emerges with first innings lead and eventually wins the match too.   

 

Parth Rekhade,   left-arm spin allrounder playing in only his second first-class match, dismissed Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube in a single over, the 41st of the innings, as Mumbai went from a comfortable 113 for 2 to 113 for 5. Rahane was the first to go in the triple-wicket over for 18 when the ball rolled back onto the stumps off a defensive push. Suryakumar Yadav was next, out for a two-ball duck !  

Making hopes vanish, Shams Mulani, who orchestrated a stunning turnaround in the quarter-final courtesy a century stand with Tanush Kotian, was trapped lbw by Harsh Dubey, the left-arm spinner. Originally given not out as he played around a sharp-turning delivery, Akshay Wadkar opted to review the decision and replays confirmed the ball would've crashed into the stumps. Mulani had to walk back for 4 as Dubey picked up his 60th wicket – making  him the sixth bowler in Ranji history and the first since Jaydev Unadkat in 2019-20 to pick up 60 or more in a season.  

Not many would have noticed Shivam Dube’s bowling performance of 11.5-1-49-5, yes five wicket haul.   

In the other Semis at Ahmedabad, Kerala crawled to 418/7 at stumps on day 2.  Kerala were painfully cautious on the second day, just like they were on the first, adding 212 to their overnight 206 for 4. Their go-slow approach made it clear that they were keen on batting just once in their quest to enter their maiden Ranji Trophy final.  

Jalaj Saxena, the most successful man in Ranji made only 30 this time for Kerala.  Since his first-class debut in December 2005, no one has taken more Ranji Trophy wickets than Jalaj Saxena. Nearly two decades into his career, he continues to push boundaries at an age where several of his contemporaries have long retired. Earlier this season, the Kerala allrounder became the first player to achieve the double of 6000 runs and 400 wickets in the Ranji Trophy.  

 
Interesting !
 
Regards – S Sampathkumar
18.2.2025
  

Friendship lesson Parrot !! ~ கொடி மின்னல் போல் ஒரு பார்வை

Are you above 50 or a person who has crossed 60 ?  or near about that age  -  how many friends do you have – when is the last time you saw or spoke with your best friend !! 

Life teaches us that best friend need not necessarily be the one whom we see daily or speak for hours.  Thiruvalluvar rightly says : 

 

Identity of feelings makes friendship. There is no  need for friends to meet and be together for long times. Thiruvalluvar  categorically says  frequent association is not necessary for friendship; mutual understanding is what truly fosters it. 

அதிகாலை சுபவேளை ! பறவைகளின் இன்னிசை மனசுக்கு ரம்மியமாக இருந்தது.  புறாக்கள் கொஞ்சம் மந்தமாக ஒரு வினோத சப்தம் எழுப்பிக்கொண்டே உண்ணும் - கிளிகளோ ஆனந்த கூச்சலிடும், குதிக்கும், - இமைப்பொழுதில் பறந்து ஒடி விடும். 

அவ்வளவு பேர் மத்தியிலும் - அந்த அழகி என்னை கவர்ந்தாள் - பம்பர கண்ணழகி, பச்சை பட்டு, கூரிய சிறப்பான மூக்கு.

 

அவள் கண்ணைப் பார்த்து, மலரைப் பார்த்தேன், மலரில் ஒளியில்லை..

 

கொடி மின்னல் போல் ஒரு பார்வை - மானோ மீனோ என்றிருந்தேன்

குயில் ஓசை போல் ஒரு வார்த்தை - குழலோ யாழோ என்றிருந்தேன்..

 

எங்கோ தூரத்தில் ஏதோ சத்தம் - அடுத்த நொடி அவளும் அவளது கூட்டமும் பறந்தோடியது - மறுபடி வரலாம், வராமலும் போகலாம் !!  வானத்தில் என்னை தாண்டும்போது கண்களை உற்றுப்பார்த்து, கண் சிமிட்டி, ஒரு நிமிஷம் அப்படியே இருந்து ஒரு குறள் உரைத்தாள் !!!

 

புணர்ச்சி பழகுதல் வேண்டா உணர்ச்சிதான்

நட்பாங் கிழமை தரும்.

 

ஒருவனோடு ஒருவன் நட்புக் கொள்வதற்கு அருகருகே இருப்பதோ, நெருங்கிப் பழகுவதோ வேண்டியதில்ல. இருவரது எண்ணமும் ஒத்திருந்தால் அதுவே நட்பு எனும் தோழமையைக் கொடுக்கும்.

 

Good morning photo message from Aasami sirippu sinthanaiyaan – you can have different views, no need to accept this – one can have their own definition of everything, yet if this photo made you to read this post, I am happy.

 

Regards – S. Sampathkumar
18.2.2025 

the tongue !! ~ எற்றால் இயன்றதோ நா.

Are you a good orator !  in life, at times, it is not about what you speak, it is about how you control your tongue and the words that you speak !! 

The tongue is a mass of muscle that is almost completely covered by a mucous membrane. It occupies most of the oral cavity and oropharynx. It is known for its role in taste, but it also assists with mastication (chewing), deglutition (swallowing), articulation (speech), and oral cleansing.   The tongue's upper surface (dorsum) is covered by taste buds housed in numerous lingual papillae. It is sensitive and kept moist by saliva and is richly supplied with nerves and blood vessels. The tongue also serves as a natural means of cleaning the teeth.   A major function of the tongue is to enable speech in humans and vocalization in other animals. 

The human tongue is divided into two parts, an oral part at the front and a pharyngeal part at the back. The left and right sides are also separated along most of its length by a vertical section of fibrous tissue (the lingual septum) that results in a groove, the median sulcus, on the tongue's surface.

 

நாலடியார் (Naladiyar) பதினெண் கீழ்க்கணக்கு நூல் தொகுப்பைச் சேர்ந்த ஒரு தமிழ் நீதி நூல். இது நான்கு அடிகளைக் கொண்ட வெண்பாக்களால் ஆனது.  ஆலும் வேலும் பல்லுக்குறுதி; நாலும் இரண்டும் சொல்லுக்குறுதி என்னும் பழமொழியில் நாலு என்பது நாலடியாரையும், இரண்டு என்பது திருக்குறளையும் குறிக்கும்.  வாழ்க்கையின் எளிமையான பொருட்களை உவமைகளாகக் கையாண்டு நீதி புகட்டுவதில் நாலடியார் தனித்துவம் பெற்று விளங்குகிறது. 

கணமலை நன்னாட! கண்  இன்று ஓருவர்

குணனேயுங் கூறற்கு  அரிதால், குணன்  அழுங்கக்

குற்றம் உழைநின்று கூறுஞ் சிறியவர்கட்கு

எற்றால்  இயன்றதோ நா.

 

இன்றைய பரந்து விரிந்து இருக்கும் சமூக ஊடகங்களில் உள்ள நண்பர்கள் பலர் - ஒருவர் எதிரில் நின்று, அவரது நல்ல குணங்களைக் கூறுவதற்க்கு  தயங்குகிறார்கள்.  அனால்  அவர் குணம் கெடும்படி குற்றத்தையே எடுத்துக்கூறும் இத்தகையோரின் நாக்கு எப்படிப்பட்ட பொருளால் (இரும்பால் அல்லது கல்லால்) செய்யப்பட்டதோ? 

Stand in front of a mirror, open your mouth slightly and try to bring the sides of your tongue up towards each other to make a U-shape. If you can do it you are a tongue-roller, along with between 65 and 81% of people, more of them women than men.  If you tried this before, the chances are it was in a biology lesson on genetics at school. Some may recall,  sitting on high stool at the lab bench trying in vain to roll  tongue, while other  friends seemed to be able to do it effortlessly. The reason we couldn’t all do it, we were told, is because it is a simple genetic trait.  Now Scientists say it is a myth. 

One of the super intelligent human being Albert Einstein is remembered for his wisdom,  his theory of special relativity, the one that generated the famous equation E=mc2?; his Nobel Prize for his discovery of the photoelectric effect – and to some  that wacky tongue photo you see everywhere. For a serious scientist who made such formidable discoveries about the universe, that's a pretty silly face to make, but   his expressive face and distinctive hairstyles have been widely copied and exaggerated.

 

The famous image of Einstein sticking out his tongue came on his 72nd birthday on March 14, 1951. United Press photographer Arthur Sasse was trying to persuade him to smile for the camera, but having smiled for photographers many times that day, a tired and bored  Einstein stuck out his tongue instead and that became a great photo to be seen everywhere. 

Interesting !  Tongue !! 

Regards – S Sampathkumar

17.2.2025 

ducks of Kairavini ..

 

ducks of Kairavini ..

SYMA Fancy dress competition 2025 - Sri Periyazhwar

 

பல்லாண்டு, பல்லாண்டு  ‘பல்லாயிரத்தாண்டு’’

 

தேவரீருடைய அனேக திருநாமங்களைச் சொல்லியேத்தி உமக்கே பல்லாண்டு, பல்லாண்டு   என  மங்களாசாஸநம் பண்ணுவேன், என பக்தி செலுத்தி வேண்டுகிறார் விஷ்ணுசித்தர். 

 

Children & parents become innovative – Fancy dress is an art of expression.  Children are dressed as National leaders, animals, flowers – and more.  Here is a kid dressed as Sri Periyazhvar in Goldwinner SYMA Childfest 2025.

Goldwinner SYMA Childfest 2025 - Fancy Dress Prize Distribution

Goldwinner SYMA Childfest 2025 -  Fancy Dress  Prize Distribution

Srinivas YOungMen’s Association has been conducting Childfest – competition for school children for close to 3 decades now.   

SYMA is a Social Service organization striving for the betterment of society since 1977.  Among our many efforts stand out, our Medical Centre functioning since 1989, where we charge token fee of Rs.2/- and provide consultation and medicines free, our Medical lab and SYMA Growth.  Daily around 40 persons benefit at our Medical centre.  Our lab is associated with Neuberg and the charges are very nominal. Growth is our free tuition centre providing quality educational support to more than 100 poor students every year since 2008. 

In this year’s Goldwinner SYMA Childfest held at NKT National College of Education Triplicane on 8^th & 9^th of Feb 2025 there were 10 events, 2200 students participated.  There were 251 Prizes in various events.  The winners were given medals, certificates on 9^th Feb evening and the Chief Guest -  on day 1 were 8 competitions, the most popular being Fancy Dress for Lkg, Ukg & 1^st standard children.

For Fancy Dress competition itself there were around 300 participants.  Parents take extraordinary effort in presenting their kids in ornate dresses, representing National leaders, themes, concepts and more !  - with so many kids around, we felt that it would be better to have a Prize Distribution function exclusively for Fancy Dress [3 groups – 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd & 10 special prizes each group] – to ensure that the elaborately dressed up kids are able to receive their prizes in the same costume. 

In every Society, we need Role Models especially for younger generation.  Kids would feel immensely happy and would preserve  for posterity, a photo of their receiving Prize from a celebrity.  

SYMA considers itself extremely fortunate that on day 2 it was a Lt. Col who was the Chief Guest along with CEO of a leading Tamil daily.  On day 1 the Chief Guests were  Shri BR Muralidhar and Mrs Anu Parthasarathy.    

Chief Guest for the occasion Shri BR Muralidhar, is CEO of Sriyah Insurance Brokers Pvt Ltd – a Company with more than 6 offices, 100+ employees and serving hundreds of big clients and individuals.  Back in 2000, Insurance Sector opened up and by 2002 Private Insurers opened up offices.  The concept of Insurance broking gained popularity as bigger Companies required technical support -  Sriyah ventured into this field at a very early time and is now a name to reckon in Insurance industry, having grown in premium income and expertise.

Suave, articulate, friendly  - Mr BR Muralidhar,  has presence in various business fields especially in Vellore,  is a kind hearted philanthropist, who has been helping SYMA also.   It was indeed our privilege and proud moment as he consented to be the Chief Guest and was on stage distributing prizes to children.

The Prize Distribution started around 6 pm on Saturday, 8^th Feb 2025.  The other Guest of honour was a famous Triplicanite Mrs Anu Parthasarathy.  A famous costume designer – she has been in this specialized  field  having worked in many movies and for many artistes including – Simran, Kushbu, Sivakarthikeyan and more. 

Rajnikanth remains the most popular actor – remember a character by that name, a famous Barrister  !!  In 1970s, there were Sivaji Ganesan hit movies – Gauravam, Vietnam Veedu, Gnana Oli, Justice Gopinath, Annan Oru Kovil to name a few !!    Mr Sundaram was  a famous playwright, screenwriter and film director.  A successful play of his won him the sobriquet Vietnam Veedu Sundaram.  He wrote, acted and directed movies and plays and made his presence in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi as well.   Mrs Anu is his daughter.  Her husband Mr MA Parthasarathy (MAPs) is a well-known Photo journalist.

Here are some photos of the function.  SYMA places on record hearty thanks to Mr BR Muralidhar & Mrs Anu Parthasarathy.

 

With great regards – S Sampathkumar
Vice-President -  SYMA