பஞ்சவர்ணக்கிளி ~ a caged Macaw

Deep in the Amazon rainforest in 1850, Mac, a young blue and gold macaw, lives with his mother. One day, Mac goes exploring in the jungle on his own and enters an ancient temple full of treasure. Meanwhile, a group of pirates come to the jungle and force the natives to show them the entrance to the temple. After going inside and stealing many of the temple's treasures, the captain of the pirate crew finds and captures Mac, taking him back to the ship as his pet.

A century later, in 1998, Mac, now 149 years old, can now speak as clearly as a human thanks to years of learning from mimicking others, but keeps it secret. He now lives in a neighborhood in Australia with a kind old man, who cares for injured birds, and is the only person who knows Mac can speak.  .. .. ..

கண்ணில் வரும் காட்சியெல்லாம்  கண்மணியை  உறுத்தும்

காணாத உன் உருவம் கண்ணுக்குள்ள இனிக்கும்

பஞ்சவர்ணக்கிளி நீ பறந்த பின்னாலும்

அஞ்சு வர்ணம் நெஞ்சில் இருக்கு !! 

Our Common assumption is all Parrots are Green hence ‘Green parrots’.  Colloquially, the brightly coloured hued parrot is Panchavarna kili (the one with 5 colours).  Macaws are a group of New World parrots that are long-tailed and often colorful, in the tribe Arini. In addition to being one of the most brightly colored parrots, hyacinth macaws are the largest parrot species. They're also among the most gentle and affectionate birds. However, they're not the ideal pet for everyone. Hyacinth macaws have a reputation for being very sensitive. 

Mekala wants to marry Sekar – an army officer, Chokkalingam first son. To her dismay, he is married to Chitra in Delhi and they have a child. Meanwhile, Chokkalingam is looking for marriage alliance to second son Kannan through marriage broker Kalyanam. Kalyanam learns that Sekar brother already has radio singer Vani in mind. Broker fixes marriage with Vani to Kannan. In a twist, Sekar look alike Balu – Vani niece morphs a photo with him and Vani. The morphed photo is sent to Sekar house to stop the marriage. Confusing and to think that it is a movie theme of 1965 is more intriguing. 

Panchavarna Kili directed by K. Shankar and produced by Saravana Pictures starring Muthuraman, Jaishankar, KR Vijaya, Nagesh, Major Sundarrajan and Manorama,  was released on 21 May 1965, and was a hit, also commercially.  Read that the movie Panchavarna Kili, shot at AVM Studios was inspired by the 1950 film No Man of Her Own.

 No Man of Her Own is a 1950 American film noir drama directed by Mitchell Leisen and featuring Barbara Stanwyck, John Lund, Phyllis Thaxter, Jane Cowl and Lyle Bettger. Made and distributed by Paramount Pictures, the production is the second film Stanwyck made with director Mitchell Leisen. Its screenplay was adapted from Cornell Woolrich's 1948 novel I Married a Dead Man.   The Helen Ferguson storyline read in 3^rd para is that of this movie. 

The description at the start (first 2 paras) is that of a 1998  Australian dventure film - The Real Macaw - written by Bruce Hancock and Matthew Perry and directed by Mario Andreacchio. Filmed on location in Brisbane, Queensland, it starred  Jamie Croft as Sam Girdis, Deborra-Lee Furness as Beth Girdis, Joe Petruzzi as Rick Girdis, John Waters as Dr. Lance Hagen, and Jason Robards as Grandpa Girdis. The voice of Mac the Parrot was performed by Daniel Murphy in the Australian version and by John Goodman in the North American version.

Welcoming Friday –today my photo pic story captures this beautiful Parakeet –  a caged one in Vandalur zoo. mage.  In life, it is not always necessary to understand all details, there are images that capture our attention and make us happy.  Just live life simply.

 
With regards – S Sampathkumar
14.2.2025