Movie Review – Gridiron Gang (2006)

Gridiron Gang is an excellent movie, it talks about TEAM WORK…how can anyone (even a criminal) can prove to the world that he is worth something.

Plot is very simple, gang wars happening and teens are getting involved in it and getting killed. So, Dwayne “THE ROCK” Johnson, the jailer starts a football team with the teens and trains them to be a WINNER.

They lose their first game, get demotivated but they gain their confidence back and fight for the victory in that season.

Amazing movie, it teaches us how to work/play/live as a team and everyone has to prove something in life, needs to prove that they are WORTH…

The best thing about this movie is that this a real-life story.

The guy in the above picture is in fact the head coach for one of the team in the jail.

Some more details about the movie in Wikipedia

Some other similar movies worth watching – Coach Carter, Friday Night Lights, Waterboy.

Song Review and Lyrics: Thottal Poo Malarum – Yuvan Shankar Raja

Songs by Yuvan Sankar Raja, once again he has proved that he is “little maestro”. Awesome songs.

My favorite – Arabu Naade and Valaiyal Karangalai Paakiren

Arabu Naade Lyrics

parde mai deko wohaan yek
haseen kamal hai
urdu ki shayyar galir ki woh koi gazal hai

lahi la laahi la…lahi la laahi la
lahi la laahi la…lahi la laahi la

mugathai eppothum moodi vekkathe
enathu nenjathil mullai thekkathe

yen kanmani kathodu sol un mugavari
ennalume yen paatukku nee muthal vari

mugathai eppothum moodi vekkathe
enathu nenjathil mullai thekkathe

arabu naade asanthu nikkum
azhagiyaaaa neee
uruthu kavignan umar gayaamin
kavithayaa hey hey

unnodaiya netri unnai patri kooruthe…
ullirukkum pottu unthan puttu solluthe
ennudaya paarvai kazhugu paarvai therinchuko
enikirukkum sakthi para sakthi purinchuko

kaal kolusu thaaan kala kalanguthuu
kayin valaiyal kaathu kulira kaanam paadaa hey hey…

lahi la laahi la…lahi la laahi la
lahi la laahi la…lahi la laahi la

mugathai eppothum moodi vekkathe
enathu nenjathil mullai thekkathe

pottirukkum kosha vesham besha porunthuthe
pennazhagu motham kaana sitham virumbuthe
vennilavin thegam moodum megam vilagumaa
vanna udal yaavum kaanum yogam vaaikuma

koncham kozhuppuuuuu
koncham thimiruuuuuu
enakkum irukku unakku mele
anbu thozhi hey hey

lahi la laahi la…lahi la laahi la
lahi la laahi la…lahi la laahi la

mugathai eppothum moodi vekkathe
enathu nenjathil mullai thekkathe

arabu naade asanthu nikkum
azhagiyaaaa neee
uruthu kavignan umar gayaamin
kavithayaa hey hey

mugathai eppothum moodi vekkathe
enathu nenjathil mullai thekkathe

yen kanmani kathodu sol un mugavari
ennalume yen paatukku nee muthal vari

mugathai eppothum moodi vekkathe
enathu nenjathil mullai thekkathe

lahi la laahi la…lahi la laahi la
lahi la laahi la…lahi la laahi la

Valaiyal Karangalai Paakiren Lyrics

vazhaiyal karangalai paarkiren
viyarnthu verkiren
azhaguku azhagu serkiren
viralgal pada pada silirthatha
kanavu thulirthatha
vizhigal sivanthu ponatha

thottale thottale poo thaaan malarum
thodaamal pootha poove
suttale suttale pon thaan minnum
sudamal minnum ponne
kanne un kanne un kannil yaaru
kaathodu kooru maane
kai koodum kai koodum yennam
yaavum kalyaana naalil thaane

vazhaiyal karangalai paarkiren
viyarnthu verkiren
azhaguku azhagu serkiren
viralgal pada pada silirthatha
kanavu thulirthatha
vizhigal sivanthu ponatha

ovvoru kaiyilum
vanna kolangal varainthavan
veetule vaazhbavar
nenjam yaavilum niranthavan
kudumbathil naanum indru oruvan
kuyil yena paadugindra siruvan

anaivarukkum yenai pidikkum
pirivugal entha naalum vaarathu
idi minnal thaakum pothum kooda
pizhavugal endrum vaanil neraathu
nee illamal naan yethu

innalum yennalum unnai paada
inge oar thendral undu
unnodu unnodu serum enthan
anbaana kangal rendu

nangaiye naanoru
naadi joshiyam therinthavan
yaar manam yaar vasam
poorva jaathagam purinthavan
arumbiya aasai vanthu kaaikum
atharkoru velai vanthi vaaikum

tamil arintha isai kalaignan
enathu sol entha naalum thorkaathu
virumbiya kaigal soodum maalai
vilunthidam vanji unthan thozhgal meethu
vaa un vaazhvu un kaiyil

sevvanthi sevvanthi poove neethaan
santhosam kaana vendum
senthoora senthoora kannam paarthu
sevvanam naana vendum

vazhaiyal karangalai paarkiren
viyarnthu verkiren
azhaguku azhagu serkiren
viralgal pada pada silirthatha
kanavu thulirthatha
vizhigal sivanthu ponatha

Check the Trailor here

Check the Rediff Review

Hear the songs in Raaga

Sivaji – Shankar – Antony: “Nobody is perfect in this world”…

This blog is not a movie review of Sivaji but an article to prove that “Nobody is Perfect”.

80 crore budget movie can also have some imperfectness…

Let us go in order…

No 1:

When Rajni comes with his gang to meet the minister to get the approval for removing the ban on his Sivaji University, just notice the ministers thoppai (tummy)… you can clearly see the bag – tied around his tummy…

And in the next scene Rajni strikes his knife into this stomach

No 2:

During the car fight in the drive-in theatre, if you folks had noticed, initially Rajni and Shriya would be sitting in a black Toyota Prado car.

Once the fight starts for few initial scenes you can still see Prado and as the fight proceeds, the car changes to Black Scorpio

Well, I have seen this movie thrice and will be seeing again…of course in theater

If you folks noticed anything like this in this movie, do share it here (as a comment)…