Kuruvi Review – Nonstop Nonsense

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi’s grandson Udhayanidhi Stalin has delivered a Sakkada Panni (dirty pig) of a movie in his maiden production Kuruvi. Vijay and bathroom video fame starlet Trisha assisted by Ashish Vidyarthi and Suman come together in this horrendous nightmare called Kuruvi to deliver nonstop nonsense from the first frame to the last. […]

U.S. Justice Dept. Screws iGate

The U.S. Justice Department has fined IT consulting services company iGate Mastech Inc $45,000 to settle charges that iGate discriminated against American citizens and Green Card holders in hiring employees. iGate is a Pittsburgh-based company originally founded by a bunch of Indians. This is what the U.S. Justice Department had to say about the fine

Sun to Fire Up to 2,500: Must Fire All

Among the many mismanaged IT companies in America, Sun Microsystems is perhaps the worst. Since the dot com bust, this clueless company (co-founded by Vinod Khosla in 1982) has been tottering its way to losses and more losses and significant erosion of shareholder value. Scott McNealy, he of the Microsoft-baiting fame, just couldn’t fix the […]

Tashan Fares Miserably at U.S. Box Office

Tashan has fared badly at the U.S. box office with one of the poorest openings for a Bollywood movie in recent months. Starring Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, Tashan comes from Yash Raj Films. For the opening weekend (April 25-27, 2008), Tashan came in at No-24 with a gross of $301,226. Average […]

Chinese Develop English Fever

Having conquered the world’s markets, China’s countless millions have now embarked on a new mission – to master the English language, the global language of art and commerce. The New Yorker has an interesting piece on the Chinese’ obsession with English in the latest issue: China has been in the grip of “English fever,” as […]

Ultimate Korangu’s Billa for Cannes? – What a Shame!

For the sake of the honor of Tamil Nadu and 77 million Tamils worldwide, we hope that the reports of Ajith’s Billa being screened on May 10 at the Cannes Film Festival turn out to be false. Featuring the two non-actors Ajith and Nayantara, Ajith’s Billa (the remake of the old Billa starring Rajinikanth) is one of the ugliest Tamil […]