It was my return journey from Kasaragod (KGQ) Malabar Express (16630). My train was halted for some more time at a station which I didn't care to notice. After some time, another train hauled by a redhead WAP-4 of Arakkonam loco shed arrived & overtook my train. I didn't notice the train name also. I was just after a good overnight sleep.
The scenery of lush green paddy fields & water-bodies are deep rooted icon of Kerala among malayalis.
Those vast green fields of Palakkadu
& Kuttanadu regions made their innumerable appearance in films,
songs & literature as background landscapes.
They sooth the minds, they freshen the eyes & they open the floodgates of nostalgia in our hearts.
Years ago, Malayalam film industry gave
birth to a beautiful song, “Vennila Chandanakkinnam…” through the film,
Azhakiya Ravanan, starring Mammooty & Bhanupriya.
The song was a huge hit among the music lovers, especially those abroad.
It is full of references of signature aspects of Kerala’s landscapes, rural life & culture.
Let us enjoy that song once again.
Here are the lyrics in Malayalam
വെണ്ണിലാ ചന്ദന കിണ്ണം പുന്നമട കായലിൽ വീണേ
കുഞ്ഞിളം കയ്യിൽ മെല്ലെ കോരിയെടുക്കാൻ വാ..
മുണ്ടകൻ കൊയ്ത്ത്തു കഴിഞ്ഞു ആറ്റകിളി പോകും നേരം
മഞ്ഞണി തൂവൽ കൊണ്ടൊരു കൂടൊരുക്കാൻ വാ..
കാലി മേയ്യുന്ന പുല്ലാനി കാട്ടിൽ
കണ്ണി മാങ്ങ കടിച്ചു നടക്കാം
കാറ്റിൻ പാദസരങ്ങൾ കിലുക്കാം
കുന്നി മഞ്ചാടി കുന്നിലേറാം
വെണ്ണിലാ ചന്ദന കിണ്ണം പുന്നമട കായലിൽ വീണേ
കുഞ്ഞിളം കയ്യിൽ മെല്ലെ കോരിയെടുക്കാൻ വാ..
മുണ്ടകൻ കൊയ്ത്ത്തു കഴിഞ്ഞു ആറ്റകിളി പോകും നേരം
മഞ്ഞണി തൂവൽ കൊണ്ടൊരു കൂടൊരുക്കാൻ വാ..
കാലി മേയ്യുന്ന പുല്ലാനി കാട്ടിൽ
കണ്ണി മാങ്ങ കടിച്ചു നടക്കാം
കാറ്റിൻ പാദസരങ്ങൾ കിലുക്കാം
കുന്നി മഞ്ചാടി കുന്നിലേറാം
പിന്നിൽ വന്നു കണ്ണ് പൊത്താം
കണ്ടുവെന്നു കള്ളം ചൊല്ലാം
കാണാത്ത കഥകളിലെ രാജാവും രാണിയുമാകാം
ഓണ വില്ലും കൈകളിലേന്തി ഉഞ്ഞാലാടാം
പീലി നീട്ടുന്ന കോല മയിലാം
മുകിലോടുന്ന മേട്ടിലോളിക്കാം
സ്വർണ മീനായ് നീന്തി തുടിക്കാം
വഞ്ചി പാട്ടിന്റെ വിള്ളിലേറാം
വെണ്ണിലാ ചന്ദന കിണ്ണം പുന്നമട കായലിൽ വീണേ
കുഞ്ഞിളം കയ്യിൽ മെല്ലെ കോരിയെടുക്കാൻ വാ..
മുണ്ടകൻ കൊയ്ത്ത്തു കഴിഞ്ഞു ആറ്റകിളി പോകും നേരം
മഞ്ഞണി തൂവൽ കൊണ്ടൊരു കൂടൊരുക്കാൻ വാ..
മ്മ്മം …. മ്മ്മം ….
ആ …..ആ …ആ …….ആ ….മ്മ്മം …. മ്മ്മം ….
കണ്ണാരം പൊത്തി കളിക്കാം.. മണ്ണപ്പം ചുട്ടു വിളമ്ബാം
ചക്കര മാവിൻ ചോട്ടിൽ.. കൊത്തങ്ങൾ ആറാവെപ്പും
ആതിരകൾ നാമം ചൊല്ലും അംബലം കാണാം
നാളെ കിന്നാര കുരിവിക്കു ചോറുണ്
പിന്നെ അണ്ണാറകണ്ണന് പാലുട്ട്
ദൂരെ അപപ്പൂപ്പൻ തടിക്കു കല്യാണം
കുട്ടിആനക്ക് നീരാട്ട്
വെണ്ണിലാ ചന്ദന കിണ്ണം പുന്നമട കായലിൽ വീണേ
കുഞ്ഞിളം കയ്യിൽ മെല്ലെ കോരിയെടുക്കാൻ വാ..
മുണ്ടകൻ കൊയ്ത്ത്തു കഴിഞ്ഞു ആറ്റകിളി പോകും നേരം
മഞ്ഞണി തൂവൽ കൊണ്ടൊരു കൂടൊരുക്കാൻ വാ..
കാലി മേയ്യുന്ന പുല്ലാനി കാട്ടിൽ
കണ്ണി മാങ്ങ കടിച്ചു നടക്കാം
കാറ്റിൻ പാദസരങ്ങൾ കിലുക്കാം
കുന്നി മഞ്ചാടി കുന്നിലേറാം
വർഷം : 1996
ചിത്രം : അഴകിയ രാവണൻ
സംവിധാനം : കമൽ
സംഗീതം : വിദ്യാസാഗർ
വരികൾ : കൈതപ്രം ദാമോദരൻ നംബൂതിരി
പാടിയത് : കെ ജെ യേശുദാസ്, ശബ്നം
അഭിനയിച്ചത്: മമ്മൂട്ടി, കാവ്യാ മാധവൻ, ശ്രീനിവാസൻ, ഭാനുപ്രിയ
Solo...An upcoming Anthology film written and directed by Bejoy Nambiar, starring Dulquer Salmaan & Neha Sharma has anchored in the minds of movie lovers. Dq has earned reputation for his films of 'Celebration of youth-hood' themes. The recently out teasers & trailers of Solo confirms that there comes one more germ in that category.
Don't Be Late, Have A Look Here For the Official Trailer
What earns Solo the 'most awaited' tag is the Sita Kalyanam song which hit the youtube recently. It became an instant sensation among music lovers. The song comprises elements of Western music & South Indian classical stream & it has mesmerizing spells scattered through out. The famous carnatic composition "Sita Kalyana Vaibhogame" by Saint Thyagaraja which was originally set in Ragam Sankarabharanam is reinterpreted by beautifully re-touching. The song excelled in creating a wonderful feel in the hearts.
See the beautiful lyric video of Sita Kalayanam Song From Solo Film
Plug earphones and close your eyes
Lyric video by: Ranjit kumar Rajendran (SFTS MEDIA)]
The makers of Sita Kalyanam song of Solo are as follows;
Music : Sooraj S Kurup Lyrics : Sangeeth Ravindran, Sooraj S Kurup Singers : Renuka, Arun,Sooraj S Kurup Violin - Francis Xavier Mixing & Mastering - Kiranlal Recording Engineer - Binil Eldhose Studio - Nhq Kochi
Dulquer Salmaan tweeted, "Since Sita Kalyanam is such a huge favourite amongst all music lovers. Here is the lyric video for you all..."
The Lyrics of Sita Kalayanam Song from Solo
Take Me There I Know This Journey Ends Oh Wake Me Up.. I Need To Breathe To Again I Need.. I Need To Breathe To Again
Ponganadu is a village which is being transformed into small town in southern Kerala.
The name 'Ponganadu' evolved from the ancient name, 'Por-Simha-Nadu' (The land of battling lions). This region was under a local royal family called Keezhpperoor Swaroopam.
The village of Ponganadu is located in between National Highway 47 (India) and State Highway 1 (Kerala). The distance between these highways and Ponganadu is about 5 km. The road connecting the important commercial towns of Kilimanoor and Parippally goes through this village.
This village comes under the following administrative units.
State : Kerala
Revenue District : Thiruvananthapuram
Taluka : Chirayankeezhu
Block Panchayat : Kilimanoor
Grama Panchayat : Kilimanoor
Important public service & commercial institutions of Ponganadu are as follows.
Govt.UPS Ponganadu
Puthumangalam LPS, Ponganadu
Raja Ravi Varma Central Higher Secondary School, Malayamadom
Govt. LPS Aroor
Alpha public school, Peroor
State Bank of India : IFSC Code - SBIN0008030, MICR Code - 695002056
Govt. High School, Ponganadu
Kasthoorba Service Cooperative Bank
Muthoot Finance & Securities
KSFE
Vidhya Institute of Technology, Panappamkunnu.
The state bank of India is the prime financial institution in Ponganadu village and its' surrounding areas. It is located at about 50 m from the Ponganadu junction by the side of Ponganadu - Kallambalam road. The bank provides 24 hr ATM facility. The bank is always a busy center.
Ponganadu village is surrounded by many locally famous tourist/picnic spots. They are,
Ganapathy Para - 3 km
Vennichira Lake - 0.1 km
Vellallur Para - 4 km
Kilimanoor Palace - 4 km
Ponganadu village falls in the traditional agricultural zone of Midland Kerala. Still the village has some beautiful agricultural lands.
The following footage is captured from a beautiful paddy field of Ponganadu village. It was shot during the twilight hours. You can see the sweet chorus of various natural sounds from birds, cicada, frogs & many other living forms. And if you listen very carefully, you can hear a sound of recital of hindu sacred scripture from a distant temple.
The X class locomotives are a class of metre gauge 0-8-2T rack and pinion compound locomotives working on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India.
They are used on the 20 km section between Coonoor and Mettupalayam where the gradient of the track can be as steep as 1 in 12.5.
Engines of this class were first brought as replacements for the line's original Beyer-Peacock 2-4-0 engines whose traction power was too weak for the traffic.
Indian Railways is for converting Coal-fired steam locomotive to Oil-fired type which can contribute a lot to the easiness of the operation.
Here is the shunting footage of X Class 37399 Steam Locomotive At Mettupalayam
Ashdamudi lake of Kerala, India is beautiful & amazing in several aspects. Many railway bridges are there in this lake which create interesting sceneries for a railfan.
See the video & see yourself that how beautiful is it !!
This bridge once caused a mishap called as Peruman Train Tragedy in which the Bangalore – Kanyakumari Island Express train derailed on the Peruman bridge over Ashtamudi Lake, near Perinadu, Kollam, Kerala, India and fell into the lake, killing 105 people on July 8, 1988. Officials say the cause for the accident was a tornado.But still the cause of accident remains a mystery. Ten bogie carriages of the Island Express fell into Ashtamudi Lake, and more than 200 persons were seriously injured. Most eyewitnesses say the train was running at a speed higher than what they saw on other days. Some others say that some track maintenance was going on with speed restriction which the driver did not observe.
This music video is made with 3 beautiful ingredients. 1. Mahesh Raghavan's exceptional re-touching of beautiful composition by Sri. Swathi Tirunal, Aliveni...set in #Ragam #Kurinji & Talam Mishra Chapp. 2. The videography which is super-abundant with the traditional cultural symbols of #Kerala. 3. The portrayal of silly scuffles between couples through the classical dance forms of India. #BHIMA Jewellers presents... "Aliveni...." Sung by Smt. Kalyani Menon
This is the view of distant mountain ranges of Chikkamagalur.
Chikmagalur is one of the top hill station destinations in India. The
hill stations around Chikmagalur are famous summer retreats since they
remain cool even during summers.
Why You Should Visit Dolphin Nose of Kodaikanal ??
Definitely a thrilling spot with a protruding rock at the mountain cliff ! One can view the mountains from the spot just like as though you were flying in the air. The view is out of this world. A spot for the adrenaline junkie.
It's about 30 minute trek from the road. And you have to walk down almost 2 kilometres to reach the view point. So it i not at all suitable for children and elderly people.. You can find shops and stalls for food & snacks along the way. The trek to the point is tiresome but totally worth it. You should have minimum 2 hours to complete trekking. A visit in early morning will have it's own value. The morning sun rise is a heavenly view fro here. Wearing shoes is recommended.
After seeing the Nose you can see the Echo rock and shout out loud. The
mountain will echo back to you. This place is definitely worth one
visit.
