#Blast: Padathla elevation illa, elevation la dhaan padame!! BLASTU BLASTU! Fittingly named so. Not a boring moment. Action King, Abirami, Preithy, Vivek Prasanna ellaroda elevation um vera level. Exactly the kind of 'periya logic lam paakama jollya theatre la enjoy panra' padam I needed at the end of a rigorous summer. Unbelievable set pieces & staging throughout. Kudos to the director Subash K Raj for nailing the first 20 mins & getting us invested in the family. That makes us suspend disbelief & enjoy the over the top action that follows. Vera level BGMs by Ravi Basrur too. Seriyaana entertainer with a racy screenplay! ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Tamilnadu has never seen any politician quite like Vijay.
For decades, “Dravidian secularism” meant a nominal Hindu wearing skull cap and attending Iftar, singing Hallelujah and abusing Hindu beliefs. Or calling the faith malaria , dengue and HIV. Even temple architecture wasn’t exempt.
Prostrating in a temple (and getting photographed) would be political suicide. It would get them branded Sanghi. If anyone dared to apply a dash of thiruneeru on their forehead, the politician would tremble and reflexly wipe it away in nanoseconds.
Then Vijay happened.
He doesn’t have to visit a temple or a mosque. He can legitimately say “it’s forbidden in my faith”. Yet ,he did so , even though he knows he risks alienating “D- seculars” and hardliners of his own faith.
Some may call this election stunt. Have you seen anyone going out of his way to respect ALL religions, even for an optics ?
Skepticism is fine. Cynicism is not.
Until now, not abusing Hindu beliefs was the maximum you could expect from any politician in Tamilnadu, regardless of their faith.
Let history bear witness, that it took a courageous Christian to change the rotten status quo.
This is why it doesn’t matter to me if he’s Vijay , Joseph Vijay or Mohammed Vijay. Whether he wins the election or not, I pray for his good health and happiness.
Using the conditions argument against this Indian side is hilarious when they’ve literally won back-to-back world cups, the last in VASTLY different conditions.
They’re just the best white ball side in the world. By a distance.
India is the USA of Cricket. We own the market, we bring in the money, we have the numbers, and we pay the salaries.
Most other boards wouldn't survive if not for India.
Bangladesh is the Venezuela of Cricket. They make no difference to the world of cricket, offer nothing of value, have no money, and nobody would care if Bangladesh played or not.
And Pakistan is the Pakistan of World cricket. An irrelevant bankrupt nation, living in its own delusion of being a superpower
Yet for some reason, both are able to bully India and get away with it.
I don't understand why
An exceptional test career, drew crowds but more importantly attention to Test Cricket.
Congratulations on a remarkable Test career @imVkohli your passion and competitive spirit is unmatched. #ViratKohli
Virat Kohli what a great player and leader he has been in the whites for India. Skilful, tough, dedicated to the cause and a individual who has shaped the attitude the modern Indian player now takes onto the field.👏
Difficult to know where Test cricket would be now if not for Virat Kohli’s relentless advocacy and commitment. A champion captain, and through his long peak an extraordinary player.
In my time playing and broadcasting no individual has done as much for Test cricket as Virat Kohli .. his passion,energy and commitment to the greatest format has helped so much .. I hope the next generation of Indian players take on his mantel .. #Kohli#India
If Sunil Gavaskar turned cricket into India’s national sport & Sachin Tendulkar established cricket as India’s obsession, it’s perhaps safe to say that #ViratKohli ensured that cricket became India’s identity
Under his leadership, India ascended to the 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗻𝗲 ranking and stayed at the pinnacle for 𝟰𝟮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀.
At home, India remained unbeaten in a Test series under his captaincy and won 10 of the 11 series he led in 👏👏
#TeamIndia | #ViratKohli | @imVkohli
I would have liked to see #ViratKohli go out of test cricket before a packed stadium. But since that is not to be let us applaud him wherever we are. He told a generation weaned on T20 cricket that test cricket is cool and aspirational. And for that, the game owes him big time.
The most enjoyable thing Virat Kohli brought to test captaincy was emotion.
Between the cool of Dhoni and the chill of Rohit, we had a captain who scowled and grinned, jumped and ran, growled and screamed, whooped and laughed.
Extreme energy, insane intensity, and furious fun.
Virat Kohli was obsessed with the dream of consistently winning series outside India. The Indian test team he inherited from Dhoni was a juggernaut at home, but vulnerable abroad.
His elite fast bowling unit, the likes of Bumrah, Shami, Ishant, joined the spin twins Ashwin & Jadeja and now India could take 20 wickets anywhere in the world.
40 test wins as captain, far ahead of any other Indian, and a batting average that improved by 17 runs, from 37.4 to 54.8 when he led!
Our greatest ever test captain.
I dunno if it was your last @msdhoni, but if it was, I just wanna say I don't think I can love any cricketer more than I have loved you. Thank you for making my childhood & giving me my best cricket watching years. It's not the same since you left, it will never be the same. 🤍