Mumbai: The Central Election Commission has recognized the Eknath Shinde faction as the original Shiv Sena. Shiv Sena’s election symbol, arrow, and bow has been allotted to the Eknath Shinde faction.
The Election Commission’s decision is a heavy blow to Uddhav Thackeray’s faction. With this, the Shinde faction can use bow and arrow in the Maharashtra by-elections. The Election Commission has also observed that the amendments made by the Shiv Sena party in 2018 have not been submitted to them. Therefore, the Election Commission has said that the current constitution of Shiv Sena is not valid.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s reaction to the Election Commission’s decision is a victory for Balasaheb Thackeray’s ideology. Uddhav Thackeray has not yet responded to the issue.
Kozhikode: Police seized gold worth Rs 62 lakh, which they tried to smuggle through Karipur airport. Mohammad Shanif (21), a native of Kanhangad, Kasargod, was arrested in connection with the incident. He was caught trying to smuggle gold hidden inside his body. 407 grams of gold was seized in Nedumbassery today. The gold was seized from a passenger named Nishad who came from Dubai. Gold worth Rs 20 lakh was seized.
In the last 21 months, the customs preventive department has conducted a record gold hunt. During this period, one ton of gold was seized by the Customs Preventive Department in Kochi. This includes the gold that was seized by the customs officials at the Nedumbassery airport.
Kochi: In the Kochi Kalamassery fake birth certificate case, the main accused Anil Kumar, who was produced in the court, was remanded. Anil Kumar, the accused who was arrested, testified that there was a financial transaction in the case. Anil Kumar also admitted to the police that the money was received through various bank accounts. Anil Kumar was an administrative assistant at Kalamasery Medical College.
After the police registered a case on the issue of a fake birth certificate, the main accused Anil Kumar went absconding. Then, after the case was registered by the special team, his movements were monitored. Meanwhile, the investigation team arrested Anil Kumar from near Madurai in Tamil Nadu this morning.
The accused, who was brought to Kochi in the evening, was later produced before the court after a medical examination. The court considered the application of the police and remanded the accused Anil Kumar. Police investigations have revealed that Anil Kumar misused his position as an administrative assistant to create a fake birth certificate.
The accused also admitted to the police that there was a financial transaction in the incident. The statement given by the accused to the police is that the money was bought through various bank accounts. Clarification will also be sought from Anil Kumar in the matter of influencing the temporary employee who was handling the kiosk of birth and death certificates in the Kalamassery Municipal Corporation as an employee of the Superintendent’s office.
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir have declared Ghaznavi Force and Khalistan Tiger Force as terrorist organizations. The crucial decision was taken in a high-level meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The Ministry assessed the KTF (Khalistan Tiger Force) as a challenge to national security and integrity. It was also found that the JKGF (Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force) was recruiting people from banned terrorist organizations.
2: Overall the making is fine but could have been better.
3: Background Score
4: Cinematography
5: Editing
7: Stunts and Actions
8: Good social message about education
NEGATIVES:
1: Predictable Story
2: Average screenplay
3: Cliche scenes
4: Songs
5: Emotional scenes could have been made better
•ONE WORD: A one-time watchable movie with a good social message.
•STORY IDEA:
Balamurugan (Dhanush) aka Balu is a Junior Lecturer at Tripathi Educational Institute (TEI) where Tripathi (Samuthirakani) was the chairman of the institute. The school management regulates several government schools in the rural areas of Tamil Nadu and sends Balu to a Government school for teaching the students. So Balu, with the help of teacher Meenakshi (Samyuktha), looks after the local students to come to school regularly and makes them score good marks. This makes the chairman of the institute feel angry towards Bala and will lead to a confrontation.
•DETAILED REVIEW:
The film ‘Vaathi’ is directed and written by the Telugu director Venky Atluri. The movie is produced by Suryadevara Naga Vamsi and Sai Soujanya under the production companies of
Sithara Entertainments, Fortune Four Cinemas and Srikara Studios. The film is distributed by Seven Screen Studio in Tamil Nadu, Sony Pictures in North India and Skanda Cinemas & Einstin Media Pvt Ltd in Kerala and PVP Cinema in Andhra Pradesh. With a running time of 140 minutes the film is currently running in theaters with the censor certification of ‘U’.
Education is a powerful tool which can change the life of a human being and that’s what the film ‘Vaathi’ tried to convey. So honestly speaking the attempt was fine but the execution of direction and script couldn’t impress. There are good positive things as well as negative elements, so for me, the overall experience of Vaathi is average. The main thing I liked about the film is the social message that the film discusses and it was nearly conveyed. The importance of education and the duty of a teacher were presented in the film in a watchable manner and till the end, the film managed to stick with the theme rightly. As a social drama film, the intention of the director Venky Atluri was clear, the social message was disseminated in an effective way. He cleverly touched on the various angles of the education system and pointed out the current condition of education and how the education field is running as a business. But what went wrong was the screenplay and direction, both looked a little outdated.
The screenplay is average, the writing was not that great because to pass out the real sentiments the important scenes looked weak and repetitive. The main drawback of this film is that the movie is following the same pattern of every social drama so the whole package doesn’t offer anything new. For example, the hero from somewhere arrives to solve a big issue, and then he will face many obstacles, and gradually our the hero will confront the rich villain. Slowly in between our hero will give up, but gradually some forced motivation will make him try again. What happens, in the end, is he will succeed in his aim and will make everyone understand the importance of his aim. This usual and typical pattern which we can see in every social drama can be seen in Vaathi and sadly there is nothing new in the script and direction. Innovative ideas were missing from the side of the Venky Atluri, he could have thought of some new hero-villain gimmicks. The writings on emotional scenes also didn’t make a proper impact because of the predictability of the scenes. Everything in the film is predictable like what is next, what will be the next incidents and how the story will track to the next circumstances can be easily guessed. So in the emotional scenes I was not able to fully inherit the emotions but it was nice to watch. Still, the sentimental scenes couldn’t shed tears from my eyes.
There is a scene of a caste issue in the film, it was amazing. The way the director presented it and the impact which the scene had given is extraordinary. A teacher advising his students to consider everyone equal and how he makes his students understand the importance of equality is the best scene in the film. In that scene, Dhanush acted out brilliantly, his way of expression and the mannerism of a dedicated teacher were pleasing to watch. The bondage of a teacher and student also worked out well in the film, those scenes maintained the right momentum to make me sit and watch till the end. So like I said, the predictability of scenes was an issue but the movie didn’t make me feel much lag. The first thirty minutes of the movie went a little off-track, but when the movie touches the main plot it was engaging and the screen presence of Dhanush avoided the feeling of lag.
There are some good moments in the film and it will make you rethink, but the director Venky Atluri failed to make the heroic scenes properly. The buildup was promising and it was making a mass appeal but in the end, due to the poor execution, the hero-villain scenes looked shoddy. The hero-villain scenes could have been made better, and the confrontation scene of Dhanush-Samuthirakani was unsatisfying because Samuthirakani was having less moderate scenes to show his villain shade. Some scenes felt cliche, it was like we have seen in many films associated with the genre of social dramas. The love track in the film was horrible, I didn’t like the chemistry between Dhanush and Samyuktha. How they fall in love, and their romantic scenes were below average. The comedy scenes were nasty, it was written and executed poorly and none of the comedies didn’t evoke a laugh. It was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu languages as a bilingual film and the Telugu culture was more seen but shockingly some scenes were not shot in Tamil, and dubbing was shamelessly used.
Dhanush as an actor was brilliant, the character Balamurugan was safer in his hands. He performed passionately and had the precise qualities of a supportive teacher. The expressions and acting were so natural and the timing in delivering the dialogue was flawless. As a teacher, the way Dhanush teaches, supports and gives instruction to his students are interesting to watch. The action sequences of Dhanush also looked powerful, the heroic mass appeal was seen in his fights. The climax action sequence was neatly executed and the style and attitude seen in Dhanush made me cheerful. The songs composed by G.V Prakash Kumar was average, the song ‘Vaa Vaathi’ sung by Shwetha Mohan was the only song I liked and the rest of them failed to draw my attention. But the background score was superb, for lifting the emotional sequences the BGM worked perfectly. All the crucial scenes were crammed with a proper set of background tunes. The cinematography by J. Yuvaraj was excellent, the frames looked matching for the script and the premise of schooling fitted the storyline effectively. The camera movements in the action sequence had some unexpected camera shifts and the closeup frames of Dhanush were placed adequately to exhibit his natural acting. The editing of Naveen Nooli was satisfying because the runtime didn’t look stretched, and the 140 minutes didn’t give any lag. The transition of scenes didn’t have mismatches and the action choreographer had also done a great job in bringing out some good action sequences for Dhanush.
•CONCLUSION:
So overall the film ‘Vaathi’ gave me an okay feeling, not fully disappointed. The storyline and script are easily predictable and sadly the film follows the regular template of a social drama thriller. But the performance from Dhanush is extraordinary, his natural acting and the teacher role of ‘Balamurugan’ will find a place in your heart. The direction of Venky Atluri was decent and he managed to execute the movie decently for a one-time watch. Therefore, I will recommend ‘Vaathi’ if you love to watch social drama thrillers and if you are a fan of Dhanush you can give it a try, but it’s better to watch with fewer expectations.
VERDICT: ‘Vaathi’ delivers a good social message, but direction and script lack an impact.
Thiruvananthapuram: Prosecution proceedings have started in the case of aflatoxin found in milk during the inspection conducted by the Food Safety Department in the state. The presence of aflatoxin M1 was found in 10 percent of the samples tested by the Food Safety Department in various parts of the state.
It is hypothesized that aflatoxin M1 enters the milk through the feed provided to the cow. The Food Safety Department also feels that there is a need for strong awareness about the potential of milk contamination.
452 samples were collected from all circles. Inspections were carried out in various sectors such as large milk traders, retailers, local dairy farms, and milk traders. The tests were carried out to check the important parameters of quality and safety.
Kozhikode: Customs seized the gold hidden in the seat of the Indigo flight from Dubai. Gold was found hidden under the rear seat during the inspection conducted following a tip-off. 395 grams of gold worth Rs 22.44 lakh was seized. The person who smuggled the gold has not been caught. Customs said efforts are on to trace him.
But the customs have got a clue as to who smuggled the gold. A large security system has been put in place in Karipur to prevent gold smuggling. And yet people arrive with gold. A month ago, the police had seized the gold that had been taken out of the airport after the eyes of the customs.
Dubai: If you order your favorite food online, robots will arrive at your home yard with food. Dubai Roads and Transport Authority has started such a project in Dubai Silicon Oasis. The food delivery robots were developed in collaboration with Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority and Talabat UAE.
The project is being implemented in the pilot phase at Cedar Villas in Silicon Oasis. From the launch point at Cedar Shopping Center as soon as the order for food is received Robots will travel with food. These robots, named Talabots, will serve within a radius of three kilometers. The food will be delivered to the respective place within fifteen minutes. These robots have no traffic or other obstacles.
It also aims to provide a high quality of life to the residents of the city of Dubai by introducing the world’s most advanced technologies. Dubai Silicon Oasis Director General Dr. Juma Al Matrushi and RTA Public Transport Agency CEO Ahmed Bahrosian said that this project will provide more precision and safety in the field of food delivery. TalaBots robots working with the help of artificial intelligence also ensure the privacy of individuals.
Soon these robots will reach other places in Dubai. Dubai RTA is coming up with many projects to promote driverless vehicles and self-driving transport.
Kozhikode: Bus driver Sumesh’s license was suspended for using a mobile phone while driving. The suspension is for one month. Kozhikode Farooq Joint RTO office recorded the statement of the driver and issued a show cause notice.
He has also been instructed to attend a road safety awareness class at the Department of Motor Vehicles for a week. It has been decided to tighten the inspection on the roads including in the coming days.
The bus driver on the Kozhikode Parappanangadi route drove the bus dangerously. The action was taken by Joint RTO Taju A Bakar based on the investigation report of Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector Sarath. Driver Sumesh was talking on his mobile phone for several kilometers while driving the bus.
The driver called eight times in a span of 7 km. Footage of this was also released. Samsam bus plying the Kozhikode Parappanangadi route had been caught earlier by the traffic police. A fine of Rs 2,000 was also levied for serious violations of the law.
Kasargod: Anjushree Parvathi’s death in Kasargod Perumbala Benur was due to rat poison. The final post-mortem report also confirmed that the death was not due to food poisoning. In the Kozhikode Forensic Lab, it was confirmed that the death was due to the ingestion of rat poison.
19-year-old Anjushree died on January 7. Kasargod district police chief Vaibhav Saxena said that the girl committed suicide. Kasaragod district police chief Vaibhav Saxena said that a suicide note was found in the house and that Anjushree’s death was a suicide.
On December 31, the girl’s relatives had lodged a complaint with the Melparamp police stating that Anjushree had died after eating a parcel of ground meat bought from Bayal Al Romance Hotel near Kasargod. The subsequent investigation confirmed that the death was not due to food poisoning.
