Thiruvananthapuram: The Central Meteorological Department has said that heavy rainfall will continue till Tuesday anywhere in the state. Yellow alert has been declared in 11 districts today. Yellow alert in Kannur, Kasaragod, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Idukki, Ernakulam, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Alappuzha and Kottayam districts.
Kerala receives heavy rainfall due to the influence of the cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal near southern Odisha and northern Andhra Pradesh coast. According to the Met Office, there is a possibility of heavy rain in Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts tomorrow.
Thiruvananthapuram: The notice is on account of the controversial remark about Golwalkar. The notice is against the Leader of the Opposition’s statement that former minister Saji Cheriyan’s controversial speech is in Golwalkar’s book. The opposition leader’s statement was that Saji Cherian had said exactly the same words in Guruji Golwalkar’s book ‘Bunch of Thoughts’.
However, the RSS notice says that the opposition leader’s is just a political statement and not the words of Saji Cherian in Golwalkar’s Bunch of Thoughts. If that is not possible then the statement should be withdrawn. If not, the notice states that legal action will be taken.
Colombo: After a while, people took to the streets again in Sri Lanka. Protesters occupied the residence of President Gotabaya Rajapakse. Later, Gotabaya left the residence. It is also reported that he has left the country. The uprising that followed the resignation of his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa erupted again after months. After the curfew was lifted in Colombo, thousands of people came to the President’s residence today as a demonstration. Yesterday, the police ordered the people to stay at home. A curfew was also announced in the city. However, the curfew was withdrawn after strong protests by the opposition.
Abu Dhabi: Today is Eid in Gulf countries. Eid is today in all Gulf countries including Oman. Eid celebrations in the Gulf will be with strict covid precautionary measures.
Eid prayers and gatherings will continue without interruption in most Gulf countries despite the Covid restrictions. The authorities have given strict instructions that the celebrations should be observed due to covid. The authorities have asked those attending the festival to follow the conditions including wearing a mask and maintaining social distance.
Authorities in various countries have prepared elaborate systems for slaughtering. Public and private institutions have up to four days of festive leave. Indian diplomatic representatives of various Gulf countries also extended their greetings. Indian Ambassador to Kuwait CB George said that India is sending the best message of multiculturalism. The market is also active on the occasion of Sacrifice. There are many Malayalees who cannot go home due to high ticket prices. The Gulf region continues to see increased rate hikes ahead of holidays and festivals. Meanwhile, expatriate families including Malayalees are preparing to visit various Gulf countries during the festive season.
Srinagar: Immediately after the cloudburst near the Amarnath temple, there is an earthquake in Jammu and Kashmir. An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale has been reported in Kashmir. The earthquake occurred 150 km away from the Pakistan border. Meanwhile, there are currently concerns that the number will rise. The search is on for about 40 missing persons. A cloudburst followed by a flood occurred during a pilgrimage to the temple. Three restaurants and 25 tents were destroyed by the flood in the cloudburst, which added to the scale of the disaster. Rescue operations are underway in the region under the leadership of the army, paramilitary units, and disaster management forces for the stranded people. Army helicopters have also been deployed for rescue missions. At least 15 people died in a cloud burst in Amarnath, reports said.
The lightning flood that followed the cloudburst caused the accident. NDRF has reached the spot for rescue operations. Many tents were washed away in the flash flood that followed the cloudburst.
Thiruvananthapuram: Mass reshuffle at the IPS level, including ADGP ranks in the police. The district police chiefs were also changed.
Manoj Abraham, who was ADGP at police headquarters, is the new vigilance director. Armed Police Battalion ADGP K. Padmakumar has been replaced by ADGP of police headquarters.
IGH Venkatesh has been replaced by MR Ajithkumar, who was the director of vigilance, in connection with the revelation of Swapna Suresh, accused in the gold smuggling case. S CRB ADGP Yogesh Gupta has been reappointed as MD of Kerala State Beverages Corporation (Bevco). Bevco MD S Shyamsunder has been transferred as Crime Branch DIG. MR Ajithkumar, who has been transferred from the post of Vigilance Director, has been given the charge of the Armed Police Battalion along with the post of Protection Civil Rights ADGP. Security IG Thumala Vikram has been transferred as North IG and North IG Ashok Yadav as Security IG.
Kozhikode rural district police chief A. Srinivas was transferred to Special Branch Security. Idukki Police Chief R. Karuppuswamy is the new Chief of Kozhikode Rural Police. Instead, Kochi City DCP V.U. Kuriakos was appointed as Idukki Police Chief.
Kottayam district police chief is K Karthik who was Ernakulam rural police chief. Ernakulam Rural Police Chief is Vivek Kumar who was KAP four battalion commandant. R Anand, who was the AIG of the police headquarters, will become the police chief of Wayanad district.
Kollam City Police Commissioner T Narayanan has been made AIG of Police Headquarters. Merin Joseph is the new Kollam City Police Commissioner.
Arvind Sukumar, who was the Wayanad police chief, has been made four battalion commander by KAP. Kottayam SP D. Shilpa was made the SP of the women’s cell, which had been vacant for some time. They will also hold the charge of women battalion commandant.
Thalassery ASP TK Vishnu Pradeep has been appointed as Perambra ASP. Nithinraj, who was Pala ASP, is the new ASP in Thalassery.
•ONE WORD: A thunderous adventure journey into the world of love and emotions.
•STORY IDEA:
Thor leads a happy life with the group of Guardians of Galaxy and soon he will come to know that someone is killing all the Gods. He will find out that God Butcher is the man who is behind the massive killings of all Gods and Thor’s kingdom Asgard is his next target. So Thor meets Valkyrie and plans to stop God Butcher. So Thor during the fight with God Butcher will meet Dr. Jane Foster who is the ex-girlfriend of Thor. Now she is not just a doctor, she is the Mighty Thor of Asgard. During the battle God Butcher will attack the New Asgard and will kidnap all the childrens. So why does Gorr need the children? Why he is killing all the Gods and can Thor stop God Butcher and will Thor will the war against God Butcher is the rest of the story.
•ANALYSIS OF THE DIRECTION, STORY, SCREENPLAY AND DIALOGUES:
The film Thor: Love and Thunder is directed by Taika Waititi after the critical acclaim film Jojo Rabbit and he himself joins with
Jennifer Kaytin Robinson for the script. The film is produced by Kevin Feige and Brad Winderbaum under Marvel Studios and the film is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Made with a budget of $250 million the film is currently running in theatres with a running time of 119 ‘minutes in 2D, 3D, IMAX, 4DX 3D and 3D SCREEN X formats.
What makes the film Thor: Love and Thunder different is its simple storyline and the way of execution, the narration style and the uncomplicated way of storytelling had made the 119 minutes satisfying. While we watch the film the movie doesn’t lead us to think deeply, everything in the movie is told systematically and like other Marvel films we don’t have to complicate ourselves, just sit and enjoy. What I found most interesting is the way they narrated the story, it was nice and the execution didn’t get flattened anywhere. From the very beginning till the end the narration was steadily moving and the kind of method the makers used to unfold the events had given me a pleasant way of cinematic experience. There were some twists and turns which were nice and it was placed in the right places, the impact which those surprises created inside the theatre made everyone to have big applause. I would say that the basic plotline of the movie is interesting, after the first few minutes the several incidents felt good and it was promising. The mixing of emotions, love, comedies and fantasies made the plot of the film wonderful but unfortunately, the full effort was not given to the screenplay.
The screenplay largely focuses on the concept of love, we can find it in our hero, heroine, different characters and even in the villain. How a powerful character like Thor gets into the world of love and how he handles it in his life was written nicely for the storyline but when it comes to the screenplay proper depth was lacking. The movie takes the journey into the emotions of love, it explains the good side of love, the pain in love and the suffering in love and all these factors had drawn my attention. Through the character Thor it was cute to watch this kind of emotion but an impact was slightly missing. If the writers had given more attention to the screenplay the emotions portrayed in the film could have been much better. The added situational comedies were accurately placed, and I enjoyed the jokes in between the conversation. Most of them were funny and I didn’t find them absurd.
The romantic angle between Thor and his ex-love Dr Jane Foster played by Natalie Portman was gorgeous. Their reason for getting apart sounds normal, a bit cliche, still it was convincing but more than that after a long time how they meet each other and how they again fall in love was fascinating. Both of their chemistry brilliantly helped the film to move forward, their combination scene was creating curiosity and was eager to know how it is going to work out again. Both Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman did a fantastic job, the pair looked firm and rigid and had created enough moments. When it comes to action sequences the way they fight each other and the way they help each other was a treat to watch. Thor and the Mighty Thor will surely grab your hearts, and the love they share will also melt our hearts. There are many subplots, here the writer had done a fine job, proper explanations and solid reasons are given for every occurrence. How Dr Jane Foster became the Mighty Thor was written brilliantly, it was my favourite subplot among all. The reason and how she became a saviour was effectively written and it created a big impact on the upcoming situations. The backstory of God Butcher and the reason why he decides to kill all the Gods was also satisfying, so like I said the writing was fine but the predictability was killing my thrills and excitement.
The face-to-face scene between Thor and Zeus was disappointing, I was expecting something big but the ultimate result was not pleasing. Here the writer had made their combination scene look so simple, those areas were having the high scope to make large-scale scenes but it ended like a normal average fight. To be frank, both the director and writer haven’t utilised those sequences properly. Also, the screen space of Gorr was mediocre, for Thor he had given a tough fight but he doesn’t scare much. He should have been portrayed as a fearful villain but his doings and the way he fights was like a normal Marvel villain. His backstory was excellent and his reason for turning into a villain was also justifying but sadly the villain doesn’t create enough fear, his death and characterization stood higher but forgets the viewers to make them fear.
Like I mentioned above, the predictability was causing some kind of trouble for my viewing experience so I didn’t feel the ending was surprising. The climax was good, and the emotional outline of love and parenthood was seen lustrously. The action sequences were stunning, and the visual effects and the 3D effects had given a worthy cinematic experience. With a simple story the makers had done a pretty good job and to be frank Thor: Love and Thunder won’t be contributing much to the future MCU phases but still, the movie is assuring a fun journey into the world of fun, love and emotions.
•PERFORMANCE OF ACTORS:
The film has the casting of Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Jaimie Alexander, Taika Waititi, Russell Crowe with Chris Pratt, Pom Klementieff, and Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel, and Bradley Cooper reprising their respective MCU roles of Guardians of Galaxy.
Chris Hemsworth as Thor we all know how he will do it, like usual he gives a stunning performance. This time he was given the duty to portray more emotions of love and suffering and he did it amazingly without making any flaws. His drastic screen presence was all over the film and is one of the major positive factors of this film. His dialogue delivery was precise with the right timing and when showing anger his way of having the dialogue and the modulations in it was awesome. Both the angry face and the emotional face were acted out beautifully with the right form of emotions. His action sequences were a treat and whenever he held his hammer ‘Stormbreaker’ fun and thrills are guaranteed. His combination scene with Natalie Portman was lovely and both shared great chemistry. Their romance and actions were heart whelming to watch and loved every single bit of their combination. Natalie Portman as Jane Foster / Mighty Thor did a shining performance, she was perfect to do the role. Her attitude and personality suited Mighty Thor and he had given her best to make the changer memorable. Her fight sequence and the holding of the hammer ‘Mjollnir’ was so great and I was excited by her superhero avatar. Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, Taika Waititi as Korg and Jaimie Alexander as Sif shared great screen space with Chris Hemsworth and their comedies and action had given an extra appeal. Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher was excellent, he was a terrific villain and he did an excellent performance. The villain shade and the negative characterization were acted out naturally and his different kinds of facial expressions were giving more impact. I wish his character could have been given more depth but still the way he portrayed the character was having precise emotions. All the combination scenes with Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman were bewildering with excitement and at the same time, it was thrilling with many adequate moments.
•TECHNICAL DIVISION:
We all know the brilliance of Marvel Studios when it comes to the production value and design, here in Thor: Love and Thunder they offer another visual treat. The visual effects and the graphics were top class and also the 3D effects were creating some magic for the eyes. The cinematography of Barry Idoine looked eye-catchy with many good frames and shots. The action sequences were enriched with cool camera movement and also different sorts of camera angles was impressive. The editing of
Matthew Schmidt, Peter S. Elliot, Tim Roche and Jennifer Vecchiarello were extraordinary, the runtime of 119 minutes fitted the film accurately with clean cuts and favourable transitions.
•CONCLUSION:
So overall the film Thor: Love and Thunder had given me a satisfying cinematic experience, the storyline is simply followed by an above-average screenplay but the humour and the emotions that the offers will satisfy and entertain anyone. The production design, direction and performance of Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Christian Bale is something big that should be witnessed on the big screen. It’s a fact that Thor: Love and Thunder won’t be contributing much to the future MUC phases but still if you are a fan of Marvel Studios and their characters then you should not miss this and also watch with fewer expectations.
Thiruvananthapuram: Police registered a case against Saji Cherian on the complaint of making unconstitutional remarks. An FIR was registered by Kirvaipur police on charges of contempt of the constitution. It is an offense punishable with imprisonment of up to three years.
The Tiruvalla 1st Class Judicial Magistrate Court had ordered the Kirvaipur Station House Officer to file a case on Saji Cherian’s speech. The action was taken on a petition filed by Baiju Noel, a native of Kochi.
New Delhi: The World Health Organization has found sub-variants of covid-omicron in various countries including India. The BA.2.75 variant was detected. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that new subtypes have been found in a few countries including India and are being monitored.
The head of the World Health Organization also stated that BA.4 and BA.5 variants are spreading significantly in Europe and America. In the last two weeks, there has been a 30 percent increase in the number of Covid-19 cases worldwide. Four out of six WHO subregions saw an increase in cases last week.
Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization stated that the BA.2.75 variant was first found in India, and later this sub-variant was found in 10 other countries. This subtype has been known to have a mutation in the spike protein. Soumya Swaminathan said that studies are being done to determine whether the new variant is more dangerous.
Mangalore: Three people died in a landslide in Panchikal in Mangalore. Biju from Palakkad, Santhosh from Alappuzha, and Babu from Kottayam were the tapping workers who died. Johnny, a native of Kannur, was admitted to the hospital with injuries. The accident took place at Bandwal in Panchikal village of Dakshina Kannada district. Three people were rescued. One of the injured is in critical condition in the hospital.
Heavy rain is continuing in the area. Red alert has been issued in various districts of Maharashtra and Karnataka states. A holiday has been declared for all educational institutions in Udupi and Kotak districts of Karnataka due to continuous rains.
