Commercialization of temples

Have u ever been to Tirupati - Lord Balaji Temple OR even the Sai Baba temple at Shirdi. What is the first sight that greets you. The hymns and calmness of the temple OR the shouts of the agents who ask you for a room, or money for quick darshans.

Personally i feel that temples should have some calmness around them so that people going in there do not feel that they have come to be looted or more so being pestered. Everything is viewed in terms of money, agreed that money is important but why do we call temples as temples?

Everywhere there are blalant misuse of money and the rates demanded. The agents think that they are the only one from whom we can get help and no one else. All this happens under the nose of temple authorities but well who takes notice...they also get commission.

Every temple today is a way of making quick bucks and not to satisfy a devotee. What one expects is a calm and sancit environment with peace of mind. But i doubt if anyone gets it.

I dont want to continue on the topic as it gets more dirtier day by day and i dont want to hurt anyones' sentiments !

This scene of commercialization has changed my mindset about such big temples.

Sivaji - the boss review :)

Sivaji - the boss.

It started a speculation from a long time..caused a revolution and a thiruvizha in TN...for our superstar Rajnikanth....the Thalaivar ;)

Saw a paid preview of the movie ... dont know why they say it as a "paid preview" ... seems like there are "free previews" too...well went to INOX for the movie....a huge Tamil gathering was present there...seemed like u were in Chennai or something....

Everyone near me were speaking in Tamil...:) and everyone and all of Pune's Tamil people were there to see the movie...

Went inside near the screen and usually in INOX we dont see that much crowd for a particular movie on a weekday ... but for Sivaji it was like a train platform in Mumbai.....whew.....it was like some public gathering....

The public started whistling and shouting once the doors of the screen opened....whew people are really crazy .....I never saw such an enthusiastic crowd for any movie in INOX....I have seen such crowds in TN but never ever here..the atmosphere was electrifying...people rushed in to take their seats....and everyone was seated before you could blink ur eye....ofcourse it was housefull.....

The film started with the traditional AVM "too toooo toooo too toooo....." and the starting was like something great......I wont reveal the movie story now...

It seemed nowhere a Shankar (the director) film...but a pure Rajni style film..made by a Rajni fan...:) ... the sets for the songs were awesome and kudos to Thotta Tharani for the same....
Songs were OK - some songs were good but overall not very great for a director like Shankar....music was by apna Rahman...always the best !!

I esp liked the dialogue " Enga veetukku vandu payagunga...yennaku rendu ponnu irukka...puduchuduna kattikonga illeta friends aa irupom" :)) too hilariious...to say....Dialogues from Vivek were too good esp "aaruku mele yezhu , sivaji ki mele dead body" (i forgot the exact lines)

Overall film is OK but anything for the thalaivar....Rajni....
Suman as a villain is good..the typical south villain type for Rajni....acting by others are great...

Totally in and out a Rajni film..
the best part after the movie was the "Iyers" dicussion outside :)