BLACKBERRY Z10

Blackberry has launched its new phoneZ10 with dual core processor and 2GB RAM.It comes with dual camera.8 megapixel camera at the rear and 2 megapixel camera at the front.The battery life is 10 hours talk time or 312 hours of standby time.It is priced at Rs 43490/- in Indian market.

It is available in Black as well as White colour. The screen is 4.2 inchs  wide.The internet applications like Wi-Fi,2G,3G and 4G speeds can be enhanced in this phone.

The much awaited 85th Academy award winners were announced. The award winners  are listed below.

Arun Kumar (Fahadh Faasil) is a young Oncologist working in Dubai. He lives off of plastic money (carrying around a wallet full of credit cards), drives swanky cars and enjoys life to the hilt without worrying about the future. The risk of such a lifestyle comes into focus when we see his car being towed by the creditors. Next we get to see that his upmarket lifestyle is like a house of cards.

The focus is on his relationship with the people around him. There is Savithri Akka (Rohini), his boss in the hospital who, in a sense, spoils him with sisterly affection. Lakshmi(Gauthami Nair), a newly recruited Tamil nurse in his department may be the first girl Arun is seriously smitten by. Lakshmi came to Dubai to fulfill her mother’s dream of building a hospital in their village,as her father died due to lack of proper treatment.

Maya (Samvrutha Sunil) is a relative of Savithri, a fashion designer who was based in UK and Paris and now in Dubai. She wants to start her own boutique in Dubai. Maya is engaged to Mr.Deepak,who is in France. Maya is diagnosed with cancer and treated by Savithri. Maya’s fiancee Deepak leaves her due to her illness,leaving Maya depressed. While moving Maya’s belongings to the ward, Arun notices a diamond necklace.

One day, Arun comes to know through Venu a laborer who is from his town in Kerala, that his mother is not well. But, Arun cannot leave the country due to his creditors. He gets to meet Mr. Narayanan,who also happens to be from his place. Through Narayanan’s influence, Arun is granted permission to leave the country. When he arrives in India, he is tricked into marriage to Narayanan’s niece, Rajasree (Anusree). Rajasree is a typical “village” girl who has no clue about city life.

When he comes back he finds out his friend’s family has returned and he can no longer stay with him. He then goes searching for a space, but finds that he does not have enough money to pay the advance. He moves to the labor camp with where Venu is staying. Lakshmi eventually comes to know that Arun is married and puts an end to their relationship. Then finally,he ends up staying with Maya,who was apparently searching for a person to share her spacious flat. Arun and Maya develop a liking for each other. Maya was unaware of the fact that Arun is married. Savithri forces Arun to vacate Maya’s flat and bring Rajasree to Dubai. Maya happens to see Arun and Rajasree together in a mall. This leaves Maya mentally shocked and her illness further aggravates and injecting morphine,a pain reliever,is the only option. Upon Maya’s request, to relieve her pain, Arun injects an excess dose of morphine. Arun, to pay off his dues steals Maya’s diamond necklace and replaces it with a fake one. Meanwhile Maya admits that she is sorry to have entered into Arun’s life and falls asleep. Rajasree, on finding the diamond necklace, thinks it is her birthday gift from her husband Arun.

Maya develops complications of the overdose and narrowly escapes death. Lakshmi,who was on duty at that time and had injected an initial dose of the pain reliever,was dismissed from duty. Maya leaves the hospital leaving a gift cover with Savithri to be given to Rajasree by her husband, Arun. When Arun opens the cover the gift eventually turns out to be the fake diamond necklace that he replaced.

Arun drops Lakshmi at the airport,and puts the original diamond necklace into her bag,so that she can fulfill the dream that she and her mother had seen,the hospital. Maya, even though lost all her hair as a result of the treatments, is now seen living a lonely but happy and content life at some remote Himalayan valley.

The story ends with Arun realizing that Rajasree loved him more than the diamond necklace (the fake one,a fact that Rajasree was unaware of) that he had given her, when she throws it into the ocean to prove her love to him.

Dr. Ravi Tharakan (Prithviraj) is a renowned cardiac surgeon working in a private hospital. The film begins with a traumatised girl being brought to the hospital. Ravi decides to operate the girl for free, but much against the wish of her father. The girl dies during the surgery and her father along with a few local politicians, accuses Dr. Tharakan for the death and protests in the hospital. Ravi is forced to flee through the backdoor but only to be followed by the girl’s relatives. He meets with an accident on the way and goes missing without any traces. The girl’s death gains media attention soon and the police starts a thorough search for Dr. Ravi. The hospital management clears their hand by sacking Dr. Ravi but the chairman’s private secretary Diya (Rima Kallingal) expresses dissatisfaction over the hospital’s decision and starts a search on her own for Ravi. She is personally very much attached to Ravi who had once convinced her the importance of following the ethics in medical profession. She meets Dr. Vivek (Narain) who is a very close friend and a former classmate of Ravi.

Now, the film takes us to the private medical college where Ravi completed his medical degree. Ravi and Vivek were amongst the worst students in the college. They were irresponsible in their studies as well and were not even able to distinguish between surgical instruments. Ravi also had a campus romance, a junior Muslim student named Sainu (Samvrutha). After completing the course, Ravi and Vivek were left with two options: either to pay the college 5 lakh or to do an internship in a village hospital. Vivek opts to pay but Ravi, who is not able to get the cash from his father (Prem Prakash), chooses to work in the Redemption Hospital in Munnar which is run by Dr. Samuel (Prathap Pothen), an altruistic physician who, by his absolute devotion to his profession, lives a lonely life. On his way to Munnar, Ravi’s car crashes with a police vehicle and Ravi is in-turn harassed by S.I. Purushothaman (Kalabhavan Mani). Ravi lodges a complaint and gets the officer suspended.

Ravi initially finds the job at the hospital uninteresting mainly due to the uncompromising Dr. Samuel, who is very strict in his job. He also hates the lonely stay in a “jail-like” staff-quarters. The only consolations for Ravi are the letters by Sainu and occasional phone calls to Vivek. Ravi is soon accompanied by Dr. Supriya (Remya Nambeesan), another junior doctor, who helps him to develop an interest in the job. But he still finds it difficult to adjust with Dr. Samuel. Some months later, Dr. Samuel informs Ravi about a phone call he received from Sainu’s parents who are planning to marry Sainu to someone else. Samuel was also asked to forbid Ravi from meeting or calling her. Ravi seeks Vivek’s help who secretly makes all arrangements for Ravi’s and Sainu’s marriage in Kochi. But Ravi is stopped by S.I. Purushothaman on his way to Kochi, in the name of a routine check. The officer who was actually waiting to avenge his suspension does not leave Ravi even after hearing about the marriage. Ravi arrives late for the marriage only to see a house-arrested Sainu who has unwillingly agreed for another marriage.

This incident shakes Ravi completely. His lonely stay in Munnar also haunts him but however he is able to be sincere to his job. One day, a girl is brought to the hospital in a serious condition. Dr. Ravi, the only duty doctor, rushes to the girl but decides not to attend the case after knowing that she is S.I.Purushothaman’s daughter. He rejects the requests of hospital staffs and other inmates and not even the tears shed by Purushothaman at his feet was enough to melt his heart. The girl’s condition becomes very serious but she is saved by Dr. Samuel who arrives some time later. An angry Dr. Samuel slaps Ravi for his negligence. Insulted, Ravi decides to leave the place immediately but is stopped by Dr. Supriya who supports the action of Dr. Samuel’s. The next day, Ravi is summoned by a committee for investigation on a complaint filed by S.I. Purushothaman. Ravi is silent throughout the interrogation and the committee decides to suggest the Medical Council to cancel his recognition. However, Dr. Samuel testifies for Ravi stating that Ravi is actually innocent and that since the girl is saved, there arises no case of medical negligence. This incident and Samuel’s testification turns out to be an eye-opener for Ravi. His attitude to the purpose of life changes completely which he was able to follow throughout his later life. He leaves Redemption Hospital after his internship and leaves for Europe to pursue his higher studies and later works in various hospitals and gain a name for being service-minded.

Having known more about Ravi from Vivek and Supriya, Diya comes to the conclusion that Ravi might have gone to meet Dr. Samuel. The police also tracks him at Munnar after tracing his phone calls. In a cemetery, Dr. Ravi is shown talking to Dr. Samuel about the girl’s death. But it is later shown that Dr. Samuel is no more and it was the news of Samuel’s death that brought Ravi to Munnar. Ravi is arrested by the police and is brought to the court. But he is acquitted in the case after the dead girl’s mother testify for Dr. Ravi stating that it was upon her behest that Dr. Ravi opted to operate the girl. In the final scene, Dr. Ravi is shown sitting in front of the Redemption Hospital saying to himself that the story of Ravi starts now…

Skoda India has launched its latest invent “Skoda Rapid” residing in the C-Segment. With Skoda India having presence in most of the car segments, the company has made one more addition in sedan car segment by launching the all new smoking hot Skoda Rapid. This latest entry in the fleet of Skoda India is a startling resemblance to its sibling Volkswagen’s Vento. Skoda Rapid incorporates the same engine as added in VW Vento i.e. 1.6L petrol/diesel added with dual transmission modes (Auto/Manual).

Skoda Rapid boasts of offering good competition to other cars present in this segment. The Skoda Rapid price at Rs 6.75 lakh for the base petrol variant will act as a spark for the sales of the sedan and stir the competition within the C segment sedan cars in India. After the last launch of Skoda Yeti – in the SUV segment, “Skoda Rapid” is marching forward now in Skoda’s parade. Skoda India has installed some high-end tech specs in Skoda Rapid making it a milestone in sedan car segment. So sit tight for a whole new riding experience with “Skoda Rapid”.

Skoda Rapid boasts of offering good competition to other cars present in this segment. The Skoda Rapid price at Rs 6.75 lakh for the base petrol variant will act as a spark for the sales of the sedan and stir the competition within the C segment sedan cars in India. After the last launch of Skoda Yeti – in the SUV segment, “Skoda Rapid” is marching forward now in Skoda’s parade. Skoda India has installed some high-end tech specs in Skoda Rapid making it a milestone in sedan car segment. So sit tight for a whole new riding experience with “Skoda Rapid”.

Peringottukara Devasthanam is a unique Vishnumaya temple in Kerala. Dedicated to Lord Vishnumaya, the temple has been attracting devotees from all parts of India and abroad. This popularly known Kaliyuga Varada temple’ is visited by thousands of devotees to redeem themselves from etheral sorrows and diseases. Increasing number of devotees testifies the greatness of Lord Kutti chathan. There is no caste, religion, colour bar. Let you be a Hindu, Non-Hindu, Non-Indian or any nationality.

Happy Onam to all Keralites.