Month: December 2008

Audio Review – Sasirekha Parinayam

14 Dec
Raju Alluri 0 Comment Audio, Entertainment, Movies

Krishnavamsi Film – that is the merit of the album. Music is shared between Manisharma and Vidyasagar. Lyrics are shared between Sirivennela and Anantha Sriram.

  • The first track, Elaa Entha Sepu, is sung well by Rahul. A good one to listen to, its success depends on the context of the song in the movie.
  • The track Gundello Golisoda drifts frequently between an item song and a youthful song. The good lyrics and the voice of Jai are dominated by the tune. Finally, you are hooked on to the tune than the lyrics.
  • O Bujjamma by Renjith is a good number. This Vidyasagar’s composition has the touch of melody. Repeated listening makes you appreciate the song better.
  • Yedho Yedho is another song composed by Vidyasagar for this album. Saindhavi’s voice is good. Get ready for a Krisha Vamsi style picturization of this female solo.
  • Bejawada is the only duet in this album. I would personally skip this song. Just making a mix of several Hindi, English and Telugu words doesn’t usually make a good song.
  • Yedho Yedho is repeated in the album, this time a slightly different version. Not that easy to find the difference from its clone. This one is stretched for 17 more seconds though.
  • Ninne Ninne is the best of the lot. Chitra’s voice, Sirivennela’s lyrics and Manisharma’s music for a Krishnavamsi film. Manasichchina Nechcheli Muchchata Pachchaga Pandincha Raavaa. A song that stays with you for a while. Halfway through the song, you hear the BGM of Vastaadu Naa Raju Ee Roju from Alluri Sitarama Raju, blended well with this tune. A very refreshing number.

Overall, this is a decent album.

Joses

14 Dec
Raju Alluri 0 Comment Misc

Sudhakar and Esther invited us to the first birthday of their son, Joses. A team of our co-workers visited the House of Prayer where the function is held on Saturday. That is a good break for the team from the regular work. Happy Birthday Joses!

India Economic Stimulus Package

09 Dec
Raju Alluri 0 Comment Misc

The recently announced India’s economic stimulus package is in the right direction. Primarily aimed at tax reductions in real estate and automobile sectors, this package helps these two ailing industries. But the question is, did it come at the right time? Also, is it good enough to stimulate a bounce back?

The biggest challenge is to make sure that

  • The sops reach the end customers fast enough, so that the cash savings are fed back to the economy. The automobile industry reacted quickly, but the real estate industry’s response is going to be tricky, given the multi-phase purchase model we have in the industry.
  • The sops are not going to hurt the tax collections badly and hence don’t impact the infrastructure improvements planned by the government.

What would you …

01 Dec
Raju Alluri 0 Comment Other Opensource, Technical

What would you expect at the end of the TV Manual? Troubleshooting tips? Specifications? Warranty info? That is what I was expecting in the past. But today, Samsung changed it a bit.

The user manual of a recent Samsung LCD TV contains GPL and LGPL statements in the last few pages. How nice! Soon, I may have a MP3 player that reads out the licenses and warranties to me before it plays a track.