This post of dedicated to my soulmate Ishwarya and our precious little
princess (Aashritha)
“Shakti..” the scream of protagonist, Karthik (Madhavan) in
the Tamil super hit movie Alaipayuthe would
shred even the strongest of hearts. But it does a little more than that. The
movie is a roller-coaster of emotions; displaying the beautiful journey of life
and helping us cherry pick our life lessons.
The movie is one of Mani Ratnam’s magic recreated on screen
(which has been quite less, off late). It shows different colors of your
personality depending on your mood for the day. If you are happy, you will
associate yourself more with the first half of the movie, which has the lighter
and more colorful moments of life. If you are in introspecting mode, it will
take you on slow ride of various things to think about for the day. If you are
a bachelor, it gives you a window into the life after marriage. But it reserves
the best for married couples, teaching them the beauty of patience and giving
up on ego in a relationship.
This post is my take away from one of my favorite regional movies.
It will also help me to revisit these life-lessons (in future), in case I lose
track of it in this hectic journey of life.
- Zero Ego Life – Easier said than done. Especially towards spouse or kids. “Vittu kuduthu poganum ” (Leave your ego and adjust). The Malayalam house owner’s words (in the movie) should keep ringing in our ear, every second of our life.
- Keep Trying – Each relationship goes through ups and downs. We just got to keep at it. A ‘sorry’ and a ‘thank you’ does go a long way in happy and healthy relationship. Shakti and Karthik's fights arise out of a lack of these words.
- Work-Life Balance – Though the work pressure of Karthik (Madhavan) and Shakti (Shalini) was not explored much in the movie, spouses should never carry their work or their professional hang-over from office to home. We are a Manager/Architect/Developer/Tester only at office. At home we should be a kid playing with kids and an amazing lover to our best-half.
Life is so fickle and you never know what it throws at you
in the next second or minute or day. So relax, be happy and enjoy the ride!!
No comments:
Post a Comment