The Life of Vikna

Saturday, February 12, 2022

Poochandi - My Personal Opinion

ViknaRajan jk Wicky , Logan 0 Comments

There is a few reason for me to watch a movie in theaters

1. Director

2. Actor

3. Trailer

4. Music

5. Movie poster

6. Word of mouth

When it comes to Malaysia Tamil movies, I am a little ignorant when it comes to name of directors or actor barring for a couple of them.

So, in order for me to be intrigued to watch a Malaysian Tamil movie it should have some kind of special attraction to masuk pawagam.

The last time I had this feeling was when I saw the trailer of Jagat back in 2015. I was spellbound by the quality of the cinematography. Something that I've never seen in a local Tamil movie before. Totally loved the movie. Checkout my opinion on the movie here : https://thelifeofvikna.blogspot.com/2015/12/jagat-movie-my-personal-opinion.html?m=1

If you haven't watched this movie yet, then head over to Netflix to watch it now. You won't regret it!

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My first ever Malaysian made Tamil movie theater theaters was "Appalam" by Afdlin Shauki back in 2011. At that time, it was a well made movie with lots of emotions,father-daughter relationship,fun and friendship.

The next local movie that tapped my quriosity was "Vennira Iravugal" in 2014. I've never heard about that movie until I saw a nicely made poster of the movie lying on the roadside during Thaipusam. Blue and White and half face of the main characters. That poster alone made me want to watch the movie but I missed to watch it in the theaters.Not so sure why though...cannot recall the reason. Thankfully it came out in Vinmeen HD the same year. It was the first time a local movie was shot in Myanmar.The story, the lead character and their journey was a delight to watch.

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Ok now back to why I started writing this post. Post Jagat, I didn't get the same feeling while watching the trailer of locally made films.Not that they weren't any good movies but I was looking for something special. Perhaps the one movie I missed was "The Farm- En Veetu Thottatil" by Kartik Syamalam. Hopefully they'll released it in OTT.

Fast forward to 2022, that's when I first saw the poster for Poochandi. That poster itself intrigued me to know more about this movie.

Then each character's got their own posters and I loved it and decided that this movie must be good. How good?? I didn't know until I saw the reviews pouring in from left and right on the social media. Few days later, the hostel scene was shown on Facebook and I decided that this is a must watch movie. The "Poochandi" character looks bloody good. The makeup was stunning and scary at the same time. Another good job by the team.

Finally, I watched the movie and oh damn....I was totally in awe of the movie right from the beginning. There was never a dull moment throughout the movie.

Cinematography was top notch. No two words about that. First class in my humble opinion.

What made this movie very authentic and real was the dialogues. It was very Malaysian. There was no "attempts" to copy Indian cinema style.

This was a "pakka" local Tamil slang with Malay word mix in between. That's how we talk. 😅There were a few genuine laugh out loud moments. I was laughing so loud.

All the main characters in the movie deserves a special mention. They were totally awesome! Every single one of them deserves an award. So natural with their dialogue delivery, face expression and body language. I don't want to mention specific names as they were all superb .

Background score plays a big part in thriller movies and they did an exceptional work.The audio was crystal clear and brought the movie one step higher with their music.Thankfully there wasn't any songs as that would have been a deal breaker. The song "Poochandi Varaan" during the end credit was too good. It still stuck in my mind until now. " Pochandi Varaan!!!... Pochandi Varaan!!!"

Director Wicky seems to have taken some time to do thorough research on his story as evident in the movie. Everything that was shown and explained seemed believable. The locations, the coin (one of the main "character" in the movie), camera angles were marvellous. Kudos to the director for writing such and engaging story with twists thrown a couple of times and I was like "What the hell just happened??". Brilliantly written.Brilliant..I am still in awe.

Seriously hoping there would be a sequel to this movie as there is a couple of questions that left unanswered in my mind at the end of the movie. Obviously, I can't post the question here as it would be a huge spoiler. Hopefully, if the makers happen to read this, I can ask them directly. 😅

As a conclusion, this is a movie that should not be missed by all Malaysians and any movies lovers no matter if you understand Tamil or not. ( English and Malay subtitles are available).

I hope the movie will have a long long run in the theaters. It's already 3 weeks since the first screening. Go and watch it soon before it's too late!

Everything written here is my personal opinion and if it hurts anyone's feelings...my sincere apologies.

Monday, February 22, 2021

PalliPalayam Chicken

ViknaRajan 5. Food , cooku with comali 0 Comments

Hari nie memang masakan yang istimewa tapi memang simple giler. Ingredients dia pun memang senang nak cari pastu tak pakai rempah ratus yang banyak laa.

Nama masakan nie Pallipalayam Chicken.

Pallipalayam tu actually nama tempat di India. Tapi kebiasaannya masakan ayam femes kat India nie adalah Chettinad Chicken atau Karaikudi Chicken. Aku pun first time dengar masakan nie kat rancangan TV 2-3 minggu lepas.

Pastu teringin nak cuba laa..Nak tahu jugak taste dia camne kan?

Memang sedap gaaiisss....jangan tak cuba wei....

As seen on Suami Masak Apa Hari Ini FB page ye : https://www.facebook.com/groups/2323645557944999/permalink/2577722272537325/

Nota tepi :

Kitaorang ada Youtube Channel sendiri. Sangat berharap pembacan kat sini boleh tolong support sikit ye :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9yWA0H228E.

Ini Youtube video untuk resepi Pallipalayam Chicken.

Cara Masakan :

1. Bahan bahan

Seekor ayam

Bawang Merah Kecil - 20

Bawang Merah Kecil yang dipotong kecil - 20

1 biji kelapa (potong isinya kecil kecil)

5-6 Cili Kering

10 daun kari

2 tbsp. sambal cili

6 ulas bawang putih

2 tbsp. pes halia+bawang putih

1tbsp. jintan manis

1tsp. serbuk kunyit

2tbsp. serbuk lada hitam

Minyak Kelapa ( wajib pakai minyak kelapa ye)

Daun Ketumbar

Garam

2. Minyak kelapa nie memang penting untuk masakan nie. Jangan pakai minyak masakan biasa plak..

Seperti biasa, saya pakai minyak kelapa cap #Yashkri.

3. Ini laa kelapa yang dipotong kecil. Kesian tangan aku, luka kat 3 tempat nak dapat hasil camni....

Biasanya pakai santan atau parut kan? Tapi untuk resepi nie memang camnie laa

4. Gunakan 2 senduk penuh minyak kelapa.

5. Masukkan jintan manis.

6. Daun kari plak. Kacau sampai betul betul dah boleh bau aroma daun kari tu.

7. Masukkan cili kering plak

8. Masukkan semua bawang putih

9. Masukkan cebisan kelapa dan masak sampai kaler dia tukar jadi macam brownish.

Ratio dia 1 ekor ayam : 1 biji kelapa ye.

10. Masukkan bawang merah kecik yang telah dihiris.

11. Pastu terus masukkan bawang merah kecik. Tak payah potong pun..senang keje sikit.

12. Masukkan 2tsp garam putih

13. 1tsp serbuk kunyit.

14. 2tbsp. sambal cili giling. Gaul sampai sebati untuk beberapa minit.

15. 2tbsp. pes halia + bawang putih. Gaul sampai bau mentah tu dah hilang ok.

16. Bila dah gaul tu jadi camnie laa bros.

17. Masukkan ayam.

18. Gaul lagi dan boleh tambah 1tsp garam kalau tak cukup la.

Cover masakan tu untuk 15-20 minit.

Sekali sekala bukak penutup dan kacau supaya tak melekat kat bawah periuk tu. Kalau nampak kering sangat, tambahlaa 1/2 cawan air.

19. Masakan nie memang kering sikit...so jangan tambah banyak air ok. Nie dah hampir siap nie.

20. Tambah 2tbsp. serbuk lada hitam dan kacau dalam 3-5 minit.

21. Dah siap laa nie...pasni ambik daun ketumbar yang dipotong kecik dan campak je...pastu gaul lagi...lupa nak ambik gambaq

Monday, February 8, 2021

Telur Goreng Kicap Pedas + Ikan Bilis Crispy

ViknaRajan 5. Food , anchovies 0 Comments

Hari nie plan nak buat resipi simple tapi sedap giler kalau makan dengan nasi putih. Bahan bahan dia pun memang confirm ada kat rumah punya.

Bahan Bahan :

Telur Ayam - 4 biji

Ikan Bilis - satu genggam

Cili Merah - 2

Cili Padi - 5

Bawang Merah - 2 (kalau bawang tu besar, pakai satu cukup ye)

Bawang Putih - 4 ulas

Sedikit halia

1/2 cawan asam jawa

Kicap manis - 2tbsp

Cili Sos Thai - 2tbsp (kalau takde replace dengan cili sos biasa)

Garam secukup rasa

1. Potong semua bahan bahan tadi macam kat atas tu.

2. Goreng telur

3. Goreng Ikan Bilis dan simpan kat tepi dulu ye.

4. Masukkan bawang merah+putih yang telah dicincang kecik dulu sampai hilang bau mentah. Masukkan cili merah, cili padi dan halia. Kacau sampai masak.

5. Masukkan asam jawa dan kacau dulu, pastu masukkan kicap manis dan sos cili thai.

6. Kacau hingga sebati.Dalam 3-4 minit. Lepas itu masukkan telur goreng dan ikan bilis dan kacau. Masukkan garam secukup rasa.

7. Dah siap.

Senang je kan?

Cuba laa dan tolong comment kat bawah kalau ada apa apa kemusykilan.

Makasey!

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Have you seen ShiniesKitchen YouTube Channel?

ViknaRajan 5. Food , briyani 0 Comments

If you have yet to see our YouTube channel, I've listed all the videos we have posted so far. Please do check them out and don't forget to subscribe to our channel yaa!
I'd really appreciate your support.

Don't forget to leave some comments and suggestions as well!

My first ever video as a aspiring Youtuber. We started with a vegetarian mock chicken sambal. You can substitute it with real chicken as well.

Our next video is pure non-veg recipe. Its a typical Indian chicken recipe. Try it our as its full of flavors.

It's a simple thirst quenching drink and it tastes out of this world. Kids will definitely love it. It doesn't mean adults can't join in the fun as well!

My son has been longing to make a video of his own and finally we made it a reality. It's a simple and delicious egg sandwich which your kids at home can try as well.

This is a slightly complex version of a sandwich compared to the one that my son made. It turned out really well. The whole family loved it.

A family recipe that I would love to share it out here. The crunchiness of the peanut and the sweetness of the coconut will surely entice you to keep on eating this candy!

Another chicken recipe. It's full of the tanginess of the lemongrass and spicy chilli. Combinate it with white rice and you have a perfect lunch menu.

It's dessert time! Try it and surely you will love it.

If you are a vegetarian, this is a MUST TRY recipe. The combination of the soup and asam fish is out of this world!

A different take on varuval. Instead of the usual chicken or mutton, we tried it with sardine.

Our first baking video. It's a very simple spiced orange cake. The tanginess flavor of orange and spice will unquestionably awaken your senses. 

Our next dessert menu is the appetizing Nyonya style Bubur Cha Cha. 

This is my favorite chicken curry recipe. Try it yourself and it could be yours too!

A perfect combination for the chicken curry recipe above. 

Mouth-watering recipe. We made a perfect version of the famous Daddy Arumugam's recipe to fit a family of 3-4. 

This noodle is particularly common in the northern region of Malaysia. You could rarely  find it in any other parts of Malaysia. It is available on Shopee though. It's not the usual yellow mee. It's a bit harder and tastes delicious. 

This is my own recipe for fried chicken. Cubalaah!

A very simple and easy to make chicken briyani.