We have WON it after 28 years! :D

India has one the ICC World Cup 2011 beating Sri Lanka, and many other teams in the process! It was a tense match between India and Sri Lanka but India got through. M.S Dhoni being a great captain, brought us to the win. Dhoni is a cool captain he never looks tense,neither is super tense;but he knows what to do. Part of the win also goes to Gary Kirsten, for coaching the team so well; and helping them improve India's bowling and fielding skills. The ICC World Cup happens every 4 years, in different countries that play cricket. This year it happened in India,Sri Lanka,and Bangladesh.  The countries were split into two groups: A & B, India was under B.


Cricketers who played in the World Cup this year: 
M.S Dhoni(Captain)- Role: Right Hand Batsman, Wicket Keeper
Sachin Tendulkar-Role: Right Handed Batsman,Right-arm leg spin,off spin,medium pace
Virendar Sehwag-Role: Right Handed Batsman, right arm off break
Yuvraj Singh-Role: All-rounder, Left handed batsman,Slow left arm orthodox bowler
Gautam Gambhir- Role: Left Handed batsman, Right arm leg break bowler
Virat Kohli-Role:Right Handed Batsman,Right arm medium pace
Yusuf Pathan-Role: All-rounder, Right handed Batsman, Right arm breakoff
Suresh Raina-Role: Left handed Batsman,Right arm off break bowler
Zaheer Khan-Role: Left Arm fast-medium bowler, also a right handed batsman
Harbhajan Singh- Role: Bowler: Right arm off break also a Right hand batsman
Ravichandran Ashwin-Role: Right arm offbreak, Right Handed Batsman
Ashish Nehra(didn't play in the last 2)-Role: Left arm medium-fast bowler also a right handed batsman
Munaf Patel-Role: Right arm medium-fast bowler, right hand batsman
Piyush Chawala(couple of games)-Role: All-Rounder ,Left handed Batsman,Right arm leg breaker
Sreesanth(only the Final)- Role: Right arm medium-fast, right handed batsman


India played against: 
vs.Bangladesh- won with a score of 370/4 in 50 overs- 2/19/11
vs.England- tie with a score of 338 in 49.5 overs.-2/27/11
vs.Ireland- won with a score of 210/5 in 46 overs- 3/6/11
vs.Netherlands-won with a score of 191/5 in 36.3 overs-3/9/11
vs.South Afirca-lost with a score of 296 in 48.4 overs, SA score-300/7 in 49.4 overs-3/12/11
vs.West Indies-won with a score of 268 in 49.1 overs-3/20/11
Quarter Finals: 
vs.Australia- won by a score of 261/5 in 47.4 overs-3/24/11
Semi Final
vs.Pakistan- won by a score of 260/9 in 50 overs-3/30/11
FINAL
vs.Sri Lanka- won by a score of 277/4 in 48.2 overs SL had a score of 274/6 in 50 overs.-4/2/11


Man of the Matches: 
Virendar Sehwag-1
Yuvaraj Singh-3
Sachin Tendulkar-1
M.S Dhoni-1
Man of Tournament- Yuvaraj Singh because he won Man of the Match thrice. :) 


India was really weak in bowling in fielding when they played England, cause they kept on giving the boundaries and singles,but after playing Ireland and South Afirca, they started getting way better in those two fields. India's bowling and fielding was the strongest when the played the final against Sri Lanka; India was not giving up singles and or boundaries. India already had a strong batting side. 


The most tense games were for India were:  vs.England,Australia,Pakistan,and Sri Lanka since they really counted. England was just too much waiting because it ended up being a tie, it was sort of a easy win against Australia, cause they weren't playing well that day;same with Pakistan, but the score was pretty close, we won by 29 runs. Sri Lanka was super tense, because obviously it was the final and every single Indian heart was beating for India to win. We ended up winning in the ending but once again with a close score, in some parts we had more runs than balls that were left, so that caused a worry; and also Sehwag and Sachin got out pretty fast.


Who Played in the Final against Sri Lanka:
M.S Dhoni
Sachin Tendulkar
Yuvraj Singh
Virendar Sehwag
Virat Kohli
Gautham Gambhir
Harbhajan Singh
Sreesanth
Suresh Raina
Sreesanth


It was the youngsters like: Kohli,Gambhir,Dhoni,and Yuvraj that made/helped India win, but in all it was a huge team effort. They just proved, that we can win without Sachin if we have too and its all about team work.All of them played super good in the Final, its like they unleashed the monster in them :D 


Gautham and Dhoni's partnership scored the highest runs ever, in the history of the World Cup for a final. Dhoni also passed his 6000 runs in One day Internationals. Sadly Sehwag's performance was disappointing as the matches went on, he started getting out fast. I also think the Indian team has to work on their running except Dhoni, since he is naturally fast. I don't think they should have replaced Nehra with Sreesanth, instead they should have picked Ashwin, since he has played in the World Cup matches before the Final, unlike Sreesanth. 


I really didn't like how they bought religion into the game of cricket, for when India and Sri Lanka were playing against each other. People were like: India is the Land of Ram and Sri Lanka is the Land of Raavana, so since Ram beat Raavana in real life, we would beat SL. But really, anything can happen in the game of cricket. :) 


The sportsmanship of Kumar Sangakarra, the captain of the SL team, should be appreciated. If someone were in his possession they would be mad and pissed, and not talk right. But he was like "When you have such an awesome batting line-up, even 300 is not enough, "(Their) batting is unbelievable, best in ODI cricket, MS is very intelligent, very smart. ,Gambhir is one of the best players I have seen as a let-hander, and he had that partnership with Virat. MS knew what he had to do," That was really nice of him, instead of saying something negative, or nothing at all. Same with the Australian captain,Ponting, who said that they,themselves, played bad, and he said India would win the Cup. 


This is the second time India has won the World Cup after 1983! Im proud of India!! And I will remember this day! JAI HO!! :D 

Urumi, all set for a big hit

As expected by the trade, Santhosh Sivan's latest magnum opus 'Urumi' has opened well in Kerala. The movie registered hundred percent collections on the first day in all the seventy centres where it was released. With word of mouth growing , the late night night shows had more people going back without getting tickets for the shows.

Friday shows were also steady and with a good holiday weekends and  and two months vacation, the movie is expected to turn a big hit in the days to come. Anyhow, the makers are pretty happy with the initial reactions on the film and are planning to open more centres in U A E and other release centres outside the state.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/65496.html

Teenmaar release on April 14th

Powerstar Pawankalyan starrer 'Teenmaar' is all set to hit the screens on April 14th. Trisha and Kriti Karbandha will sizzle with Pawan in this remake of 'Love Aaj Kal' directed by Jayant C Paranji. The audio of this film is already a hit. Manisharma composed music for it and the track 'Aale Bale Aale Bale...' is already number one on the charts.

Pawan plays two roles in this love entertainer. One that of Michael Velayudham and the other of Arjun Palwai. Trivikram Srinivas pens dialogues for this movie. Paresh Rawal, Sonusood, Ali, Mukesh Rishi et al play key roles in this film.

Actor turned producer Ganesh Babu is producing this project.

"This will be the best film in Pawan's career. He has done comedy like never before and he looks super stylish in the movie.It has everything a Pawan fan would think of. The combination of Trivikram and Pawan gave a hit like Jalsa and this picture will have equally endearing dialogues" Ganesh Babu said.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/65489.html

Superstar watches WC finals

Superstar Rajinikanth was spotted at Wankhade stadium in Mumbai watching world cup cricket finals.He was seen with another Hindi actor and politician Vinod Khanna enjoying the India-Srilanka match. The world cup cricket fever has reached its heights with India reaching the finals after a long time and that too the match being held in our very own Mumbai.

Many top politicians, President of India and President of Srilanka too are seen at the stadium enjoying the match. From Tollywood, Prince Maheshbabu, victory Venkatesh and Siddharth are seen at the stadium.

Several big industrialists including Ambanis, Vijay Mallya, IPL franchisee owners, actors and brand ambassadors were enjoying the biggest match in the cricket world.

This is however the first time Rajnikanth was found watching cricket match in a stadium in India. Though matches are held several times in Chennai and other parts of the country, he usually stayed away from the matches and sporting events. His presence has come as a major surprise and moral boost to cricket fans too.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/65505.html

Selva completes 'Irandam Ulagam'

Selvaraghavan is on the verge of completing 'Irandam Ulagam', his directorial venture starring Dhanush and Andrea in lead roles, as he is about to start Kamal Haasan's 'Viswaroopam' soon.

"Since it has been planned to start the shoot of Viswaroopam by the mid of April, Selvaraghavan has been busy giving final touches to Irandam Ulagam," sources in the know say.

"In the meantime, he is also doing ground work for Viswaroopam, which would have Sonakshi Sinha opposite Kamal. A multilingual to be made on a heavy budget, the film will be a landmark movie in Kollywood," they add.

On 'Irandam Ulagam', they say, "It was a treat for fans whenever Selvaraghavan and Dhanush came together in the past. The duo will strike it rich in Irandam Ulagam too."

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/65480.html

Kavya’s re-entry

Kavya Madhavan is back to acting after a very short married life. The actress currently has a couple of Malayalam films on hands and some more good opportunities are knocking her doors. Speaking about her re-entry, Kavya says she is also looking for offers in Kollywood as Tamil cinema is known for trying out novel ideas and making them a success.

The actress’s latest release Gadhama was a critically acclaimed film and her performance in it won her accolades. In Gadhama, Kavya plays a maid servant in the Middle East and the film is about her travails in the hands of her employers.

Source: http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-11-01/kavya-madhavan-02-04-11.html

Lucky To Have 'Urumi'-Genelia

Genelia is in cloud nine. Yes, with the great critical acclaim and phone calls that is coming in from all corners in praise of her convincing portrayal of a serious role of 'Ararkkal Ayesha,' Genelia currently at the sets of 'Velayudham is very happy to have done the movie' I consider very lucky to have been considered for the role in Urumi'.

A very demanding role for which i had to train even in the martial art of 'Kalaripayattu', this one remains very close to me. I was also very comfortable with the team of Santhosh, Sankar Ramakrishnan, Anjali Shukla and my co-artists who helped me with my dialogues, though they were not normal Malayalam. I like to experiment in all languages  and is proud to be part of 'Urumi' as it happens to be my first Malayalam movie' says Genelia.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/65456.html

Urumi Is Sheer Magic - Maniratnam

A special screening of 'Urumi' was arranged for the South India's greatest director Maniratnam at Chennai. The preview that was organised a day before the release at real Images, Chennai has Mani in all praise for his friend and Camera man Santhosh Sivan, who had worked with Mani in many hit films including the latest 'Raavanan'. Urumi is sheer magic, a very convincing movie that is huge' said Mani after the preview. He also made an SMS to Santhosh Sivan who was back to promotions of the movie at the capital city.


Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/65454.html

Multilingual song in 'Nanban'

Language has no barriers, they say. Proving this now is Harris Jayaraj and Madan Karky, who have come out with a song that will have lyrics in more than 10 different languages.

The music composer-lyricist duo is doing this experiement for Vijay-Jiiva-Srikanth starrer 'Nanban', a remake of Bollywood blockbuster 'Three Idiots' and directed by Shankar.

"The song features words from 15 different world languages. Director Shankar and Harris have always encouraged me to experiment with lyrics in their projects. A big thanks to them," says the son of 'Kaviperarasu' Vairamuthu.

On his part, Harris says, "Madan Karky has done a tremendous job by using more than 10 languages in one song. Very interesting and applaudable job indeed." The number is crooned by Vijay Prakash and is said to be one of the highlights of 'Nanban'.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/65478.html

Trisha to watch match in Mumbai

The World Cup fever has gripped tinsel town celebrities. And Trisha, an ardent fan of cricket, will watch the final match between India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai, the place where it is going to be held, itself.

Hold on! She will not go to the seaside Wankhede Stadium located off Mumbai’s famous Marine drive. But will catch the whole excitement on television from her hotel room, along with friends.

“I am in Mumbai shooting for Ajith’s Mankatha. Director Venkat Prabhu has given us a day off thanks to the India-Sri Lanka final and I will watch the whole match with my friends from my hotel room,” says Trisha.

Not just Trisha, but many other stars too are set to spend their day in front of the television screen today. And it is natural in a country where cricket and cinema are the deciding factors of many a thing.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/65476.html