Life at Rural Towns

I happened to see this Tamil movie on Television called Veyil albeit only for half an hour or so. The film was so realistic in portraying the rural life, especially childhood. It took me to my childhood days spent at the dry and underdeveloped towns, Pudukottai and Dharmapuri.

I like these two places so much not because of its natural beauty, lush greenery etc...These are places where you'll feel the sun staring you furiously so early and his anger will cease late in the evening only to come back next day with renewed vengeance. Rainfall is almost next to nothing.There were no real entertainment in these towns but for few theatres and temples.I still like these two places the most because of the amicability among the people.

when we went shifted to Pudukottai, I was just 6. I got some good friends there. We use to play hide and seek, Goli(A game played with marble) and Top, which was my favourite game.I use to play in the streets bare footed, with my buddies until my dad comes and drags me to our home.I will not forget the joy i get when dad takes me out to Rajni movies on the first day itself. The screaming of fans when Rajni makes his entry would make you wonder whether the first 10 mins of the movie was mute. The people in our street were so friendly and coming across those kind of people is a not so common these days as I found out in chennai and Hyderabad.

This film made me realise that we like a place not just because of its serenity or its natural beauty. It is the people who you live with, you come across day to day make you like a place.