Tha Lifestyle Feb,2014 | Page 34

THA LIFESTYLE | NEWS Tha’s Monthly Brain Fodder By Sina Bartley Talking about sacrifices…. Did you know that the deep sea Angler fish is one of the most fascinating and possibly ugliest fish known? The female is at least ten times larger than her partner and can have jaws that reach up to half the size of the body. As she may not be very pretty, she uses her rod to light the aura around her and attracts her partner with an infusion of her unique scent. The male lives solely to find his one and only, and when he finally finds her he bites into her skin and his body tissues and blood vessels fuse with hers. He loses his eyes, most of his internal organs and practically becomes a living organ on/for her, providing her with a lifetime’s supply of sperm! Top 10 Finalists of 2013 show Singing Sensation 2013, ended with a bang at the Grand Finale held LIVE on 15th Dec 2013 @ the Nakshatra Banqueting Hall, London. Special Judge for the Finale was popular South Indian playback singer Krish who was indeed impressed by the talented top 10. Yarlinie Thanabalasingam Sathya Sathyadas Shifan Stefeja Vasantharasan Ramprasad Devarakonda Karthika Dharman Sheroon Roozy Naveena Pranavarooban Aditya Nidamarthi Arunkumar Baskaran Gnanamayi Gunabalaratnam In the meantime if you have missed the show or any of the episodes you can watch them on YouTube by searching for Singing Sensation 2013 or to keep up to date on the latest news “Like” their facebook fan page or visit www.singingsensation.co.uk The Independent film with no cast, no money and very little time ‘The Rajini Effect’ by London based Tamil directors ‘The Rajini Effect’, produced and directed by the Barking, London based brothers Nelson and Kuvera Sivalingam, has won the audience award for Best Film at the prestigious 10th Stuttgart Indian Film festival. The film, a quirky comedy about a Japanese Brit who wants to be an Indian movie star, brought down the roof at the screening – with the German audience loving the Rajinikanth inspired comedy and its affable hero. Page 30 The film has music by Charles Bosco, cinematography by Krshna Naganpillai and stars Jonathan Truong, Ramesh Vethanayagam , Mandeesh Gill, Paul Dudley and Akiko Motomura. With no cast, no money and very little time, can they make the film and win the competition? Can a Japanese guy become the next Superstar Rajinikanth? We are all about to find out!!! Currently selected to be showcased at more festivals worldwide, it is set to be released in 2014.