Moonshine & Skytoffee

Moonshine & SkyToffee - Thats the name of the latest Magic Lantern play that I watched on 26th Sep at Alliance Francaise (realised only lately that it is prounced as Alliyonce..was always using the typical Madrasi brahminical pronunciation of the word equivalent to matrimonial matching. Matromonial, lets not talk about it as the word causes deep sense of paranoia. Guess thats another blog)

Well the play was very hilarious but when compared to the contemporary Evam and Boardwalkers plays, it was very slow probably commensurate with the setting in Kerala. Within the initial ten minutes, I was even tempted to walk out as itwas not picking pace. But the protagonist was hilarious showing his "asattu siripu" (difficult to translate in English) right through and the screenplay slowly started gaining pace.

There are just 5 characters in the film and how the two lead pairs unite is the story. How women enjoy having men behind them and give them a tough time before they express their love is the crux of the story.

I walked in just 5 minutes before the start of the play and hence I was asked to wait while they checked the availability of vacant seats. At the counter was Pasupathi who acted as Kothalla Devar in Kamal's "Virumandi" and has also essayed lead villain roles in Dhool and Sullan. But guess this talented actor is getting stereptyped in his recent roles. Only Kamal and ManiRatnam know how to get the best out of people. Heard he is also part of the theatre group "Koothupatrai".

At the end of the play, they distributed Kerala sweets & savouries along with hot and piping Irani tea to lend the Malloo flavour. Yummy. No wonder high cholestrol levels continue to be my best pal.