The Finale of Vijay TV Super Singer was conducted in the usual Stay Vijay style with pomp and show on 1 Feb,2014.
The winner is,
Diwakar.
Second and third places went to Syed Subhan and Sarath Santosh respectively.
Sonia and Parvati were the fourth and fifth runners-up.
Diwakar proved that he is an entertainer by choosing songs that connected the audience to a jolly mood, the first song being ‘Arabic kadaloram.
The second, ever popular, difficult to sing, Neeye Uunakku Endrum Nekaraanavan, from Bale Pandiya and he sang this with gutso with the TMS fluctuations and Bhava, with MR Radha‘ antic Jatis.
Syed sang emotionally but chose some emotional song, the first one Eelm Tamil’s agony, though it was excellent rendering did not connect as the ethos was, to be honest, alien to the audience.
Santosh also made the mistake of choosing such songs, though he sung well, that did not sway emotions to turn into votes.
Vijay TV Tamil,Star Vijay, their programmes in general are quite entertaining.whether it it the Lollu Sabha,Comedy Shows, Adhu,Idhu Eduthu , Neeya Naana or Super Singer series, where they select the best singing Talent in Tamil.
Vijay TV Super Singer 4
Some observations.
As a marketing man what struck me the most is the way the marketing team milks the Programme, whether it is the Talk Show Neeya Naana, or Super Singer.
Normally many channels would be content with ads and sponsorships.
Star Vijay ropes in appropriate people for the shows, whether it be a Sivamani on Drums,Nithyasree ,Chitra,Vairamuthu knowing the poular person at tht particular point of time.
They seem to cover every segment of the consumers.
What is pleasing is the way they are done, unobtrusively.
Vijay TV is clear, it is in for Business and for entertainment as a means of earning.
But this is one subtly.
What is heartening is the fact that a good purpose is served as a byproduct as in bringing in social awareness through Neeya Naaana and good talent is unearthed in Super singer.
Today, February4,2014, Super Singer 4 is Live for selecting the winner of Super Singer 4.
‘Health Conscious and people who follow Health Care(?) and those who do not agree with them’ was a programme telecast by Star Vijay TV yesterday in Tamil.
The people who were proud to call themselves as Health Conscious and ‘Health Freak'(their terminology) made a sorry sight.
Health Care industry
There were people who were practicing Aerobics( the demonstration was so funny , it looked as a kid jumping here and there and the lady proudly proclaimed she was paying Rs.1000/m for the course for fitness and she looked obese to the point of panting while jumping),
to a girl who eats six meals a day,one with only fruits, next chicken without skin,salads,only Chapatis….:
a man who dispose of garbage personally to reduce weight,another applies special(?) Oil before gardening to reduce tummy!!
The List is endless and quite hilarious.
Another is consuming tablets instead of Breakfast and he said there people who were consuming only tablets all the time instead of Food, reason being the tablets contain nutrients found in Food!
More hilarious is are the reasons for following these Health care programmes.
1.To ward of Cancer!
2.Reduce Diabetes.
3.Look trim.
4.Prevent loss of Hemoglobin Count.
5.Reduce Tummy.
There were times when we used to go to a Doctor when one is sick.
I remember , in my native place,, the doctor would give a Carbon mixture and if he goes in for an injection, it means , it is serious.
If you are not well, you will become conscious of it and not the other way round.
The Advertisements, Manufacturers of useless products and media scare you to death and you immediately buy anything from something that can make you grow 50% Taller to reducing weight in one month.
And internet!
Any one who can type goes to goggle and sees results, follow them, without knowing whether the information they get is authentic .
Read my post on the disastrous consequences of Dieting by following Internet advice.
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In the midst of our conversation,or should I say my monologue, my friend received a call from well qualified, working daughter that she was feeling exhausted and was on the verge of collapse.
He immediately rushed to meet and take her Home.
Reason for the complaint.
His daughter has been a Diet of only vegetables and Fruits since last night, as advised in an article she found in the Internet.
This was her effort at reducing weight and keeping fit.
My daughter also went on a Diet of not eating Rice the whole day and was eating only fruits for about a week before she was exhausted
The food habits we have have been developed over centuries taking into account various factors including climate.
Being ideal weight is purely a matter of opinion.
There is no preventive medicine for Cancer, Obesity,Diabetes.
The suggested foods are only guesses and not based on correct findings.
Before some one jumps the gun , please check the counter view on any diet and weight. Diabetes etc.
Heart attack, Cholesterol .There is no final saying that cholesterol causes Heart attack in fact it helps the Heart please read my post filed under Health).
Take every thing in moderation .
Don’t keep on thinking about illness and engage your self in work, some Physical.
For more information see under Health in this site.
If you have money to burn , educate an underprivileged Child.
I am no statistician, bu can say ‘Statistics is like a Bikini, it conceals more than it reveals.
From my personal experience .
My Father never even had fever till his death at the age of 78.
And he used to take Meals in the morning around 8 am;Curd rice at 1pm
Again Curd rice at night.
Occasionally Snacks, idli dosa, adai etc.
He can consume One Jack Fruit at 6 am and ask my mother for regular food at 8 am!
Quantity, well one can not imagine, such huge quantities.
My elder brother is a Man of clean habits(80), he is very regular in habits.
He does not drink,No Smoking,No Betel Leaves…nothing.
He has Cancer for the past 4 years!
I used to travel for my profession,
Irregular Meals, Slleep, Drinking, Smoking, ( left Smoking 25years ago, drinking 8 years ago)Pan chewing, awake till 1 am.
I have no Illnesses as on date.
Excepting a Heart attack about 10 years ago which I have totally ignored aftertaking drugs and finding them useless.
By medical opinion I should have Liver failure, Hepatitis,Lung cancer, Diabetes,!
Forget it.
Do not bother about what the money mad doctors or the manufacturers’ say and Media , they have to write some thing to get circulation.
You feel and know what is best.
Go to a doctor as a last resort.
Fie with these pseudo health acre ,Consciousness , unconsciousness.!
The influence of the Western Food on South India is not noticed by many of us, as we are not conscious of proselytism.
We are being changed without being aware of it.
First, the eating Habits.
Normally South India takes meals in the morning,refreshments in the afternoon and meals at night.
This consisted of a healthy, yet not taxing to the stomach.
Except Government’s Pension Schemes, you would never receive more than 6 % per annum return.
Insurance is a concept where the Insurer covers himself from all angles and he is sure that the demands from the investors would not come at the same time and he could go on rolling in some one else’s money!
This scam will usually come in the form of a conventional email message. It will inform you that you won millions of dollars and congratulate you repeatedly. The catch: before you can collect your “winnings”, you must pay the “processing” fee of several thousands of dollars.
Why do people victims get cheated are well-educated professionals.
Reason.
Greed.
Tendency to Gamble.
If you look at the victims you will not find people from the Poorer section of the Society.
They know the value of earning money.
As you earn more the tendency to over spend and gamble though you know it is likely to fail.
Look at the IT people who earn around a lakh per month.
They would pay up gladly 1500 Rupees for a shirt which they to be worth 300,pay for Coffee 150 which is worth Rs 15, convincing themselves they pay for ambiance and Service aided by advertisements calling ‘Value Addition’
A classic pyramid scheme: you get an email with a list of names, you are asked to send 5 dollars (or so) by mail to the person whose name is at the top of the list, add your own name to the bottom, and forward the updated list to a number of other people.
The author of this scam letter painstakingly explains that, if more and more people join this chain, when it’s your turn to receive the money, you might even become a millionaire!
If you are thinking about applying for a “pre-approved” loan or a credit card that charges an up-front fee, ask yourself: “why would a bank do that?” These scams are obvious to people who take time to scrutinize the offer.
Remember: reputable credit card companies do charge an annual fee but it is applied to the balance of the card, never at the sign-up. Furthermore, if you legitimately clear your credit balance each month, a legitimate bank will often wave the annual fee.
Vijay TV, a Part of Star Group’s Tamil TV channel has a popular Talk Show,hosted by Mr.Gopinath covers a wide spectrum of subjects ,ranging from personal anguish like the one of those who have lost their spouses,Corruption and the recent one on Frauds,Fraudsters and the Cheated.
On Line scam 2012
People who say that they are yet to be cheated and those who have lost a fortune were arrayed against each other and it made an interesting show.
There are three classes in the category of the people cheated, or rather who succumbed to cheating for none can cheat you without your active participation.
1.Those who woke up after losing a fortune,like the one in the show who had lost over 35 lakhs over a period of ten years entering into any scheme that was offered from Gold Quest to plantations!
2.The second is the group that suspects that they are being cheated, made a quick check (anticipated and covered by the Scamaster), convinced them selves that they are smarter than the Scamster and went on losing!
A gentleman from Coimbatore narrated this.
He revived an email that he had won Nine crore and was given a LondonPhone Number.
He contacted the number and was pleasantly surprised that the man at the other end was addressing him by his personal name(this smart Alec did not know you can get that if you have an email ID).
The man at London told him that to complete the formalities a sum of Rs One lakh needed to be transferred to him.
Our smart man did not follow his instruction immediately and went on talking with that man for a period of Six months!.
Convinced that the man was sincere(because our man felt that no fraudster would continue the discussion after he was not listened to immediately),had some of his friends from Chennai to join him .
Then he informed the man at London and asked him to give the details of the Demand Draft.
The man at London do sent him the scanned copy of the DD.
It was drawn on bank of Scotland for an amount equivalent to Rs One Crore..
Our friend had it verified by his auditor and cross checked by phone to Bank of Scotland and was informed that the DD was genuine.
Then he sent the sum of Rupees one lakh.
Then the man at London told him either to come to London or he could send the money to India in Dollars through Courier and demanded Rs 100,000.
Our man convinced the London man to accept Rs 40,000 and sure when he contacted the Courier he was told indeed there was Cover for him containing money!
When he, along with his friends went to collect the cover , he was asked to pay aboutRrs 20,00 as the Courier explained that he had carried the Dollars Illegally and our friends refused to pay up.
Promptly they rang up London and convinced the man(!0 to send the money through some one to Chennai and shelled out about 20.000.
Early next morning they had a call from a Mumbai Number that the money had arrived and they demanded Rs 20,000 to come to Chennai.
Or people paid and they were met near Park Sheraton Hotel by Two Nigerians with a suit case and parted with Rs 5000 to them towards their expenses!
They were told that the suit case contained Dollars in the form of Black papers and once dipped in the Liquid provided the black paper would into Dollars and they had a Demo !
Of course the Couriers left.
When our friends opened the suit case they found a bundle of black papers and a small bottle the size of an eraser .
When they dipped the papers in the liquid, the paper was burnt.
When they contacted London they were informed that they would receive a larger bottle and only then did our people realize that they were conned!
Wait, The Story does not end here.
The man who narrated the incident said that he has been in touch with the London man for the past eight years and the man was till asking him to deposit Rs 3 Lakhs to send the Liquid!
A man with common sense would have found enough loopholes to suspect scam right from the beginning.
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