Godavari

Oh! Its a beautiful river. I still remember when we used to go to Tuni on Swarnajayanti/Rajdhani Express (don't really remember), the train used to go via Rajahmundy crossing the magnificent river. Huge river, which never ceased to awe me, and still catches my attention if someone talks about it. I remember, how my mom used to point towards the river and we used to gaze at for so long, till it used to be in our range of vision. My mom used to tell stories of her childhood, how she, along with her friends used to jump off a bridge while coming back home from school (she spent her childhood in MP) and how this particular river reminded her of her childhood days, reminded her, of that bridge. When asked if she never got injured jumping from such a huge height, she used to explain that the sand used to be very soft that it never hurt her and also, the height wasn't that great. She is always so full of beautiful stories! Sometimes I wonder, how different my mom's life had been at my age, and how different it still is. She's such a wonderful lady, so full of life, she awes me so so much (though I would never accept it in front of her, and would never even show her how much she inspires me. Its a different thing that our ideas don't match and we end up arguing most of the time). This bridge story of hers always makes me imagine her really doing that, and I guess, it's sort of funny imagining that situation, nevertheless , it really must have been a great experience for her. And oh, Godavari. Such a beautiful river.

I've never been a romantic person, but I still liked this movie: "Godavari".
Perhaps because, the river has been very beautifully captured, or maybe cuz I miss travelling in a train, or maybe cuz I liked the way the protagonists developed a liking for each other as they journeyed through the river, exploring each other's interests, getting into long talks and discovering themselves in each other's company. Or maybe because it was nothing of a "love at first sight" sort of thing. The strange thing is that, I had watched this movie about an year back, with Hemalathaa, and sadly, that time, I felt nothing. And this time, yesterday, when i watched it for hardly 45 mins, I liked it. I liked both the characters, the ferry, their contrasting nature, everything! Oh yeah, not only the central characters, everyone in the movie had an awesome role to play.

Nice movie. People into Romantic genre will like it.