I was watching a song from the movie ‘Varanam ayiram’. I heard a voice telling me “Here is your topic for the next article!”. The movie? I have read millions of reviews and almost every still from the movie has been well scrutinized. Even if I try writing a review it would have the points that have already been published by someone – plagiarism!!! And its a bit TOO late to write on that movie.
Surya? Well, hmm…un… mmm….
Harris jeyaraj? I don’t know much about him except for the much hyped damaal dumeel with the director. Then what is it that I have to write about? The song was well pictured in a park. I know that place! Anna nagar tower park! And that’s the topic that I have to start with. Anna nagar! Heaven on earth :)
So what’s special about this place? You may ask. Anna nagar is a heaven for everyone. Be it a septuagenarian or a toddler, an industrialist or a homemaker, a politician or a journalist, everyone loves to stay here. The reason is simple : name your needs, and you have it here.
Maybe this place isn’t really in the heart of the city. Maybe it isn’t considered a part of the city at all (some of my friends when invited to my house say –“endha OORUla irukku un veedu?”) So what? Anna nagar is a city in itself. The old kutcheri loving grandpa goes to the concerts at the iyyappan koil. The orthodox grandma loves the numerous temples here. The workaholic father has his office at a well accessible place. The shopaholic mother has literally every top brand’s branch here – clothes, watches, cosmetics, groceries, cookware, crockery,….. The teen aged girl frequents the cozy coffee pubs and the parlours. The young boy just can’t miss his Sunday brunch at the restaurants (Chinese? Indian? Multi-cuisine? Chettinad? Kerala? Or just the roadside dhabbas? Name it…)
This is the reason I’m still here. Although the TWO hour roller-coaster ride to my college tires me like hell, I don mind the looooong travel. Where else do you find commercial establishments and residential complexes at a single place? The avenue trees on the WIDE roads (which is not very common in the CITY), the quiet and calm residential areas, diverse people, schools, branches of every coaching centre, restaurants, hah….. these reasons clearly quash the disadvantages of being here.
Anna nagar ROCKS!!! :)
4 comments:
Frankly, we need more anna nagars. Chennai is getting too crowded :P
yeah :) but life here'll be too costly if u have more anna nagars :(
but its a well planned place. only parallel and perpendicular roads (no kurukku theru as in other places). avenue trees. lots of advantages.
Nothing's like madipakkam... If anna nagar is heaven, this is earth. Coz the earth is not imaginary.
You and your love for anna nagar no! :)
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