• HCL's software made the share market crash? Listen to the sequence - "HCL software manages the stock market and ... the stock market just crashed." he he he
• HCL employees know for sure and make sure that they know properly the difference between a cow and a bull, at one glance and they pride themselves on that expertise.
  
• HCL sends a helicopter for its employees, but forgets to send cabs to pick them up at their houses and take them to the helipads
• HCL employees hitch hike to airports and other transportation hubs because ... (I actually wrote a couple of reasons, but I thought they might land me in legal trouble. )
• HCL employees don't use regular modes of transport like the commercial airliners to go out of the country. Instead, they are sneakily smuggled out of the country using helicopters from remote locations in the country like in the middle of nowhere and where not even regular cabs cant go. As stated above, they hitch hike with innocent people and reach their points of departure.

So, I though I would go out watch Sainikudu on the Sunday. I am not a big fan of Mahesh Babu but his movies did well and they seemed to have good entertainment value to me. Well, until now.

The day started out hectic as we had the committee meeting for HiPC at Palm Meadows. Thanks to Raghuram for a wonderful breakfast. I spent the next three hours at Marathahalli for some shopping.

The day was going perfectly till I decided to go and watch Sainikudu. I didnt want to goto PVR Cinemas since it is next to impossible to get tickets on holidays and the only other option was Pallavi theatre. The show was at 7:30 PM, so went there by about 6:45 and there was about half a kilometer long line of cars outside the gate. Tickets were all sold out. So went and bought a Ra.40 ticket for about four times that price and went in full of enthusiasm. Well, God must have been laughing at all the craziness for this movie. People who couldnt get tickets were almost in tears and all that mayhem. Forutnately, got last row tickets and I couldnt believe the luck we were having.

That feeling lasted for exactly 10 mins from the moment the show started. For the first time in my life, I felt like leaving the theatre. All this in less than 10 mins. The only other movie that even came close to giving me this feeling was Kaal.

Our hero seems to have become more powerful in this movie. He has been gaining a lot of power starting from "Athadu". But in Sainikudu, he is at his peak. He is able to pick up a fully grown man, with one hand - mind you, and throw him off to a distance of at least 25 feet. Now, can superman do that?

The music is a drag and the songs are pathetic. There is no story, no plot, dry dialogue, no comedy, extravagant and irrational stunt scenes. What else? Hmmm ... yes, cant forget Irfan Khan. You have to see the movie to know why.

The only reason why you can consider watching this movie is to see Trisha and Mahesh Babu. Well, it doesnt mean she has any meaningful role.

Rest you can figure out for yourself, after watching the movie. Consider yourself warned!!!