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Chennai Masala - 'Poster Art' from Madras

Was in Chennai a while back and couldn't resist taking a few cheesy snaps, uploading a couple of them here. Had planned a detailed and interesting post on 'Poster Art' down south, but do not have enough material for that right now, perhaps after my next visit to this amazing South India city!

This, of course, is my personal favourite, do not miss the two faces on the top left!

Rajini from his younger days...

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  1. TeamgsquareJanuary 11, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    nice capture man .They are just awesome .

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  2. Siddhartha JoshiJanuary 11, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    Yes they are :) I wish I had taken a few more while I had the time...

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  3. PurbaJanuary 11, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    I like the man in his gamchha with the green urn...Delightfully kitschy

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  4. Siddhartha JoshiJanuary 11, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    Oh yes...so very kitschy :)

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  5. magiceyeJanuary 11, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    lovely captures!

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  6. Siddhartha JoshiJanuary 11, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    Thanks Deepak, I hope I got your name right!

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  7. RajlakshmiJanuary 11, 2011 at 11:26 PM

    hehehe :D loved the first one :D

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  8. MayankJanuary 12, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    well seen and shot. The first poster is indeed a fav of the lot.

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  9. Siddhartha JoshiJanuary 12, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    Thanks Rajlakshmi and Mayank :)

    We all like to get titillated...somehow all the images in the first one do that well :)

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  10. JonJanuary 12, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    not just in chennai...any south indian state you go to, the cinema poster has an inevitable place in the landscape...and there is sure to be a hot item on the walls

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  11. Neelima VallangiJanuary 13, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    hey, you've got a very interesting blog here. And the fact that you are from Gujarat makes it more interesting to me. :)
    As you know, i was there at Kutch/Bhuj/Ahmedabad for 4 days and completely loved it. I will be back again for sure and now i know where to find good information.

    And thanks for the comments on my blog. will come back and read in leisure. :)

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  12. Siddhartha JoshiJanuary 13, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    @Jon: Quite true, South is certainly hotter :)

    @Neelima: Thanks a lot :) Glad you enjoyed it, would certainly be of any help the next time you visit Gujarat.

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  13. kochuthresiamma p .jJanuary 17, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    :-)
    you should visit more cities in south. postal art out here are very smart.

    why dont you call for a caption contest?

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  14. Siddhartha JoshiJanuary 17, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    I completely agree with you Kochuthresiamma...the visual art is amazing there and I do intend to write a much more detailed article on that soon. I have spent quite some years in South, but visiting the cities there is always welcome :)

    And caption is a superb idea...will do that surely next time. You have any suggestions for these two?

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  15. AugustSeptember 3, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    I love poster art in the south. Too bad so much of the hand painted film art is disappearing, but even in the digitally produced ones can be really visually interesting.

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  16. Siddhartha JoshiSeptember 3, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    Absolutely August! Extremely sad that the hand painted one is disappearing...

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  17. ZebaSeptember 14, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Haha. It's extremely difficult to miss those two faces on the top left. My favorite too. Love the disarray.

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  18. Siddhartha JoshiSeptember 14, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    On my last Chennai trip I even tried stealing one stuck on the wall, but my friend stopped me! I regret it still...

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  19. ZebaSeptember 15, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    NEVER listen to such friends. :(

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  20. Siddhartha JoshiSeptember 15, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    Haha...and he is from South and was completely scandalized by my antics!

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