On areally hot afternoon in Chennai, Zoe(the one with a lot of hair) and Lum manage to dash into the chocolate house at the Velacheri 100 ft. road. Over 2 cups of 'death by chocolate' Zoe comes up with ..

Kamal Haasan...

Lum: Kamal Haasan? What bout im?

Zoe: Completing 50 years in filmworld

Lum: 12 of which were dormant.. Dont think he would make a fuss out of it. Dont know why people like Vijay Tv and Krish King Nishanth are going haywire over it.. Its only numerically 50 years not filmy years wise..

z: Still. The Genius has spanned 50 years damnit,, calls for a tribute

l: Donot call im a genius, its an insult to the word. Hes just different. That's about it.

z: The man who wrote Mahanadi and Heyram is 'just different'? The Appu of Aboorva Sahodrargal and the Indian Thaatha is just 'different'

l: Have u seen requiem for a dream? Beat that to tragedy? And wasn't Heyram meant to be this confused piece of film making... No comments about his get up changes.. Its not a huge achievement, He would agree i guess

z: Drug relaplse vs Chit Fund Debacle . Both give the same effect. Now whos the better writer? And for your kind information Heyram is film about confusion and not a confused film as some people who like u hu havent even seen the movie make it out to be... This man with 50 odd amazing songs to his credit, Some great pieces of classical dancing, Tremendous performances and brilliantly written/directed works is just different,, Not a genius right?

l: aah bollocks. Whom are u saying is a genius? This multi tasker who is a jack of all trades but a master of none?

z: master of what none? Tell me one actor who at the age of 20 comes up with a stellar performance in a romantic comedy as complex as Manmadha Leelai. In the next few years , this fellow goes on to don the psycho , portray the literally lame village idiot, the blind musician and the most professional a carnatic dancer can get in tragedies like no other. Oh and by the way seen moondram pirai right? MOODITTU IRU.

l: Does not pass muster

z: wait, am not even done with a third of his career yet. Now the north.. two classic romance films and 2 of the best romance performances of the decade.. back to Madras.. The silent movie and a role which you, a fan, would agree, is among the most comprehensive performances of all time. and then Nayagan - Brando must be proud. And no, there is a storm now... one after another.. masterpieces filed on top of each... The aboorva sahodrargal love failure scene followed by entire 150 minutes of brilliance in 4 mmkr roles... comedy divine... Guna now.. pentathol smell - Girish Karnad was a witness to magic.. Oh and immediately Devar Magan.. who fucking gave the national award to Bharatam? Mahanadi - The daughter is back from prostitution and blabbers in sleep. U need to look at the man at that time. U really need to. Sathi Leelavathi and "waiter, menu card please"..The Kurudhi Punal Climax cry, The master act in Indian.. Just gotta look at his face ( both the roles) in the beginning of the Pachai Kiligal song.. The man was just at absolute peak... Avvai Shanmukhi, and a ring of other comedy classics (esp Pammal K and the Madras Bashai). Sandwitched inbetween them was this lesson in the university of iowa called Heyram ... Nandu then struck - the lunatic redefined followed by 2 more rabbits in the hat. Called Nalla sivam and Virumandi thevar....

Lum Takes a breath

But why is Lum taking a breath?