A TRIP TO PONDICHERRY
ChuChu TV Studios organized a One Day Fun Trip to Pondicherry on
Saturday, the 16th September 2017. It was a bonus trip this year for
getting the Diamond Play Button Award from the YouTube Channel. The Diamond Play Button Award is a trophy in
a metal casting with a YouTube play button symbol given to channels that
surpass 10 million subscribers.
A few words about ChuChu TV Studios before
elaborating on the fun trip:
ChuChu TV Studios
is the third most subscribed YouTube channel in India with over 12 million
subscribers now and over 10 billion video views. ChuChu TV consists of various
YouTube channels for children that are dedicated towards creating 2D and 3D
animation videos of traditional nursery rhymes with an incorporation of peppy
music and a modern day aesthetic in them. The channels include ChuChu TV
Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs, ChuChu TV Surprise, ChuChu TV FunZone and
ChuChu TV StoryTime.
Back to the fun
trip:
On
the D-Day, at 8 ‘0’ Clock in the morning, around 150 members gathered at the
office premises, decked up in their smart outfits, all set to enjoy the day,
taking a break from the routine. It was fun to watch the employees taking
Selfies here and there with funny expressions.
The
150 members were seated in 4 buses – all ladies (a dozen of them) gathered in
the same bus along with a cute little bundle of joy – the 2 year old daughter
of our receptionist.
The
moment the drivers steered the wheel
-towards
a journey of 100 odd miles,
There
was cheering and loud squeal
-from
4 buses – with 1000 watt smiles!
The
initial silence in the bus was broken by loud foot-tapping songs followed by
“kuthu” dance which went on for a long time. The time just flew and we reached
the destination “Grand Serenaa Hotel & Resorts”, Pondicherry at sharp 12.30
pm. Everyone got down from the bus and took Selfies again in front of the
resort. True to its name, the resort looked very grand. We were welcomed by a
cute smiling lady, who smeared sandal paste on our foreheads. We were then
allotted rooms in batches of three by the smart organizers Sindhu and Karunas.
The Directors of the company reached there by car.
While some of us
refreshed ourselves in the room, some others had a chilling time in the
swimming pool. We then had a sumptuous Buffet lunch – a wide variety of
Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian dishes – finishing with fruits and scoops of ice
creams.
After
lunch, we had a walk around the park
Which
had see-saw, slide and the swing!
All
these play-things made many eyes to spark
Which
some of them couldn’t resist using!!
It
was really like reminiscing our childhood days. The little baby had a great
time on the slide. While going around the resort, we entered the
banquet hall Palazzo. There to our surprise found a few employees practicing
their dance and drama performances. They did it with a lot of zeal to make sure
they entertain us in the night party. Then we went back to our respective rooms
to take rest.
At 4 pm, everyone gathered at the auditorium for
the Events and Games (with Coffee).
There was hustle-bustle in the auditorium for
some time, which was suddenly calmed down by the sweet voice of a cute Compere
Anu from the Event Management who managed the show with ease and with a sense
of humour. She asked the audience to split into two teams – Team A and Team B
and asked the teams to choose two leaders each – one male and one female from
both the teams. Then she asked the teams to give some creative name to their
teams. Team A was named YoYo and Team B – Jimikki Kammal. Leaders of YoYo team
were Ashwini and Vyasaraj and the leaders of Jimikki Kammal team were Saranya
and Gowtham.
·
The first programme was a Tamil Song
Shanmugham sang a
Gaana song with full involvement.
·
Game for the audience
The team leaders had
to collect certain things from their respective teams and submit them to the
Compere. The team which gave it first was the winner.
It was real fun to watch the team leaders’ desperate effort to collect these things and barge ahead. The team which lost, i.e, YoYo Team was given a punishment. The team leaders Ashwini and Vyasaraj were asked to dance a few steps for losing the game, which they sportively did for the song played. The winning team was given awards.
·
Solo Dance by Ashwini for Hindi song mix.
She danced
beautifully and enthralled the audience.
·
A skit by Srujan and Team
Awesome skit with no
dialogues – actions says it all!
The entire team *
did a great job while Srujan as Charlie Chaplin stole the show with his
extraordinary acting skills.
The skit started
with the entry of Srujan as a magician. He placed his hat on the ground and
waved his fingers around it. Everyone’s eyes were glued to the hat to see what
comes out. But all of a sudden he laughed at the audience and made fun of them.
Suddenly paper balls were thrown on to the stage from the audience. Nothing to
panic.. it was just a part of the skit. Laughter erupted all over. Here he turns into Charlie Chaplin who makes
fun of everyone around him.
Just when two
lovers were about to click a Selfie
Chaplin
comically intrudes into the Camera in a jiffy!
*The other members
in the skit were: Vijay, Pawan, Guevera, Mahitha, Charan and Ashwini.
·
Karoake by Thirumurugan
He sang the Tamil
song – “Thendral vandhu theendumbothu” from the movie Avathaaram.
·
Number Game
Ten members from
each team had to come in front and the leaders stuck the numbers from 0 to 9 on
their shirts. When the Compere asks a question, the answer which is only in
numbers, should be formed by the team as soon as possible by coming in front.
The first to form the right answer is the winner.
Some of the
questions asked were:
Yoyo team won the game and they were awarded
prizes.
·
Group dance by Karthik, Guevera and Jagadeesan
The team did a
wonderful job. It was for the trendy hit number which has more than 4 million
“Likes” in the Youtube!...Yes – Endammenda Jimikki Kammal!!!
·
Tamil Drama by Samuel and Team
The script was
compiled by Karunas (source from Vijay TV’s Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru).
This drama had the
audience in splits. Do you know what the theme is? I can hear you saying “I
know, I know”…Yes! It is “Sandhegam” (Doubting). Each and everyone in the skit enacted with
perfection.
The highlight was the
female character “Lachu” portrayed by Sathish!
Kudos to him
for his commitment – he sacrificed his moustache!!
The cast details:
Sathish as Lakshmi alias Lachu, Ranjith as Lachu’s father, Samuel as Lachu’s
husband, Guevera as Lachu’s cousin (Morai mama), Venkat as Lachu’s boyfriend in
College, Gowtham as Cylinder boy and Mani as Courier boy.
Sathish looked so
beautiful in Saree and one would have certainly mistaken him for a female! Some
guys were taking Selfies with him by putting their hands around her (his)
shoulders. One guy even went to the extent of sending (whatsapp) that photo to
his wife who was in Chennai. One can imagine what her reaction would have
been and what was in store for him on reaching home!!!
·
Game exclusively for ladies
All the ladies were
asked to come in front. Instead of the receptionist Nirosha, (who had to take
care of her baby), Sathish (Lachu) participated!!!
They were split into
2 teams of 6 each and asked to stand on either side of the stage. One from each
side had to walk on the stage and then do something creative together. While a
few pairs did a wonderful job for the music played, some who had stage-fear
just walked and went back while one lady just refused to come on to the stage.
Any guess which
pair got the award…Shh!
Yes! It was
none other than Sindhu and Sathish!!
·
A dance by Srujan, Vijay, Chandhu and Charan.
They danced for a
Mix song Malhari from the movie Bhajirao Mastani and a Telugu song Seeti Maar
from the movie DJ which was no doubt an energy packed performance!
·
Solo dance by Shobana
It was a fusion of
Classical, Western and Folk which she did with ease.
The colourful
glittering lights electrified her presence!
The constant
pretty smile on her face added essence!!
·
Solo dance by Karthik
Karthik danced his
way to glory for a mix of English, Tamil and Hindi Songs. It was a fusion of
Hip hop (English), Female style – Tu Cheez Badi he (Hindi), Tamil Fever (Tamil Rap) and Folk dance –
Maari (Tamil).
·
Concept Game for the two teams
Both the teams were
given 2 concepts each, which they had to enact.
He danced for a mix
of Tamil Songs.
·
The last game for the teams
Fifteen members from
each team were asked to come in front of the stage. The leaders were asked to
stand in front, followed by two members behind and then three members and so
on!
When a 30-sec music
was played, the leader had to do some dance steps which had to be followed by
his team mates, then the person behind him was asked to come in front and dance
for 30-secs which others had to repeat and so on till all the 15 members are
done. It was such fun to watch the dance – some were good dancers, while some
others were struggling hard to do, while one person (Mukesh) did exercise
(dance) like actor Bhagyaraj !! Throughout the show, the audiences were in
splits!
·
The last event was a Tamil skit
A comedy show in a
Newschannel - A talk with actor Mottai
Rajendran. The participants were Kabilan and Narayanan.
There ended all the
Events and Games!
Krishnan Sir then came to the stage and
announced that as there were many good performers, it was difficult to select
the winners. So he said that each and everyone who stepped on the stage would
get a prize.
And Lachu,
“Krishnan Sir said that you’ll get a special prize!”
He said it would also be given to other deserving
ladies and guys!!
Ranga Sir thanked
the compere Anu, who beautifully managed the entire show and he also thanked
all the others in the Event Management Team, who had done a wonderful job.
Mementoes were given to the whole team.
DJ Hari, who had a
good timing sense, needs a special mention!
The
funny dialogues (memes) he played in apt places eased our tension!!
Then there was the
DJ Music with Cocktail Party.
One by one began
to dance – after a while!
Each one in
their own inimitable style !!
This was followed by
dinner at 9 pm. After which everyone left to their respective rooms.
The next day, we refreshed ourselves in
the room (a few in the swimming pool), some of us went cycling in the vast
space in front of the resort.
Then we relished the
VIP (Vada, Idli, Pongal) breakfast with Coffee at 8.30 am.
It was 10 am and
time to bid good bye to Pondicherry. Off we hopped on to the respective buses
and reached Chennai around 1.30 pm.
Our sincere thanks
to the directors - Vinod Sir, Krishnan Sir, Suresh Sir, Ajith Sir and
Subramanian Sir for giving us this wonderful opportunity which will be
cherished in our memories forever. Special thanks to Somu Sir, Shyam Sir,
Sindhu and Karunas for beautifully organizing this one day trip. Thanks to the
bus drivers for the safe journey. Last but not the least, we thank the Almighty
for everything.
