The Helmet culprit

I have uncovered the identity of the culprit we have all been seeking. My life-long suspicions were confirmed the moment I hit the 18th second in this video. Senthil is a Royal Helmet.

As if my suspicion were not enough to elicit this article, Senthil had to surrender himself, Tehelka-style. Watch the video and read on.

0:18 That gave him away. They say every criminal has a signature “move” (like when you hear a “what”/”yeah” after every line in a verse, you instantly know that lil jon was allowed to sing along with the artiste, shout, rather). Senthil could not contain himself during the video shoot of “Apologize”, he had to lay something to waste with a hammer, just like he does in this video. He even managed to convince a few caucasians to watch him decimate the egg (remember, every criminal leaves a trail, no matter how small)…

0:44 Evidently, mobile phones were still fairly new entrants in the Indian market back in 1998 when Senthil was an up and coming Helmet. In order to silence his critics once and for all, he had to do something unprecented. What better than pouring some used engine oil on a mobile phone and lighting it up? As a matter of fact, Samsung was so inspired by the act that it introduced the SGH-A837 “Rugby” model, popularly dubbed the “Anti-Senthil phone”. Watch the amount of abuse this phone can take, but I doubt it can fend off Senthil’s calculated attacks.

1:36 Senthil’s secret to remaining a helmet. The ancient Greeks entertained their ladies with a harp while most modern day Romeos prefer playing a piano or a guitar. Senthil however, fell in love with the video casette the very first time he saw one-bigger than its audio counterpart, yet small enough to grasp firmly in one hand and woo the magnetic tape out with the other…one loop at a time. Striking a dashing pose when doing this can safely assure you a P.H ( Permanent Helmet)status in that country and in its immediate neighbors.

2:01 When Senthil realized that trends in fashion apparel were backtracking to the swinging 60s, he decided to bring vinyl records back in vogue. Now mind me, he only did what he knew best- open the shrink wrap on a brand new record and test its strength against a hammer blow. Cant blame him, he tried…

2:57 How many of us know that “Sumeet” (the Indian kitchen appliances giant) was one of the sponsors for this movie (Its “Jeans”, if u havent watched the movie before)? They wanted some publicity for the money they paid and Senthil seemed like a good choice for a brand ambassador. Little did they know that Senthil’s style of endorsing products was rather unconventional, if not sig (read the article on “sig” for its definition-http://galeejnus.wordpress.com/). It wasnt a bad move if you ask me, some people did end up being convinced of the mixer’s abilities (OK dad, I havent mentioned explicitly that its you and if anyone is to blame for the missing bulbs in our house, its you. I didnt want to test the mixer in the first place…at least not by myself…)

3:06 Another sig signature helmet move. If you think the news reader is “attoo”(thats how Ajay VM pronounces “attu”), simply load the remote with 2 AA sized batteries and hurl it at the screen.  2 birds in one stone- inform the people around you about your thoughts on the presenter and also switch off the TV as a permanent proof of your opinion.

3:32 Enraged at Michael Jordan’s success in promoting the “Air Jordan” line of shoes when HE had failed in his endavour to make vinyl records the next coolest thing, Senthil decided to stage a dharna. The agenda was to BBQ a pair of Air Jordan shoes and it just so happened that this song was shot at the same time as the dharna.

4:03 As if incinerating a mobile phone were not enough, Senthil added a laptop to the list just to be safe. I have lighted numerous bijilis, 1000-waalas, 10,000- waalas, lakshmis, kuruvis, snake-bombs, hydrogen bombs, atom bombs, netajis, double bombs, mysterious bombs, saraswathis, adi-parasakthis besides a variety of locally-made fireworks, but never have I seen such a cosmic explosion as the one Senthil wrought on the sets that day…

4:28 Realizing that he was being shot out of focus in preference to the chicks next to him, Senthil reacted in typical fashion. Not finding a hammer nearby, he had to content himself with the placard he had made in preparation for his dharna.

In conclusion, I am of the opinion that the mysterious hand we see in the “Apologize” video (shown destroying various objects with a hammer) in fact, belongs to Senthil.

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