patchy white - Karna pura ! உன்னை, நான் அறிவேன்! - என்னையன்றி யார் அறிவார்?

 

உன்னை, நான் அறிவேன்! -  என்னையன்றி  யார் அறிவார்?

கண்ணில், நீர் வழிந்தால், என்னையன்றி யார் துடைப்பார்?

யார் இவர்கள் மாயும் மானிடர்கள்! ஆட்டிவைத்தால் ஆடும் பாத்திரங்கள்!

 

புறாக்கள்   இயற்கையிலேயே சாம்பல், வெள்ளை, கறுப்பு, பழுப்பு மற்றும் ஊதா நிறங்களில் காணப்படுகின்றன.

In the movie  ‘Maari’ – hero Danush is inclined to raising Pigeons and  one important scene dwells on ‘Karna Pura”  - know what it is ??

As we commonly see, most of the Pigeons are   Ash, black, brown coloured – a very miniscule % is White ones and there are rare ones like this one pictured here  which had spots of White in ash brown !! 

This is -  "White Back" (The Rump Patch):  bright white patch on its lower back - a classic, defining feature of the wild Rock Pigeon (Columba livia).   While domestic and urban pigeons come in a massive variety of mixed colors, this specific marking is a beautiful throwback to their ancestral genetic roots.  The way its wings are fully spread out reveals the intricate, mottled pattern of its flight feathers. It shows the perfect mechanics of a bird breaking its speed for a landing—using its tail feathers fanned out wide like a parachute and its wings swept forward to catch the air.

Back to Maari – Karna puraas – go up in the air and perform tumbling actobatics.  Tumbler pigeons are a distinct group of domesticated pigeons (Columba livia) famous for their unique, genetically inherited ability to somersault backward mid-air or along the ground.  

The Maaris ie., those interested in Pigeon can identify them so casually – the song at the start which says about soulful identification is from the movie Gunaa !

Gunaa – flopped at the box office – as not many could digest the picturisation of the Kamal Starrer,    directed by Santhana Bharathi and co-written by Sab John. It paired  Rekha and newcomer Roshini (in her only film appearance). The story revolved around lunatic  Gunaa kidnapping  an heiress (Rohini) to make her fall in love with him.  The film had lovely songs music of Isaignani Illayaraja   - .     "Kanmani Anbodu Kadhalan" became a milestone in Tamil cinema for the way it mixed dialogue and lyrics.  The one at the start was written by Vaali.

The movie had traces of -  Spanish black romantic comedy movie - Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!   directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Victoria Abril and Antonio Banderas  The plot follows a recently released psychiatric patient who kidnaps an actress in order to make her fall in love with him. He believes his destiny is to marry her and father her children. The film was highly successful with both critics and audiences in Spain

Interesting !

 

Regards – S Sampathkumar

10.7.2026