Doomangoli

This is one of those awesome Chennai Sen-Tamil words that instantly caught my attention and I loved it! I was watching this Trailer for a Tamil movie called Oram-Po (means move aside). The Hero drives an auto-rickshaw and is a typical Chennai movie with the cool slangs and the attitude. The title Oram-Po in itself is a popular phrase in Chennai. Radio Mirchi (the 98.3 Semma Hottu Macchi FM Radio) has a program by that name. This movie stars the cute Pooja who happens to be one of my favourites.

Now, you have to be a Chennai-ite to appreciate this wonderful word - Doomangoli. Yet I shall try my best to define it for the benefit of Non-Chennai-ites!

A Goli is a glass marble generally used as a play thing by children. Goli is a down and dirty street game that was quite popular in the past when there were play grounds and you could walk around on the roads without being run over by vehicles.

A Doomangoli is a special Goli, a big Goli, the Goliest of Golis! When used to describe a person, Dommagoli means that the person is the best there is in that class. In the trailer the Auto-Rickshaw mechanic Bigilu is a Doomangoli among mechanics!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgiz4bZI0Zg

Now that's the You Tube link for the Trailer of Oram-Po! Do watch it! It's Awesome!!