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Shortfilms: The Three ‘Memories’ of my B.Tech life

Films have been an integral part of my life since childhood, all thanks to my father. He was a Chiranjeevi fan and took me to Indra 4 times at the time of its release. …

Movies

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Shortfilms: The Three ‘Memories’ of my B.Tech life
Shortfilms: The Three ‘Memories’ of my B.Tech life

Apr 30

Monthly Review: April’22

Beginning of a financial year, two films from neighbouring states broke records, the episodes of the last season of Better Call Saul premiering on Netflix, temperatures going upwards of 43°C are among many things that happened in April. I started this month with tiredness owing to work and asked for…

India

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Monthly Review: April’22
Monthly Review: April’22

Apr 14

RRR: Rajamouli’s remarkable effort yet again breaks the barriers.

After multiple postponements owing to the Covid, our much-awaited RRR released last month, on 25th March 2022, took the screens by storm. …

India

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RRR: Rajamouli’s remarkable effort yet again breaks the barriers.
RRR: Rajamouli’s remarkable effort yet again breaks the barriers.

Apr 1

Monthly review: March’22

End of the financial year, the beginning of the Summer season, and the birthdays of people I love, I had a good month of 31 days in the name of March this year. And the much-awaited and majestic RRR released. I watched a couple of movies, roamed around Hampi on…

Movies

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Monthly review: March’22
Monthly review: March’22

Mar 26

Decoupled on Netflix: Shines in parts but lacks continuity.

Madhavan has enjoyed his loyal fanbase for many years since his debut with Mani Ratnam’s Alaipayuthey (Sakhi). Although known for his romantic and light-hearted flicks, he was never confined to chocolate-boy roles and experimented with the parts in Kannathil Muthamittal, Yuva, and many more. While I enjoyed his works, including…

India

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Decoupled on Netflix: Shines in parts but lacks continuity.
Decoupled on Netflix: Shines in parts but lacks continuity.

Mar 19

Exploring Hampi in two days (on a weekend)

Hampi is one of the places I have visited many times since childhood. My relatives stay in a nearby town (Hospet), and whenever I go there, they used to take me to Hampi and have darshan at Virupaksha Temple and Yantrodharaka Hanuman Temple. In 2020, just before the Covid hit…

Hampi

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Exploring Hampi in two days (on a weekend)
Exploring Hampi in two days (on a weekend)

Mar 1

Monthly review: Feb’22

Okay, I was lazy enough to write this on the first of March. Honestly, I didn’t want to write blogs for a couple of days, but I promised myself that I’d show up at the beginning of the year no matter how short the content was. In February, I read…

Books

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Monthly review: Feb
Monthly review: Feb

Feb 4

Maanadu & Minnal Murali: Intention is important

At the end of 2021, we witnessed two mainstream films with strong writing with no loose ends and equally powerful antagonists: Venkat Prabhu’s Maanaadu and Basil Joseph’s Minnal Murali. While Maanaadu had a blockbuster theatrical run, Minnal Murali opted for direct streaming on Netflix, beneficial to the makers. While I…

Movies

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Maanadu & Minnal Murali: Purpose is important
Maanadu & Minnal Murali: Purpose is important

Jan 30

Monthly review: Jan’22

To begin my movies this year, I chose to watch Minnal Murali, starring Tovino Thomas, streaming on Netflix. I wrote a dedicated blog post on my thoughts on the film. You can find it here. For a long time now, I have been trying to explore the films of Vamsy…

Movies

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Monthly review: Jan’22
Monthly review: Jan’22

Jan 22

DO EPIC SHIT by Ankur Warikoo

Ankur Warikoo is a well-known entrepreneur, mentor, influencer, and big brother for many people on social media. He is famously known for his candid talks on his life, failures, upbringing, thoughts on money, and more. I’ve been following him for more than one year now, and every Friday morning, I…

Books

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DO EPIC SHIT by Ankur Warikoo
DO EPIC SHIT by Ankur Warikoo
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