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Echoes of the Maestro – Song 2 – Vaadiyamma Ponmagale

“Vaadiyamma Ponmagale” is a fun song and it appears to be the first collaboration between SPB and Illayaraja. Although there is another popular song from the same album featuring this combo, I believe this one was recorded first (correct me if I’m wrong). This song also seems to be the first collaboration between SPB and P. Susheela. It has a mix of Western and Indian Classical music, and don’t miss the usual SPB banter in the song.

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Echoes of the Maestro – Song 1 – Machaana Paathehala

Illayaraja is a music composer whom I didn’t listen to as a kid, but I couldn’t resist as an adult and can’t stop listening to it now. It took an open mind for someone like me, who grew up listening to the digital sounds of ARR. Over the years, I have admired the man for his compositions, the stories about him, and of course, the controversies. Despite what people say about him, he is fighting for every artist out there, and

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Ooru Peru Bairavakona – Movie Review

Fantasy and Telugu Cinema are inseparable, right from the times of Vittalacharya to today’s Vi Anand, Telugu cinema is filled with a lot of writers who have a good grip on writing Fantasy stories and add Horror and Comedy to the mix then you’ve got your perfect commercial concoction of a movie. Ooru Peru Bairavakona falls right in between all this and did the movie live up to the Telugu Movie standards?

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Eagle (2024) – Telugu Movie Review

Is it just me or does it seem like Ravi Teja is choosing scripts where he plays a bad guy at first, but then transforms into a good person towards the end? Whether it’s this movie, Tiger Nageswara Rao, Dhamaka, Khiladi, or Disco Raja, they all have something in common besides Ravi Teja. Are we seeing a pattern here? Ravi Teja gaaru, I’m not sure about your other fans, but for me, seeing you in similar roles is becoming boring and repetitive. Did Eagle fare better for me? Let’s delve deeper.

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Manjummel Boys – Movie Review

If the timing of Kanmani Anbodu was not right the use of that song would have been a mere cinematic gimmick. Even though the song was repeated in portions throughout the movie at various points it doesn’t bore you because most of us who watched the movie late know this song was used to elevate something but we don’t know where and how. Did the movie do justice to the hype it created among the audiences?

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Guntur Kaaram – Movie Review

In a scene where Venkata Ramana (Mahesh Babu) learns a portion of a backstory from his father on why his mother left him and his dad. His frustration of being an unwanted son and his yearning for love from both his parents was evident. One of the few nicely written moments in the film where Mahesh Babu’s conviction speaks a lot, so does what the movie wants us to feel about the lead character. However, is that enough?

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Mystery in the Metaverse – Book Review

Damien Zilli, CTO of Energence AI is missing. Asher Bloom an FBI agent arrives at Silicon Valley’s most intriguing Bungalow to investigate this Puzzle. What he uncovers is one of the most mysterious and powerful hackers the world has witnessed and on the other hand, someone is targeting a Cult that is in the process of creating a first Sentient A.I. God. Did Asher Bloom solve the puzzle or did he

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The Marvels – Movie Review

What will happen when the most powerful Superhero of the MCU who prefers to work alone is forced to work with a team, face the burden of the past, and also have to live up to the Superhero that she is? The Marvels movie is packed with so much and also is fun to watch at the same time. However, is it enough for us? Did MCU break free from its curse and give us the old MCU movies? Let’s try and unpack, shall we?

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It Happened in India – Book Review

Retail in India has grown leaps and bounds over the last decade and Kishore Biyani, “The King of India Retail” is the reason for these changes. Even though most of us prefer D-mart over Big Bazaar these days, we can’t take away the fact that many supermarkets around us including Chennai’s own Saravana stores which inspired the idea for Big Bazaar now have many qualities that Big Bazaar incorporated into their stores.

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Before the Coffee gets Cold – Book Review

Set in a 100-year-old cafe, Before the Coffee gets Cold not only serves coffee but also allows people to travel back in time. However, there are a lot of conditions that come with time travel, one of which is that “whatever happens in the past won’t change the present.”