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Rajeshwari Kalyanam

THE STUFF DREAMS ARE MADE OF
The year was 2021, when lockdown forced many movies to seek an OTT release – and this was also the beginning of new age Indie cinema in Telugu marked by some landmark films. One of them was ‘Cinema Bandi’. Set in a village on Andhra...
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SIMPLE SOUTH SWAG
One National Award, two Filmfare awards, two Karnataka State awards, and more in his kitty - diverse roles, each different from the others, and stories that seem to be written just to fulfill the urge in the actor to do something different each time –...
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INDIAN CRAFT CHOCOLATE GEARED FOR THE WORLD OF FINE CHOCOLATES
Specially crafted 68 percent dark chocolate made with Cacao farmed by GVS Prasad, an engineer turned organic farmer from Tadikalapudi village of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh State is what Manam Chocolate called a Farm Tablet No 3. That the cacao is grown alongside...
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JAILER – BHOLA SHANKAR – WHY ARE OUR HEROES ANGRIER IN FILMS?
Raj & DK’s Guns & Gulaabs on Netflix is a gangster series that has recreated the 80s in the best of its hues including stunts, chase scenes, and gun fights that score on craft over gore. Raj & DK’s Guns & Gulaabs on Netflix is...
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A MUSICAL WORLD
The film was Hridayam, which released in 2022 – a love story filmed in Malayalam that caught the imagination not just audiences in Kerala, but became an anthem for the entire country that discovered the magic of Malayalam films through the OTT. The song Darshana...
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TEA AND OTHER STORIES
Brews & Blends Café in Hyderabad is an experiential space for beverages, the well-researched and handpicked blends of teas and coffees savoured over a limited but carefully curated European menu with a bit of Asian thrown in Vidya was working in a corporate and was...
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BABY, NO MORE
From his first film ‘Dorasani’ to now ‘Baby’ that has brought him much success, Anand Devarakonda is making his own path, and choosing films after his heart, despite the obvious comparisons to his brother, which inspires him more than anything else – he says during...
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EUROPEAN CUISINE WITH A COZY AMBIENCE
The old-world Hyderabadi charms gives Ashiana Banquets adjoining the ancestral home of Zain Rahimtula a delightful vibe. The premises surrounded by greenery offers respite as an oasis would do in the middle of the corporate jungle. Now the space gets a new addition - an...
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‘I AM AS ASPIRATIONAL AS GARFIELD’
The year was 2011, there was a small film, a rom-com that had fairly new and young actors, and storytelling which does not follow the norms of the time and humour which is not a separate ‘track’ but is part of the story and situations....
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BEING AKHIL AKKINENI
700 days of challenging oneself to consistently maintain a physique, of waking up in the morning and struggling with the urge to eat anything, if not the ice cream or burgers that he constantly craves for on a weak day, anything that he could get...
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