Ravindran Raghunathan

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Unwanted Series This is a Show that Nobody wanted to watch. There is nothing of use in this show except glorification of Mughal and Sultanate Culture and the Abrahamic Religions’ treatment of women. If such a glorification had been done for the Devadasi System then the whole country would have been in outrage and such a show banned. But not for this because it is sanctioned by those outside our country with centuries-old grudge that we have chosen to forget but they haven’t. So this show is being unashamedly marketed in an aggressive manner. Again The creator of this series is a known appeaser of Mughal Emperors and The Sultanate and has deliberately whitewashed Terror unleashed by Invaders in India and its people many times. If you are starry eyed for all the jewellery and music and dance etc, congratulations you sold your brain and your ancestors too. No one can help you.

*Mild Spoilers Ahead* THEY SHALL NOT BE FORGOTTEN This is The Story That has been waiting to be told but one that the central character would have never bothered about, much less would have scoffed at being deified in any manner whatsoever. But, He would understand the reason behind why this movie was made. The Movie starts slowly without losing pace and literally springs to life midway when the Cellular Jail phase begins. To me, cellular jail phase was the most gripping and intense and the second half was the most interesting, for it showed the attitude of the Nehruvian Government in Independent India in full force. The Story is based totally on well researched sources and every fact and every situational reference is true and proof for the same exists. Randeep Hooda has paid the perfect Homage by literally living As Swatantraya Veer Savarkar himself. This Man called Randeep Hooda has done a great service to the very idea of Bharat by leaving no stone unturned to bring the character of Savarkar before our eyes in such detail. To me the most touching moment is near the end of the movie, where Savarkar questions whether anyone would remember them in the future? This is a must watch film for every single citizen of India irrespective or religion who believes that Bharat is his or her homeland. This is a must watch film for children. Parents must teach their children what our real history is made up of and not depend upon the schools to teach them about our country. One can say emphatically that there is no human in the entire world who has lived, suffered and yet contributed so much to his nation like Swatantraya Veer Savarkar. Please Do Not Miss this movie even if one has not read the books relevant on this character. Spending some money and our time is the least we can do to honour all those bravehearts who put their lives on the line for the welfare of all of us who are alive and well today in Independent Bharat. We ought to do much more, but not all are Randeep Hooda or Dr.Vikram Sampath, so let's do the least small parts that we can. This is not a propaganda film. This is not some election conspiracy This is History of Bharat This is the story of a true son of the soil. This is Swatantraya Veer Savarkar! Jai Ma Ashtabhuja Bhavani! Vande Mataram! Bharat Mata Ki Jai!

After seeing this movie trailer and reading the plot online I am disgusted with Tamil Movie Industry that is systematically engaged in Brahmin Bashing and foisting Islamic, Evangelical and Colonial Narratives on Us. It is time for Hindus to step Up and Stop this direct assaults on the faith. Being a Hindu Being a Vegetarian is the faith of the land of Bharat. The actors who played false narrative bigoted versions of Brahmins are to be equally condemned as equal as The Lead so called Lady Superstar who is nothing but a Lady Superstar of the Marxist - Evangelical- PanIslamic Left. This actor along with her husband are masquerading as Pious Hindus and Loyal Citizens of India. It is a disgrace that this lead actor and her husband were permitted into the inner sanctum of Atthi Varadhar, Lord Venkateswara at Thirumala and other Sacred Hindu Temples when real devotees were treated like beggars and eight class citizens. Despite all this privileges of first class citizens of our puniyabhoomi they choose only to throw mud and garbage at the very dharma of our land. This is a totally ridiculous movie and it ought to be countered and defeated by all who are citizens of India. The name of the film is the grossest insult to all Hindus and it is equally distressing to see that no Hindu organisation including the RSS AND VHP is opposing this film with the fullest force or the media is hiding all attempts. Hindu organisations must oppose these at epic proportions and not keep silent which makes us rational thinkers distrust them. We as citizens of Bharath should defeat these cultural assaults on our land. Let Dharma Prevail. Let Bharath Emerge Victorious in Digvijaya. Bharath Mata Ki Jai. Long Live Punyabhoomi Bharath, Vetrivel Veeravel!! and Har Har Mahadev!!

*No Spoilers* This is a very promising film however I am giving only 3 stars because of the cringy songs and the cringy first half of the film The character of Sardar is a blend of Stallone in “Rambo Last Blood”, Kamal Hassan in “Vikram” Sean Connery as Mason from “ The Rock” , Late Jaishankar’s “CID Shankar” Laila got very little screen time despite being a pivotal character in the story. However this is quite a strange film for the story line is very strange. It seeks to induce into the people that there is something odd going on in India particularly in the metropolitan cities with regard to the Packaged Water business and that may have an international connection. However in reality when many Political Bigwigs have an interest in the water business the film is like blowing hot and cold at the same time. Bhavesh Joshi Superhero was a very good film Centered on the issue of Water Supply in metros. Overall it’s an okay film. The real saving grace was Karthi as Sardar who has done justice to the role.

*Mild Spoilers* Saw PS-1 Part 1 this evening on IMAX Phoenix Market City Chennai. Here is my take on this decades-awaited silver screen version of Late Kalki Krishnamurthy’s Novel. 1. The film is totally worth watching on the big screen especially IMAX. The visuals are truly stunning and the character’s angst, agony, lust and hubris is captured so beautifully however that has also resulted in limited screen space for many of the beloved supporting characters like Sendhan Amudhan, Kandhamaran. Vanathi does not faint even once!!! 2. The battle scenes are reminiscent of Thalapathi movie samurai scenes in song “Sundari”, however the fight scenes are really good. The weaponry portrayed is quite accurate for the period though I am doubtful if there were trebuchets in the Chola period. 3. Though it is quite impossible to capture all the important scenes of the novel the screenplay has maintained authentic portrayal of the story as much as possible. However the lack of screen space for many characters is quite appalling. 4. The initial narrative could have been more detailed about the thirupurampayam war and the thakkolam war and the damage it caused to the family tree of the cholas. A very brief narrative without introduction of all the main characters of the story and the past events of the story does confuse the viewer who is not familiar with the story. Many first time viewers of the story would be clueless as to who is doing what. As to those who are fans of the novel they are in for a critical treat of missed scenes and the awesome slow motion scene of Veerapandian’s death. 5. The most loved characters of Vandiyathevan and Alwarkadiyan Nambi simply sprang to life through Karthi and Jayaram. They just imbibed the spirit of the characters. Total Delight to watch them. Jayam Ravi was very graceful though his dialogues were not as content rich as I personally expected. Aditha Karikalan was very promising but lost the charisma later on. Poonkuzhali and Kundhavai were simply perfect. If anyone mesmerised the audience it was none other than Nandini through Aishwarya Rai. Mystery, despair, revenge and wrath oozed out of every scene Of Nandini. She simply carries the entire movie on her shoulders as that character is The Most Important of All. It was beyond delight to watch Nandini on the screen. On the whole it is an amazing effort and has to be appreciated. There is no major deviation from the story that is cringey. A very enjoyable watch though the real picture of Kalki’s story is quite impossible to be replicated except in our own heads as imagination and visualisation.

*NO SPOILERS* I went for this one yesterday with my wife and we felt quite entertained and enjoyed the movie. Now that being said, there are some other points i wish to share here: 1. Much hate has been thrown around this movie due to the fact that The Rock doesnt have to do anything to portray Black Adam. He is built for this role. 2. Almost all fans of the Superhero Genre know about the aggressive tactics used by Marvel against DC with respect to the Justice League film. Those who have seen Justice League Snyder Cut would surely understand that the superhero movie business is nothing but a big big Trademarks War. 3. Last but not least, many of the western reviewers are not acceptable of showing the Middle East in a positive light and Private Military Contractors in a negative light particularly enslaving a middle eastern cultural nation for its natural resources, that is the hesitation for many to negatively view this film This movie is quite a standard superhero film. It has really good action scenes and the usual doses of superhero motivation. So sit back enjoy a watch with an open mind. Overall quite entertaining to spend a couple of hours of free time

For this movie I believe even a honest Review may act as a Spoiler. A few points that may not spoil the movie are as follows: 1. The character development is excellent. I resonate with those who say that characters stay with you long after u have exited the streaming app. 2. The dialogue delivery is superb. Thankfully there are no expletives in the film and the dialogues deliver the message to the point without trying to create some social trend that is totally unnecessary. 3. If you Love Boxing You Will Utterly Love this movie. It has imbibed the spirit of not only the sport but also the legends of the sport. You can identity the spirits of many Boxing Legends that flow through the characters. A few I resonated with are : Rocky Marciano, Jake La Motta, Muhammad Ali, Prince Naseem, Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard, the spirit of Cus D’Amato and Mike Tyson together are also captured beautifully. I use boxing for fitness and this film makes me so proud that I am from Chennai. The respect for the sport went up like a Spacex Rocket during and after watching the film. If u are in Chennai and u practice boxing for fitness or competitively keep in mind that you are part of a rich history and heritage of Modern Independent India. 4. North Madras was the Capital of Boxing in South India. Crime that sailed along with Dravidian Politics destroyed it. The subtle forces of destruction are sprinkled throughout the movie without losing the narrative. It is not difficult for one who is familiar with the Dravidian political history to miss the impact that period had on Boxing which flows as a quiet undercurrent in the film. If the destruction had not happened we would have taken Parambarais and our boxing to the world and not the other way round. This film is a subtle reminder of missed golden opportunities. This film is surely done by someone who loves the sport of Boxing. If not it is not possible to make a film of this caliber and quality. This is best movie I have seen till date this year. 🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊

On Reading this book after a few chapters anyone who is really a fan of Novels or Reading in General would realise that this is nothing but a Movie Script. It is disheartening to see authors write books with the sole aim of the story being made into a movie and to be talked about on Social Media. Commercial intents are not wrong but to claim divine insight into the concept of the story is quite disgusting. This story is nothing but an extremely stupid adaption of Rebellion Vs Evil Empire takeover concept. I stopped reading this book after a few chapters. This sort of writing that is intended for surveillance capitalism - movies social media and to hook readers with dopamine hits only deserves the dust bin. Most suspicious is the fact that the author admits the whole story is told to some “unknown team” and then approved. Looks like even literary authors would sell their soul for money. Most irritating is the reference to some “Divine” Insight to write the story. It is like claiming the Divine Right like some old European Monarch. All that thing about India and Unity is simply to satisfy some agenda. What a waste!