Instead of coming out to their families a gay man and a lesbian enter into a marriage of convenience to appease their parents. However chaos soon ensues when the woman’s girlfriend comes to live with the unlikely couple.Bollywood is trying to take up this matter and turn it into different scenarios for a movie. So was keeping this in the list for sometime. But the movie didn’t dissappoint maybe because I love the leads, both of them. The confusion and plans all went out like any other Bolly movie and the climax is what anyone will love to have because it’s all about love ultimately. The coming out scenes were heart touching and well real enough but not everyones reality though. I never get why it’s so easy to disown their own kids rather than accepting them for who they are. Skipping just one shaadi wala song in the beginning, rest of the movie is pretty entertaining.

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Reuniting for their mom’s death anniversary, will her last wish bring back lost love? This is the basic plot. Three siblings Sunny Annie and Jerry comes back for a reunion and solves the dramatic problems they all have with each other. This movie was way too early, we have to circle way back into the good old days of cinema to enjoy this one. So much drama and all that for nothing. It was a watchable first half, but the second half and the last twenty minutes were the last nail.While a bunch try to normalise the rights of women and how equality thrives, this one goes with the other side. I just watched for the sake of the good old combo of Manju and Biju, but this is not worth any of that sadly.

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Along with the food, culture, art,business etc each of the participating countries get the opportunity to feature their entertainment extravaganza. Artists like AR Rahman, Atif Aslam, Armin van Burren, Dimitri Vegas, Vini Vici, Black eyed peas, Alicia Keys are few of the prominent artists featured for the live entertainment events at Expo 2020.There is an old saying that we are familiar with , whichever corner of world you go, you can find a Malayali and that saying became true when that stage where so many legends have performed was taken over by a DJ Savyo from our very own Kochi and thus becoming the First South Indian DJ and the fourth Indian DJ to perform on the Jubilee stage of Expo 2020 Dubai.DJ Savyo was featured as part of the Hit music festival which is told to be world’s biggest South Indian festival as per Khaleej Times Hit music festival was held on Jan 22nd from 6:30 pm to 1:15 am featuring around 15 artists.

Hridayam is an emotional journey of Arun, his carefree bachelor days in Engineering college, and how he matures through various phases of life.

Because its a musical, all the songs were really good and Hisham has done his best job here. Other than that, the movie had flaws all of them covered securely by the music and rest of the scores I think. Pranav’s resemblance to a face we lost forever brings back a kind of nostalgia which he recreates now and then, which was actually adorable. But the first half was filled with a ton of cringe scenes and it was way too hard to sit through them. Maybe it was like that for me and different for others. But the second half is far better than the first one. The movie is filled with a lot of clichés and it also leaves us with a lot of questions regarding the relationship between Arun and Darshana. The thing I took back with me was few songs from the playlist and his adorable face.

Puthiyoru Lokam Song from Hridayam Movie

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A woman finds herself at a crossroads in life. Her six year relationship has grown monotonous and her career seems to have hit a roadblock. However, the arrival of her cousin forces her to confront a troubled past.

This isn’t a usual Bollywood flick and that’s one major reason for watching this movie. The tone is so cool, easy breezy. Gehraiyaan is slow and the pace is gained gradually only towards the end. The relationships portrayed are different and interesting. The way they’ve shown how childhood trauma affects a person onto their adulthood and how Alisha struggles throughout her whole life because of it was pretty relatable. Alisha is a beautiful character and Deepika has done her job so good. But Tia played by Ananya was more impressive because I wasn’t sure she could pull it off, but she did it so well.

The movie is filled with so much luxury. The lives, their costumes, the settings and stays, even their jobs. I doubt if this all ends up this way if it’s a reality. But I liked how they ended the movie. This doesn’t have a happy ending and that’s acceptable. How the conversations between Alisha and her dad grows and their relationship grows was one of my favorite part of the movie. The concept shown might be unacceptable to many, but it’s a good movie with no rubbish songs or fights but a few good characters with real sleek twists.

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This is the story of very ordinary life of Archana, a woman in her late 20s, getting prepared for an arranged marriage, working at a school and making ends meet.

The movie gives out a subtle vibe of something good awaits us ahead, but has got nothing at all to give out. The trailer was pretty amazing while the movie fails to impress. There were so many familiar faces and while giving them all space, they forgot to stick on to a proper script. At a given point, movie was going nowhere. There are a few characters that scored in between more than the protagonist herself. Aishwarya performed well, she can pull off such a sweet character easily, but it was wasted. The father role was handled so well, he was such a relief and fresh to watch. The guy did good, but I couldn’t find his name. So much character load up to zero script sense, the movie may bore you, I got bored anyway. They tried to pull off something and failed sadly.

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Freedom Fight has saved the name of anthologies from all the over-hyped ones that have been released recently. Consisting of 5 movies, with familiar and not so familiar faces, movie talks about people fighting for their survival, reacting to their respective issues and there results. Each movie has got different tones. Even though it goes with a flow, each one is unique.

Rajisha’s Geethu was so adorable to watch. Her conversations with strangers and the way she carries herself was good. But the character reminded me of so many other characters the actor had played before. Srinda’s movie doesn’t feels like a movie. I loved the way it portrayed the sisterhood. The issue was completely conveyed and it was the only thing they all talked and discussed without going to other storylines which was really nice. The difficulties of a woman’s life in a man’s world is the basic theme here.

Joju was somehow adorable in the movie but will also makes us sad. Rohini’s character also reminded her other recent characters. The director starrer will also make you kinda sad, it’s good to have such reality checks now and then. The last one is the most difficult to move on from. It’s so damn raw and it’s been so long since I’ve seen something like that in a Malayalam movie. That ones gonna make your blood boil and make you feel ashamed and angry and sad, all at the same time. I won’t be able to go through that one again. Basically it was a good roll. Worth the watch it is.

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Destiny launched on 23rd August 24, 2019, featuring artist-actor Minion John with the amazing singer Amrutha Suresh who enchants with her captivating voice syncing with the beats of DJ Savyo . The amazing video is directed by Neil D’cunha and produced by Anil Mathews Mundackel. The music was launched by A2 Entertainment house. The song is shot in the pristine luscious rain-soaked greenery in the environs of Munnar. The Shiva mantra echoes through the mesmerizing music played by DJ Savyo. The peaceful tones of the Shiva mantra and the beats of the inviting music ringing in the background add a positive vibe to the surrounding. With impeccable cinematography by Prejish capturing the captivating essence of nature with Minions depiction of a wanderer into the depths of the forest, it makes the video gripping.
DJ Savyo came up with this unique concept of mixing the triggering chants and the beats to create captivating music that truly enchants and produce a vibe indispensable. DJ Savyo’s concept was quickly agreed upon by Neil Dcunha and even melodious Amrutha Suresh. Roping in Minion John, who depicted the concept well enough, and Amrutha sharing the screen with her beautifully draped saree bringing in the true essence of Shiva mantra grooving with rhythms played by DJ Savyo made the music video truly enticing.
Commenting on the track, Amrutha Suresh shared her overwhelming experience of being a part of this innovative experimental track. She was delighted by the unique and crazy experience she had shooting amidst the shady forests and caves.
The video song Destiny truly deserves applause for bringing in the beauty of trending electronic music with the chants that mesmerize every mind.

Popular for his grooving music, he was the DJ for popular Sporting events like Indian Premier League(IPL), Indian Super League (ISL), Celebrity Cricket League(CCL), etc. Nostalgia under Saregama which is still booming as one of the evergreen hits in the music industry is some of the popular ones by DJ Savyo. The track Aarpo from that album sung by leading playback singer Franko is still one of the popular Onam beat till date. Recently he launched an album titled Destiny featuring Amrita Suresh which has got positive vibes from the music industry.

Amidst all these flood relief works in which he is involved by helping people who are monsoon- affected areas in Kerala , he took effort to spend his valuable time with Mad-Garage.

A sound-engineer who turned his passion into his dreams to become an efficacious singer to revive the lost melody of enticing music to the present world of music.

Neeraj Gopal was born in a musical family, where growing up seems to be like a ride in a symphony of melodies. Neeraj Gopal’s mother who is a music teacher imparted the taste of music through lullabies and the first music lessons. Like the tell-a-tale stories, his father also imparted music to his son.

Began singing from his early childhood and was never a stranger to the stage performances. Right from the beginning, he befriended the stage and then never looked back again. His immense support from the family always kept him aligned with his passion.

Growing up, he decided to take up sound Engineering and successfully completed his course from CMS Coimbatore, which also platformed his growth as a singer, facilitating numerous stage programs that boosted his talent. He enjoys every melody track and aspires to be one who delivers such rendering music to the audience.