Southscope September 2013 issue

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“Even my co-stars tell me I have beautiful eyes”

Young starlets

GAUTHAM KARTHIK

NAZRIYA NAZIM

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gushes

AISHWARYA ARJUN turn up the heat in a sizzling photoshoot together

VISHAL’S

MADHA

GAJA RAJA PROMISES ENTERTAINMENT ALL THE WAY!

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After so much anticipation, Madha Gaja Raja(MGR), the brand new comedy vehicle from Sundar C and Vishal is all set to entertain you.

PREVIEW Nazriya Nazim This charmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eyes speak volumes

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Kalyani Malik The intrepid music director speaks out

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Aishwarya Arjun and Gautham Karthik In this Twilight-inspired photoshoot, the starlets talk about their fathers

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Saiyami Kher Of talent and lineage

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Radhika Apte Opens up on her priorities

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Malayalam Sringaravelan to tickle your funny bone

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Tamil Listen to the tale of Kathirvelanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s romance

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Introducing to you:

Nisha Yogeeshwara

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Malayalam Watching the craft of the Artist

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Kannada Revisiting Brindavana

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to ensure box success, how small budget

behind â&#x20AC;&#x153;wrongful representationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of South Indians in Bollywood.

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Tamil Almost done with Arrambam

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CAMEO We celebrate Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100-year love affair with motion pictures

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Taapsee’s grouse with Chennai airport Busy bee Taapsee who has had a Hindi superhit and a Telugu winner recently, does keep shuttling between Hyderabad, Chennai and Delhi quite often. But her tweets on social media attest to the fact that she is not happy with the new Chennai airport. “I think I had huge expectations out of the new Chennai airport. Nothing has improved 6 + /+ / 6 ! 6 + Z [

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Rana Daggubati, Kajal Agarwal and Taapsee Pannu scorched the ramp at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s IIJW.

More power to the power couple actress Sridevi was spotted at the launch of Tollywood channel along with doting hubby Boney Kapoor.

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Threeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clearly not a crowd for this vivacious trio of stars â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tamannaah, Shriya Saran and Kajal Aggarwal were spotted at the launch of Tollywood channel recently, and were seen chatting away while photogs went berserk clicking pictures.

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We spotted Samantha stepping off the beaten track in this lovely sari. She looked ethereal.

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Nenem Chinna Pillana audio launch The star attractions at the audio launch of Nenem Chinna Pillana were Venkatesh and Rana Daggubati, who dazzled 4 + 6+

Mahesh audio launch At the audio launch of Sundeep Kishan and Dimple Chopadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mahesh, stars like Allari Naresh and Navdeep were all praise for Sundeep while Richa Pania graced the event.

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Potugadu was launched in Hyderabad amid much fanfare. While DNR unveiled the song â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Pyar me padipoyaaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Jayasudha, Sunil and director Srinivasa Reddy launched the song Â&#x2026; 4 4 ! +

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Located in the chic Buva House on Khader Nawaz Khan Road in Nungambakkam, The Collective brings luxury to Chennai at an affordable price.

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A LAUGH RIOT ARRIVES

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Madha Gaja Raja (MGR) a much-anticipated film from Sundar C, post his recent releases like Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru (TVSK) and Kalakalappu is “a result of sheer dedication and hard work,” according to the director.

Vishal is the hero of the film, while Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar and Anjali play the female lead. Comedy superstar Santhanam, who has worked with Sundar C earlier as well, will be seen all through the film, according to the director. Sonu Sood plays the antagonist, while Sadaa will be seen in a special appearance. Sadagopan Ramesh, Prakash Raj and Nithin Sathyaa will also make their presence felt. Combining Vishal’s tryst with comedy, with a blend of action and romance, this family entertainer has been censored with a “U” certificate. Produced by Gemini Film Circuit, Vishal’s recently launched banner, Vishal Film Factory is distributing the film.

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“VISHAL AND I SHARE A BROTHERLY BOND” For actor-director Sundar C, his Madha Gaja Raja (MGR) is a labour of love and hard work, as he tells Shankaran Malini.

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kept with that idea in mind. When we started working on the new script, we continued with MGR as its working title. Since it was catchy, people took a great liking to it and we retained the title. The present title, MGR, is !Â&#x201A; ! other script is in the making too. We plan to + 4 8 / + Â&#x201A; $6 5 8 ! ! audience expects a lot of humour in my ( + ! they would also expect a lot of action and grandeur. So, MGR had to have all these elements in place. I personally have got a / / /+ < ? " Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a feel good movie. There is a hero and he has three friends. To what extent he goes / + /+ ! / + + Â / + / + second half has a nice twist. Overall, MGR is a total commercial mass entertainer, with a / + + 4 + + !

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$ $ 6 " 6 ( + /+ 8 + 8 $ Â&#x201A; Speaking about the crew he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vasuki ; 5 + / + and I told her that she would have to make it extremely colourful. Venkat has penned the dialogues. I have done the story, screenplay + ) + + + + ' me add here that he was the art director for Kalakalappu too, although we did not have the scope to plan the art direction on a big / + < ? " // + 5 / 6 < 8 (

" + / 6+ ! 8 a hero himself. His music is always wellreceived by the masses and he knows the 6 / + + + + 4 ! ( sung. It so happened that we were in search of a new voice for the song, and asked Vishal to 4 Â&#x201A; About working with Vishal, Sundar C says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a nice experience. It is an amazing relationship when an actor fully trusts the director and the director in turn completely trusts his hero. We had that bond and I felt very comfortable working with Vishal.

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each character is memorable in their own right, his villain would have an imposing presence too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sonu Sood plays the villain.

Mano Bala plays one of my most favourite + + / + / ! + + ! 8  ! which is an action sequence, will be a new  6 + / + /

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4 ( $ $ are both tall and well-built, with eight-pack abs. When they clash, it is a visual treat.

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Vishalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friend. And the story begins with him

MGRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MUSES There is a certain inspiration behind Madha ? " +/ ! 6 5 5 throughout the movie. Sundar C elucidates, 4

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6 + / + / " + K + / 6+ entertainment for the entire family and everyone would have something pleasant 5 8 5 ( / werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t very cruel and heroes would win at everything, there wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any over the top heroism and the heroes were supposed to be impeccably virtuous. These days there is a lot of violence in the name of action, while it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so back then. I wanted to bring back + / :3 !

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banner. He says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought that it was high time I started something on my own.

And Vishal Film Factory was the result.

Naming it so was also my own suggestion, which of course happened to be on the spur of the moment during a conversation. I decided this is it and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give it a second Â&#x201A; ( 8+ +! ( 5+ K+ 6+ / 8+ + Through Vishal Film Factory, Vishal wants to 6+ + /

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5 Â&#x201A; Â + + Vishal Film Factory will be Pandianadu, being directed by Suseendran. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pandianadu is slated for a Diwali release. Apart from this + + + 6+ 8 5 are on. I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t planned any other releases / Â&#x201A; ( + / + < ? " < + ' 4 + + + $ + 6 + (

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! 66 6 + / the moment. I really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if I will sing + / + Â&#x201A; Vishal completes a decade in Kollywood this year. Ask him about it and he says lightly,

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“SUNDAR C KNOWS WHAT HE WANTS FROM HIS ACTORS” Madha Gaja Raja or Nataraju Thaanay Raju is a landmark film in Vishal’s life and career – it is the first to release under his newly launched banner Vishal Film Factory. Along with this comes another milestone. Vishal completes a decade in the Tamil film industry. The tall, dark and handsome actor who celebrated his birthday recently is very much looking forward to the release of Madha Gaja Raja for reasons more than one. In an exclusive chat with Shankaran Malini, amid meetings and preparations to the run up of his big release, the actor shares his experiences working on the project.

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“THE FILM IS A WINNER ALREADY!” Naturally boisterous, Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar is all energy as she chats with Shankaran Malini.

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everything that makes for a commercial, family entertainer packed with action, comedy, romance and more. It is a completely / + X8 4 !Â&#x201A; ( + Â 5 8 6+ +! she says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basically, the producers of Madha ? " + ? 8 + < + ) ) + and I was hence considered for the role in Â&#x201A; Elaborating on her role she says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I play Maya, who is a Chennai girl with a hint / + + Â&#x201A; ( + Â + /

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5 8 ) Podi, it was Simbu and I, but here there are many characters to work and share screen time with this time around; these include $ $ 6 " Â&#x201A; Vishal is a long time friend of Varuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. On her experience of working with the hunky +! ! + seeing him at work. He is very diligent and extremely dedicated towards his craft. Vishal doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take anything for granted. Also, I must admit that Sundar C has moulded me into a proper Tamil girl because by nature I am quite boisterous. The challenge was to be a little dramatic, which I am naturally Â&#x201A; $ ! $ ! even during serious scenes. He deserves every bit of all the acclaim he has earned as Â&#x201A; 8 + 8 Â 6 + ! she says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a particular yoga scene in the movie. But as I knew yoga, I was able to wrap it up quickly. Apart from this, at the sets

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One of our cast members, Nithin Sathyaa got stung in the eye and the next day was a song shoot. Because of him, we all decided 6 +

It was certainly a riot. Another fun moment was swimming in the rivers of Pollachi; I was actually swimming up and down which was a lot of fun and we even had a Varalaxmi has dubbed for the Telugu version / < 6 5 $ !

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+5 have given a classical touch to the song and ( 5 / Â&#x201A; About the director, he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sundar Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing sense of humour is legendary and it was an interesting experience to work with him. It is very cool how he suggests and 4 / 7 4 4 Â&#x201A; 5 8 +5 ! â&#x20AC;&#x153;I tried a dubstep mix for one the songs from 8 ] !

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS A COMPOSER, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;VE ALWAYS WANTED TO MAKE VISHAL SINGâ&#x20AC;?

Vijay Antony confesses to Shankaran Malini why it is a pleasure to compose for his friend Vishal.

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+ / + Â 6 + / + < ? " Sundar C recalls, â&#x20AC;&#x153;One day, after calling it a wrap, we all decided to play kabaddi. Poor Nithin Sathyaa, who also played with us, got terribly hurt in one eye. And ever since, he was only seen in glasses in his portions in Â&#x201A; Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar also recalls the / < ? " ! | // 8 \ and pack up. The time after, we would spend in playing cards, cast and crew alike. It so

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Nisha

YOGEESHWAR

(Kannada Film Industry)

Weight: 60 kg

Acting runs in Nisha Yogeeshwarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s veins. After all, what do you expect from the daughter of well-known actor-turned-politician CP Yogeeshwar? Nisha is all set to make her debut in Kannada films very soon with the muchawaited Ambarisha opposite Darshan. And as the belief in the industry goes, a debut through Darshanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s projects is a sure shot entry into the big league in Sandalwood! As one of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;tallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; girls in the circuit, Nishaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sure to stand out; be it to make a mark in Kannada or to go forth and accomplish her long-term agenda â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bollywood. She says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can go where I want to go. I can do what I want to do. I can become what I want to become. I can do it all, starting now, right where I amâ&#x20AC;?. Well, given her confidence and enthusiasm, this young starlet is all set to go far in filmdom!

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“MY CO-STARS TELL ME I HAVE BEAUTIFUL EYES” For Nazriya Nazim, who was already famous in the Malyalam film industry as a child actor and through the music video Nenjodu Cherthu with Nivin Pauly that went viral, getting noticed in Tamil with the Tamil-Malayalam bilingual Neram was well-timed, and given her performance in the hit comedy film, we’d say that it was well-deserved too! Now, with a handful of enviable projects in her kitty, Nazriya has been busy, and by the looks of it, is all set to win hearts all over again! Shankaran Malini, in conversation with the actress.

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Your plate seems full now, with a lot of good projects. Do you foresee yourself as one of the most sought-after actresses in tinsel town in the near future?

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how all this is happening and how long it will last. Before Neram released, I hardly had a clue what a big success the

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It does feel great.

A line-up of the projects that you are doing

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yourself. Apart from experience, what has Malayalam cinema given you?

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Tell us about your family and how they have supported you.

I was born and brought up in Dubai. I studied there. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been three years now since I came to Trivandrum. I have a younger brother;

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Tell us about your co-stars. + 55 ! + movie in Tamil, I have worked with Jai. I was very particular about following the language.

We were all Tamil-speaking people there and it was good experience. Next is Naiyyandi with Dhanush. He is a spontaneous actor. He always gives you the bandwidth to perform. " " + / 8 Z + her of Aryaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comment about her being a chatterbox, which was why she would not 6 Â&#x2C6;[ 6 weight because I am a chatterbox. I tend to talk a lot, especially around people I am comfortable with. I think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to kill + / + Z 5 [ What kind of projects and roles are you looking forward to?

I would like to play roles I am comfortable with and work with new directors and actors, in different languages. I want to be in movies that offer ample scope for performance. But I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any dream role as such.

Are you okay with playing a supporting cast $ + + + " " Chennaiyil Oru Naal had a multi-star cast. So it all depends upon who I play in the movie and, how important the character is. Whether it is the second lead or a supporting role in a multi-starrer, it all depends on the character I 6 4

CONFESSIONS OF A RENEGADE MUSIC DIRECTOR Where success means to keep churning out more work for the masses, music director Kalyani Malik tells Pothapragada Swarnalatha that he prefers to keep the numbers low and work on music that lasts for posterity...

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As I drive through a haze of rain, the song Chitapata Chinukulu from the movie Aithe plays loudly in my car.

I recall how my college friends and I were crazy about the song at the time it released and for many months after, we would hum it quite often. With those memories fresh in my mind, I reach CafĂŠ Coffee Day at Jubilee Hills to meet the man behind this song and various others. Kalyani Koduri AKA Kalyani Malik walks in and says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey, super timing kada manadi...okesari vachame (What perfect timing. Both of us reached at the same time!)â&#x20AC;? On that note, we order coffee and Kalyani takes me on his musical journey.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have always been a fan of Tamil

+ ! + / + music, were sown by the radio in my house.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had the privilege of closely following / \3 Q3 4 + my childhood, I have been a great fan of RD Burman and Kishore Kumar. In addition, my family always encouraged any inclination

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passion for music increasing by the day. Even as a child, I wanted to be a singer like Kishore K +!Â&#x201A; K

With a family inclined towards the arts and many of his family members like his father, 8+ + Z<< K +4 [! $$ " Z + +[ $+ 5 Z +[ making a mark in the industry, it was quite obvious that Kalyani would choose to make + + +

always dreamt of becoming a singer, I never knew how I ought to get around to chasing my dream. When I was young, our family moved to Chennai and my father, brothers and cousins forayed into the industry. It was

8+ + ZK + 4 [ + breakthrough. Three years later I got my + / + + / 8+ + 6 !Â&#x201A; + Kalyani. With an established singer and music composer for a brother, I assumed that foraying into singing would have been an easier path to tread for Kalyani than most others. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, no. It was quite the opposite.

Though I would have made it very easily by being in my brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shadow, I wanted people to recognise me because of my talent and not for being so-and-soâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother. After

+ + + 5! 66+ many music directors for an opportunity,

but none of them gave me a chance, instead citing reasons like â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;When you have your 8+ +!

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Kalyani with a tinge of sadness about the initial hurdles and struggles he faced.

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2333 $ Poova, which was Keeravaniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s composition and one that went on to become a big hit, 4 + / + industry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, when Annaiya was making music for Yuvaratna he asked me to sing $ ) 4 8 8 Â&#x201A; 4 5 8 + /+ + ! + Â&#x20AC; K

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I have always had a tough path and I 8 / + $ ) 4 8 ! + opportunities, but I had no such luck this time around either. My colleagues and peers appreciated my voice but were not interested in having me sing for them. All the songs that I have sung till date have either been for

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Kalyani appeared in a new avatar, donning the music directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cap. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a surprise for me as well. After near fatal efforts as a singer, I started assisting Annaiya and that is when I understood the nuances of composing as also how to handle directors and producers and how to get the best out of singers and musicians. It was during this 6 6+ + ? ? +

used to make ads pointed out that I ought to stop struggling with singing opportunities and should try my hand at music direction instead. Initially, I was taken aback as the / 8 / X{ + + had never crossed my mind. So when Gunna ? + 5 5 ! +

donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know much about music direction. He, however, had faith in me and encouraged me.

+ director; it was for an ad. I was paid a little 4 + + 6 8 /

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written, it is the music directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s integrity and

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6 and have the right mix of music that will retain the essence of the lyrics too. Regarding the monotonous trend, the problem arises

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because it became a hit with a song. Also, + 6 4 + + fault. When I am giving you the same tune

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Â&#x20AC; a scenario it is the music directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honesty and respect for his music that plays a key role. Also, when you overwork yourself, the quality of work deteriorates as you cannot allocate the required time, energy and effort 8 + C + ? 4 back-to-back needs a huge talent bank.

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on to become a big hit and took me one 6 !Â&#x201A; K 8 / +

into television.

After a successful stint on TV with Amrutham, Priyanka and Nanna, came the unconventional and different Aithe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eleti Chandrasekhar was debuting as a director and being a good friend of mine he approached me for the BGM. There was no thought of adding a song at the time. As the story developed, however, Chitapata Chinukulu happened and much to my surprise it became !Â&#x201A; K

8 about his silver screen debut.

After Aithe, it was loud and clear that Kalyani Malik was here to stay. Over his thirteen-year stint in the music industry, he has worked on ! /

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in the industry coined me as choosy, pricey and even arrogant. But the fact is that I never wanted to be one among many. For me, it has always been quality over quantity. I have

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! 8 +5 well with the movie. Therefore, be it Aithe, ! + +

Antaku Mundu Aa Tarvatha, I have worked with directors who are clear of what they want. They believe in me and my talent and I + !Â&#x201A; K

As cinema has been changing, so has the music. Fast numbers seem to replace melodious ones and music seems to overtake the lyrics at times. So what does that have to say about mass consumption of music and the 4 / 8+ Â&#x20AC; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gosh, you will get a lengthy answer for this.

Let me divide the answer into three parts.

You say that cinema is changing. Similarly, audiencesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; preferences have also changed.

Now the trend is to create a kind of hysteria; people should get out of their seats and start dancing and should be carried away by the beats. Music directors have no patience to

4 Lyrics are the soul of any song. Now, it is the responsibility of the director to get good words from a lyricist. Once good lyrics are

In a hero-driven industry, doing a larger-thanlife role is considered an automatic success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;See, success is very relative. For some it + ! / + + more money and for some it is doing a big + | / + 8 +! / 8 ! 8 + doing their favourite starâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movie. So, the admiration is not for your talent but for their star. Tomorrow, some other music director composes for their favourite star they will 8 $ ! + 6 / + 6 + in the current scenario, music strives for its identity. The success of a song or album 6 6 / 8 8 66+ !

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n a climactic note, I ask him where he sees himself as a music director in the years to come. With so much love for music, is there anything on the career front that he wishes / +Â&#x20AC; 4

8 / / cinema. I have grown up in that environment.

I like and admire the fact that they give respect to true talent. So, in the near future, it

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INTENSE EMOTIONS Ever imagined how it would be if the Twilight saga were to be made in Tamil? Well, we did. It was a wild shot, but we have tried to recreate the heady and intense teenage romance starring two promising South Indian starlets –Gautham Karthik and Aishwarya Arjun.

Take a look. And while we were at it, we asked both about their bond with their fathers and got warm, heartfelt responses. Love ‘em or hate ‘em (sometimes!), we always take comfort in the fact that our fathers are around – to guide us and guard us, turn taskmasters when need be and teach us to just go out and fight it out with the big bad world, yet be around to hold us and pick us up when we fall.

And that’s no different for these two young and promising actors and whose fathers are powerhouses of talent themselves. In a candid and heartfelt chat with Shankaran Malini, these youngsters talk about their fathers with a mix of love, fondness and respect.

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GAUTHAM KARTHIK What kind of relationship do you share with your father?

My dad and I share a very friendly + 6 | +

+ 5 5 and having a good time. And we share a lot of meaningful conversations as well, not 8 +5 + + 8 about life. He has always been supportive.

My dad calls often even when either of us is away, and when I tell him I have a problem

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5 ! + | 6+ Silambam on our terrace. Nowadays he has 8

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;My daddy strongest indeed!â&#x20AC;? Tell us about one aspect of strength you like about your dad.

He is the exact same person on screen as well as off screen. That bubbling energy you see on screen, well, he is full of it off screen as well. I guess thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one thing about him 6 6 4 + + 4 4 awesome quality about my father.

He is very calm in handling situations. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Be cool, take it easy, be good and do goodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is his policy. He is very optimistic and leads by example.

=> + ! / + sword that I had carved from a tree branch and worked on by myself. It took me two weeks and a lot of effort to make it. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how far I was willing to go for him, even back then.

The one thing you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like about your dad?

The one thing your dad does not like about you?

Nothing, actually. There is absolutely nothing 5 +

4 + combination of father and son like us. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t + 8 + 4 4 + had a disagreement or argument with him.

Thinking about it, may be thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t 5 8 Z 5 [

Z' 6+ + [ < 6 + his, he is always conscious of that. He says, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Now I want to call you my brother, not my son.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

One dream of your dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that you would love to realise.

/ + K + 7 and embraced me saying that I had made him proud that day. I suspect he did cry that day and although he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say so, I could

What about your dad inspires you?

I want to buy him a huge house by the beach.

Besides that, I want to make him really proud of me. He has never asked me for anything. I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I would do for him.

One prized possession from your dad that you cherish.

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One incident when your dad was emotional about youâ&#x20AC;Ś

An instance that made you feel you couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have done it, but for your dad.

My dad taught me how to ride, how to deal to with tough situations like a man. He showed me courage, taught me not to run away from problems, and to always remain calm and relaxed.

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AISHWARYA ARJUN What kind of relationship do you share with your father?

My father is my friend, strength and my guardian. He is someone who I can count on and always go to. I think my father acts more like my older brother. I talk more with my '

| my dad, there is a certain level of respect, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an expert at reading me. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll always spot if thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a change in my face and he knows when I am very upset, or thoughtful or feeling very bad about something. There is a sort of intuitive connect that I share with my father. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think anybody in my life can read me as well as my dad can. When I look

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get a text or call that instant.

One aspect of strength you like about your dad.

I think it is his mental strength. He is extremely strong. I completely admire this quality about him. To be mentally stable even during your heights is very important, because when you are up there and you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to retain it, you will tumble and fumble when you come down. You need to keep your mental strength both ways.

Tell us about the inspiration you draw from your dad.

He is very humble and never gives out the vibe of being a star. He is very, very simple, very grounded and very shy, generous, as also extremely philosophical.

The one thing you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like about your dad.

At home he is a little dominating. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how he is, by nature. I am like that too. Though I look like my mom, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve taken after my dad. And he tends to generalise a lot. I am completely against it. I tell my dad to never talk like that and he always listens to me on that front.

For your dad you would go to the extent ofâ&#x20AC;Ś

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One dream of your dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that you would love to realise.

moments he had captured. It was very sweet of him.

Obviously every father wants his child to be well-established. And be a good individual.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to spread love and peace as much as I can.

The one thing your dad does not like about you?

One prized possession from your dad that you cherish.

/ + =: 8 + | + celebrating at Park Sheraton in Chennai, and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what my dad was going to give me. To my surprise, he gave me a video called, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;A gift to my little princessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. It was a montage of recordings from when I

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That I always leave the lights on. He walks into my room and the lights are always on.

He likes me to be a little more organised. I like leaving my clothes lying on the bed, and

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4 + 5 6 One incident when your dad was emotional about you.

I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when my movie came out.

Whenever my fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movie released, I

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 / + And it was quite an emotional moment for both of us. Also, he got very emotional when I went to the UK to study. My parents had + 6 // + they were leaving me all by myself. It was 4 + / / + / + 8 5 home, his timings were set automatically to ?< $ An instance that made you feel you couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have done it, but for your dad.

I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be here without him. He brought me up the way I am. I would have been a completely different person without him, the kind of upbringing I had and the values I live by are because of him.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I WANT TO MAKE IT IN LIFE ON MY OWN STEAMâ&#x20AC;?

Aravind G Shivkamal catches up with Saiyami Kher, the new kid on the block who hails from a well-respected acting lineage.

She hails from a respected

is the third generation from her family to enter showbiz.

However, unlike other Bollywood star kids, Saiyami Kher (granddaughter of yesteryear actress Usha Kiran and niece of actress Tanvi Azmi) chose to make an impression through Telugu movies. Her debut movie, Rey (opposite Sai Dharam Tej, nephew of Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi) is ready for release and Saiyami is thrilled about it.

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Your family is well-known in Bollywood, so what prompted you to debut through the South Indian

$ 4 $ / + I had heard so much about the work ethics and discipline of this industry and I really wanted to be a part of it. As a newcomer I feel it is one of the best learning grounds.

Do you subscribe to the perception that actors, who debut through south movies, get an easy entry into Hindi movies?

No, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really agree. I feel that talent coupled with hard work and the acceptance of the audience matters +

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getting an entry into Bollywood is not the priority. What I would like is to get an entry into the hearts of my X 6 5 /+ Â&#x201A; What was the reason for you to select Rey as your debut movie? Were you already aware of Sai Dharamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s connection to Chiranjeevi?

I did not select Rey as my debut. I was lucky that I got 8 *($ + Z + +[ 5 8 be forever grateful to him for having faith in me. I did not know that Sai Dharam was going to be the hero of my movie. It was only after YVS sir liked my audition, that I

/ Rey has been in the making for a long time. Are you " $ Yes, absolutely. I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask for a better launch. My gut feeling is that Rey is going to be one of the biggest 8 58 + " 8 +

Mahal. We do need to wait for good things to happen.

Many think that you could have easily bagged a Hindi movie since your relatives are already actors. Is that assumption wrong? + + 4 + 6 4 ! + 8 4 5 +

8 4 + 4 industry. Everyone needs to prove their worth. I want to give myself a chance. Although I have the complete guidance and backing of my relatives, I want to make it in life on my own steam. &

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/ + Did you go through any kind of preparatory classes or coaching before entering south cinema? / / + ! ! voice modulation. Besides getting invaluable assistance from Shabana masi and Tanvi masi. Dadima (Shaukhat [ 8 / 8 + Â&#x2039; goes... one never stops learning.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;CINEMA IS ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT ALL THE WAY!â&#x20AC;?

His dialogues can often be heard in regular conversations. His films can be watched over and over again. He may only be three films old, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made it clear to the trade that he is here to stay. Debuting as filmmaker with Don Seenu, he took the audience on a laughter spree. With his second film, he took up the challenge of recreating the magic of the alreadyfamous Bodyguard and presented it in his own unique, entertaining style. With his latest hit Balupu, he has set a new standard. Pothapragada Swarnalatha talks to director Gopichand Mallineni and attempts to look at cinema through his eyes.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I grew up in Ongole and since my grandfather had the biggest house in the area, movies used to be screened at our place

5 + { cinema had on me, I feel. And ever since then, cinema has continued to captivate me. I still recall that as a kid, while walking to and from school, I would discuss nothing except cinema with my friends. When I moved to Nellore for my intermediates, I used to watch 8 5 8 5 + ! 8 5 college. And when I ran out of movies to

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4 + | 4 the greatest high. Although I knew I was interested in cinema, I never actually thought it would be my career one day. When I shifted to Warangal from Nellore, I worked in ETV channel with my uncle who was an assistant cameraman at the time. I suppose you could call that my maiden attempt at entering the 4 !Â&#x201A; ? 6 In no time, Gopi began assisting directors and

8 Z + +[ himself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was working as an assistant with + " 6+ + / + â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hello, I love youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, when he suggested that

I move from the camera department to the direction department, once he was convinced of my involvement, ideas and approach to 5 ) !

+ 6+ + for the better part of a year, the only thing an assistant had to do was observe, and do some heavy lifting. Assistants were not even allowed to clap for a shot. However, I lucked 8 6 + + / + &4 + Â

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+ / + Â&#x201A; ; X / 4 + 5 + (( Satyanarayana or various other top directors like Srinu Vytla and AR Murugadoss, Gopi has worked with all of them and has been showered with praise and accolades for his dedication to the craft. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before I started assisting Srinu garu, RR Pictures provided me with an opportunity to work with my favourite director EVV garu. I worked with + + /+ 8 +4 Â + +4 came in the form of Srinu garu, with whom I could be actively involved when it came it story sit-downs and discussing aspects like SEPTEMBER 2013 | SOUTHSCOPE

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I still canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget the feeling of saying â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Actionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Cutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for the

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+ 4 + screen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was during the shooting of Billa in Malaysia that the story of Don Seenu struck me. Prabhas and I were driving to one of the locations when I explained the concept / 4 7 66 + Â 8

However, Prabhas later got busy with his + 6+ + /

to make a movie with him, I would have to bide my time. I was however quite clear

! / + + 5 of this magnitude. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when the thought of casting Gopichand in the lead role struck

me. Sadly, he was working on Golimaar at the time and that never panned out. It was during this search for a hero that I got a call /+ " 4 5

mention until then that I was about to make my directorial debut. I proceeded to give him a short narration right there and he accepted 6+

forget the feeling of saying â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Actionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and Â&#x2026; / + + + 4 + 6+ + / + / / ! !Â&#x201A; he says. + 6 + + in oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career, I ask him about his initial / + 5 4

believed that the script is the heart of the

would not be disappointed if I sad down and watched the movie. The very next day we

+ ( 5 ; 8 / was a privilege to direct such a huge star in

+ + $ although I was a bit apprehensive of doing a remake, the meeting with Venkatesh Babu went a long way in convincing me that this

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I believe that cinema is meant to entertain. | 5 !

6 6 from all age groups to be able to walk into the theatre, grab a seat and lose themselves in the celluloid dream. So whenever I choose a script I look at how much comedy can be realistically incorporated into the script. To me, good cinema has an equal dose of all emotions. Films like Athadu, Murari and 5 + 6+ Â 6 Â&#x201A;

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He went on to undertake the Bodyguard 6+ ! 4 + + languages. Surely, that must have placed a lot of pressure on him to get it right in Telugu as well. Added to it was the fact that he had to cater through the movie, to the enormous fan base of Victory Venkatesh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After Don Seenu, it was during a discussion with Kona Venkat that he told me Venkatesh Babu was planning to do a remake of Bodyguard in Telugu. I was a little apprehensive about doing a remake, but Kona assured me that I

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extremely volatile and that success and failure keep playing hide-and-seek with each + + + / under his belt, I am intrigued about Gopiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perception of success and failure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let me put it like this. Don Seenu was a hit, Bodyguard was an average hit and Balupu is a super hit. / 5 ! / they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, it is a failure. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as simple as !Â&#x201A; ? 6 6 / // + 4 + 4 4 |

4 + ! that it will do a certain amount of business.

But at the same time I do suffer from acute 8 +{ X X X + ! like any debutante would. Nevertheless, for me, success lasts only three days. From the fourth day, I ensure I have well and truly 4 Â 6+ Â&#x201A; I ask him a quick question. Any ambitions / + 5 8 ;

Â&#x20AC; ) the reply, â&#x20AC;&#x153;No. Not for at least the next four 4 + / + $ ! + 4 offers to remake it in Hindi, but I did not want to move away from Telugu. See, taking up a 7 4

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years, and that I did not want to do. Also, I am

+ 4 6+ 4 ! a lot more to learn. So this question is like

grandfather had the biggest house in the area,

used to be screened at our place once a

asking a toddler to run before he can learn to + 7 4 +! ;

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+ 6 6+ + on me, but in a positive way. When I was making Balupu, many people around me compared it to Don Seenu in terms of comedy and the way it was being executed. Success always brings with it a sense of responsibility to live up to other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expectations. It 5 +5 + + 4 4 +

8 Â&#x201A; Gopichand is currently in the middle of script

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8 !Â&#x201A; ? 6 & note, the man of few words signs off.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I REINVENT MYSELF EVERY DAYâ&#x20AC;?

After exploring Hindi, Bengali and Marathi films, acclaimed actress Radhika Apte is making a splash in south films. Her debut film in south, Dhoni, directed by Prakash Raj, gave Radhika recognition. Now, she has lined up several Tamil and Telugu projects. Originally from the theatre background, Radhika continues to maintain a strong connection with the Pune stage shows. This year, three of her Bengali films are hitting the screens. The actress has worked with top directors in all the languages she has acted in. She has completed Vetri Selvan in Tamil and commenced shooting for Cocktail. According to her, it is not the BO performance that matters, but the character she plays. Aravind G Shivkamal in conversation with the leading lady.

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fantastic work happening there. I have / +

+ X Pendulum and Rupkotha Noy.

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel that I am bound by a language.

I was offered Raktacharitra, which was also shot in Telugu and later dubbed in Tamil. / + )+ 5 " 8

+5 + + + 8 south and working there is only helping me know the culture and people better.

How different is it working in Bengali cinema vis-a-vis Hindi movies?

& ) *+ / Telugu bilingual) directed by acclaimed 7 8 ! ( $ I have always been a fan of Prakash sir as an actor. I think because he himself is such an excellent actor, he is very sensitive towards other actors as a director. He gave me my space and let me improvise with my own thoughts, with respect to the character. Also as I was new to the language he helped me understand the meaning of all my lines and + ! / getting help from an AD with his prompting.

After a Telugu take we did the Tamil one immediately and there were times when I

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and supported and trusted me throughout.

You seem to be going great guns in Bengali, 9

: ;<=9 " the best year for you in Bengali cinema?

I do not know about this being the best year as I hope to do more work in Bengali. I absolutely love Kolkata and there is some

I think that mainstream cinema in Hindi, Bengali, Marathi or South Indian cinema has a lot to do with the culture and values in that particular part of the country. It also + { +5 / +

those places, and sometimes the scale differs.

I think the work experience is largely based on the people you are working with and the language or industry does not matter after a point.

You seem to be lucky having worked with top directors - RGV, Prakash Raj, Aniruddha and Amol Palekar. How do you differentiate between them and their working style?

They all have completely different working

5 6 + more. I do take time to understand the working process of the director I am working with. But during the process when the wavelengths start matching, it is a lot of fun.

Of course sometimes it does not match and it is always a struggle then to try and deliver

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instincts at that time. Ramu sir used to let me do what I wanted. Then he would come talk to me if it did not work. I had all the freedom to experiment. Prakash sir would discuss the

+6+ scene. Aniruddha always has a perfect visual in his mind and he used to describe that to me. We did a lot of rehearsals. Amol sir likes

to surprise you. While shooting he would disclose things about the story that I did not know and I think he was always looking at the spontaneous reactions. Recently, I / + K < Z< < [ 7 + K 5 + Z( [ K + sat down with me right at the beginning of the shoot and we discussed the graph of my character, after which I was free to interpret and improvise. Of course, he supported me throughout and sometimes helped me work harder when my performance failed to convince him.

You continue to maintain strong connection 7 ! " and theatre?

I love to perform on stage and I cannot imagine quitting it. I am currently rehearsing for a Marathi play called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Une Pure Shahar 5Â&#x201A; +

+ 8 ? + Karnad and adapted in Marathi by Pradeep ( ! + 8 < 5 5 + 6 5 +5

rehearse for the play. We are opening the play = / < + / +

+ / + Â 6+ Your marriage to Benedict Taylor â&#x20AC;&#x201C; was it expected? How do you manage your personal life alongside acting commitments?

I got married last year but this in no way has affected or changed my professional life. I was working throughout and wish to continue to work. I do not see any problem in managing my personal life and work at all.

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MALAYALAM CINEMA

TITLE TATTLE Kirthi Jayakumar

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet...â&#x20AC;?

Said a young Juliet to Romeo, in Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s epic play, Romeo and Juliet.

But of course, a name is a name, no less,

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it involves. For Malayalam cinema, the 8 + /

4 / 5 created room, among others, for the use of English titles.

and crew, their evergreen music and their lure for the masses. The name, it appears, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to do anything more than endorse the / + 6+ said, therefore, the addition of an English

/ + 8 Â / 6 ] + / 6 on their pull with the masses.

Whether it was Celluloid or Cowboy, 7 / + ; 5 ; +{ ! 4 6

/+ < 8 Â / 4 English names. The most recent lot of them all include Red Wine, Memories, Memory Card and D Company. While the most liberal mind might be led to dismiss this as a nontrend, as a mere case of nomenclature that shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t affect the qualitative value of a movie, the more linguistically-riveted mind is likely to sway the other way. Why should the modern be welcomed only with a tinge of the

+ Â&#x20AC; / + take away from the modernity that the new + / 5 5 // Â&#x20AC;

And yet, predictably, English names hold sway, if not for anything else but for the fact that they endorse the birth and existence of

X + / 5 23=2 alone saw some big hits with English names / + 0 5 # 7 ! " ; 8

Run, My Boss and Husbands in Goa. And + + 5 { 6X 0 %+ ! )+ / + & +! to name a few.

True story, that Malayalam cinema now has 8+ / ++ 4 + 5 pros, whether as writers or directors. True story, that Malayalam cinema now has this

4 / + Â&#x201A; taking its industry by storm, as contemporary 4 8 +

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+ in its own native tongue, where cinema 8 5 8 C 4 + + + 4 Â&#x20AC; Is this a phase of adolescent or coming-ofage confusion with identity, or is it a means to pander to the gallery of young viewership that might not turn to a native tongue with as much interest as they might, for a Western Â&#x20AC; 6 + 6 even a possibility that much of this is only ! + 6 ] true that there is an itch to revive viewership and reclaim the golden era by seeking out the masses with anything that could still lure

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the script, cast and crew could do the talking.

Business-wise, it felt like a viable option. The industry wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t faring very well. So when the new generation came in with all of its attractive names, it was a clever businessmodel to start with. Incentives to stick to Malayalam names for Malayalam cinema arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as tempting as the incentives for Tamil / + ] 4 + / + Â / +

in Tamil is lucrative enough to retain the title in the language. The English titles are 6+ 8 / + X + Â&#x201A; & 6 8 6 +0 is this a denudation of the one-time highly SEPTEMBER 2013 | SOUTHSCOPE

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KANNADA CINEMA

SHOESTRING WINNERS! In an industry that usually relies on superstars to pull in the audience, this year seems to be the one for low budget $ %

Aravind G. Shivkamal.

K + + 8 8 6+ / + 6 + + 5 ) " 5 +! + ! $ 6! $ 4 + 5 +! #6 + ( " 4 + to deliver blockbusters every year.

7 4 +! 23=> 8 // + + / + Sandalwood. Small budget movies featuring either new faces or struggling actors have 8 { 4 + / Call it a change in the perceptions of audiences or the preferences of production houses, but movies with an innovative storyline and revolutionary on-screen narration, have been lapped up. Not that these movies have been blockbusters, but they are certainly changing the direction the direction 5 $ 4 Madarangi, Simple Aag Ondu Love Story, Charminar, Pade Pade, Gombegala Love and Pagade, Paraari, to name a few, are small budget movies that hogged the limelight this year, giving producers something to think about.

Earlier this year, when Madarangi released in theatres, it was dismissed as a low budget movie that would quickly disappear from + + 5 / + ! the movie became the talk of Sandalwood after one of its dance tracks Darling Darling became a smash hit and climbed the charts in popularity. Featuring TV-artiste-turned hero Krishna, Madarangi became a sleeper hit with / + + 6 =33

4 + 4 + / 9 crores though it was made on a very modest budget. The success of the movie resulted in K+ 8 + 6+ \3

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Another movie, which won critical acclaim /+ 5 + !

Gombegala Love, also featuring newcomers Pavana and Arun. The movie, which had a very different narration, had a good run in theatres and is being remade in Tamil now.

The biggest surprise among all the small budget movies this year was Simpleag Ondu Love Story, which had Rakshith Shetty and Swetha Srivastav as the lead pair. The movie, which was promoted extensively through social media, resulted in audiences turning up in droves in theatres. Made on a shoestring budget, Simpleag Ondu Love Story went on + =3 + + 4 / 2 + + + / rights, an all-time record in Sandalwood for a movie lacking A-list actors. The success of Simpleag Ondu Love Story has spawned 4 + 6+ + + $

8 + 8 6+ ! movie featuring Srinagara Kitty.

Charminar, directed by R Chandru, also garnered a lot of attention. The movie had Prem and Meghana Gaonkar in the lead + 5 6+ audience and the movie collected close to \ + + + + 8 + in Telugu.

Pade Pade, another movie featuring

+ ] + ! 5 K + <+ ] 8+ to the theatres. One of the tracks of the movie + K * 8 23=> Parari, another low budget movie, directed

by K.M. Chaitanya, who comes from a

theatre background, ended up as one of the most watched movies of the year. With adult comedy as its theme, the movie collected M + + !

towards Tollywood to direct a Telugu movie.

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impressed with the performance of low 8 4 | 4 +

movie on the basis of the BO collections.

We have to look at them as trendsetters.

Look at how many new talents we have in $ + \ + Q 8 movies that brought audiences to the theatres.

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However, he has a word of caution for  6 + 6+ + ]

experiment with new directors and scripts, success, as always, will still be a gamble.

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TAMIL CINEMA

THE RUNAWAY TRAIN Pretty much all of South India was up in arms (and ironically, $ & ' *

its unrealistic and uninformed representation of South Indians.

Pavithra Srinivasan $ *

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Ram Gopal Varma, the trendsetting veteran + +! Â ! Z [ j 5 / / 4 / Â 6+ 2 touch Rohit shettys feet..not since sex did 4 + / Â 6+ Â&#x2C6;Â&#x201A; on his Twitter account, as he gushes about 4 ]

country seems to have gone ape over the latest offering from Rohit Shetty and Shah " 5 K ] ! +

! + X / + $ " 5 the King Khan, the Baadshah of Bollywood.

Audiences go gaga over the movie, with comments like, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I never expected something 5 /+ " $ Â&#x201A; + C

wide-eyed responses, such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deepika has

8! Â&#x201A;

+ + ! practically tripped over itself to cross the 233X + + +5 5!

analysts falling all over themselves, trying to 6 + / > ! ? * j 7 !

contemporary directors and producers blink in envy. $ ! Â&#x20AC; | 6 ! secret ingredient, the unattainable formula 6 + + + / 8 + + / 23=> ]

! ! / ! Â&#x20AC; Seemingly, Deepika Padukoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 8 5 Â&#x201A; 7 Her terribly accented dialogues, the bright K 4 + + ! 8 / + !

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tightly plaited hair, stereotypical village + 6+ Â&#x201A; ! 8+

swinging around sickles and a terrifying / +X + 4 ] + ! you have the ingredients for a perfect potboiler thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s set North India rolling in the aisles with laughter. + ! $ ] < + Â&#x201A; 6 + ]

+ 6 //!Â&#x201A; + 8 Aarthi Krishnakumar, inveterate blogger and literature-enthusiast. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seriously, there were so many faux pas and stupid scenes, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t 4 / Â&#x201A; $ 4 % %$ ] % + ! % + $ ! + Chennai, with a parcel of friends and had the dubious delight of watching them â&#x20AC;&#x153;laugh their + //!Â&#x201A; + + / + + ! + a limit to stereotyping. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t show four + 4 + ! or mess up in the nuances. No movie has me +5 Â&#x201A; Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the only one. Writers and bloggers have gone up in arms, protesting aloud that none of them speak Hindi as horribly as 6 5 + + ! ! + in such theatrical fashion, not to mention the 6 + / 4 Â&#x201A; ; + + ;

has taken potshots at Tamils, or even $ ! / + + ] + 8 + Mehmood, from the classic Padosan, with his teeth-grinding accent, and his â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ayyoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Â&#x2026;< + Â&#x20AC; &+ 8 $ " 5

himself, in Ra-One, where he blends noodles + Â&#x2039; Â&#x20AC; + Â&#x152; + + // + ] 8 8 X ] < + Â&#x201A; + 8 &+ + Â&#x20AC; I ask Mohan Raman, veteran actor and a part of the blockbuster, Chennai Express, about what it feels like to play a part in a movie that seems to rip apart his own people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;First, I need to point out director Rohit $ / + ] every member of the team, in fact, to a grand celebration, in Mumbai. That shows a lot of heart. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I mentioned, that he treated 5 ! 8 + X X !Â&#x201A; he begins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coming to your own question ] ! + 0 Â 6+ + <

Name is Khan, or a Rang de Basanti. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s / / + + 6 ] ! +

/ ! + Â&#x20AC; | 8 + 6 + + / 7 X 6 5 + Â&#x20AC; &+ Telugu-speakers. Or Malayalam-speakers. We 5 4 + 8 / + 5 ] 4 certain communities. Do we ever stop to think 8 + + Â&#x20AC; ! /

8 5 Â&#x201A; Food for thought, here. Last month, a TV channel aired an eternal classic, Mudhalvan, where depictions of North Indians were less than salutary. For that matter, almost all of them are universally classed as !Â&#x201A; /+ + + in Chennai, Sowcarpet, when reality has

8 / + // + $ + + + routinely ridiculed for their pidgin-Tamil, while their turbaned locks are used for perpetual entertainment.

consumption. And when the movie concerned 8 8 58 + ] ! 5 poking a spear into a festering wound, as the old Tamil saying goes.

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+ 5 about people from different regions, states, languages, countries, ethnicities â&#x20AC;Ś your

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belong to, and how youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been affected by their idiosyncrasies.

4 ! + 8 South Indians which goes, We may be in the South, but in the hearts of the people, we + + !Â&#x201A; C < " | 5 + 6 + 6 ] 8 + ! + * 5 the context, the tone and how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delivered.

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But it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel very nice when your own beliefs and practices come under the + 6 ! + 8

scrutiny, and then exaggerated for public

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CAMEO

CELEBRATING

A CENTURY OF OUR YOUNGEST RELIGION 2013 celebrates a century since India began her love affair with motion pictures -- right from Dadasaheb Phalke or JC Daniel to the torchbearers of Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new intrepid cinema, and not to mention the masses of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second largest population, it has been a love affair thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been strong and very, very passionate. On the 100th anniversary of Indian cinema, Southscope tries to scratch a little off the top of this massive iceberg.

When Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of Indian Cinema, released his Raja Harishchandra on 3rd May 1913, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no way he would have imagined that the moment was giving birth to what would one

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each linguistic region ... and that, in India, is a lot! With Bollywood known internationally

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ranking high in the glitz, the glamour and the money.

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industries operating in cities barely hours away from each other yet divided by languages. Each industry 6 + + 8 + / !

8 66+ by audiences on either sides of the linguistic border.

Films are being remade in various languages, thus lending storytelling a wider reach, but also essentially

+ 4 + 4 + again in different languages. Now where else do you Â&#x20AC; % + C +5 + ! has a unique identity of its own and so do each of + XX 5 + 8 Malayalam cinema, glamour goes to Bollywood and + + 4 +

; + Â varied as our emotions can get. Nevertheless, cinema has been one of the most unifying forms of expression this country has seen, and no less a religion in this country where politics and art sometimes have very blurry boundaries between each other since even before our Independence.

Funnily enough, the year has been witness to quite a few extremes like a Chennai Express being the biggest / 5 $ 6 &/ + { 5 / + 8 ! + Â 6 + their own with the medium, thus bringing out fresh new narratives and discovering new talent by the

/ ! + ! 8 8+ / =33 4 + + / 4 // +

66 %+ ! \\ / Film Festival with the blazing brigade of independent nouveau Indian cinema like Anurag Kashyap and Nawazuddin Siddiqui to Vidya Balan and Nandita Das and to the well, not so blazing Ameesha Patel and Mallika Sherawat with the latterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accent making headlines if nothing else did.

Our stars are national heroes and endorsers of almost every product or utility that we use everyday. We entangle ourselves in their lives because in India, once youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a star, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re considered national property.

Sometimes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a travesty, sometimes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entertainment and sometimes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s propaganda. But Indian cinema has torred and tripped and has even re-invented itself from time to time, as individual units or in general character over the years. And at the end of the day, we still love our cinema and our stars. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a love story thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to end any time soon.

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Sringaravelan Malayalam

Cast Dileep, Lal, Vedika, Nedumudi Venu, j < ! ; 8 + ! K 8 4 $ ! ; 8 8 + ! 8 Asokan, and Sreedevi Unni Direction Jose Thomas Production j 5 Z" j + [ Music Berny Ignatius Script Udaykrishna and Siby K Thomas

Interestingly titled Sringaravelan, Jose Thomas has + + 6 / +

fans. The protagonist in the story, Kannan, is played by Dileep. He is the son of a weaver, Ayyappanasan, who decides to send his son for a course in fashion designing.

Kannan has his own plans though, as his ambition is simply to make more and more money. Kannan tries to

+ ! 8 / / ! creating tensions in his relationship with his father.

Kannan eventually hopes that sooner or later he will be able to achieve his aim, and as a quirk of fate determines it, this comes to happen, through Yesu, who is played by Lal. A slew of humorous incidents pan out, making the movie a laugh riot.

- Kirthi Jayakumar

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Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal Tamil

Cast Udhayanidhi Stalin, Nayanthara, Santhanam, Direction SR Prabhakaran Production Udhayanidhi Stalin Music 7 ++ j +

+ Z6 &+ K Oru Kannadi opposite Hansika, directed 8 < " [! 6+ +X + #

$ 6 { 5 K +4 K 8 + 8 $" Prabhakaran of Sundarapandian fame. The plot is of the genre of romantic comedy where the protagonist, a devotee of Lord Hanuman, is wooed by the heroine to break his vow of 8 7 ++ j + 6 / + | + +

devoted his life to worshipping his favourite

! ! / / + 4 + + Â / + + Chaya Singh, Saranya Ponvannan and Sunder Ramu in supporting roles.

- Shankaran Malini

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Artist Malayalam

Cast Fahadh Faasil, Ann Augustine, Sreeram Ramachandran, Srinda Ashab, Krishnachandran and Vanitha Direction Shyamaprasad Production < < < Z$ )+ [ Music ; 8 Story Paritosh Uttam

Starring Fahadh Faasil and Ann Augustine, Artist has been the cynosure of all eyes for a while now. The two actors once worked together, for Friday, which was + 8 ' j ! + % + 4 + ; ! / + + +

tells the tale of Michael, played by Fahadh Faasil and Gayatri, played by Ann Augustine, who are classmates at the Fine Arts College. They share the same thoughts and aims in life, and hope to become world-renowned artists. They start living together to attain their goal, and it is only then that Gayatri realises the truth that her dreams vary heavily from real life. In the meantime, < / + ] + / / + heart-rending story of their life and times. With a strong + ++ + /

generation, the movie promises to be a story that comes from the heart.

- Kirthi Jayakumar

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BRINDAVANA Kannada

Cast Darshan, Karthika Nair, Geetha, + ! < + Direction K Madesh Production Suresh Gowda Music V Harikrishna

A remake of the hit Telugu movie Brindavanam, the Kannada version, Brindavana is directed by K Madesh, who specialises in remaking hits from other languages. Most of his successful remakes have / + + again for Brindavana, which is a big budget movie produced by Suresh Gowda.

Darshan is at the peak of his career after having delivered four blockbusters in a row in the last two years. Consequently, the expectations from ;+ 4 + 4 +

8 < + is one of the two heroines of the movie. Of late, Darshan has established the ritual of acting opposite newcomers.

4 6 +/ + ] + + + K( " +

" 4 ( + ) + 4 + the action sequences. Ganesh has choreographed the songs. Ramesh Babu is the cinematographer.

Darshanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favourite music director V Harikrishna has composed the songs.

The movie will be released in theatres shortly; the post-production work is in progress. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoping Darshanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winning streak continues into this year as well.

- Aravind G Shivkamal

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KEVVU KEKA Telugu

Cast Allari Naresh, Sharmiela Mandre, Ali, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mumaith Khan Direction Devi Prasad Production Boppana Chandrashekar Music Bheems & Chinni Charan

The title of the movie is undoubtedly inspired by the hit song Kevvu Keka, from the blockbuster Gabbar Singh. Kevvu Keka happens to be a comedy thriller directed by Devi Prasad, who had earlier directed ; ; 8 + + for the movie is complete and it is expected to release shortly. The success of Sudigadu last year has increased the stakes for Allari Naresh, who is banking heavily on Kevvu Keka for another round of success. The movie happens to be the debut 6+ / + K + $ + < + !

6 + 6+ concentrate on Kevvu Keka. The actress has shot for \ / + 4 $ 5 6 in Andhra Pradesh and Thailand. There are four tracks in the movie and the audio album was released in June. However, none of the songs have offered much to write home about.

- Aravind G Shivkamal

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Arrambam Tamil

Cast ! + ! + !

Taapsee Pannu Direction Vishnuvardhan Production AM Rathnam Music * 4 $ 5 + "

Â&#x201A; 9>+ ++ 8 Coincidentally, the title bears semblance to the 6+ 4 { 5! ; 2 ] + 8 Â&#x201A; Z !

8 Â&#x201A;[ ; + 8 ( 4 + ! teams up with the director for the second time post ; Z233Q[ + ! + 6 + 66 + + 6 + 6 66 + 5 / < 5 ; 2 { 5 + + + + 6 5 + ! + + himself revealed that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not so and that it is Arya

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- Shankaran Malini

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Fortune Teller

As the rollercoaster ride of 2013 continues, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s see what September has in store for our stars.

Tarot analyst Inseeya Nazir, who consults out of Mumbai and Hyderabad, decodes the future.

In the month of September, stars like Vikram need to be patient and persevering. There is no magic wand to wave your problems away, says the tarot, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly an improvement and you can set them in full swing and will soon see the results. In love, your little heart will be pulled by this powerful, invisible magnet. You may even feel there is not much to gain from this + 6! 8 !

watch. Seven of Wands in your money tarot says the harvest is still a long way off.

This month, Taurians like Mohanlal

4 + // machinations of the Universe, something they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t control, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hesitate from asking. The tarot tells you to never

4 + | 6 6 + / + to as impossible, you achieve easily.

This month, value yourself and your achievements, and accept as much as you can. A recent breakup has made you more vulnerable and skeptical when it comes to relations. With money matters get a bit more work savvy and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be

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Aptly born under the care of the Lion, a typical Leo like Suriya makes for a strong leader and can make plenty of friends and foes during their years 6 + ; ' + Â&#x20AC;

believe passionately in their policies.

This month, expect a particular policy of yours to make you universally popular.

By allying yourself with another person or group you may be able to earn greater 6+ + $ Â of Pentacles in your tarot suggests a romantic period ahead. Expect chocolates, gifts and candlelight dinners.

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8 66 + % + 6 Virgo, like Upendra, would sometimes feel that something has gone forever, only to discover that it has been in hiding. In this month, there would be a cause for celebration or a reason for great concern. September brings you in touch with old friends. It gives you the chance to choose whether you want to renew a connection, or sever it. You would be purchasing land in this month. ' 5 +0 ) " ' 5 8 +0 B

Librans like Amala Paul are going to have quite a busy September as this

8 +5 5 8 Libran career tarot has the Sun card, which indicates success. Time to make hay while the sun shines. Someone you are thinking about is dreaming about you too. Have a heart-to-heart conversation

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8 quite comfortable. Put your feet up and rest on your laurels. The tarot indicates there are chances of your buying a new vehicle too.

Life runs on no great or complicated formulas, as much as Kamal Haasan and all Scorpios do understand. The issues

+ 6 8 / positive thinking and common sense.

Work-wise you will have to work hard to complete the deadlines on time. A huge charity event builds a good team spirit.

A relationship affects you profoundly.

The tarot advises you to cut through all the confusion and get to the essence of what is wrong. Trust this emerging understanding and bring back your love.

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6+ 8 Have faith and relax. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stress over small issues. Spend some quality time

+ 6 @8 + / A travel is very much on the cards. Try visiting a place that entices you or will take your mind off the stress. Change is + C + 8 / ! it will be interesting and helpful. The main focus has to be on improving the

STR and other Aquarians will achieve good name and fame this month. You will take quick decisions based on your instincts. If you are in a career, then you will get a promotion. When you desire something intensely, you can steamroll 4 + 8 8 Family will need your attention. The stress and quarrels of last month with your partner have left you feeling low and down. Temperance tarot suggests that you take the help of a mediator; someone who resolves differences and solves problems. This could bring back peace.

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A friend can be your support system during this time. Travelling for work is on the cards. Your sense of humour will be great. Love life is going through lots of ups and downs. The tarot also indicates pain through your sweetheartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insensitivity. Probably you might feel

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The past may form you, but also inform you. In September, actor > " lessons of experience. Ideas to improve the Piscean life without repeating mistakes could be discussed. Decide whether goals that you are focused on are worthy enough. In love, a deep idealistic connection exists between two individuals. Other people may not understand your attraction. The Moon card also suspects a clandestine affair on the cards. Health is a major cause of concern.

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