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Reviewed Kai Po Che

Kite got cut- a must watch film

Shot in Gujurat in 2000- Kai Po Che- meaning Kite Got Cut- perhaps a reference to the Gujurati kite festival, follows the lives of 3 friends- Ishaan (Sushant Singh Rajput), Govind (Raj Kumar Yadav) and Omi (Amit Sadh). Playing Vidya, Ishaan's sister and Govind's love interest is Amrita Puri. Gov...Read more

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Reviewed Naayak

Don't overthink it- just watch it!

Naayak, one of the first films to release in 2013 in the telugu film industry was quite a treat. It had what movie goers these days want- comedy, action, romance and lots of masala. The story is a good one, about Cherry a simple guy working as a software engineer and wooing his girlfriend Madhu ...Read more

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Reviewed SVSC - Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu

SVSC- Draggy but Beautiful

In an industry where mass entertainment, masala and item songs are the main things on the minds of most directors and producers while making movies, director Srikkanth Addala and producer Dil Raju’s joint venture ‘Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu’ is certainly a breath of fresh air. Don’t go i...Read more

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Utterly disorganised academic administration
Indus International School - Bangalore

this is the number one designated school bangalore. students from this school get admission in top colleges which is not a fluke. The teachers have to be doing something right if this is the academic outcome. And for your information- most schools in india do not even communicate via e-mail. Don't l...et your personal hatred get in the way of your reviews.Read More

Commented on vishnuinampudi's review

UTTER FLOP MOVIE
SVSC - Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu

write a proper review then criticize

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Sarocharu Review
Sarocharu

sandhya was played by kajal agarwal- who in fact was the soul of the movie.

Reviewed Yeto Vellipoyindi Manasu Movie

Pack your patience and watch YVM

Releasing on 14th December, Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu opened to mixed reviews. Brace yourselves- this is a rather mixed review. It seems more apt to call this movie an Ilaiyraaja musical rather than a Gautham Menon film. In a way very unorthodox for me, I will begin with the cons. This movie ...Read more

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Reviewed Talaash

The entertainment, like the answer, lies within

The film begins with the death of an actor- Arman Kapoor. It is up to Surjan- a police officer- to solve the case of his death. Surjan is dealing with his depressed wife Roshni, while he himself is spending sleepless nights. His wife Roshni soon becomes better by holding seances with her dead so...Read more

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Reviewed Thattathin Marayathu

Behind the Veil- A Beautiful Love Story

The movie begins with two young boys standing near the coast and discussing the important matters of life. One of the boys sees a young girl, head covered with a purdah. He prays to God to get him married to her. His friend points out the purdah as a religious road block, only to receive a nonch...Read more

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Reviewed Usthad Hotel Movie

Usthad Hotel- If Only Real

Usthad Hotel begins with Abdul Razaq and Fareeda, a young Muslim couple who are expecting a baby. Abdul Razaq wants a boy. After four girls, he leaves to Dubai on some work. Then is born his son Faizal or Faizi. Fareeda dies because of multiple deliveries. Abdul then brings his children to Dubai...Read more

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Reviewed Airhead

Chick flick types mixed with a thriller

Set in modern day New York City, Meg Cabot's Airhead series tells the story of stereotypical tomboy brainiac Emerson Watts who meets with an accident and finds her brain transplanted into supermodel Nikki Howard's body. That's the most of the first book- Airhead. The rest of the first book an...Read more

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Reviewed Interpretation of Murder, The - Jed Rubenfeld

The perfect psychological murder

Manhattan, 1909. Sigmund Freud's first- and only- visit to the United States of America. The next morning, a beautiful debutante is found hanging- dead- in her penthouse on Broadway, all her acting dreams completely destroyed. Soon after, Nora Acton, a stunning heiress is found tied to her paren...Read more

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Reviewed Firm, The - John Grisham

Read about the hell firm atleast once

"The Firm" revolves around its' protagonist Mitchell McDeere and his law career in the Bendini, Lambert and Locke a law firm situated in Memphis. He graduated third in his class from Harvard and recieved offers from large firms in New York City and Chicago, but he turns them down for this small ...Read more

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Reviewed Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte

Love saves this book from falling off a cliff

The impression one gets on reading "Wuthering Heights" is- that Emily Bronte must have been a very pensive person. Her book is a sad one, coming under the drama/romance category and starring the aggressive Heathcliffe and the confused Cathy. The story is narrated in the third person, by a per...Read more

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Reviewed Feluda Stories - Satyajit Ray

The "unputdownable" murder series

Bengali author Satyajit Ray's "Adventures of Feluda" is based on a young detective from Kolkata who idolizes Sherlock Holmes and often uses his methods for solving his cases. Along with him, assisting him on his cases are Topshe, his young Watson and Jatayu, a writer of thrillers. The stories...Read more

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Reviewed Winner Stands Alone, The - Paulo Coelho

This book is a winner, and it stands Alone

“The Winner Stands Alone” is a thriller which tells the enthralling stories of it’s characters- Igor the Russian millionaire, Hamid Hussain the Middle Eastern fashion legend, the lovely American actress Gabriella, hardcore detective Savoy and Jasmine the heart-breakingly beautiful young girl on ...Read more

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Reviewed It Takes All Sorts

Read this if you love cricket or not

"It Takes All Sorts" is a book written by Peter Roebuck. As a cricketer himself, he has written this book on every cricketing great who has ever walked the face of the earth such as Sir Donald Bradman, Hanse Cronje, Viv Richards, Sachin Tendulkar, Allan Border and many, many more. Each chapte...Read more

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Reviewed Student of The Year

SOTY- JABB (Just A Big Bore)

I'd heard rumors about this movie and listened to the songs, but the idea of going for it never occurred to me. Perhaps the two boys-one girl love triangle idea which has been tried and tested several times- not very successfully most of the time- never appealed to me. but I went for it, out of ...Read more

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