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Interview: A Deepavali special with Lokesh Kanagaraj/RJ Balaji
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brangan
November 13, 2020
Happy Deepavali, all!
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Yajiv
November 13, 2020
Happy Deepavali to everyone in this lovely (not-so-)little blog! Hope you all enjoy with your families and loved ones. However please do stay safe also!
Looking forward to this conversation tomorrow. Listening to RJ Balaji is always a fun time
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brangan
November 14, 2020
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Voldemort
November 14, 2020
Happy Diwali to BR and this community of wonderful readers here!
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Madan
November 14, 2020
Happy Diwali to BR and to the blog participants and readers.
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Satya
November 14, 2020
Happy Diwali folks! But, if you expect something like this to happen with you, wear a good and clean mask
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Yajiv
November 14, 2020
Great, now this song is stuck in my head!
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Padawan
November 14, 2020
Happy Deepavali Saar!
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Aman Basha
November 14, 2020
Happy Diwali folks!!!
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Jayram
November 14, 2020
Happy Deepavali to everyone!
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Voldemort
November 28, 2020
https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/netflix-buys-digital-streaming-rights-of-thalapathy-vijay-s-master-1744844-2020-11-28
Looks like Lokesh has finally succumbed. The mind boggles at why Netflix would (if it were true) buy the film when it can buy 10 smaller films for the price. Does it mean that the star system will never go away? And how would Netflix recover such a huge amount spent on one film?
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