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10 Questions: Vignesh Shivan
Posted on May 4, 2022
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TamilThanos
May 4, 2022
I think BR was having a ball interviewing him (looked to be enjoying his answers). What do you normally prefer in an interviewee, BR?
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Dada
May 4, 2022
Now I get why wikki loves the “around india sequence” (which i felt was underwhelming) …especially since his fav film is “”Life is beautiful”.
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