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At the Intersection of Everything I do

Brining my art, design, design research, architecture/urban design and writing together.

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Madharchod to Madam: Why Vijay Devarakonda’s Movies ‘Geetha Govindam’ and ‘Arjun Reddy’, and its Widespread Reception Should Frighten You

This article is an examination of Devarakonda’s two movies, Geetha Govindam and Arjun Reddy, that which seems to have taken over South India by a wave in its so-called ‘romance’. They are claimed as the bold experiments of the actor in choosing such radically different movies. But…when you distill the essence of these two characters, they’re not antithesis (as claimed) of one another but just different personas of the same archetype of Indian men…patriarchal, misogynistic, and entitled. Here’s why these movies should jolt you.

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