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garywonghc · 7 years ago

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Life, Frame by Frame

by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

These days, we need to attend to so many different aspects of our lives, such as family, work, and various social situations. Instead of viewing these as obstacles to our spiritual path, we can see them as opportunities to develop wisdom and bodhicitta. Our lives can become like field trips for continually progressing on the path of the bodhisattva.

Viewing one’s life as a field trip is not a new concept. Arhats and bodhisattvas have been doing this for ages. For example, centuries ago in the noble land of India, arhats would meditate for a long time in the forest. Then, once they felt peaceful, they would take a field trip into the village or town to see if their mind really had been tamed. In the midst of all of the village activity with its many distractions, they could clearly see how well they had been able to overcome their normal confusion and reactions. If they could maintain their state of peace and equanimity in the village, they could decide whether to live in the forest or stay in the village to benefit others.

Bodhisattvas have always viewed their births in the human world as field trips. Like these bodhisattvas, we can also view this world as a field trip for increasing our wisdom and skillful means.

The integrity of the bodhisattva’s way of life depends upon bodhicitta. Cultivating and nurturing bodhicitta in turn depends upon our intention and on developing a good heart. Since these don’t come easily to most people, there is a need for dharma, a need to cultivate hearing wisdom, contemplative wisdom, and meditative wisdom. These wisdoms teach us that as sentient beings, we are endowed with a mind naturally possessing the potential to love and be compassionate. This is how we define ourselves as sentient beings. Love and care are already an innate part of our mind, which shows that we all have buddhanature. Yet at the same time, because of our ignorance and confusion, we have unwittingly become self-centred. The overwhelming presence of me and mine is so strong that we have lost many opportunities to truly develop ourselves as bodhisattvas and become enlightened.

In order to make any progress toward becoming free or benefiting others, we must first reduce this presence of me and mine. The way to do this is not through our old self-centred habits. When we think, “I am a father, therefore I love my child; I love my family; I love this or that person,” we are expressing care, but since we view these people as extensions of ourselves, it’s as if our care is directed toward ourselves. This is a form of self-indulgence. In the practice of the bodhisattva’s way of life, even though there is the same love and care, and the same kind thoughts and feelings, the basis is totally different. We don’t allow the basis for our relationships to be me and mine. Instead, we make sure that the basis is respect for the other person, another sentient being longing for happiness and freedom from suffering, just like us. This is how we relate even to our own children or family members, and to others with whom we are karmically linked and have a natural bond. This recognition becomes the basis for extending our care, love, kindness, and compassionate thoughts and feelings. We still appreciate the connection and the bond that karma has created. We acknowledge that we more readily experience care and love toward those with whom we have these karmic connections. But we use this understanding as a platform to transform our self-centredness and the neuroses it leads to.

As your capacity to express love and care grows, you don’t stop with your own family but try to reach out further — as much as possible. You learn to strike a balance, avoiding stretching too far so you don’t get hurt in the process. After a while, it doesn’t really matter whether someone comes into your life with karmic connections from a past life or as a stranger. If you could treat both equally, wouldn’t that be wonderful?

But even when you can’t accomplish that, at least recognise there’s a problem. In bodhisattva practice, not being able to treat a stranger with the same care and feelings that you afford to someone close to you is a problem, since they are both sentient beings. When your loving-kindness, compassion, and care are not based on me and mine but rather on seeing your child, spouse, or parents as sentient beings who long to be free and happy, your motivation becomes pure. The purity of your motivation in any relationship depends not on how closely related you are but on your intention.

This is how we can become little bodhisattvas, little lamps, in our immediate situations, and light up our own small island. We don’t need to wait for a whole new karmic field to provide us with a situation where we can actively function as a bodhisattva. That might never happen. There’s a saying, “As much as possible, with what you can see, with what you can touch — if you can be effective in that field as a bodhisattva, that’s where you will grow.” From that platform, we grow and extend ourselves. We strive to make our intentions in our existing relationships more pure and precise, based on non-attachment and genuine love and care, truly respecting the other person as a human being. Then we extend our love, care, kindness, and compassion by the methods of the bodhisattva’s way of life: seeing ourselves and others as equal, exchanging ourselves and others, and caring for others more than for ourselves.

Implementing the paramita practices in the field trips of your immediate life situations will help you greatly. Generally we speak of six paramitas: generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, concentration, and wisdom. All of a bodhisattva’s wisdom and skillful means are included within these six practices. Normally we begin by discussing the paramita of generosity. If you can train yourself to be generous, to be less attached and more openhearted, it’s easier to be morally disciplined — not harming others, benefiting them, and thereby accumulating virtue. If you’re a disciplined person, it’s easier to become patient. If you’re patient, then it’s easier to be diligent in whatever you do, on the spiritual path or elsewhere. And if you are a diligent person, it becomes easier to concentrate. Once you have good concentration, it’s easier to contemplate deeply and develop wisdom. Therefore, since the first paramita helps the second one and so forth, the order was established and taught in this way. But we don’t have to practice them in this order. In any particular situation, it’s likely that all of the paramitas are required.

It can be helpful to begin with the paramita of wisdom, which I think relates poignantly to our personal field trips. Nagarjuna stated in his Letter to a Friend that the Buddha’s most important wisdom teaching is the view of interdependent origination. You have to relate this view to your own life and see how this wisdom is meaningful in the context of your specific problems. When you perceive a problem, determine where you have attachment, aggression, jealousy, or arrogance — in your mind, your emotions, your speech, or your physical activity. Realise that your mind must be operating in a state of confusion and ignorance. Why? Because at the moment of defining someone or something as a problem, you are seeing the person or situation as singular, permanent, and existing objectively on its own.

If you see that a person or situation is not singular — that it has many parts to it — which part will you become attached to? Which one will you become aggressive toward? Which one will you be jealous of? Which one will cause you to feel arrogant? It helps to investigate this and understand that nothing in this world is singular.

Everything is made up of parts. If you’re going to get angry at someone, you need that person to be a singular person. If you focus on the person’s head, neck, shoulders, chest, tummy, legs — all separately — you won’t discover a “person” to get mad at. If you divide the person into trillions of atoms, which atom will you choose to get mad at? You can’t even see an atom. This is the reality.

Perhaps you think it’s the person’s mind you should be angry with. But that mind has many aspects. There are thoughts, feelings, and perceptions. Which will you choose to get mad at? If you get mad at their thoughts, consider that thoughts come in chains. The past thoughts have vanished, and the future thoughts haven’t arisen. Only the present thought is there. But the present thought also has a beginning, middle, and end. Which part are you going to be angry with? There won’t actually be anything to get mad at. Also, when you examine any situation, you will find it has many parts. You can’t find a single thing without a center and edges. Centre and edges go together: the centre creates the edges, and the edges create the centre. Even an atom has a centre and edges. So everything can be broken down. This is not something that you cause; it’s just how things are. You’re only becoming aware of it through your analysis. By investigating, you discover that things are not as singular as you perceive. In other words, you find no fixed object to react to emotionally, and this helps you tremendously.

We also think that things are more or less permanent, that somehow yesterday’s person was the same as today’s, or yesterday’s situations and problems were the same as they are now. But actually nothing remains static. Everything is changing. Since yesterday, this person has changed a million times over. So has this situation. Every split second is a fresh moment. Therefore, yesterday’s problem and today’s problem could never be the same. They only appear the same based on our holding the situation to be permanent in our mind. If we can recognise how things are changing moment to moment, we won’t find anything to get upset about. In order for something to be upsetting, it has to be singular and permanent. Without these properties, there is no object to upset us.

In addition, we think things exist independently, from their own side. That’s why we’re convinced they’re intrinsically real, and we react to them emotionally. But if you examine this assumption, you can see how nothing in the world exists from its own side. Everything is the effect of causes and conditions. No effects arise through their own volition. Furthermore, each cause and condition has its own prior causes and conditions. If you try to trace back all of the causes and conditions, you can’t find a beginning to this sequence. So of all of the causes and conditions, which one will you hold on to? It would be arbitrary to choose one instead of another to react to. And for any effect that you observe, you are also one of the causes and conditions. You play a major role in bringing it about. Knowing this, you can’t reasonably respond to effects as if they only occur outside of you.

Since nothing has inherent nature nor any singular, permanent qualities, it is as if all phenomena are magically produced by causes and conditions coming together — just like a rainbow, in which sunshine, rain, and moisture in the atmosphere produce arching colours in space. Like the rainbow, every phenomenon and experience is insubstantial, with nothing to grasp and hold on to; it is also essenceless, with nothing we can pinpoint as something to react to. It’s all as unreal as a movie. “Realness” is not out there at all. Nor is it here in the mind. It is merely a product of ignorance, an imputed quality imposed by ignorant mind onto objects and subjective experience.

If you understand this, then you see the twofold character of everything that happens: the background and the foreground. In the background, shunyata (emptiness) is present all of the time. In the foreground are the various appearances that rise and fall because of causes and conditions. The background is like the screen. The foreground is like the movie projected on the screen. They are not one and the same, nor are they separate. If they were one, while seeing the appearance of the phenomena, we would also realise their emptiness. Nor are they separate, since what is happening in the foreground is only possible because of emptiness as a background. Emptiness is the essence of everything that happens; it is the essence of this dreamlike life and dreamlike experiences brought about by causes and conditions.

Emptiness is the unfabricated state; appearance is the fabricated state. The unfabricated and the fabricated work together. From an unfabricated state, fabrications happen. All that is fabricated is impermanent and generated by causes and conditions. Conditions and appearances are always changing, moment to moment. If you look deeply, you see that the past is gone, the future has not arisen, and the present is just this very moment of appearance arising and dissolving simultaneously.

If phenomena didn’t arise and dissolve simultaneously, then the universe would become static. If something continued, however briefly, then there would be no room for anything to arise in its place. If the next moment didn’t arise, then nothing could actually change. If nothing could change, then nothing could evolve, grow, or become different. Arising could no longer happen. Ceasing could not happen. So everything arises and ceases at the same time, moment to moment. This is the condition of the universe and the condition of our own mind, perceptions, and experiences, without exception. But because it is so subtle and the movement so rapid, because each moment is so similar to the one that just vanished, we make up a continuum. Just as we do when watching a movie, which is actually twenty-four frames flashing each second on a screen, we create substantial appearances. Since we don’t see each of those twenty-four frames separately, we think the house we see on the screen is the same as it was five minutes ago. But the house or character we’ve been watching changes twenty-four times per second.

In the case of a movie, we know it’s a movie. If we didn’t have some sense that we were seeing a movie, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy it. It wouldn’t be much fun to watch real people doing all sorts of things such as killing each other. We’re conscious that it’s a movie, at least in the beginning. Yet within minutes of watching all of that magical interdependence on the screen — even knowing it’s not real — we can still sink our subjective mind into a state of ignorance, a deliberate state of confusion. Then we regard the unfolding drama as real. We make this character good, that character bad; we side with one against another. Though there’s nothing real on the screen at all, the subjective mind can create something “real” out of it, imputing this reality so we can work up our emotional responses. Samsara is no different from this. It operates in the exact same way. So being able to see how it’s all created interdependently, with different causes and conditions coming together to create each effect, is very helpful.

Another way of looking at interdependence is to notice how the creation of the objective world depends on the subjective mind. The subjective mind, in turn, depends on the objective world. Right depends on left. Left can’t exist without right. Top depends on bottom, and vice versa. The center only exists in relation to the edge. Good/bad, right/wrong, man/woman — no characteristic has independent reality from its own side. Everything is dependently created. Any reality that we project comes from the subjective mind steeped in ignorance and confusion. So we must strive to see the ways in which the world is magical and dreamlike, a mere appearance having no reality. This applies to the world and other beings as well as to our own mind and emotions. A bodhisattva who wakes up to this notion, seeing interdependent origination as appearance and emptiness as the nature, also sees why we suffer so much. All of the sufferings of our mind come from holding appearance to be real where there’s no reality, producing false characteristics of permanence, singularity, and independence. If we can use this wisdom to analyse any person, any problem, any situation — noting how it’s created interdependently, how impermanent and illusory it is from moment to moment — then it gives our mind freedom and space to work with.

With this understanding, you can also ask others about a problem you’re experiencing. What are its causes and conditions? How have they come together to put you in a bind? Asking for the perspective of others who have been in your situation can give you helpful hearing wisdom. Then, instead of leaving this as mere hearsay or opinion, contemplate it deeply. Decide whether it’s true, and whether it corresponds with your experience. When you’re finally convinced of how the problem manifests or the situation has developed, then you have both hearing and contemplative wisdom to support your understanding. This is all based on the philosophy of how everything is interdependently originated — in general, as well as in your specific situation.

Whenever you confront any situation or problem, or anytime you want to move forward, please think first about your intention. If your intention is to benefit only yourself, broaden it to help at least one other sentient being. Whatever you do in your life, whether it’s going to your job, taking care of your family, or attending a retreat, try to enlarge your vision. In your spiritual practice, your vision must be one of eventual enlightenment.

With a selfless intention to benefit many beings, together with a vision that everything you do will lead you closer to enlightenment, relate to your life’s problems not as problems but as opportunities to advance with the paramita practices. How can I employ the wisdom of interdependence here? Based on that wisdom, how can I increase my concentration? How can I apply more diligence with this? How can I cultivate more patience here? How might I develop more discipline? How can I be more generous? What is lacking? What needs to be strengthened? What needs to be brought out more or made clearer? What should the main effort be, and what else is needed as support?

Always think in terms of the paramitas. Don’t try to be a solitary genius all of the time. Consult others. Gather hearing wisdom and contemplate it. Gather contemplative wisdom, and apply yourself in going forward and relating with your problems. In this way, as the method of paramita practice becomes second nature, samsara will no longer feel as it once did. You won’t feel like there’s such a problem with your life. It’s not that there won’t be any problems, but you won’t feel stuck. You can sail forward on the path of dharma, using your own life and situations as field trips for progressing along the spiritual path.

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cqubemedia-blog · 8 years ago

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00pelican00-blog · 8 years ago

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BENEFICIAL AND NON-BENEFICIAL These days people often talk about 'Letting go'. Everywhere in any one of those spiritual sites we can read, 'Let go', 'Let go', Let go', 'Be here, Be now'. It is all in good intention but the problem is, for most of us, especially myself, soon after reading or hearing it, the very next second we start or continue with thoughts, speech and actions that we have been indulging that are disturbing to our peace of mind. Yes, the very next second, no need to count more. It seems that we really need to have the wisdom and observation power to differentiate between beneficial and non-beneficial thoughts, speech and action. This seem more important and beneficial than all these talk about 'letting go' and be here now.' What is the use of this 'letting go' when we do not know what to let go. In fact, superficial understanding all those teachings below like 'Eyes of Purity', Nagarjuna's Mahamudra Vision and other high philosophical thesis, is far less beneficial than being able to observe and differentiate beneficial and non-beneficial thoughts. In our daily activities, to be able to notice and differentiate good and bad thoughts, speech and action has much, much more merits than superficial understanding of all those high philosophical thesis on ultimate truth unless we can attain realization from them and that is extremely mega rare. Moreover, to attain realization of these high philosophical thesis will depend on how well we can differentiate beneficial and non-beneficial.; first learning to sustain the former and letting go the latter before we can let go of both into the non-dual Wisdom Mind. The development of compassion depends on how long we can sustain these thoughts and how fast we can let go of selfish thinking. Therefore it is extremely important to develop the power to observe thoughts and emotions, to differentiate their usefulness or uselessness and let go of the uselessness before they translate into speech and action. In the end, it is still this observation power that will enable us to give rise to our Buddha Nature. May all beings and myself develop this vital skill of wisdom of sharp observation and differentiation at the beginning, middle and end of the path. I have a strong habit to day dream and fantasize. do you? TK.

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manoharis · 8 years ago

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A Year in Review: Telugu Movies!

You can’t pay me to watch these (aka watch me roast them in 10 words or less)

Dictator - a Bala Krishna movie without animals in the title!

Krishnashtami - wyd Sunil.

Terror - the title aptly describes my feelings about this movie.

Guntur Talkies - lets just not. more like gun-to-ur head after watching this.

Attack - this wins for having a director and actor that Idc about!

Edo Raakam Ado Raakam - edho raakamaina torture.

Thikka - ee cinema choosaka vacchedi adhe

Jaguar - just when you’ve thought twood’s exhausted the possible feline comparisions

I really really dont care: Savitri, Raja Cheyyi Vesthe, Abbayitho Ammayi, Killing Veerappan, Express Raja, Naruda Donoruda, Hyper, Speedunodu, Garam, Nayaki

Nenu Sailaja -I had a lot of expectations for this movie because it was said to be “fresh” but there was really nothing new here. I loved Ram’s look, some of the comedy and most of the songs. Worth a watch but nothing ground-breaking.

Nannaku Prematho - A for effort? I just couldn’t connect to the film because I felt like the emotion was kind of artificial and didn’t really pull me in. I couldn’t get behind a lot of the “logic” in this film. Also there disruptive bgm in every scene which made it really hard to focus on the film.

Soggade Chinni Nayana - I feel like this movie was targeted towards middle aged aunties lol. I love Nagarjuna and Ramya Krishna but there were one too many scenes where I was hiding my face from embarrassment. On the plus side, all the sarees in the movie were gorgeous !

Lacchimdeviki O Lekkundi - messy because of all the back and forth plot twists. Horror comedy is literally my least favorite genre so I didn’t like this.

Seethamma Andalu Ramaya Sutralu - below average; I don’t have much to say about this. If I hadn’t watched it, this would belong in the ‘I really don’t care’ list.

Krishnagadi Veera Prema Gaadha - I think I was drowsy when watching this (not because of the movie) so I honestly don’t remember anything but the beginning portion which was really funny. I need to rewatch this.

Malupu - I always love a good thriller but it could’ve been better. Aadhi Pinnisetty’s voice tho !!

Kshanam - FAVE !!! This was so good! again always down for a good thriller. Super gripping and just the right pace. I loved how in this the love story was relevant to the script. It was very well written, acted, and taken as well in terms of technicalities. I can definitely see it getting awards next year.

Kalyana Vaibhogame - The first half was loud and messy which made me almost stop watching it. With a premise like this, the story is extremely predictable, as in you knew the lead pair would fall in love eventually, it was just a matter of when. I thought the second half was pretty cute though.

Shourya – I know this is biased of me but I can’t remember the last movie of the Manchu brothers that I’ve seen because the kind of movies they make are just so not my type. However, when this movie came out I did hear some positive talk for it on twitter. But then it wasn’t talked about at all after like a week? So I’m not exactly sure how successful it was. I may watch it eventually but I’m not dying to see it lol

Run- This was the remake of Neram by Sundeep Kishan (side note: I really like Sundeep, so I was annoyed that he was doing a remake). I didn’t hear much about this either after the first week so I don’t think it did that well. However, I do want to watch it because I’ve been trying to watch Neram since forever but I could never find it with subtitles so I guess this is my chance to watch it, but a lesser version ofc. Although one of the main reasons I wanted to watch was for Nivin and Nazriya so this doesn’t really do much more me lmao

Oopiri – I haven’t seen the original so I really liked this! S/o to Nagarjuna for realizing fairly quickly that its time for him to more age appropriate roles (take notes @ chiranjeevi). This is why the Akkineni’s are my fave! (my bias is showing so much in this post but do I really care). anyways, I loved the chemistry between Karthi and Nagarjuna cause lbr their bromance was the real love story in this. Shriya’s appearance made the childhood shipper in me super happy. Overall, an enjoyable film with some great performances.

Sardaar Gabbar Singh – The amount of hype this movie had, jfc. Tbh I don’t have anything major against Pawan Kalyan. He’s just not one of my favorites, and ngl I liked him in the early 2000s phase (i.e. before Gabbar Singh which is when his fans went to piccha peaks). His fan base is literally one of the worst. I just think they’re super extra and very disrespectful, esp at audio launches. So yes, I was happy that it flopped because one it put the pk fans in their place who were hyping this to no end. Also he wrote the story and screenplay for this and reading some reviews about that gave me life lmao. If you want to hear something good about this movie, Kajal looks stunning in all her princess-y clothes and a few of the songs are pretty good.

Sarrainodu – I actually haven’t seen this yet but I do want to. Here I go being biased again lol. If this starred anyone I didn’t care for, I would have no interest in this movie but because it’s the fave, Allu Arjun, I have to watch it. I like a lot of the video songs and the music actually grew on me when I was forced to listen to it A LOT in India over the summer. Also he looks hella good, I’m sold, bye.

Supreme – Ok this movie was huge in India over the summer. Everyone loved it and ngl I used the phrase “its amazing zing zing” about a thousand times among my cousins without even having seen it. I tried watching it once I got back and it was just too much loud comedy for me to handle and I never finished it.

Brahmotsavam – oh lord. TOO SOON. Jk, I’m over it. Easily the biggest disappointment of 2016 in terms of what was promised and what was delivered. I literally followed this movie since it was even rumored to be happening because Mahesh and Sreekanth Addala. Then Mickey J Meyer was brought on and then Samantha and I was just so hyped. I think the fact that I was dying to watch this in theaters and then I didn’t even want to watch it once it was online, says a lot. I was just really shocked that everyone, fans and non-fans alike panned it especially when it involved sooo many people. The second hand embarrassment is too real. But I did eventually watch it and what the actual hell. There was literally no story, no coherence, and way too many irrelevant characters. Mahesh has a pattern of delivering blockbusters after massive flops so here’s hoping the best for his next!

A…Aa: I have so many feelings about this movie. Trivikram is one of my most favorite directors/writers and has been for a long time. With Attarintiki Daredi, I was pretty disappointed that he went full on commercial and I thought he lost some of his touch. That changed a bit with Son of Satyamurthy (but I feel like a majority of the reason that I liked that movie is bc of Allu Arjun lol). But yeah anyway, A…Aa is still a very commercial movie, its not in any way niche. However, I think Trivikram finally struck the balance of substance and commerciality which made it an entertaining movie while also leaving you with something to think about. The story was actually very simple and something that’s definitely been done before, but the screenplay had Trivikram’s name all over it. It was apparent in every single dialogue. He also pulled out some spectacular performances that were subdued but well done. I remember Samantha saying in an interview that because this is Trivikram’s third movie with her, he knows when she’s reusing an expression which forced her to improve her performance. When the movie was announced, I was kind of disappointed that Nithiin was in it because he’s never been a favorite of mine but I fell in love with him after this. I think in a lot of his movies he tries to do the typical commercial hero act and its obvious that he borrows heavily from Pawan Kalyan’s style. But in this his characterization was very subdued and painted him as a common guy which made him a lot more likable. It was also easier to ship the lead pair because the star aura tends to overshadow the chemistry but here I was really able to see the characters instead of the actors behind them. I just wished the story was more unique but otherwise a really good movie!

Okka Ammayi Thappa - Sundeep really needs to promote his movies more because they always seem to go under the radar. I was actually really excited for this because Sundeep & Nithya as the lead pair. I’m pretty sure its one of those movies that takes place in the span of a single day which I love bc if you can stretch a day into a full film, its gotta be one hell of a day. Not sure if this was a hit or not but I definitely want to check it out once its online.

Gentleman – (Spoiler Free). This was pretty good! A nice balance of romance and suspense. The story was intriguing and the performances were well done. I didn’t like the comedy though. The situational humor was fine but I hated the comedy track and I felt like it made the movie so much slower than it needed to be.

Oka Manasu - I was so hyped for this cause I love Naga Shourya and Niharika but apparently this was very slow and boring. I hope this doesn’t discourage Niharika from doing more movies because tollywood really needs some actual telugu actresses. (Side Note: Allu Arjun’s speech at this movie’s audio launch !! He basically called out the PK fans in a long 10 mins lecture and it gave me lifeee)

Pelli Choopulu - FAVE!!! Truly a new age rom com. I watched this in a theater in India and I loved it! The story was fresh, engaging, and hilarious. I loved how the characters were very realistic and reflective of actual youth and not hero-like at all. Also s/o for the strong female characterization !! You go Chitra! I think it did an amazing job of combining comedy, romance, social issues, and emotion into a very believable and enjoyable film. And not to forget the music which is so so good. Also, I’m gonna quote this movie in my grave.

Manamantha - I looove movies that have multiple inter-related stories. The four characters and their respective stories were written well with each character tackling a unique situation. Overall, I liked it, but it definitely could have been better.

Srirasthu Subhamastu - I watched this in India and it was nice to see it on the big screen because the best part of this movie was the grandeur of production. Starring in a movie produced by your father clearly has its perks. I don’t really care about Allu Sirish but he’s still pretty new so to be fair he was pretty good in this. The story is very very routine and predictable but I remember liking the dialogues

Babu Bangaram - I don’t think this was a hit? But fiiinally, Venky in a movie that’s not a remake, which ofc didn’t last long cause his next is a remake smh.

Janatha Garage - This movie was apparently the biggest hit of 2016 in terms of box office and imo its not deserving. The trailer for this movie made it seem really good but it was a disappointment in the end. The thing with Koratala Siva’s movies is that he always has a good social message but then commercializes it way too much. I understand what he’s trying to do but I wish he’d cut down on the violence and focus on the actual issue. This couldve been a really amazing movie about environmentalism but it turned into something really routine. Im also annoyed that a stellar cast of NTR, Mohanlal, Samantha, and Nithya was wasted on such a mediocre movie.

Jo Achyutananda - This was pretty good. As per the director’s style, it was very simple with life-like characters. The story was very interesting but I thought it was pretty anti-climactic and definitely could have been taken to another level. S/o for Nani’s cameo towards the end which sadly was the only male eye candy (sorrynotsorry).

Majnu - Even though this is Nani’s movie and I usually have high expectations for his movies, I didn’t expect much from this. The movie didn’t offer anything spectacular. The plot started off pretty interesting but then went the routine rom- com path. It gets a fair share of laughs and the music is fabulous but otherwise underwhelming.

Abhinetri - I haven’t seen this yet and I don’t really care tbh but I’ll probably watch it eventually.

Mana Oori Ramayanam - This seems really interesting from the trailer. Definitely a niche film and I don’t think it did well commercially but I want to see it.

Premam - What do I say about this that won’t get me hate lmao. I haven’t seen this yet but it received pretty good reviews as well as commercial success. I don’t support remakes ofc but I know I’ll end up watching this eventually. I’m glad that Naga Chaitanya is back on track again ?

Saahasam Swasaga Saagipo - I really want to watch this because romance + thriller is my faaave. I don’t think this was that big of a hit but Im still excited to see it. The album is amazing and I assume the bgm will be as well. Also s/o for Naga Chaitanya’s look in this movie which is his best yet imo. Is it just me or has he become so much more attractive now that he’s unavaible lol.

Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada - I haven’t seen this yet, but heard that it was really good! Seems like another Karthikeya-type movie? Who would’ve guessed that Nikhil would be most successful actor from the Happy Days gang (besides tamanna ofc).

Jayammbu Nishchayambu Raa - same as above ^, haven’t seen, heard it was good.Other than that, I’m glad a small film got acclaim.

Dhruva - How much credit can you give to a remake ? I haven’t seen this or the original but I know I’ll probably like it.

Overall I think 2016 was a pretty good year for movies with many of the successes coming from small budget films which seems to be an increasing trend in Tollywood. The fact that Sardaar Gabbar Singh and Brahmotsavam were total box office disasters even though they starred arguably the two biggest stars in TFI shows that the majority of audiences crave content over star power which I’m all here for!

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10 South Indian Mother-Daughter Duos That Define Elegance

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10 South Indian Mother-Daughter Duos That Define Elegance

10 South Indian Mother-Daughter Duos That Define Elegance Niharika Nayak Hyderabd040-395603080 December 27, 2019

It’s no secret that South India has produced some of the finest and most beautiful actresses in the entire country. From Samantha Akkineni to Keerthy Suresh and Nayanthara, the sky’s the limit when it comes to talent. These gorgeous actresses always make it a point to grace us with stunning pictures of themselves on the ‘gram’. And like most of us, they too share a special bond with their mothers. Keerthy Suresh who won the National Award for Best Actress this year, dedicated the honor to her beloved mother. Likewise, Kajal Aggarwal who is presently traveling in the Maldives continues to treat her fans with super special family moments, softening our hearts.

Have you ever wondered what your favorite actresses’ moms look like or what they do? Check out this list to know more!

1. Samantha Akkineni

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This talented Filmfare award winning actress has donned many hats and won the hearts of millions of fans across the country. From Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012) and Eega (2012) to Rangasthalam, the actress has proven her versatility as an actress. Commonly billed as one of South India’s most talented actresses, we’re sure her mother must be very proud. And judging by how often she’s featured on Samantha’s Instagram account, we know she is!

2. Sai Pallavi

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This talented actress made headlines for rejecting a 2-crore worth advertising contract for a fairness brand as she didn’t believe in skin lightening creams. Her gutsy attitude won her the adoration of many fans. Her role in her debut movie Premam, which she shot while on a break from her university, won her a Filmfare Award. This talented actress proves beauty and brains go perfectly well together.

3. Anushka Shetty

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This stunning actress is known for her hit movies across Tamil and Telugu cinema, including Baahubali. The actress made her debut in the Telugu film Super with Ayesha Takia and Akkineni Nagarjuna by her side. It took her a few years to prove herself as an actress but once she did, she kept bagging awards left, right and centre.

4. Hansika Motwani

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Hansika Motwani is presently in the news because she is promoting her up and coming film Maha. This multi-lingual actress hails from a Sindhi family in the city of Mumbai and has made a name for herself in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi cinema. The actress often shares adorable pictures of herself and her lovely family.

5. Shruti Haasan

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One of the most loved mother-daughter duos in the South, Shruti Hasan and her actress mother Sarika share a very close bond. The talented young actress often takes to the gram to share pictures of herself with her mother as well as her sister. Although their parents, superstar Kamal Haasan and actress Sarika split up in the early 2000s, the family share a very close bond.

6. Keerthy Suresh

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Keerthy receiveda National Film Award recently and commended her mother for her success. According to Keerthy, she wouldn’t be standing where she stood if not for the love and support of her mother. The talented actress dedicated the award to her mother and brought many to tears with her emotional speech.

7. Tamannaah Bhatia

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This multilingual actress has starred in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi cinema. Prominently known for her roles in the films Devi, Baahubali: The Beginning and Paiyaa, the actress has garnered attention for her beautiful porcelain like features and vibrant personality. Tamannaah regularly ventures out in the city with her wonderful mother with whom she shares a very close bond.

8. Rashmika Mandanna

Rashmika Mandanna, is a 23-year-old Indian actress who acts in Kannada and Telugu films. She is affectionately called ‘The Karnataka Crush’ by the media and Kannada film industry. Bangalore Times put her ahead of everyone else in the rundown of ’30 Most Desirable Woman of 2017′. The young actress always creates quite a buzz with the photos she shares on Instagram.

9. Kajal Aggarwal

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Kajal Aggarwal is an Indian entertainer and model. She has made a name for herself in Tamil and Telugu cinema and has been selected for not one but rather four Filmfare Awards South! The spectacular actress made her introduction with the 2004 Bollywood film Kyun! Ho Gaya Na…. Her first Telugu film debut was in the year 2007 with the movie Lakshmi Kalyanam.

As they sall say, there’s nothing more special thatn the bond between a mother and her daughter. And in the case of these leading ladies, we know that behind every successful woman is a mother who helped her get there. What do you think of this list? Do you enjoy sharing pictures of yourself and your mother? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below.

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