#we say it in telugu btw

[official-saul-goodman]

Me and my mum have this phrase 'i don't know whether to laugh through my mouth or my arse' as a response to like stupidly ridiculous shit going on when you can only laugh. And when the ridiculous shit is too impossibly crazy we just say 'one must laugh with their arse' and i think it's a killer phrase that my friends should use too. It's like saying 'all you can do is laugh' but more

[letamthoughts]

RRR (2022)

10 out of fucking 10 holy fucking shit balls did i fucking love this movie? 🤔 fuck it; don't care shit was great a-freaking-mazing, even holy fuck balls i need more of this now put it in my fucking veins

so yeah shit was pretty fucking good a bloody rollercoaster of an experience, let's say thank-fucking-you Jacob Geller for having that void of a beard in the first video i saw of yours led to the timeline where I actually watched a Tollywood/Bollywood film (finally) is this what missa been missin'? my whole life? or is this simply one of the greats? mah ass gon' find out, i know that 👍🏿

played the (thank god it's stereotypically so) dance scenes a second time each time just to read the lyrics watching the last one for a 3rd time while i type this >.>

y'all, this some pumped up shit o'mah'god wanted to fucking dance, this shit go so hard glad i played Raji: An Ancient Epic already wouldn't have understood the matter with the bow well, i guess i only barely understand it; let's be honest [i'm now watching the Desi Naach (nacho) dance for the 3rd time]

Naaacho nacho nacho nacho nacho nacho vidi naaacho!~ mofos did a great job with these dance scenes and i appreciate seeing that one thick lady during the Desi Naach so much plot happening in that scene; fo'real love it shit's like a spiritual/religious/praise scene in a Madea play... but fuckin' LIT! they totally had a stand, btw part of me is thinking we did something similar to the Nacho dance-off when we were kids, but the other part is like "nah, you wish, homie"

real talk, y'all, don't let nobody spoil the shit that happens in this beautiful experience

back to the bros, though that was some heartfelt shit portrayed throughout don't remember the last time i saw something like it tbh 🤔 Akhtar reminded me of Angry Joe in a few scenes, which was interesting

watched Hindi dub with English subtitles need to see it in Telugu, though >.> zee5.com, here i come (subs or not)  

ah, should talk about the cartoonishly evil Euros 💀 well done they played those roles well and that's all I'm gonna say about that :3

starting to wonder the significance of some of the actors, especially the Euros like, surely some are really famous and fill seats by being on the poster oh shit, and Malli can act; gawd damn

love how the ladies were getting their dresses dirty and not giving a fuck shit looks too fun

Just remembered (upon the umpteenth replay of Desi Naach), the drumming gave me Turn Down for What vibes, so I'm wondering if India inspired the video at all 🤔 Could've been vice versa actually

yeah, i'm pretty sure i fucking love it The Favorites List The Intimate List The Blind List (1/5) The Get Off Your Couch List The Romance List (bromance)

Ram has some serious Jason Momoa vibes going on at a certain point this whole movie: Dude wanna bro; Ladies wanna have fun it's a good thing nobody was wearing heals at that part o.o

Seriously, I need to stop playing Desi Naacho on repeat so I can go to sleep. (found it on YouTube; don't you dare!) :x

Holy shit, nobody gets sexualized at all except for the Ram (Raju) & Akhtar (Bheem) sweet

y'all, i just realized that 3 hours flew by like 2 while watching this

went in knowing nothing btw; highly recommend knowing very little

(Moderate Spoilers)

love the portrayal of real life superheros (basically) like, what if Superman was Indian and just had an unreasonable amount of super-strength that's these two mofos (with the combat skills of Batman and Green Arrow) glad i didn't realize while watching that there wouldn't be a third guy; Ram played his villain role well, so the reveal was a nice twist for me

oh shit, Akhan pours liquid as bait twice in the movie trust; nice shit, the scratches on the back again... huh 🤔 i'mma need somebody to CinemaWins this with cultural and religious explanations

(Major Spoilers)

thank Radha both these beautiful fuckers lived 🥺 i like dark endings, but fuck dat noise damnit so many bloody fakeouts; i hated it in the moment, but i loved it after real talk, though; Ram is handsomer, but Akhtar looks better with his shirt off

[jayflrt]

akka <3 thank you so much but it's still 22 nd in here, but for the early wish, i appreciate it!! my weekend was the worst and my day was too. i got my vaccine today and my hand hurts, jsjsjdj. did you know that i like jaywon or you just yk like guessed or simply put them, but i love them tho-

i opened tumblr today and i went through your blog and didn't expect a birthday wish 😭😭😭 really thank you saur much T_T i have nothing to say but this weekend i'll write my college admission exam and i hope i'll do good!! also do you have any study tips, these days my motivation for studying is decreasing and i'm procrastinating a lot :(

and the jay tiktok, oh my god! the guitar he had it since highschool 😔 he is so precious :( he's good at keeping gifts. jay is so cute and the en-o clock episode, jay was the mafia and he's like 🤫 i'm the mafia, hahahsh.

yea- tamil, telugu, kanada and malyalam have similar words and tone, so it is easy for me to understand tamil, hehe. my dad knows how to speak like the basic and my mom too, so i visited kanchipuram when i was young, yea- that was the only time i went to tamil nadu, lmao.

most of the girls take medical more than engineering and boys take engineering the most. it's like the majority, right? medical is like, my mom said no because she knows that i can't take much stress and i won't study properly so i'm sticking with engeneering but i'd also study bio just 4 fun, haha.

also please wish your friend a happy birthday too, on my behalf and tell them to have a good day too <3

i was an infp-t but it changed into entj-t lmao and my enneagram type is 5, 9 and 4— 5 is like investigator?? and 9 is accommodator?? 4 is romanti(s)c, tell me what they mean akka...

and i felt so happy yesterday, idk the reason but i was just happy and then fucking sad all of a sudden,😂😂😔 and i always keep seeing this time 11:11, what does it mean? whne i googled it, it said my ancestors are giving me signs or some shit and another one said- it'll make my wish come true!!

also what is your opinion on nmixx debut, i'm disappointed and the music taste isn't mine and i didn't like lily's high notes, it didn't suit in the music, here voice is way more better if she sings alone :) i'm like really disappointed. this is my opinion and i'm not hating them.

how was your trip, weekend and day btw?? hope you have a good day/night!! i have a lot to say but i don't really have the energy to write lmao, it pains (≧﹏ ≦)

bye q(≧▽≦q) *muah*

— 🦔

heyhey !! omg sorry i didn’t realize i was too early 🤧 but i’m glad i got to wish you regardless !! how was your birthday love? 🌷 omg yes my arm was a little sore after the booster !! i think it was definitely better than the first two rounds tho :’’) and you’ve talked about jaywon before and talked about watching compilations of them on youtube so i thought i’d add them to your little bday post 🥰 

good luck on your college admissions essay !! :o i hope everything goes well with it 💗 also as for study tips, i would recommend writing out your notes so you retain the information better (i type my notes because of time but writing is very useful), and i do active recall by using flashcards to test my memory !! <3 if you’re doing math or science or smthn tho, it’s useful to practice problems until you understand the concept ♡ also make sure you take breaks and put your phone away when you study !! i used to be terrible at procrastinating in high school and then my mom took my phone away LOL and i got so much more done 🤩 

AHHH GUITARIST JAY HAS BEEN HAUNTING ME 🤧💕 I REWATCH IT EVERY DAY BECAUSE HE’S JUST THE SWEETEST EVER D; i haven't watched any en’oclock since college started tho sobsob i have to wait until i’m on a break again !! ♡  

(more under the cut.)

omg rlly ?? 🤧 i used to live in kanchipuram for a little but im a chennai city girl 🤩 yeah usually engineering is very male-dominated but it’s still v difficult so good luck !!! i don’t know how it works over there but here we have to take bio anyway for our GE (general education) courses :’)

ooh entjs have the extroverted, intuitive, thinking, and judging personality types :’)) this is what the website says about it !! <3 omg haknyeon from tbz is also entj 🤧 

i’m enfp-a so we literally only have the extroverted part in common HAHAH but the -t stands for turbulent and the -a stands for assertive and it has to do with how people cope with stressful situations, i believe. the -t refers to being more swayed with decisions and being turbulent under stress, while the -a is more set on goals and deals with stress better i think. and for a little breakdown on the rest of the letters:

i-e - the introvert-extrovert divide determines if your dominant function is introverted or extroverted. (where you focus your attention)

s-n - the sensing-intuition divide determines if the perceiving function, (either sensing or intuition) in your top two functions is a sensing function or an intuition function. (the way you take in information)

t-f - the thinking-feeling divide determines if the judging function, (either thinking or feeling) in your top two functions is a thinking or feeling function. (how you make decisions)

j-p - the judging-perceiving divide determines if your stronger judging function is introverted or extroverted. judging types have an extroverted judging function, and perceiving types have an introverted judging function. (how you deal with the world)

i did this mbti compatibility thing with enha and im not compatible with any of them with the mbti except sunjay HAHAH

i don’t know much about enneagram types but i’ll send what i read on it 🤧 maybe you should take the quiz again tho ?? :o i think people just get one or two types 

type 4 (the individualist) - fours want to be unique and to experience deep, authentic emotions. type fours fear they are flawed and are overly focused on how they are different from other people. 

type 5 (the investigator) - fives seek understanding and knowledge, and are more comfortable with data than other people. the biggest fear of the type five is being overwhelmed by their own needs or the needs of other people.

type 9 (the peacemaker) - nines like to go with the flow and let the people around them set the agenda. type nines fear pushing people away by prioritizing their own needs, and they tend to be passive.

enneagrams are also grouped into head, heart, and body types, and type 4 (heart), 5 (head), and 9 (body) are actually in each of those categories 

heart types - heart types react with emotions first. they connect with other people on an empathetic level, and make sense of the world by understanding their feelings about it. these types are guided by the feelings connected to their emotional relationships with other people. they value things such as emotional support, recognition, and inclusion.

head types - head types react with analysis first. they connect with other people on an intellectual level, and make sense of the world by understanding the systems and theories that underlie what they observe. these types are primarily focused on control, which they gain by maintaining stability, security, and competence.

body types - body types react with an instinctive, gut feeling. they connect with other people based on their physical sense of comfort, and make sense of the world by sensing their body's reaction to what is happening. the primary drive for this triad is to maintain their independence and limit control from outside influences. they respond by being either overly controlling, overly passive, or overly perfectionistic.

omg i experience mood swings sometimes as well love 🤧 it’s okay it’s perfectly normal !! :’)) also 11:11 is kind of a meaning in numerology that’s linked to chance and luck. so that’s why people go “11:11 make a wish” because it’s said you can manifest ✨ at that exact time 

oh goddd i think the girls of nmixx are definitely very talented but that debut song was a little disappointing 😭 the song just seemed all over the place but wow they’re definitely all strong dancers !! :o i just dont know what jype was thinking with that song <//3 i actually had no idea they were a group debuting until i saw that song all over my tiktok HAHAH omg these idol groups are getting younger and younger 🤧 i feel so old sometimes 

also my trip was so so fun tysm for asking !!! 🥰💖 we ate out for every single meal tho so my wallet was dying LOLL and i had kbbq for the first time :o i think all of our meals were in little tokyo or ktown as well so it was v good asian food for once all weekend ♡ we got these really good korean corn dogs omggg i was in love <33 i felt so much closer with my friends after that weekend so i hope we can do something like that again soon :’) 💕 but tonight my roommates and i are gonna get kbbq so it’ll be nice to spend time with them as well !! :’) we’re all tired from midterms so it’ll be good to unwind HAHAH 

how was your week love ?? :o i hope you’re having a great day/night right now and have a great weekend ahead 🥰🌷 take care and i hope your arm isn't sore anymore !! ♡ 

[jotatetsuken]

Venus

mc

7h

Oh my goodness, I've been thinking about these, thank you sweetie :') also, the answers will be long lmao.

Venus ⇢ describe your ideal type

Well, I would say he should be a mix of Nanami and Kuroo lol. I mean that sharing a similar value system and opinions about certain conversations, like having kids (or not), me working after marriage (which is not an option, I will want to work), we'd have great banter, he'd be okay around my family and I'd be okay around his, and like Jotaro, he should keep having a thirst for knowledge. I'm heavily attracted to sapiosexual people. lol. Oh and most importantly, he should be okay with my past, present, and future plans, with the mistakes I made, with the friends I have, basically he should be okay with who I am and who I befriend, but he'd also help me grow and treat me well with respect if that makes sense?

MC ⇢ what kind of reputation do you think you have?

I don't want to be judged for this btw lol. I remember being called a slut in school even though I was being friendly with guys. I live in South India, that's what you get to hear. I remember being told that people didn't like how I spoke without any filter, I was snobbish because I refused to speak in Telugu, only spoke in English and Hindi, and kept interrupting them during conversations. I'm working on the last point, it took me a while to learn Odia, and that's why I wanted to learn Telugu later, but the former? Nah, I like that about me. I remember being told that I'm always seeking attention.

BUT, I also remember being told that I'm someone who is intelligent, caring, kind, and who wouldn't hesitate to help. I remember being told that I stand for who I love and what I believe in and that I exuberate confidence and energy whenever I enter the room. So, a varied reputation? Lol.

7H ⇢ what do you consider green flags in a relationship?

In my years of dating and breakups, amongst many green flags, I've realized that one major green flag is good communication. They have to let me know if they're hurt over something I've said, or about the relationship in general. One another green flag is the absence of codependency. I honestly get scared of over depending on people, that's why I'm learning to be happy by myself right now. So that, when we do get together, we know who we are and don't lose ourselves in the relationship. Lastly, transparency. Not too much, that you give them access to control you, not too little so that they'd doubt you, but just enough so that they know you, through and through. There are more, but these three are what I can expound on. Ugh, I love to ramble lol. I hope this helps, ily <33

Astrology Asks!!

[biconicfinn]

Okay so i think there needs to be something done about how Prithi is treated by certain people. And by certain people, i mean @lesbianporg​. 

You have repeatedly not only disregarded and trivialised and invalidated her relationship with luke, you have posted ship hate in the prithiluke tag. 

Might i just remind you, prithiluke is one of the most unproblematic and beautiful and good ships in sw, and here you are, bashing on the ship. 

You claim to not support it as you disagree with interracial het relationships esp. btw woc and white men, yet you say you headcanon the Skywalker twins as half Desi and ship prithileia, when Leia was very much against Prithi and repeatedly had conflicts with her as Leia believed that Prithi was distracting Luke?? Please make up your mind. Plus, you didn’t even know who Mara Jade or Prithi were so...

Another thing i would like to address is the fact that in talking about interracial ships in another one of your fandoms, you mentioned that one of the main ships was between a woc and a white man, when in fact you were referring to Keith from Voltron Legendary Defender, an moc character. (You have also whitewashed Takashi Shirogane)

There was a post in which you answered an ask and then, incredibly ignorantly, proceeded to imply that India should be/is primarily monolithic when it has official languages in every state, a national language that is not very heavily enforced and hundreds of thousands of dialects and creoles of languages that are all inherently unique. Your comment is incredibly hurtful to the Indian diaspora, especially when you implied that Hindi and English are the most commonly spoken languages in India. Even if you were to consider the official state languages, Hindi is only one of many and your statement was one that was full of anti-Dravidian diaspora rhetoric. I take full fucking offence. We all know full well that Symmetra should have been speaking Telugu as that is her native language. NOT Hindi. Especially since Dravidian languages rarely get any representation in media outside the region. Why do you not want us to be happy? 

Also you then complained about the negative response to your post about interracial ships, saying that it was about Overwatch, when you clearly didn’t tag it as such and then were shocked at sw fans commenting. even though, you are known as being against the heterosexual interracial ship of prithiluke. 

Now, let me finally get into the post we’ve all been waiting for. You claimed to not be like “the racist white gays” but then proceeded to shit all over the development of Prithi and Luke’s relationship and clogged up the already sparse Prithiluke tag with Prithiluke hate. Wow. Just, wow. 

Overall, you have been so incredibly racist towards people of Dravidian descent, ignorant and stubborn and refuse to admit to your mistakes, are so two-faced, super anti-black (As a non-black person, I feel that it is not my place to call out anti-blackness and shall leave it for black people to do so if they wish) and are just as bad as those “racist white gays” you claim to be so against. 

All in all, please shut the fuck up about Prithi, never speak or think her name and pollute the tag, respect other woc and our content, tag your stuff properly, stop being so anti-black you piece of trash, and just admit to your damn mistakes and stop being so damn stubborn in refusing to change. 

@fn-57821, take it away. 

[sakhiya]

Baahubali: Fact Vs. Fiction

“Prabhas and Rana were not the original choices”

The entire team of Baahubali worked so hard for 5 years on the 2 films, so it’d be great if people didn’t disrespect the actors by recasting their roles. Also for the love of God, kill the rumors that the movie was first offered to Hrithik Roshan or John Abraham or whatever bollywood actor’s diminishing career you’re trying to validate. Here’s proof from Rana himself:

and this is the article that he was referring to:

And here’s a direct quote from Rajamouli from this interview:

“Surprisingly it is quite difficult for people to believe that he was on board even before the script was done. I wanted to make this huge, epic war film for a long time and we didn’t have the script on hand, but somehow I knew that he was my protagonist. I used to tell him…I didn’t have the story so I didn’t have anything to tell him, but I used to tell him the kind of historical kings we had, the characterizations of Rana Prathap, the characterizations of Sivaji, of Sri Krishna Devaraya, of all of the kings of India. And I used to tell him that these are the lines that I’m thinking on and wanted him to play. He loved it, he loved the idea, and when I finally told him the story of Baahubali, and said that I would be needing him for one or one and a half year, he laughed and he said ‘You’re not going to make this in one and a half year, I know it will take more time, let it be two or three years, I’m there for you’ and he gave his dates without committing to any other film”

“The VFX was done with hollywood talent”

There were also so rumors that Baahubali utilized the same VFX team that worked on Jurrassic World which was denied by producer, Shobu Yarlagadda. One of the co-founders of Makuta VFX, which previously worked with Rajamouli on Magadheera, Maryada Ramanna, and Eega, stated: “ Most of Baahubali was developed in Hyderabad, home to Tollywood, and used local talent. It was principally a homegrown feature produced by homegrown talent.“

“Karan Johar came on board because Baahubali needed Bollywood money to be made.”

That’s not true. Arka Media Works produced both films. What started as a single film, shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil was then split into two after realizing the scope of the story. The Hindi version was not on the cards until Rana, who has bollywood connections due to his prior movies, pitched the film to Karan Johar and convinced him of its capacity to be a national phenomenon. Then only did Karan Johar come on board as a presenter. He certainly deserves credit for heavily promoting the film and grabbing bollywood’s attention by having his name attached but he was not involved in the film making process. Rajamouli has stated many times that if Prabhas committed to Baahubali by not taking on any other projects, Rana did so by being the team’s “mascot” and taking it to new terrain.

“Rajamouli enhanced the character of Devasena after the criticism of Avanthika in the first part”

I have my personal opinions about the character of Avanthika but in general some of the criticism the character received is valid. However, the character of Devasena was not changed in order to avoid the backlash. Devasena is the character she was since the film went on floors. When the movie was first started, it was supposed to be a single film which is why they began shooting with the flashback portions that are seen in the second part. This still, which is from a scene in The Conclusion, surfaced even before the release of the first part which shows that the story did not change much. Also, the team has stated in many interviews that they did not make any changes to the story after the response to the first one. They did make some changes in terms of editing and VFX but the characterizations did not change.

Tamanna has said before that she came on board pretty late into the making. Its highly likely that the character of Avanthika was added to bring some “masala” and appeal to a larger audience. If you consider the role of Avanthika, the film could have technically happened without her in the story but that is not the case for the strong characterization of Devasena which is the driving force of second part’s plot. This isn’t to excuse some of the issues with Avanthika’s character but just to say that it was a result of last minute tweaking and Devasena was not was an “afterthought”.

“The Hindi audience supported Baahubali more than the Telugu audience”

Obviously if we look at the numbers, the Hindi version did bring in more money than the Telugu Version. However, its really unfair to say that Telugu people did not support the film as much when it was us who saw its rise from being a rumored project to the sensation it is today. If you want to look at the numbers, just look at the stats of the Hindi audience vs. Telugu. The Hindi speaking population in India is almost at 50% whereas Telugu is around 8%. Then take into account people living in the diaspora and there’s no way we can compete. Also there is a huge audience that does not speak any of the languages the film released in and by default probably saw the Hindi version because its closest to their native language or the one they’re most familiar with. Either way, we shouldn't quantify support with BO numbers because the odds are always going to against non-Hindi speakers. Don’t take this victory away from the Telugu industry that has long been ridiculed in the national media for producing only “masala” films. Don’t make this about you, because its really, really not. oh and btw, STOP TAGGING BAAHUBALI CONTENT AS BOLLYWOOD

Final Thoughts

Its really easy for us to sit here and just say, ‘of course they all gave their time and dedication to this project, anyone, given the chance, would have. its a once in a lifetime kind of franchise’. But keep in mind that when the film first began production, it was seen as HUGE gamble that had the capacity to end careers if it had gone wrong. It’s because they committed to this project and worked day and night on it that it is what it is today, not in spite of it. So please don’t undermine their success and hard work by basically deeming them as replaceable and let’s give credit where its due. 

Of course no cinema is without its faults but sometimes we just need to set aside our critical lens and lets ourselves succumb to the masterpiece in all its glory.

Also the team is full of genuinely kind and humble people who have racked up a lot of goodwill over the years in the industry and I couldn’t be happier that they’re the ones receiving all this success and glory because if it was anyone else, it probably would’ve gone to their heads. 

and finally for good measure here’s an Instagram post from Rana, just in case you didn’t love these two enough already

[queenofmahishmati]

RADHA JOGENDRA

This movie is neither Nene Raju Nene Mantri nor Naan Aanaiyittal for me. Its the story of RadhaJogendra and so be it because man, what a couple these two were. It doesn’t mean that I didn’t think of throwing my tiny fists at his pretty face when he cheats on her but his emotions right after has made up for it almost... (nah, i still want to punch him for more reasons than just that)

So yeah, Rana-man does his eccentric magic again with this movie. And Kajal compliments him so well in every frame (my god *touchwood* you two). I don’t think any of you want spoilers on cause its been just a day since the movie released, so I will refrain from spilling the story except what they have already revealed in their endless promotional streak.

This movie is a blind love story (yes so much blind that he can’t see his wife in her eyes bc of what he did at a point) set in an edgy political theme, of a simple man called Radha Jogendra. We get to see his entire life - rise to power, fall and redemption all because of his need for vengeance that he actually tries to justify by saying he did it all for his lovely wife. Jogendra makes you love and hate him in equal measures. That constant conflict is apparent on the faces of the people around him as well, trust me. His only redeeming factor is his love for his wife Radha which comes under question when the smart but emotionally stupid Rani (Catherine Tresa) makes her entry. The only other character that I adored over the leads was Shiva (Navdeep was a cutie patootie), whose loyalty Jogendra never deserved. 

The cast was brilliant and Rana is in another league altogether after his phenomenal Bhallaladeva (there are many instances where you can see him channelling Bhalla). Kajal wins you over with her emotional portrayal of a wife with a steady moral compass that’s caught between supporting and going against her husband (she does that only after he has pushed her to her limits tho). The climax  was something I expected after the penultimate twist in the movie. After some unfortunate times, director Teja is back in action. He has left no stones unturned with the current political system in India and the story serves as a wake up call for the general audience (aka., the common people) to stand up against the selfish politics and the politicians when the need arises. Its a film with a meaningful message. Compared to the rapid time jumps in the first part of the movie, the second half was a drag (a better cut could fix it probably??) The songs were a part of the narrative and I liked them enough. But Jogendra’s BGM deserves special mention. Also, keep in mind that its a commercial Telugu film. So you might have to keep your grimace in check at certain scenes (they are very few and far in between). Overall, it was worth all the groundbreaking and sleepless promotions on Ranabae’s part. He did it again. Now rest my precious man!! 

Radha lende Jogendra ledhu...

ps. NRNM hangover continues and I’m killing myself all over again by listening to the songs!! If you cry during movies like me, take a couple of tissue boxes with you btw -__-

[livinthefandommlife]

Baahubali Question Meme

I was tagged by @avani008, and because she took time to answer all of the question, lemme be nice and do the same. THanks, Avani! (btw, loved your answers!) This is pretty long, so, please keep reading if you’d like to!

1. Which language do you prefer to watch the movies in and why? If you’ve watched multiple versions, are there any translation choices in one version that you prefer? I first watched it in Tamil, and then in Telugu. Problem is, I love both equally? I love the voice modulations that were given by dubbing artistes in the Tamil version. But I also love Prabhas’ (his promise to Deva on the bridge in his voice KILLED me, okay), and Rana’s (if i could just record his voice and hear it forever, I would. Plus, his voice modulations right after Amara’s death scene was A-MA-ZING) voices in the movies. If I HAVE to choose - Tamil. I can watch it without subtitles.

2. Your favorite song picturization. Oru Yaagam/Oka Praanam. What a brilliant way to recall the first movie’s key points! The deep percussion (sort of reminiscent of a heartbeat), with the strings, and the voice, completely blending and elevating the absolutely brilliant VFX work -- fascinating would be an understatement. I still get goosebumps when I watch it.

3. Devasena or Sivagami? Devasena. Sivagami is a well-written character, a strong female with her own flaws and faults. But Deva is just on a whole other level. When she goes “antha ingitham kooda illaiya?!”(”Don’t you even have that much of sense?!”) I pretty much lost it. She stole my heart right from the get-go. 

4. It’s not a fandom without shipping. Share a headcanon about your OTP, or your NoTP, or that one non-canon ship that is intriguing, or all three! OTP is AmarSena forevereverever and ever. Headcanon that Amara was with Deva in the 25 years in spirit, and only she could see him. He sings her to sleep, distracts her from the discomfort, ‘travels’ around Mahishmati and tells her all that he sees, and just perhaps, he tells her of Mahendra growing up. Maybe that’s why she was so sure her son would come for her even though he was believed to be dead, because Amara assured her of his existence. He finally vanishes for good after Bhalla is defeated, his soul is finally ‘at peace’. Deva doesn’t see him again, not till she passes on. A little cartoonish, maybe, but I needed to imagine this to soothe my ravaged heart. 

5. Kuntala or Mahishmati? Kuntala. Such a visual treat that kingdom was! <3 

6. The scene(s) you could watch over and over again. AmarSena fighting the Pindaris together. Eeeps. I still cannot get over the perfection that the scene was. Also, the interval scene. Once again, goosebumps!

7. Like it or not, get in touch with your inner Bijjaladeva: think of your favorite character, and tell us one thing that annoys you about him/her. Devasena. Hmm. I guess the girl could try to know when to speak? I love how she keep nothing bottled up, and I loved it when she kept lashing out at Rajamata. But, I feel like she could’ve done it in private?

8. Kattappa or Bhalladeva? Bhallaladeva. Kattappa is great, no doubt, but I am bitter about him killing Amara. Besides, Bhalla is one villain I actually admire. So cunning. I hate him, but I low-key like how his brain works.

9. Time to channel Amarendra instead: think of your least favorite character, and do your best to come up with one positive thing about him/her. Bijjaladeva. Erm. This is hard. It’s nice that...actually survived the battle and made it to Mahendra’s coronation? And handed Deva the crown himself? Though I suspect he was made to do it. He could’ve attempted to do some shady shit and kill someone, but he didn’t so...that’s one good thing. 

10. Everyone’s got an unpopular/controversial opinion, no matter what the fandom. Let’s hear yours! Don’t know if this is unpopular or not, but I didn’t like Mahendra taking Avantika’s mission from her. Story-wise, that’s an important point, yes. He needed to get to Mahishmati himself and rescue his mother. But...I wish it was written better. Avantika could’ve gone with him? Maybe? I don’t know. That part still doesn’t sit with me...

11. Choose your favorite fandom sorting mechanism (i.e. Hogwarts houses, daemons, Game of Thrones houses) or more than one if you’re really feeling adventurous. Tell us what results you think the main Baahubali characters would have. Because I sort practically everyone I know (in real life and in fiction) into Hogwarts Houses, I am gonna be very unoriginal and do just that. 

Amarendra - Ravenclaw. Brave, sure, but his wit finishes half the battle before his bravery does. To me, at least. 

Devasena - Um, I feel like if there ever were a crossover, she’d be the founder of Gryffindor, and not Godric? 

Mahendra - Gryffindor, no two ways about that.

Avatika - Eh....Either Gryffindor or Hufflepuff? I’m gonna go with Gryffindor.

Sivagami - Either Slytherin or Gryffindor...Gonna go with the latter.

Bijjala - SQUID. BYE BRO. 

Bhallaladeva - Slytherin. He could fit into Gryffindor, he is brave, but nah. Bhalla’s basically the poster child for Slytherin.

Kattappa - Hufflepuff. 

12. Let’s pretend Rajamouli has decided to make a oneshot film about any period of time not covered by the films, whether before, after, or during the events we see–but only one. What would you want it to be about? Devasena, Mahendra and Avantika ruling Mahismati together. I needed more mother-son moments, as well as more depth to Avantika’s character and Mahendra-Avantika relationship. I’d love to see a post-Baahubali take on that.

13. Avantika or Mahendra/Shivu(du)?  I love Mahendra’s child-like curiosity and nature. But I like Avantika, too? :( Gonna go with Mahendra.

14. What three movies/books/TV shows would you recommend to fellow fans suffering Baahubali withdrawal? I shall attempt to recommend on all three.

TV Show - Game of Thrones. How original, right? I know :)

Book - Rise of Sivagami. We get more of this world we have grown to love. Though I haven’t read it myself, so I can’t say much about it. But it’s definitely something I’d read to battle withdrawal symptoms.

Movies - Mirchi. Prabhas/Anushka pair once again and I LOVE them to bits. And (spoiler alert) no one gets killed there so I don’t have to cry buckets.

15. Tag any of your friends that you think might be interested! I have just started following a few Indian cinema - related blogs, so I am going to wing it and tag some of you hoping you like Baahubali.  @mirchmasalaaa, @tollywoodprema and @weeguttersnipe. You can answer all the questions, or, if you’d prefer, questions 1, 2 and 8.

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yea- i live in india too <3 my mother tongue is telugu :) and choosing college and university is really difficult because now if you wanna join into uni, you need a free seat(reservation) for medical and for engineering you don't need it because they are more seat reserved and the division for girls seats is 33% (that's a good point, if girls would take engineering, but most of them take medical, do you know that?)

basically this is what i know but i don't think it'll be hard to apply because you get a good rank and percentage, colleges and uni would call you for admission, so yea- this is indian education system. i don't know everything clearly, please do tell me if i am wrong :)

lmao, roommates, i mean i'd love roomies as long as they are not chaotic but i love chaotic people :') and i need to write my boards and not until i get my results, i just have to wait till may :( my birthday is on feb 23, hehe.

my day went good yesterday and on saturday we actually went on hunt for medical colleges and last two weeks we hunted for engineering colleges, so i have interest in both. ngl i love biology but i hate medical because it takes all of my time, and i wouldn't have time to talk to you at least but i love science a lot since young :( well, my parents said "leave her for a month or two, she'll take whatever she wants too" lmao, i'm totally confused but they have me time ;)

yea- and most of the hostels don't allow electronics and they are pretty strict lmao, i think i won't choose a hostel because i'll miss all my friends, parents and you too <3 so i wouldn't risk my life for jailing myself in hostel for two years T_T

btw sorry for the late reply, i was busy on saturday as i said and sunday we went out for a little family trip, just a few miles away <3

and i have my second dose between 12 feb to 23 feb, so i think i'll go tomorrow. and i love how organized you are *sniffs* like really, i'm too stunned to speak. i wish i had an organized life too, i'm making them right by spending time with my interest i have on things, but it's still pretty hard to get used to the timings :)

anyways, have a good day/night akka, it must have been a really long day and read, i wish you to happy the next day and even more happier the next next day. (the cringe, bye T_T)

really thank you so much for always giving me good advice and somewhat taking care of me a very little :) thank you and i love you akka <3

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😔😔 ANON IF YOU SAW THIS POST IM SORRY AND GONNA TRY TO REMEMBER EVERYTHING I WROTE

my mother tongue is tamil tho !!! :’)) i think our languages have some similarities tho bc my mom speaks/understands some telugu ! :o and that makes more sense !! 💞 i’ve actually heard about the seats and stuff from my cousins when they were talking about their exams 🤧 i live in the us and the male to female ratio is so similar here too because more girls go for medical than engineering :’) like my friend is a computer science engineering major and says all of her classes are a bunch of men and like 2-3 girls (or she’s just the only girl there) 😳

also although i studied in india for a while, i know more ab the american school system atm so i’m just gonna trust you on that 🤩🤩 i’m sure you’re right HAHAH and omg roommates can be tricky 🥲 chaotic roommates are fun but not when you need to Not be distracted 😵‍💫 i think my roommates are pretty chaotic but they all know when we need to concentrate and grind on our studying 🤧 also omg your bday is coming up pretty soon !! i’ll make sure to wish you on that day 🥰💝 with the time difference it would be on the 22nd for me which is my other friend’s bday ! :o but i put it in my calendar as a reminder 🌸🌸

that’s great that you got to look at both colleges :o was there a campus that you liked better? 🥰 also biology is rlly good for medical !! but make sure you deeply consider what job/career you want in the future because i know people who went into medical who were good with bio and chem, but then they burned out because they couldn’t imagine going through it all to become a doctor with med school and boards 🤧 im sure the process of becoming a doctor is different there tho ! but take your time and you’ll know what to do !! i’m sure you’ll thrive where you go 🌷🌷 i’m glad you’re not staying at the hostel tho bc i cant imagine being away from my friends and family without being able to talk to them D: you need to be around ppl who are supporting you and checking in !! 💓

also omg pls don’t apologize for the late response !! i’m glad you got to spend time with your family and that it went well !! 💖💖 i was pretty busy these past few days myself because i’ve been trying to get ahead on work because i’m going on a little trip this weekend with my friends :’)) i had some time here and there to get to a few asks but i wanted to provide my undivided attention 🤧💗

omg you’re getting the second round of the vaccine ?? :o good luck !! the second was the one that gave me a fever 😵‍💫 but it was only for a day so i’m sure you’ll be good by the next day !! i’m sure you’ve already gotten it by the time you read this so i hope you’re feeling better now 🥰🌷 ALSO AAHH PLS i’m not that organized but i’m trying my best to be !!! 🥲 honestly i was super unorganized for like ,, most of my life HAHAH but i’m certain you can be organized too if you put your mind to it 🤩 honestly i think my interest in pc trading and the organization(?) that comes with it has just started applying to other aspects in my life

but i hope you have a wonderful day/night as well !! 💕 take care and drink lots of water ! (i wish i answered before your vaccine to remind you to hydrate yourself before 🤧) HONESTLY YESTERDAY FELT SO LONG but today was rlly relaxing and nice !! i’m gonna go work in a coffee shop tomorrow so it’ll be nice to have a week that’s more on the down-low 🥰 i hope you have a great week ahead as well <33 and of course !! i’m always here if you need to talk, vent, or need advice on anything ☺️ ily too!!!💖