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Saaradhi Malayalam movie review: Watching 'Saaradhi', a Sunny Wayne starrer, got me thinking about life and death. The story revolves around an ambulance driver rushing with a dead body at the back of his vehicle and then getting trapped in an unexpected situation beyond his control. Gradually, the ambulance driver finds himself becoming 'attached' to the dead body. Now, that is the peg of the film which somehow gets lost in the movie altogether! While this film has no comedy scenes, memorable songs, it still kept me alert.                                                   [Source: YouTube] So, my son and I started watching the film and yes, there were several stretches in 'Saaradhi' that were boring.  Firstly, Sunny Wayne was simply not getting into the skin of the protagonist. His timing was definitely off.  Saaradhi Malayalam Movie Review: Timing a key problem In Malayalam movies, timing is everything, and it is what adds punch to every dialog

Wondering who or what Vyas is? With renewed interest in watching the Ramayana and Mahabharata during the lockdown, this seems like a topic to explore. As a writer, what I find inspiring is not just that Sri Ved Vyas is a revered figure in Hinduism but he was the first meticulous and thorough writer, story teller and chronicler of classic, real time story narration!                                                  [Image: Pexels.com] Well, I can understand your confusion. You are wondering who is Vyasa? After all, we are no longer tuned in to our grandmother's stories, are we? We grow up on digital devices and play games on iPhones the moment we can crawl out of diapers! Vyas, to many millennials, may sound like a new digital game! Growing up in Kerala, most Malayalam movies I watched had jokes about getting confused between the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The confusion seems to be playing out in real life. Many Indians do get confused between the two.  What i