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‘Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga’: Forget story, enjoy the jokes
Film: “Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga”; Language: Tamil; Cast: Arya, Santhanam, Tamannaah Bhatia, Vidyullekha Raman, Bhanu and Vishal Krishna Reddy; Director: Rajesh M; Rating: ***
Friendship and booze are the two elements on which all Rajesh’s films rest, including his latest rib-tickling entertainer “Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga” (VSOP), which happens to be Arya’s 25th film. But for some reason the spotlight shines on Santhanam throughout the movie.
Although Rajesh clarified in several interviews that the film’s title VSOP has got nothing to do with the popular brandy label, yet the makers cashed in on it and how!
The title is neatly engraved on the cap of a liquor bottle and the title track has a line about the lead characters Vasu (Santhanam) and Saravana (Arya) being popular for drinking in several liquor joints in the city. There’s a scene where Vishal, in a cameo, explains the major difference between men and women over brandy and beer.
Rajesh can’t be blamed for the kind of films he’s been making, for that’s what is expected of him. When he tried to step out of his comfort zone, his attempt in “All in All Azhagu Raja” failed miserably and he was quick to realise it and bounce back strongly.
He plays to his strengths in VSOP; makes it funnier than all his previous outings. The jokes work, the lines are fresh and the camaraderie between the lead actors has been taken a notch higher.
Santhanam is Rajesh’s trump card, and he can’t imagine a film without him. They make a great pair and each time they collaborate, we get something funny, even if it is mostly the booze jokes and sexist one-liners.
Take the scene where Arya, after being rejected by Tamannaah, meets Santhanam at a bar. Arya isn’t upset as he believes he has rejected her. Santhanam serves him beer, and three rounds down, Arya sobs like a child, coming to terms with his rejection. Santhanam says, “The truth that’s not coughed out when police rough up young men, only comes out when booze goes in”. And you can’t stop yourself from laughing out loud.
Like most of Rajesh’s films, VSOP too doesn’t have much of a story. It follows the lives of two best friends — Vasu and Saravana, who grew up studying and drinking together. Their lives turn topsy-turvy when they welcome women and what ensues is outright predictable and partly cringe-worthy.
The booze jokes are fine because the youngsters dig it. But the sexist jokes are annoying and shows how cheap filmmakers’ taste of comedy has become. At the same time, Rajesh gives the women a chance to get back at men, and that’s something worthy of mention.
Vidyullekha, for instance, has scenes where she’s made fun of due to her weight, but there are moments where she gets to crack jokes at Santhanam and Arya. Vidyullekha chips in with a terrific performance while Tamannaah needs to be specially applauded for lip-syncing dialogues perfectly.
What really makes VSOP work, besides the jokes, is the lovely camaraderie between Arya and Santhanam, who make every scene thoroughly entertaining. Santhanam has teamed up with many heroes over the years but his on screen charisma with Arya is unmatchable.
International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.
Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.
The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.
Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile
The primary data samples analysed by Casino Days reveal that mobile connections dominate the market in South Asia and are responsible for a whopping 96.6% of gaming sessions, while computers and tablets have negligible shares of 2.9% and 0.5% respectively.
The authors of the study point out that historically, playing online casino was exclusively done on computers, and attribute thе major shift to mobile that has unfolded over time to the wide spread of cheaper smartphones and mobile data plans in South Asia.
“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.
Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings
Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.
Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).
Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.
The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.
Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.
Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities
The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.
On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.
Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.
“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.
The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.
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