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There is a new voice emerging from the South Indian literature space that needs to be listened to. Like the rain, in his debut novel ' Chronicle of an hour and a half', Shaharu Nusaiba Kannanari relentlessly pours out a story with conviction of a heavy rainfall that makes anyone to stop dead on their tracks. His narration is solid, his prose flows with such poignance that it creates extraordinary visual images that last long after reading it. The philosophy that he carries through his characters shatters the conventional storytelling. 'Chronicle of an hour and half ' is a must read; Shahuru's voice demands to be heard.

  Dude is unconventional; this movie deals with subjects that may offend the larger audience. But here is the highlight: it's not a ‘cuckhold movie’ or any other derogatory term could not be tagged to this movie. After its initial release, this movie got bashed left and right for portraying a love triangle most unconventionally; this initial response made me reluctant to go watch it. But after its OTT release, I thought I could give it a try, and not going to lie, I enjoyed every bit of this movie. Although the first 10 minutes of the movie were too chaotic for me to handle, and with the unpleasant mix of oorum blood song, the chaos was unbearable. I almost went to switch it off, as there was a predetermined opinion about this movie that exists within me from all the online responses. But I am very much glad that I watched it, and I loved it. I loved it, but.. Dude is not a great movie; it has its own flaws for a movie from a debutant director. This is the kind of movie that we...