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To enable this volunteered as a Video Journalist for TV ASIA, a South Asian Broadcast network based out of New Jersey.
Programming committee member at Cary Theater and screening Committee member of Beyond Film Festival.
Gowri was the creator of Spices of Liberty. A full-length feature film produced with most of the first-time individuals in the movie-making process and entirely filmed in North Carolina. This is after being part of a dozen short films.
Gowri is the Founder of the Indian Talent Discovery Foundation - ITDF.
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NTR: Kathanayakudu (2019)
Born to do good for the needy
Watched the movie. Slow start for the regular movie goer, but i am very happy to know the the history of a leader.
Mehbooba (2018)
Aakash the Patriot lover
After watching the promos I thought I know the story. However the movie is totally different from my imagination. Aakash did an excellent job and his experience as a child actor helped him to perform with ease. The War Scenes, Mountains and the episode of separation from his beloved are worth watching in theater. It is a typical telugu 'Hero' movie when it comes to the fights. It would have got 9 rating if the duration of the movie is cut down and with a different peaceful ending.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)
Borderless Love
This is one of the best movies showing that there is no need to have any blood relationship when it comes to love. This movie also portrays when in love faults are not seen.
Spirituality always tries to preach to unconditional love is the only solution for happiness. This movie is a social movie showing such love between people who do not share anything common instead their belief systems, customs are quite opposite.
This is a latest example of how people get united and support the human values. News Reporters, Police, Army, public every one believes in a man who talks unbelievable truth but due to his honesty is shown via his face.
Salman Khan lived his character along with the kiddo. Fantastic acting by all actors.
Bãhubali: The Beginning (2015)
Watch like you watch Terminator type of movies
This is mostly for those who are not used to watch movies like Harry Potter, The Lord of The Rings, Terminator etc. These type of movies needs to be watched for visual effects and photography. As a kid I remember the mythological stories, movies of kings and great devotees. This generation is missing such movies and this is a good beginning for such movies.
Any one going to this movie expecting a story and emotions like other Rajamouli movies like Magadheera, Chatrapti will get disappointed.
I am happy to watch this and will continue to watch these type of movies, which enable me to see the wildest dreams live in front of my eyes wide awake.
Badlapur (2015)
Badlapur - Appropriate name for the movie
This is one of the movie where name is very very appropriate, how events in life changes the characteristic of a person are portrayed naturally in this movie.
main characters Varun Dhavan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vinay Pathak performed very well and it was hard for me to understand who among these three are main characters.
While watching the movie I was trying to recollect the movie name 'Badlapur' and trying to understand why it is named as such. The name to me is a name for a 'place to change'. Movie is about how characters change. So called good guys and victims of social crime get the sympathy of the audience and criminals considered as evils. This is probably the first movie I watched in which criminal over a period of time changes to humans and the so called humans eventually turns monsters. That is unique in the movie.
Terminator Genisys (2015)
We need these movies for fun
I am glad we have these type of movies. We all know we need to watch these movies to see our wildest dreams in front of us. Humans have a fear of unknown. Some of us have fear of everything including use of chat, games because we think it is waste of time.
One of such fear is Machines take over our life and control us. Good fear to have :). Latest from such fear is this movie. Funny is back to future, future to back, switch between multiple futures, confusing to me but why I should understand the sequence, relationship. My motive is to enjoy the screen fights, chases. I love it.
Arnold has punch dialog's only suites him and it was long ago we have such, now once again revised and revisited. Glad to hear his dialog's which are only good when delivered by him.
Hamari Adhuri Kahani (2015)
The Challenges of grass route belief system
Watched the movie with a huge expectation as the movie was recommended by my good movie lover and friend. Due to 'Kahaani' movie expectations are very high.
After watching the movie which is very intense and emotional, asked myself what could be the trigger to come up with this story, I guess inspired with the success of 'Kahaani'.
The movie is made in modern time, hence current generation of youth may not understand the reasoning of characterization of actors. Those who knows the traditional marriage system will understand and get totally emotional and feel sad for the 'circumstances'.
Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)
What exactly is the intent of the Director and Story writer?
Gone to this movie without any idea. Found Anil Kapoor name in title and felt probably a good movie.
I do not see any grip in the story. Very stale concept and basic idea. Looks like this was the story idea of 1970s but came out today. Only novelty at all is the narration of the movie is by a pet dog.
Rich business family, outdated thoughts, independent business magnet daughter has no sign of such a successful lady but shown as a house wife and dependent daughter with some guts to express her feelings towards the end.
Multi Starer, no single positive character, no one is shown as a role model as we expect in movies, but that is probably the intent, to show all selfish and helpless people trying to lead a life. But how come they are so rich, probably that is what life is about in terms of this movie makers.
Jurassic World (2015)
Great firs timer movie
Gone to the movie with huge expectations and watched it i 3D but not imax. Some of the scenes I felt like these are cartoon or toy scenes. later realized I have gone with huge expectations.
Funny concept, trying to see to make Dinosaur to become a pet animal. Added idea is to use them for military purpose.
Tried to recollect the scene which has lasting impacts but not able to so my brain is still in expectations of some miracle.
Good movie for the first timers.
Took the feed back from friends who came and one of them was first timer, her experience is very good, exactly same like when I saw the first movie in this series.
Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015)
What exactly is Love, how different it is in worldly language and in religious way
The beginning of the movie was interesting and slowly it lost the grip but ending makes me to ask the question,
Who are the real lovers in the movie. Yes the way it is portrayed probably to retain the importance of marriage Tanu and Manu gets back to each other by Manu simply saying sorry to Kusum and Tanu by ignoring Raja for the second time.
So in common worldly way real lovers are Tanu and Manu.
However look at the Religious or spiritual angle. The real love does not expect anything and it wants the other person to be happy. If we go by that definition true lovers are Kusum and Raja. The intensity of love is more in Raja isn't it?
Funny but that is the difficulty of following the Religious Teachings. In theory great, but in practice almost impossible, most of us belong to the category of 'Pappi' who knows theory but becomes crazy eventually.
Tomorrowland (2015)
Power of Positive thinking can change the Universe
The movie is for time pass but towards the end it has an excellent message.
The power of positive thinking is summarized in a beautiful way. I liked the movie and it is a must for all kids to plant the theory and the results of positive attitude.
In day today life, I see few people focus only on negative aspects and advertise when there is a problem, but keep it to themselves when there is something good.
The build up was good make your dreams true and shows that it is OK to dream anything and it is absolutely right to make the wildest dream to happen. In fact if a person puts efforts, those wildest dreams will be fulfilled and Universe will support it.
I think that is the purpose of this movie.