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Time of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
IPL final: The war cry is loud and clear: Ee sala cup namde!
Bengaluru/Ahmedabad: As a late morning flight from Bengaluru touched down at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport here, the RCB! RCB! chants echoed through the aircraft along with the now forbidden eee sala cup namde slogan. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now With Royal Challengers Bengaluru making Tuesday's final against Punjab Kings, their fans have arrived in the city in droves. Rohin Manish was barely two years old when IPL came into existence in 2008. But, from the time he can remember, it's the only IPL team he has followed. In Bengaluru for summer vacation from the US, where he is majoring in psychology at the Penn State University, Rohin roped in his parents Mayank Manish and Jaya to watch the final live with him. "With RCB in the final, there was no way I was going to miss it. We have a very balanced team, don't see a reason why we can't win the trophy," he said. The trip required some planning and risk taking. Manish said: "We didn't know if RCB would take the Qualifier 2 route to the final. So, we had booked tickets for Saturday as well as Monday and let go of the former after they earned a direct entry into the final." Rohin, who is also a Real Madrid fan, does a lot of juggling during the IPL season. "Back in college I schedule my classes in such a way I get to watch RCB games." Following the unscheduled one week break in the league, the final on a weekday, has meant multitasking for many Bengaluru techies, who are remotely working from here. Sushil Shinde, a Bengaluru-based banking professional, who was seen balancing his laptop while picking up his luggage at the conveyor belt, wants his team to win it for RCB. " has been a constant driving force, and I hope they win it for him this year. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Also, the wait has been too long and it's time to end the 17-year wait," said Shinde, who hails from Amravati in Maharashtra. His friend Anirudh Singh was vivacious in his support for Punjab Kings and said: "Punjab has to win it for Preity Zinta (co-owner) and skipper Shreyas Iyer." RCB's legion of fans travelled from across the border as well. Muttu Satish and his friends from Tiruppur near Coimbatore, all businessmen, made a last-minute dash to the Gujarat capital. "It wasn't easy to get tickets, but we managed to buy thanks to an offer on a credit card. But we paid more for the trip than for tickets with the flight ticket prices skyrocketing. But I'm sure it's all going to be worth it because we want to be there for our team. While we would love to see RCB win their maiden title, we are also proud of their journey this season," said Satish. By evening, the Narendra Modi Stadium was buzzing with RCB fans and their props, which clearly outnumbered Punjab Kings supporters.
The Hindu
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Malayalam short film ‘Kovarty' explores romance between a typewriter and the typist
What happens when a typewriter falls in love with the typist? Kovarty, the Malayalam short film, explores this strange relationship. The short, with Rajisha Vijayan in the lead and directed by Rohin Raveendran Nair, is among the four short films selected for the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival's MAMI Select: Filmed on iPhone programme. This is the second edition of the programme in collaboration with Apple that showcases short films shot entirely on iPhones. This year one film each was selected from Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi and Tamil and the filmmakers are mentored by established directors. In Rohin's case it was Lijo Jose Pellissery. Premiered in Mumbai a few weeks ago, Kovarty is set in Thozhuthilmukku, a village of the 1980s. A typewriter arrives at the sub-registrar's office, much to the delight of the typist, also a new employee, Daisy (Rajisha), the office staff and the public. She names it Qwerty [stands for the usual layout on English-language typewriter], which eventually becomes Kovarty for others. Daisy comes to realise that the typewriter is in love with her, a secret that is known only to the wall-mounted pendulum clock. Daisy, who is heart-broken after her lover abandons her, finds happiness in her relationship with the machine. Chacko, the sexton of the village church, who secretly loves Daisy, happens to learn about this, which leads to some serious repercussions. Kovarty, which beautifully blends love and magical realism, is written by Rohin and Vimal Gopalakrishnan, the co-writer of Mukundan Unni Associates. 'Vimal brought this idea and later we developed it into a script. We realised that the story has a great potential for romance and magic realism, especially because we both are huge fans of Marquez [writer Gabriel García Márquez].' Rohin adds that Lijo has been like 'a big pillar of support. He told us that the script was so tight that he hardly had any changes to suggest.' Lijo has also given the voice for the clock. It was on Lijo's suggestion that the film, just over 30 minutes long, was shot at Kavalam in Alappuzha district. 'We had scouted for locations in Kochi but could not find a spot that was untouched my any kind of construction work. Kavalam was perfect. The building was already there but we changed the interiors.' Rohin says that Rajisha was their only choice to play Daisy. 'That is mainly because of her body of work. Also, we have not seen her in such a role. Both Vimal and me were confident about casting her as Daisy.' The crew of Kovarty comprises names from Malayalam and other industries. Among the Malayalis are production designer Sreelekshmy Sreekumar, who has worked with Krishand, and costume designer Gayathri Kishore, whose recent work is Identity. Seasoned technicians Swapnil S Sonawane and Sunil R Borkar are the directors of photography. Besides frames that celebrate the milieu, especially the landscape and the water, there are some unique shots from within the typewriter itself, making them the machine's POV. Using plumeria flowers in the narrative — Rajisha wears one every day on her braided hair, adds to the charm of storytelling. Fact file Rohin started his career as a camera intern in the Marathi film, Chumbak. Among his short films is the critically-acclaimed The Booth, produced by Vikramaditya Motwane. As a cinematographer, Rohin has shot numerous commercials, non-fiction and fiction projects. He is the cinematographer of the documentary Testimony of Ana that won the National award for the Best Non-Feature Film (2022). He has also worked in the segment An Unsuitable Girl, which is part of the documentary series Love Storiyaan on Amazon Prime, and has worked in one episode of the Netflix series, Decoupled. This year there were 1200 entries for the MAMI Select: Filmed on iPhone programme. Other short films selected are the Hindi film Tinctoria, directed by Amrita Bagchi, Marathi film Mangya directed by Chanakya Vyas, and Tamil film Seeing Red by Shalini Vijayakumar. Mentors for these filmmakers were Vikramaditya Motwane, Konkona Sen Sharma and Vetrimaaran respectively. Rohin, currently based out of Mumbai, has roots in Kozhikode, Kerala. Born and brought up in Delhi, he studied cinematography at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. He has written and directed a couple of short films. His first major work was the web series Sacred Games in which he was second unit director and cinematographer for both seasons. His recent release is the Netflix series, Black Warrant, in which he directed the third episode. Rohin, meanwhile, plans to direct a Malayalam feature film, a thriller set in Wayanad, in which he is also the co-writer. 'Even though I am comfortable in Hindi, in the current scenario it is difficult to make independent movies in that industry. And most of the good content there comes in the long form format. I think that the ecosystem in Malayalam is better for a filmmaker.' Kovarty is streaming on YouTube.
