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Popular south Indian actress Nithya Menen is against #MeToo moment

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New Delhi: Popular south Indian actress Nithya Menen says she is against sexual harassment and that she has a different way of countering it. She chose not be a part of a grouping as she prefers to fight it “silently”.

Last February, an actress had been kidnapped and assaulted in Kochi. Then it emerged that the abduction was allegedly masterminded by Malayalam superstar Dileep.

 

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Later, actresses like Parvathy and women behind the scenes such as director Anjali Menon got together to launch the Women in Cinema Collective to identify the problems faced by women in the Malayalam film industry and explore ways to address them.

Nithya, who has starred in Malayalam films like “Akasha Gopuram”, “Apoorvaragam” and “Ustad Hotel”, was not a part of it.

 

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In a previous interview, she had stated that she had never faced sexual harassment. But after reading about women from Malayalam cinema getting assaulted and some of her fraternity members forming a collective, didn’t she feel like joining them?

“I completely understand the thing that people are facing. I do everything possible to counter it. Just because I am not doing it one way, doesn’t mean that I am not countering those things or I am not against it. I am, but I have a different approach,” Nithya replied after a long pause during a telephonic interview with media persons.

 

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“I believe that my way is only through my work. The way that I work and the kind of things that I do, the way that I approach people when I am working… all of this gives a strong message to people that I am working with, and to people who are watching my films.

“I have the same view as everybody else, but I prefer doing it my way. I don’t think that somebody is doing anything wrong or I don’t want to be a part of it. I am very much part of it. It’s just that I have a different way of countering the whole thing,” she added in the interview from Thiruvananthapuram, where she will be shooting for the upcoming Malayalam film “Kolambi”.

 

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Will she walk out of a film if someone from it gets accused of sexual misconduct?

“Absolutely, and I have,” said the young actress without naming the film.

“I do it, but I do it silently. I have said ‘no’ to a film because of something like that,” said Nithya.

 

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She has many films lined up, including “Mission Mangal” which will mark her debut in Bollywood.

Director Jagan Shakti and producer R. Balki had called her, saying: “We would love you to play a scientist in a really interesting film that we are doing. They also told me that (actor) Akshay Kumar was keen on me being a part of the film,” she said.

 

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“In the past also, I was offered plenty of Hindi films. I just wanted to be as choosy with Hindi as I was with films in other languages that I have done. I wanted it (debut Hindi film) to be a really nice film. I found this a nice character. I don’t think we have done a film like this… you know, a space film,” said Nithya, who made her debut as a lead actress with Kannada film “7 O’Clock” over a decade ago.

The upcoming film, for which she will begin shooting from November-end in Mumbai and Bengaluru, will also star actresses like Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha and Vidya Balan.

 

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“I don’t think ‘Is it just me? Am I the central character?’ I always look at the bigger picture. I don’t look at it as something that’s only for me. I look at it from the movie’s perspective — is it a good film? Would I want to watch the film?”

Vidya and Nithya will also be seen together in a biopic on the legendary actor-politician NT Rama Rao.

“I met her (Vidya) at the shoot of NTR’s biopic. We have one scene together. She said she had watched my films ‘OK Kanmani’ and ‘Bangalore Days’,” said Nithya.

 

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Nithya will star in another biopic, playing late politician Jayalalitha in “The Iron Lady”.

“I am doing so many other films before that. I am doing another Malayalam film about a national level athlete. It’s going to be like ‘Dangal’. After that only, I will be getting into the biopic,” she said.

 

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“The film on Jayalalitha is very heavy. I was very impressed when the film’s director Priyadarshini came with the film to me. She was so focussed. I told her that if we are doing a biopic, we should ensure complete justice to the character. She was going in the right direction and was extremely confident. I am really looking forward to do that film. That will be interesting to explore as an artiste,” she said.

 

  • Popular south Indian actress, Famous south Indian actress, Nithya Menen, Sexual harassment, MeToo, Bollywood news, Entertainment news

    Popular south Indian actress Nithya Menen says she is against sexual harassment and that she has a different way of countering it. She chose not be a part of a grouping as she prefers to fight it "silently". Last February, an actress had been kidnapped and assaulted in Kochi. Then it emerged that the abduction was allegedly masterminded by Malayalam superstar Dileep.

  • Popular south Indian actress, Famous south Indian actress, Nithya Menen, Sexual harassment, MeToo, Bollywood news, Entertainment news

    Later, actresses like Parvathy and women behind the scenes such as director Anjali Menon got together to launch the Women in Cinema Collective to identify the problems faced by women in the Malayalam film industry and explore ways to address them. Nithya, who has starred in Malayalam films like "Akasha Gopuram", "Apoorvaragam" and "Ustad Hotel", was not a part of it.

  • Popular south Indian actress, Famous south Indian actress, Nithya Menen, Sexual harassment, MeToo, Bollywood news, Entertainment news

    In a previous interview, she had stated that she had never faced sexual harassment. But after reading about women from Malayalam cinema getting assaulted and some of her fraternity members forming a collective, didn't she feel like joining them? "I completely understand the thing that people are facing. I do everything possible to counter it. Just because I am not doing it one way, doesn't mean that I am not countering those things or I am not against it. I am, but I have a different approach," Nithya replied after a long pause during a telephonic interview with media persons.

  • Popular south Indian actress, Famous south Indian actress, Nithya Menen, Sexual harassment, MeToo, Bollywood news, Entertainment news

    "I believe that my way is only through my work. The way that I work and the kind of things that I do, the way that I approach people when I am working... all of this gives a strong message to people that I am working with, and to people who are watching my films. "I have the same view as everybody else, but I prefer doing it my way. I don't think that somebody is doing anything wrong or I don't want to be a part of it. I am very much part of it. It's just that I have a different way of countering the whole thing," she added in the interview from Thiruvananthapuram, where she will be shooting for the upcoming Malayalam film "Kolambi".

  • Popular south Indian actress, Famous south Indian actress, Nithya Menen, Sexual harassment, MeToo, Bollywood news, Entertainment news

    Will she walk out of a film if someone from it gets accused of sexual misconduct? "Absolutely, and I have," said the young actress without naming the film. "I do it, but I do it silently. I have said 'no' to a film because of something like that," said Nithya. She has many films lined up, including "Mission Mangal" which will mark her debut in Bollywood.

  • Popular south Indian actress, Famous south Indian actress, Nithya Menen, Sexual harassment, MeToo, Bollywood news, Entertainment news

    Director Jagan Shakti and producer R. Balki had called her, saying: "We would love you to play a scientist in a really interesting film that we are doing. They also told me that (actor) Akshay Kumar was keen on me being a part of the film," she said. "In the past also, I was offered plenty of Hindi films. I just wanted to be as choosy with Hindi as I was with films in other languages that I have done. I wanted it (debut Hindi film) to be a really nice film. I found this a nice character. I don't think we have done a film like this... you know, a space film," said Nithya, who made her debut as a lead actress with Kannada film "7 O'Clock" over a decade ago.

  • Popular south Indian actress, Famous south Indian actress, Nithya Menen, Sexual harassment, MeToo, Bollywood news, Entertainment news

    The upcoming film, for which she will begin shooting from November-end in Mumbai and Bengaluru, will also star actresses like Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha and Vidya Balan. "I don't think 'Is it just me? Am I the central character?' I always look at the bigger picture. I don't look at it as something that's only for me. I look at it from the movie's perspective -- is it a good film? Would I want to watch the film?" Vidya and Nithya will also be seen together in a biopic on the legendary actor-politician NT Rama Rao.

  • Popular south Indian actress, Famous south Indian actress, Nithya Menen, Sexual harassment, MeToo, Bollywood news, Entertainment news

    "I met her (Vidya) at the shoot of NTR's biopic. We have one scene together. She said she had watched my films 'OK Kanmani' and 'Bangalore Days'," said Nithya. Nithya will star in another biopic, playing late politician Jayalalitha in "The Iron Lady".

  • Popular south Indian actress, Famous south Indian actress, Nithya Menen, Sexual harassment, MeToo, Bollywood news, Entertainment news

    "I am doing so many other films before that. I am doing another Malayalam film about a national level athlete. It's going to be like 'Dangal'. After that only, I will be getting into the biopic," she said. "The film on Jayalalitha is very heavy. I was very impressed when the film's director Priyadarshini came with the film to me. She was so focussed. I told her that if we are doing a biopic, we should ensure complete justice to the character. She was going in the right direction and was extremely confident. I am really looking forward to do that film. That will be interesting to explore as an artiste," she said.

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  • Popular south Indian actress, Famous south Indian actress, Nithya Menen, Sexual harassment, MeToo, Bollywood news, Entertainment news
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Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones

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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.

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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.

 

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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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