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Making ‘Oka Manasu’ was like a spiritual journey: Ramaraju
Chennai : Director Ramaraju describes the process of making Telugu romantic-drama “Oka Manasu”, which introduces megastar Chiranjeevi’s niece Niharika Konidela, as a spiritual journey which he thoroughly enjoyed.
“The way this film has shaped is fascinating. I never tried hard to make the film, but things just fell in place and it happened. I say the process is spiritual because I bonded with the story on an emotional level and deep down I know the film has turned out exactly the way I want it,” Ramaraju told IANS.
Calling it a “magical” experience, he said everything that he visualised, somehow made it to the film.
“More than what I had written, things that I had visualised became an integral part of the film. It’s a story from the heart, unadulterated, and all I had to do was observe what was happening within me and recreate it as part of the filmmaking process,” he said.
Having made a directorial debut with 2013 Telugu romantic-drama “Mallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu”, Ramaraju feels his latest film will be widely accepted.
“My first film didn’t get its due, because it released in very less number of screens. I learnt that cinema is not art and everything is linked to commerce. I know ‘Oka Manasu’ will appeal to everybody, irrespective of the age group, because I’m the first viewer of my story and I felt nostalgic when I wrote it,” he said.
The forthcoming film marks the debut of Niharika from the mega clan. Ramaraju feels the young actress is here for the long haul.
“The Niharika audiences will get to see will be in a totally different avatar. On television, she’s known to be more bubbly. However, in my film I’ve explored her other dimension, a side which is rarely known to others. She’s a very talented artist,” he said.
According to the director, “Oka Manasu” is a realistic love story.
“I haven’t given in to cinematic trappings. Imagine closely studying two intense lovers and everything that unfolds in their relationship is what I’ve captured in my film,” he said.
The film, which is set to release in cinemas on Friday, also stars Naga Shourya.
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
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“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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