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Didn’t take music lessons for ‘Puriyatha Puthir’: Vijay Sethupathi
Chennai, Sep 2 (IANS) Actor Vijay Sethupathi says he didnt take music lessons to play a music director in his latest Tamil release “Puriyatha Puthir”, a thriller about the lack of privacy in our lives due to technology.
“Even though my director suggested that I could take music lessons, I wasn’t quite interested. I just went with the flow on the sets. I know to play the guitar and we managed with that to shoot some crucial scenes,” Vijay told IANS.
In the film, he got to display his guitar playing skills in a scene.
“In a college cultural scene, I had to play the guitar. I actually played it in front of over 300 students. Honestly, I was slightly nervous in that scene,” he recalled.
Directed by Ranjit Jeyakodi, the film has released after a long delay.
Asked if he thinks the delay might affect the film’s prospects at the box office, Vijay said, “The fact that the film has managed to release is a sign of success. The film talks about the malicious side of human heart and how technology has ruined our privacy.”
Vijay’s next big release is “Karuppan”, in which he will be seen in a full-blown rural avatar.
He also has “Junga”, “Aneethi Kathaigal”, “96” and “Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren”.
This year, he makes his Telugu debut in Chiranjeevi starrer “Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy”.
–IANS
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Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones
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.
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.
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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