Sublime

Just as an aside, the world ‘Nawab’ became ‘Nabob’ under the British. It was then shortened to the word ‘nob’, and later crept into the English language, signifying a person of wealth and high social position. This is just one example of the many hundreds of words that have found their way into the English language as a result of the British

This is the premise of Kaasi Majili Kathalu (Stories told en-route to Kashi), a collection of folk stories, codified later by Madhira Subbanna Deekshithulu. One of the stories from within Kaasi Majili Kathalu gave birth to Pathala Bhairavi. The setup of Kaasi Majili Kathalu is similar to that of 1001 Arabian Nights, in which a queen sentenced to

Pedda Bala Shiksha was for good boys and good girls who would grow up to be good adults, and according to my grandmother, it was for lazy parents who didn’t know stories.

According to Adoor Gopalakrishnan, the National Award-winning Malayalam filmmaker, the Baahubali franchise is – for the lack of a better word – a parody of Pathala Bhairavi, folk elements being common to both the films. Prabhas’ Sivudu has much in common with Thota Ramudu.