He goes by the moniker Review Raja and his knowledge of Indian, particularly Tamil, cinema has left many Indians awestruck and many people have since wondered if this is a social media experiment by some clever Indian.
In an interview from Canada, Review Raja says, “I grew up in a small town called Belleville, in Ontario, Canada. Currently, I am working as a business analyst in a mid-size IT company in Toronto.”
For a “small town Canadian” his knowledge of Tamil actors and plots are truly impressive. “I watched Billa with some friends a year ago. I really felt a connection with the Indian culture. Hollywood movies focus too much on the dream lifestyle and are the same thing over and over. I found that Tamil films spoke to everyday issues that everyone could relate to and reflect the Indian culture accurately. After that first film I was hooked on Kollywood. In regards to my knowledge, I am always reading about Kollywood and watching movies to broaden my awareness around the actors, actresses, and films,” he explains.
“After seeing Billa about a year ago I knew people around the world needed to know about Tamil Cinema. I started Review Raja to show the world what they are missing out on by giving my perspective in a funny, entertaining, and insightful way,” he avers. Review Raja’s favourite Indian movies include: Rajini’s Sivaji and Annamalai, Kamal Haasan’s Indian and Virumaandi and Ajith’s Billa. “With regard to the actors and actresses, I like most I have many favourites including Rajnikanth, Kamal Hassan, Ajith, Vijay, Suriya, and Vikram. When it comes to actresses I really love Shreya, Pooja and Tammana,” he adds.
So what next from Review Raja after Vishwaroopam and Billa 2 trailer and movie reviews? “I am super excited to announce that my next review will be on Billa 2 and I will be releasing it on July 14! In the mean time I would love to hear from all of my fans on my page www.facebook.com/reviewraja to get their requests for what they would like me to review in future videos!”

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What brought cheer to Glee fans?
The makers of the hit series Glee have announced that the entire cast will return in the new season! The man behind the show Ryan Murphy, it is reported, offered a chance to everyone in the cast to return and the young stars were only more than happy to come back. The news has been received with great cheer from Glee fans — aka Gleeks — as there was a fear that after the reel “graduation” of many of the cast many members.

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Where did 16-year-olds go to in a helicopter?
Chloe Webb and Lauren Huggett, two teenagers arrived for their prom in style in a helicopter when they couldn’t find a limousine as all the chauffer-driven ones were booked out. Lauren’s dad came to the girls’ “rescue” as he shelled out £500 for a thirty minute ride to the event and ensured a grand entry for these girls! “It was really exciting!” the girls exclaimed in an interview.

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Why Gabo isn’t writing?
The Nobel Prize winning Latin American author of great books like Love in the Time of Cholera and 100 Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez fondly called Gabo, is said to be suffering from dementia. Speaking at a University in Columbia, his brother, Jaime Garcia Marquez broke down while talking about his brother’s condition. He announced that the author suffered from dementia, which was hereditary in their family and was no longer writing. He, however, announced that the author managed to keep his sense of humour and enthusiasm alive.

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When Pandas took to the tube?
It was “Panda-monium” in London’s tube on Panda Awareness Week as 108 people dressed as pandas made their way through the subways and danced at the Trafalgar Square. The entire event was conceived by Chengdu Panda Base, a panda research centre in Sichuan province in China. The 108 “pandas” represented the real-life equivalents that live in Chengdu. The goal of the organisers was to help pandas return to their natural habitat and increase the number of pandas in the world.