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 [1] to get their requests for what they would like me to review in future videos!” You can see Review Raja’s videos at www.youtube.com/ [2] reviewraja. He is also on Twitter with the handle @reviewraja.
Links:
[1] http://www.facebook.com/reviewraja
[2] http://www.youtube.com/