While my family is originally being from South India, besides speaking a language and seeing my grandmother’s Kannada books and newsletters lying around on occasion, I didn’t have a lot of regular exposure to strictly South India culture as a kid. I might have casually watched the odd film shown on Doordarshan, but only casually, since I was a lot more interested in other things. From that time, Sankarabharanam is the only film I clearly remember seeing, and the title song of sorts, Omkaara naadaanu has always remained in memory, even if the words are indecipherable to me.
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