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Wanted: Heroes & Heroins

So what do we mean when we say "settayo vallathum" which means "did anything show up?". It's a typical phrase used among the youths in Kerala to inquire the current status of someone. Now why this question.  Being an ex teenager myself even I'm struggling to figure out the road to take for the journey ahead of my life. However recent meetings with the teens have brought me to a conclusion that there has been an immense increase in the number of film aspirants among the young generation today. "I'm planning to pursue a career in film making or something related to it" is a common answer that I came across. You might be wondering why am I being so consious about it. Well I said I just met a few youths which apparently turned on a light to the whole backdrop of an uprising mafia existing outside the fantasy land for a prematured lot, the land called films. After the rush from the ticket counter, he would enter the theatre sit beneath the audien