Neytt aims to create an exclusive sustainable space by using exotic raw materials like sisal, lyocell, and linen, to name a few, and revolutionize the premium lifestyle floor coverings. The brand blends modernism and heritage in each work, collaborating with designers and artists from different parts of the world to create a limited number of exclusive rugs that convey a message through their collections.

Neytt has collaborated with some of the best in the industry, including Pottery Barn, Ralph Lauren Homes, and luxury hotel groups and boutique resorts such as Taj Exotica in Andaman and Soho House Mumbai. The brand has also custom-designed rugs incorporating all the major events of the massive 2018 Kerala floods, winning the Elle Deco International Design Awards.

Recently, Neytt collaborated with Fibre Works in the United States to create a rug for the 2023 Met Gala using Sisal fiber. The white-colored fiber is 100 cm long, strong, and sturdy, derived from the bark of the Agave plant that mainly grows in Brazil and East Africa. Neytt sent 58 rolls, 30 m by 4 m, which is 6950 sq. meters to New York for designing, taking 60 days to complete.

Neytt lays a lot of emphasis on sustainability, treating and recycling all the water used in the dying process back. The company has an effluent treatment plant where the water treatment takes place, and the treated water is cleaned by growing fish in a small tank. The brand is proud to present Indian craftsmanship on the international stage and thrilled to have made a rug for the Met Gala for the second time in a row.

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Childhood shenanigans involving cross dressing in one’s mother’s heels, wearing lipstick and donning a dress garner indulgent laughs, but gender nonconformity in teens and adults elicit only disgust, anger and a demand to come to one’s senses. While ‘this is a man’s world’ rings around the globe, there is a section of the society, that was born as men, but chose to be women and weather all the storms that came with it. FWD Life caught up with these strong women who spoke about choosing the life they wanted and finding a footing in their identity.

Apsara Reddy

The Indo-Australian journalist is India’s first transgender Editor and was the first transwoman to be invited by the late Dr.J.Jayalalitha to join her party, the AIADMK. She is a strong spokesperson on National TV debates and has worked with BBC World Service, The Hindu, and Commonwealth Secretariat in London, New Indian Express and Deccan Chronicle. She is currently the Editor of the lifestyle magazine Provoke.

How was life when you were growing up?

I was born and raised in a very South Indian family with lots of relatives, customs and traditions. My mother was very progressive and always inspired me to follow my dreams. My father, an alcoholic, and a man who never enjoyed us being happy, was an impediment. I was stubborn, focused and a good student who chose to focus on the unparalleled parenting and mentoring my mother showered on me. As a child too, I used to wear plaits with towels or try on my mom’s heels. I never once thought I was not normal or felt the need to suppress my innermost feelings.

How did you inform your family about your decision to become Apsara? While living and studying in Australia did you feel the difference between the two cultures?

When I was 13 or 14, I browsed on Google about a boy wanting to be a girl. Most of them in the Indian cultural context see it as being gay. I knew I was not gay. I had opportunities to interact with gay people but I couldn’t understand their dynamics. When I did research online, there was this whole thing about transgenders, sex change and hormone changes. It was overwhelming and scary because I wondered how I would get the money for it without my parent’s knowledge.

When I went to Australia for my Bachelors, I found a great set of friends who were non-judgmental. A whole new life opened up for me. I went to a gay club one day and there I met a beautiful transsexual woman called Jacinta. Our journeys were similar. In Australia, you have support, insurance covers your counseling, hormone therapies, bills and tablets. She transformed quite earlier on and she told me that there was a meaningful place for me in society. The kind of attention she was getting from men was also something that made me realize that not everyone will be averse to me and that I could have a meaningful life. I could get married and maybe adopt kids or have kids with my partner. I started going to a gender counselor. After a year I had the courage to tell my parents, but it was the most difficult part of my life.

The working years in London and India and the tough bout of hormone treatments- do you think very little is known of the gender change process here?

London was exciting and very liberating. In Western countries, gender counseling is a must before you are prescribed hormones. That way there is a mental assessment of your coping capabilities, your genuine desires and abilities to be a woman. Changing your gender is no child’s play. The counseling was tough. They would ask very weird questions about our deepest and innermost feelings, physical attraction, and our upbringing. I would be very honest about my feelings because that was the only way your counselor can help you gain real liberation.

In India, hormones are just sold over the counter, and often, the gay community abuses hormones. One mustn’t change to acquire a man or find love; they should truly feel like a woman, emote like one and be able to live like one. The reason why we see so many trans-suicides, animated behaviors and wacky sexual patterns are because most transwomen opt for the instant-change option where they do intense over-the-counter hormones or get quick surgeries. They end up impacting their health adversely.

How did it feel like when you came back to India?

When I came back to India, I met a doctor here, Dr. Usha Sriram, and she is one of my closest friends now. The counseling she gave my mother and I to have the conviction and strength is amazing. A lot of people said cruel, nasty, horrible, harsh, uncharitable and baseless things to me when I came back, from my mental state to allegations of how I was treated by people when I was a child, to weird things like hot water fell on my legs so I got castrated. None of it was true! It was me, a happy young boy who always wanted to be a girl and I was taking medicine to help be that. My mom was there with me, but it was a very hard journey for her, extremely hard, because she was in the city for so many years. These people knew me and they had to be supportive, and they had to understand that I am facing my inner battles and I am trying to be strong and keep a job and do things in life. But they would never stop. If I walked in, people would giggle or turn the other way.

You are a successful journalist. There must be a story of hard work and passion behind it.

I was extremely hurt by the way people treated me once I came back, but my career kept me focused. I worked at Indian Express as a Features Editor and had a successful column. I wrote about parties, lifestyle, and gender, anything on my mind that week. Being in the press changed everything for me. Discriminating, discouraging and dissecting voices became friendly voices. I never asked to be accepted. I never sat to make a case for anyone to love me or like me. People slowly understood I was capable and intelligent. The people who said negative things about me started trying to be my friends now. And life took a very different turn after that.

Then, I was offered a very senior job at Deccan Chronicle as the Features Editor first and then promoted to Senior Editor. I was handling supplements. I have to thank A T Jayanti, the Editor-in-Chief at Deccan Chronicle. She understood me as Apsara, although I was still transitioning and there were so many questions unanswered in my head. She gave me a book, Fifty Shades of Grey, signed “Welcome to the World of Women, Love, Jayanti”. But there were a lot of situations in which I was not included in meetings or parties, but my team rallied around me.

What were the challenges of working in the Indian media?

While working at Deccan Chronicle I used the female toilet and women were okay with, while the men were not. I looked and felt like a woman and it felt natural for me to do that. While many said hurtful things, I didn’t have a problem because I had reached a stage where I didn’t care because I was doing nothing wrong. There were people who restricted advertisements to my publication or restricted stories to my journalists. There were affluent men and those from diplomatic spheres who would attempt to flatter me. It is not the way you sign off on a professional conversation! I don’t say no or yes. I keep them hanging for as long as possible. My work matters to me and I take my own decisions. Even the media is to be blamed for presenting transgender from the angle of prostitution or begging. The root cause of prostitution is the people who solicit them. In India, there is a fixed position for transgender people. Today when I am an editor and an activist and I am breaking that norm, people say ‘Oh! You are not a transgender woman. You are not like the rest of them!’ Why should everyone be stereotyped? There are so many people like me who want to break free, who want to be women and who want to have wonderful careers, who are making great money, but no one wants to talk about them.

Rose Venkiteshan

The television host, radio jockey and politician made her debut with the Vijay TV show Ippadiku Rose. She floated the idea of the formation of Sexual Liberation Party of India which would promote sexual freedom and the rights of women and LGBT people. She is a passionate transgender rights activist and film maker.

When did you first realize the life you were living was not the one you wanted?

I have always known that there was something not right about me. I just didn’t know exactly what it was until I saw other people like me during my college years. I decided I was a woman born in the wrong body in my early 20s.

Was it hard to get where you are right now?

It was a tough journey replete with rejection, hurt, and violence, I faced a lot of emotional and some dextral abuse too. Too many men were in it to just exploit a transwoman. Some people approach in the name of romance while most others just want sex and they approach for it without respect for our feelings or the fact that we are people with sensitivity and a heart that can ache. I had been hurt by own family by their rejection and abandonment.

Is it safe to assume that you faced a lot of wrath when you came out? How did you deal with it?

It is safe to assume that I faced a lot of problems when I came out. It was a tough journey along the way. Without confidence and the will to live with dignity, I would have killed myself. In fact, I did attempt to kill myself the times in my life purely owing to the inability to cope with the treatment that society metes out to transwomen.

Were your parents supportive of your decision?

No, my parents weren’t supportive of my decisions to live my true identity. I was met with hurt, persuasion to live as a man, marry a woman, and be the normal man that society expects. But when I insisted and proceeded to be myself, I was beaten and thrown out of the door.

What is something that you cherish about finally getting to own your identity?

I love myself so much more now than before. I feel a bit more peaceful and at ease with myself. I feel that I’m myself now.

Fierce voices that ring out for the rights and acceptance for the transgender community:

Dr. Renée Richards: Ophthalmologist and Tennis Player

“I had a very good and full life as Dick but I had this other side of me that kept emerging and that kept pushing back, until finally it just wasn’t possible to submerge Renee anymore and Renee won out,” Richards says. – BBC World Service

Kalki Subramaniam: Writer, actress and activist

“As a girl who stepped into the transfamily as early as 14, I now have several daughters and granddaughters. It is a true bonding based on loyalty, love and faith. Transwomen who run away fearing the stigma from their family and relatives usually join or create these families. Transwomen who stay with their biological families can be a part of these families too.” – lynnconway.com

Dr. Marci Bowers: Gynecologist, innovator in sex reassignment surgery

“I have personal issues, challenges and have an interesting career but transgender is just a footnote in my case. Really, it is my attention to detail and artistic sense that does more for clients than anything else. Certainly though I do realize the importance of the procedures I do in the lives of my patients. Empathy is undoubtedly a strong personal attribute.” -pinkvanilla.com

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Amidst the streets in Mattanchery where the brown market dust creeps through red keyholes, and the still gray water of the sea that reflects the blue Kerala sky, rises an edifice in yellow, capturing the sun on its walls. The imposing façade with its white scalloped edges form an elevation that have centuries of stories to tell and yet welcomes guests with a contemporary attitude.

The Waterfront Granary Museum Hotel boasts the simple plan of colonial industrial architecture, with rows of wooden windows that stand marshalled with trefoil arches. The building was a granary that has been in the hands of the Singeri family from Kutch since 1877. The building is a reflection of the area’s rich trade history and the many cultures that have brought colour to the historical trade centre.

Its architect Varkey Joseph Pottamkulam, wanted to preserve the granary’s past while also accommodating modern amenities as per the requirement of the hotel’s partner and family member, Arshad Ibrahim. The two friends conceived it as a museum hotel that would address this need. A simple sign board announces the hotel, a striking contrast to the treasures inside.

Various artifacts including a gleaming vintage car have been arranged tastefully without overshadowing the architecture. The athangudi tiles of Chettinad on the floor glisten and reflect the wooden trusses on the ceiling, filled with warmth from the coloured stained glass windows. The thick walls of the granary have been left plain to enhance the beauty of its strong wooden doors, elegant chandeliers and exquisite floors.

The hotel’s Kutchi cuisine restaurant, Trader’s Deck, offers a pleasing view of the verdant lawns and waterfront which once invited rice laden boats. Sky blue wrought iron railings edge the wooden deck that has simple outdoor furniture. With 16 rooms that boast of tastefully picked furniture, The Waterfront Granary is an ideal place to take in the flavours of a historic Malayali marketplace.It is a space that has been put together with care. The architect has romanced its history and paid tribute in trong lines, spacious volumes and simple décor.

The Waterfront Granary

Architect: Varkey Joseph Pottamkulam

Location: Mattancheri

Style: Colonial

Project: Conservation

Materials: Brick, lime, wood, wrought iron, athangudi tiles

Treasuring a priceless heritage, The Waterfront Granary is a testament to its location and the generations that have witnessed it.

Words by Maria John           Photographs by Arun A Menon

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The Casino Hotel in Kochi is a fine example of well preserved history, as significant as the owning family’s legacy. The hotel is part of the renowned CGH Earth Group. Blending modern art deco style with rich Kerala architectural
heritage, every stone and brick of this magnificent property has a story to tell. Away from the maddening crowds of the cities, and placed in perfect harmony with nature, the hotel rests at the edge of paradise on Willingdon Island in Kochi, with a view that opens up to the azure-blue horizon and lush backwater topography.

The hotel is spread across two acres of land, and is a citadel of centuriesold traditions and remarkable cultural heritage. What began as a small restaurant catering to the Port’s visitors in 1957 has evolved into a wellness destination that’s immersive, yet respectful of nature and local ethos.

At The Casino Hotel, every element is inspired by various aspects of natural environment and local traditions such as clay tile gabled roofing, high ceilings, outsized windows, carved pillars, extended courtyards, long corridors,cane furniture, coir carpet and an artful assembly of intricate woodwork which brings character and charm to the property.

Travellers’ Tales

These naturally-crafted interiors are believed to have strong influences from its ancient maritime trading partners including the Chinese, Arabs, and Europeans. The architect behind the hotel’s aesthetic interiors is Chennai-based Rao whose claim to fame was the iconic Shenoy’s Theatre in Ernakulam.

The interiors, characterised by subtle undertones of beige and browns, display a symmetry between design and artistic appeal. There is a medley of classic old-world charm and contemporary style throughout the hotel. The bedrooms are minimalistic with a lot of woodwork, cane furniture and weaved cane cupboards. Bed linen and cushions in raw silk add a pop of colour along with a nice contrast to the soothing ambience.

Jaisalmer tiles in the lobby add warmth and elegance to the expansive space, lending a definite visual appeal to the floor. Tanjore paintings adorn the walls of the property depicting stories from the many epics of India. These treasured heirlooms reflect the glamour of our ancient times. Evidently, the hotel has taken care to maintain and preserve the rich culture and heritage of their homeland.

In Sync with Nature

A 20-year-old banyan tree inside the open-air seafood restaurant is the highlight of the property. Bamboo lamps and brick floor ooze a rustic charm while a colossal aquarium adds up a little drama to the eatery. An art décor-style bar with an intricately carved ceiling contributes to the stunning property.

A giant installation made from reused paper marks the property’s belief in being environmentally-friendly – the unique selling point of this lovely hotel. Outside, a saltwater swimming pool by the lawn has unique therapeutic properties and is a hotspot for visitors.

Refined in detail, yet rich in style, The Casino Hotel offers an inviting setting where travellers can experience exclusive living to Kerala. Combining understated elegance, comfort and  impeccable hospitality, this nature’s hideaway pays homage to an age-old port city.

Words by Natalie Gupta Photographs by Arun Menon

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Ebb and Flow

Many times, Goa is thought to be a place for a breakaway. To a land where the nights are young and merry. On the coast, the light gleams across the vast seas and the mind’s reposes to the cadence of the sea’s ebb and flow. She lay there rested amongst the many pebbles that were brought in by the roaring waves. But in the silence, she hears the waves with its humdrum roars. There was a moment, a precious blank canvas. That moment where it was time to simply unlearn.

The Noon Siestas

On the lazy shore of Bambolim beach, many enjoy an afternoon siesta.The children are engaged in their game of football during the sweltering hours and the fishermen are tempted by the aroma of freshly grilled Sagoti at a nearby shack. The colorful fishing boats retire to the earth’s shore for the seas have tired them with a journey.

Remembrances of an Effort

And as tall as one stands, the St Augustine’s Tower is one of the most spectacular of all monuments in Goa. The 46m-high tower built of laterite served as a belfry and formed part of the façade of a
Church. Of what was once, that tower is a remembrance of the efforts that our ancestors built, The Augustinian Monastery.

Words by Atheena Wilson
Model: Aliona
Photographs by Mojin Thinavilayil
Costume, Styling & Makeup by Shilpa Shivdas

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Ruminant in Ruins

A dawn in an intense indigo flows through her saree, belted by a silver horizon. Her smoky eyes capture it all, like the shadows cast across the colonnade. The morning resonates with the delicate sound of the tasseled metallic bells on her chain and the music from the hall of pillars. The light shines on her intricate silver jewelry, handcrafted like the pillars of granite. Standing tall, they have watchful lions that have seen the reign of the Vijayanagara Empire. The kingdom that grew along the banks of the Tungabhadra reflects the strength of Dravidian architecture.

In Line with Symmetry

The Vijayanagara Kingdom was in contact with many cultures, employing different architectural languages. The region has temples that explored the Dravidian style and palaces that took to the Islamic one. The art of ikat on her saree follows the line of the decorative arches that had seen royal entourages. Traditional crafts take a contemporary turn, magnified by the canary yellow blouse. In a Pushkarani or a stepped well, the pleats of her saree lay stacked as the stone slabs of the steps. The magenta rippled seamlessly like the water in the tank, a sacred commodity.

Prowess in Structure

Her mudra focuses her inner goddess, draped in black and vermillion -a stance frozen in time with the carved friezes of the Dravidian temple gateway. Like the stepped shikhara reaching for the heavens, she stands tall, enclosing a sacred notion in the sanctum. She leaves the Maya behind as she moves around the Pradakshinapatha through the series of spaces that connect to the Garbagriha. The geometric patterns of the handwork reflect the geometry of the built form. Her feet adorned with Ghungroos bring together an era that celebrated art and culture.

I have a vivid recollection of catching her on TV the first time. It was a chat show and here was a young lady who was beautiful in a very unconventional way; Curly, untamed hair, a child-like face and above all a demeanor that had the stamp of confidence.

As she pulled one antic after another, I could sense that she was not goofing around like it seemed but had a clear idea as to what she was up to. In fact, she gave me the impression of being in control. At this point, I have to make it clear that I am not he regular fanboying kind, not one bit. But here I was intrigued by this woman. I had to swing into action and I did. Taking aid of every fan’s primary tool, Google, I found out a few things about this woman with a strange name, Pearle Maaney.

Cut to three years later, here I was sitting right across a table with Pearle Maaney. Three years had changed quite a few things. For one, the intrigue, I thought had left me. But Pearle Maaney by now had become a household name in Kerala and the Malayalakara adored her.

Giving a Hoot

I was advised to make this a fun interview, something to go with Pearle’s persona. Not being exactly the fun guy, I was somehow hoping to employ my rather sloppy sense of humor to churn out something that could be passed off as fun. But secretly I was wishing the interview had happened at Hampi where the pictures were shot. I wanted it to be with her amidst the majestic ruins of the Vijayanagara Empire, having a conversation with the Indian princess, the pictures of who left us spellbound. I plainly wanted it to be profound and honestly gave two hoots about fun. But no, here I was at a café in Kochi, trying to pull off a fun interview and disastrously failing at it.
Pearle was dressed in a bohemian jacket and looked like a dream. I attacked her with a few regular questions and she gave me long, patient answers. Then we generally got talking and somewhere between the proceedings of the interview, the conversation started getting serious, philosophical even. No, it was not I who pushed her towards it; it has she who led the way. I being a sucker for stories wanted to hear of her about her all the way from her childhood. And she being the natural conversationalist, readily obliged. Right from her childhood obsession with bikes, the good old days of Road Rash to her college days in Christ College and her foray into stardom, she told me stories of everything.

Pearle Maaney is a polymath. I don’t care if that is an old-fashioned word, but that suits her best. She has played multiple roles and her talents are many. She has been an RJ, a DJ, a VJ, a dancer, a singer, an actor, even an activist. But during the conversation, I discovered another facet of hers; that of a dreamer, a visionary. I thought this was the aspect that fuelled her and made her who she was. As the discussions moved into media, society, and violence the society, she made it clear that what we sowed was what we reaped. “We cannot expect a reformed society when all that we feed it is violence.” I thought it all totaled up, the Hampi shoot, her bohemian attire and the timeless wisdom that she spoke about.

The Good, Bad and the Ugly

She has never been ashamed of her failures rather she is proud of the fact that she has overcome them. We know of the Pearle who is confident and sure of herself. But she says she has had her hard times, her doubting moments too. A dark time when she doubted herself and was finding it difficult to recoup from falls. She tells me that it was with a conscious effort that she got out of that pit. But she also gives credit to many people that she has met in her life for changing her and above all her hero, her dad.

She also had a gem of a tale about accepting criticism. She recently faced a lot of flak for something that apparently was considered outrageous by many. The internet went absolutely vicious on her. But she chose to look at the scathing attacks on her as a sign of the love that people had for her. “I chose to color all the reactions that I got with love and ended up getting more love in return. That’s how the Law of Attraction works for me.” So, where would I see Pearle Maaney a few years down the line, I wanted to know. She laughs. “Everywhere, anywhere. I am carving my own path. I shall find my own destinations.” Peace, love and music to you, Pearle!

Model: Pearle Maaney

Photographs by Sanu Mohammed

Design & Styling: Soha Sukku

Makeup: Renju Renjimar

Image Manipulation: Zuhair Sait

Location: Hampi, Karnataka

Words by FWD Media

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Joke intended, my editor asked me to be very loyal to one section of the magazine. Brainstorming sessions lead to ravenous reading being substituted with an appetite. Far more sumptuous than the couple, Mr.Fromage and
Mrs. Strawberry, is our one year anniversary with the food shoots. In our menu we have the appetizer questions,“You get to taste it all?” Followed by an entrée, a well pummeled tenderloin question, “How does a food shoot go? That leads to the desserts, like sweet and salted caramel cakes, a very quizzical mystery that food shoots can go up to eight hours. I can definitely tell you, food is the new age models. A vegetable’s portfolio will look like: fresh, crisp, not a pale complexion, varies from pasture green to siren reds, sleek cut and occasionally very rounded. Thus sharing similar tempers with models, shooting and styling has become quite a new experience in lieu of just discovering the chef’s work. It’s now like sitting at the front row of fashion show, only now we now have a table and oh well a taste of something.

A Taste of It

So this is solely to dish out what it takes to make a mean spread. Fact one, judge a restaurant by its ambiance. Our heart skips a beat when we see the gray tiles and the classic wooden floors, and mosaic walls. Once we once paired Wayanad antique jewelry with chaat on a green marble floor. Fact two: Top angles are as crucial as adding ghee to your dosa. What you do not know is that it involves climbing on chairs placed on top of dining tables and a game
of physics to attain the center of gravity. Also, your camera dangles quite gracefully like King Kong on the Empire State Building. Fact 3: Like the earth revolves around the sun, your finger moves around food like billowing incense. Julia Child said, “It’s so beautifully arranged on the plate – you know someone’s fingers have been all over it.” She’s right because food has to get into her groove and poses. From the topple of the herb leaves to the lamb ribs’ inclined positions, we once even got the appam’s lace to flutter. Fact four: Your styling pan are called ‘pan’tones. Just like the chef’s focuses on the taste palette, the stylist takes care of the food’s wardrobe. If the lettuce wants to put her oversized coat, she needs some purple fringes borrowed from violet cabbages and shredded carrots. The chocolate cakes love getting studded with walnuts and gold ribbons. Fact five: Keeping up with their moods. Food can tend to throw a dangerous tantrum, especially when they lose their steam and flop out of exhaustion or worse when they are having a meltdown. The beautiful frosty cupcakes have taught us a good lesson.

The Cherry on the Cake

The best part of every food shoot, is when you taste it all. Each Chef has a way of surprising you with what they have.Their presentation, finesses in reinventing recipes and that warm feeling that you can always drive to the restaurant and satiate your craving. That’s the beauty of the food section, just like your fashion pages, there will always be something suited to your taste, literally. Because there’s nothing more beautiful than having your belly full with something that you wished for. I would say, that’s a wrap but that has been eaten too.

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She wears her braids the way she wants, her dab of lipstick, flowers in her hair. She strides in her blue jumpsuit, nonchalant of how she’s striking in the world of many monotones.

The defiant shadows crawl on her, but she’s free spirted as she strolls in her skirt and her hair’s charmed by the cool coins.

She feels a world to herself is pure as a white tunic. Her eyes are open doors, but her soul rings of freedom. Deep down, her thoughts wait willingly in it.

Words : Atheena Wilson
Models: Aishwarya Lakshmi and Reshma Sebastin
Photographs : Sanoj Kumar
Styling : Diya and Lakshmi ( Salt Studio)
Costumes : Salt Studio, Panampilly Nagar
Makeup & Hair : Jeena
Retouch : Balu Narayanan

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