A Ponderer's Diary

I am a great fan of Director Shankar Shanmugam . All his movies are always super-hits & Blockbusters. Most of his movies are kind of social-awareness movies focusing on corruption, Govt. Scams, etc. Right from the start, he was always a step ahead in reaching the audience expectations.

India is not only a country with a wide variety of cultures, languages, ethnics, landscapes, religions, castes,...etc, but also a country with even more wide variety of human nomenclature. Don't U agree with me? ... No... U will agree with me after reading this post... My name is "Umesh Ram". It sounds Good, Neat & Clear. Adding my Surname "Yarlagadda" to it, things get messy here. Some people especially Non-Andhra Ones don't know how to pronounce it. The Real complication occurs when you keep moving among different states like me.

Disclaimer:-  The following post is based on my own understanding. If U think there is something wrong with it, please let me know about it by writing a comment. R&R .... Doesn't it sound like R&D (Research & Development) ???  But, it's not R&D definitely. People use it in different contexts. It has different meanings. Due to this there is a little disambiguation. This is a kind of phrase, U hear it in English movies. At least, that's where I heard it recently. R&R is mostly used in US military. It's a military slang. Full form is " Rest & Recuperation " or " Rest & Relaxation ". It is the free time for a soldier in the military. It includes mail, sports, film screenings and leave time (for home).The following are the movie scenes where I heard it...