For Movie buffs, Anand Mahindra Has Some Interesting High-School Memories To Share

Business tycoon Anand Mahindra is truly an interesting figure to follow online. From motivational posts to enlightening videos, his social media handles are a treasure trove. The industrialist keeps his followers engaged with the right dose of social awareness and humour. This time, the Chairman of the Mahindra Group has something for the movie buffs as he takes a trip down memory lane.

Anand Mahindra shared some trivia from his memory bank on X (formerly known as Twitter). He began by informing that his high school, Lawrence, Lovedale, nestled in the picturesque Nilgiris, has a rich and long history with films, and that it has become a hotspot for directors.

Elaborating further, the billionaire said, “Recently, it’s been the location of ‘The Archies’ and the OTT series ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry.’ But it reminded me that the beautiful, 700-acre campus has ALWAYS been a location favourite. During my school days in the late sixties, it was more for films of the South.”

“I remember being amongst the fascinated kids crouched on the lawns of the school, watching the filming of the Tamil film ‘Nervazhi’ in 1968. We were transfixed because the lead actors — Jaishanker and Vanisree — were in cowboy costumes! After the release of Italian Sergio Leone’s ‘Fistful of Dollars’, the genre of spaghetti western was established. So naturally, when Tamil cinema started following suit, that genre was nicknamed ‘Curry Western!’ Frankly, I’m VERY glad that genre didn’t survive,” he concluded.

Internet users were fascinated after hearing about the businessman’s high school, which had such a rich history with films. Other than this, a user took to the comment section of the post and queried, “Sir, you speak Tamil?”

To which Anand Mahindra replied, “Unfortunately, most of the Tamil I learned in school CANNOT be used in polite company!”

Social media users chimed into the comment section and expressed their curiosity to hear his Tamil-speaking skills, with one commenting, “Post a reel showing off your Tamil speaking skills (even if it is impolite; unparliamentary) we won’t mind.”

An individual added, “One side of the Tamil language is beautiful with poems, Kural, & all the ancient texts with great words. However, the other side of the Tamil language is very bad.”

“The most polite answer ever,” an account remarked.

Another added, “That’s so cool to admit.”

“You can say here, it’s not a company, right,” wrote an X user.

Within hours of being shared, the post had garnered the attention of more than 380,000 viewers, and the numbers are increasing.