Nayanthara, Vignesh Shivan to give a sneak peek into their love story via Netflix documentary

Mumbai [India], July 22: If you want to know how newlyweds Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan's love story started, then there's great news for you all as Netflix is all set to come up with a documentary on the duo's journey that led to their fairytale wedding.

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The documentary has been directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by Rowdy Pictures. Ahead of the release of the documentary, Netflix unveiled a few unseen romantic photos of the couple.

"These images of Nayanthara and Vignesh have us seeing stars. BRB, we're doing a little happy dance ourselves because THEY'RE coming to Netflix.. it's beyond a fairy tale," a post read on Netflix India's Instagram account. Tanya Bami, Series Head, Netflix India, said, "We are the home for unscripted content that is fresh and compelling, and has the power to connect with audiences in India and beyond. Nayanthara has been a true superstar with a career spanning nearly 20 years. With our amazing creative partners, Director Gautam Vasudevan and Rowdy Pictures, we cannot wait for our members to finally get to see Nayanthara's journey that led to this fairytale wedding with Vignesh."

The update has left fans excited. "Woaaaaah. Can't wait to know their story," a social media user commented. "Amazing. Beautiful couple," another one wrote. Nayanthara and filmmaker Vignesh Shivan married in Chennai on June 9. It was an intimate wedding with only their close friends and select guests, including Shah Rukh Khan, AR Rahman, Suriya and Rajinikanth, in attendance.

Vignesh also posted a photo taken by Joseph Radhik, captured for Netflix, on his Instagram handle. “Verified. Happy to be associated with the greatest @netflix_in to bring you some nice unforgettable moments from our life!

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Netflix to launch cheaper, ad-supported plan soon

Washington [US], July 20: Variety has reported that Netflix is hoping to attract a new group of price-conscious customers and turn around its sliding membership numbers with a new ad-supported streaming bundle scheduled to launch in early 2023.

So does that mean Netflix will become cheaper? Yes, only if you are ready to watch your favourite shows with advertisements. While announcing Q2 earnings, the OTT giant stated that it plans to introduce the ad-supported plan "around the early part of 2023." Variety quoted them saying, "We'll likely start in a handful of markets where advertising spending is significant," Netflix said in its Q2 letter to shareholders. "Like most of our new initiatives, our intention is to roll it out, listen and learn, and iterate quickly to improve the offering. So, our advertising business in a few years will likely look quite different than what it looks like on day one." Although Netflix has not revealed pricing for the ad-supported plan, it's expected to be less than the streamer's most popular plan without any commercials. Variety quoted Netflix COO and chief product officer Greg Peters said that "Netflix believes the per-subscriber economics on the ad-supported plan will be "neutral" with or better than what it sees with traditional subscribers." He also confirmed that initially Netflix ads will be sold exclusively by Microsoft. Variety reported that in the Q2 letter, Netflix said that Microsoft is "investing heavily to expand their multibillion [dollar] advertising business into premium television video, and we are thrilled to be working with such a strong global partner. We're excited by the opportunity given the combination of our very engaged audience and high-quality content, which we think will attract premium CPMs [cost per thousand impressions] from brand advertisers." "Our lower-priced advertising-supported offering will complement our existing plans, which will remain ad-free," the company said in the letter. Worldwide, Netflix's average revenue per member (ARM) has grown at a 5% compound annual rate from 2013 to 2021, "so it makes sense now to give consumers a choice for a lower-priced option with advertisements if they desire it," added the streamer.

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'How to build a sex room': Netflix's new series is about sexual desire among couples

Mumbai [India], July 13: Netflix's new original reality show 'How to build a sex room', features luxury interior designer Melanie Rose, who helps young couples intensify their intimate moments by designing their bedrooms as per their sexual desires.

In the eight-episode-long season, Melanie interviews different couples at their house about their sensual fantasies and desires, to add flavour to their relationships.

From sex-toy collections to beautiful pillows, flower petals and soft blankets, the luxury designer takes care of every little detail of the couple to match their sexual and erotic tastes.

In the first episode, the designer met with Raj and Ryan, a young married couple with completely opposite sexual preferences, where Raj, a signer, described her sexual preference as sensual, meanwhile her husband Ryan, describes himself to be more logical and technical. The couple told her that the best time they found to get intimate is during vacations, as the beautiful classy suites add up some spice to their romance and escape the ordinary.

Melanie designed an 'L' shaped room layout for the couple, with a luxurious vibe, that includes both Raj's sensual tastes and Ryan's lounging and techie preference. From expensive fabric faux fur with rose petals and pillows to large music speakers and television, she took care of every small aspect of the couple to fulfil their desires.

Melanie has been designing sexual rooms for couples for the past 15 years and the show proves that such places need not be dirty and disgusting, but can actually be romantic, beautiful and luxurious. The eight-episode long show is currently streaming on Netflix and gathered positive feedback from the netizens, as it is the first time in memory, which deals with such a topic.

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