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Desi Down Under

Written by: Mithila Gupta
Narrated by: Prajakta Koli, Taaruk Raina, Adarsh Gourav
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  • Audible presents Desi Down Under, an Audible Original starring Prajakta Koli, Adarsh Gourav, and Taaruk Raina. Packed with adventure, romance, and comedy, Desi Down Under follows childhood best friends Devan (Adarsh Gourav), Meenu (Prajakta Koli), and Meenu's party animal twin brother Rahul (Taaruk Raina) as they go on their first trip abroad, training as lifesavers at the stunning Coogee beach in Sydney, Australia.

    Devan is determined to overcome death-defying trials in the shark-infested Sydney surf to earn his Bronze Medallion in lifesaving, so he can bring these lifesaving skills home and make his fishing community in Mangalore safer. Luckily Devan’s got his super driven bestie Meenu by his side. They're inseparable and both secretly have a huge crush on each other. They just don’t know how to tell each other!

    Meenu is a rebel who, despite her conservative parents' wishes for her to have a "regular career", finds her calling in Sydney on the waves. Meenu's twin brother, Rahul, who came on the trip as a chaperone for Meenu, is ready to date, party, and enjoy Sydney's queer dating scene to the max. No one can stop his wild antics, or help him as he faces one of the scariest experiences of all: falling in love. The trio’s conflicting goals in Australia become a real issue when their coach Shaunie reveals they all need to work together and qualify as a team to earn the Bronze Medallion. That’s right - if one of them doesn’t succeed, all three of them fail.

    Desi Down Under is written and created by Indian-Aussie screenwriter Mithila Gupta, based on an idea by Mithila Gupta and Mala Sujan, directed by Mantra and produced by MnM Talkies.

    Disclaimer: This show contains expletives, strong language, and mature content for Adult listeners, including intimate scenes that support the storyline. This is a work of fiction and any resemblance to real persons, businesses, places, or events is coincidental. Any form of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol consumption are recorded for the sole purpose of the creation of the show. None of the actors support/promote consumption of drugs, tobacco, or alcohol. This show is not intended to offend or defame any individual, entity, caste, community, race, or religion, or to denigrate any institution or person, living or dead, and does not intend to outrage/insult or defame any religious sentiments, beliefs, or feelings of any person, entity, class, or community. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

    ©2022 Audible Singapore Private Limited (P)2022 Audible Singapore Private Limited
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  • Bonus Content: Desi Down Under Theme Song
    May 10 2023

    Join Meenu (Prajakta Koli), Devan (Adarsh Gourav) and Rahul (Taaruk Raina) as they embark on an adventure that will take them from the shores of Mangalore to the stunning Coogee surf in Sydney. Close your eyes, put your headphones on and travel to Australia with the Desi Down Under theme song, composed and sung by Rohit Tambulwadikar. Desi Down Under is written by Indian-Aussie screenwriter Mithila Gupta, based on an idea by Mithila Gupta and Mala Sujan and directed by Mantra and produced by MnM Talkies.

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  • Episode 1: Namastay Beaches!
    May 11 2023

    After convincing overbearing, overly cautious parents, Meenu, Devan and their party animal chaperone Rahul fly from Mangalore to Coogee beach to start their life-saving training. They soon realise that Australia is nothing like what they expected.

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    27 mins
  • Episode 2: Blue Balls
    May 11 2023

    While Devan is determined to make a good impression on mentor Shaunie, Rahul fears he has made some powerful enemies. And Meenu is harbouring a secret.

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    25 mins

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About the Creator

Mithila is an Indian born, Aussie bred writer/producer who has been writing popular Australian television for over a decade. She currently has a slate of her own amitious projects for a global audience including a sweeping romance for SBS and a historical drama set in India with Netflix US and Miramax. She's recently written on BUMP (Stan), FIVE BEDROOMS (Paramount+), was Head Writer on THE UNLISTED (ABC & Netflix) which won the International Youth Prize, and many more internationally renowned series. Mithila started on NEIGHBOURS - where she introduced the first Indian family to the all white cast.

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What a lovely story

The chemistry of love, the friendship, that teacher student relationship, everything is laid out beautifully.
A beautiful story

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A Breath of Fresh air

The actors have really performed well. The story is unique and directed well. Moral messages are also underlying in this story.

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Greatly narrated and good storyline

Greatly narrated and good storyline. As a desi who moved to Sydney 3 years back, i can relate to a lot of things. Looking forward for the second edition when Deven will go back to Sydney and meet Meenu..

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Cliched and banal

A good cast of characters let down by a bad story and script. Too tacky for words. This series simply reinforced stereotypes with its one-dimensional characters. The one star is for the effort the voice actors put in to salvage this juvenile effort.

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The most disappointing yet from M&M Talkies

After the likes of Mine and Yours and Kaali Awaazein, I had high expectations from M&M Talkies. Desi Down Under has totally disappointed me. The dialogues and the main voice cast are immature and I couldn't relate to them at all. Including foreign cast didn't help this wannabe series as well. The saving grace is the title track.

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