EP 4 | A Prasanth Varma Film
Andariki Namaskaram! Hello Listeners! In this episode we talk about the director Prasanth Varma and his 3 directorial ventures: Awe, Kalki and Zombie Reddy. We take deep dive into the world of Awe that Prasanth and his team have set up and discuss all the aspects of this debut venture. We also talk the pros and cons of his other 2 films, which are pretty much "above average" stuff from a man who made Awe. Also, we wander onto many other topics taking examples of other recent Telugu films. For your convenience: Timestamps: 00:34 - Introduction 02:20 - Initial Thoughts (Sandilya) 03:25 - Initial Thoughts (Pruthvi) 05:12 - Digging deep into Awe 07:55 - Source of inspiration for Awe 10:00 - About the climax 18:50 - About "Antharaayam" 23:28 - Why Kajal's character is named "Kali" 29:30 - Modernization in writing 30:40 - Addressing social issues through films 32:25 - The "Rayalaseema" Cinema analogy 35:38 - Why Dear Comrade failed to be a good "social message" vehicle 37:48 - Asatoma Sadgamaya 40:15 - About Kalki 47:30 - Consciously making a proper commercial cinema 52:05 - Appreciating Nani 53:05 - About Zombie Reddy 57:10 - Jathi Ratnalu vs Zombie Reddy 1:02:40 - References in Zombie Reddy 1:06:00 - "Meta Cinema" meaning Happy Listening! If you have any suggestions, feedback or criticism, you can contact us here: Gmail: chitraalochana@gmail.com Twitter: @CAlochana Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chitraalochana