Interviews

Exclusive: Writing with pictures

Y.Sunita Chowdhary You can't substitute great scripting and direction but ultimately edit is where the film gets made. You can re-order the story, change the emphasis...

Exclusive: Merging skills and interests

Y.Sunita Chowdhary Ravi Anthony from Hyderabad became a production designer by chance in the Telugu film industry. A production designer is one who after discussions...

Exclusive: Journalism helped me work within deadlines: Sateesh

Y.Sunita Chowdhary Director Sateesh who was a journalist working for a popular newspaper is making his debut as a director soon. This is happening after...

Exclusive: Vimal Krishna takes up a new challenge

Y.Sunita Chowdhary Vimal Krishna is an emerging talent in the Telugu film industry. His debut cinema Narudi Brathuku Natana (Everything is an act) is on...

Exclusive: Prepared for the long haul

Y.Sunita Chowdhary Sujith Vaassudev had worked for Miss India. His second film Khiladi is on floors and has Ravi Teja as the lead and is...

Exclusive: This isn’t a Somayajulu film, it is Dirty Hari: M S Raju

Y.Sunita Chowdhary M S Raju is known for his passion for cinema. He watches two or three films a day and the discussions on his...

Exclusive: My success isn’t a fluke: Aditi Prabhudeva

Y.Sunita Chowdhary. This five feet eight inches tall and pretty girl from Davanagere is looking forward to having her film Old Monk in Kannada and...

Exclusive: Prem Sagar gets his due recognition

Y.Sunita Chowdhary A character that set the right chords and grabbed eyeballs in Middle Class Melodies was that of the father to the heroine played...

Exclusive: The industry is changing & so is its narrative: Sailesh Kolanu

Y.Sunita Chowdhary Sailesh Kolanu is all set to announce the sequel of HIT. The first part was a dream debut for him. The young, talented...

Exclusive: ‘Nothing more rewarding than a good performance’

Y.Sunita Chowdhary We have seen many new actors make their debut in Middle Class Melodies, some had dialogues, some were just visible but all of...

Exclusive: Payal Rajput flaunts her craft again

Y.Sunita Chowdhary Payal Rajput wows the audience again. In a stellar role as Mallika, a poor, unwed woman in Anaganaga O Athidhi, she proves yet...

Exclusive: The new ‘darling’ of the Telugu film industry

Y.Sunita Chowdhary This is the best thing to have happened during this pandemic. What we saw this week was a burst of talent in the...

Exclusive: An epitome of patience

Y. Sunita Chowdhary An actor needs to have patience and perseverance to sustain, more so when he or she does not have a Godfather in...

Exclusive: Anand Devarakonda aims for the bull’s eye

Y. Sunita Chowdhary Anand Devarakonda’s second film Middle Class Melodies releases this November 20 and he is a lot more confident having used the time...

Exclusive: MCM was an outstanding experience: Janardhan Pasumarthi

Y.Sunita Chowdhary Writing isn’t just an art, it’s a business. When a story or a novel reads like a movie, your odds of attracting producers...

Exclusive: The Middle Class director

Y. Sunita Chowdhary Vinod Anantoju is a B.Tech grad and his father worked in a Telugu book publishing industry for many years. There were many...

Exclusive: A zeal to learn & a zest for life

Y.Sunita Chowdhary It is difficult to ignore this talent from Vijayawada. Roopa Koduvayur who is in her early twenties has made her debut as a...

Exclusive: Enhancing storytelling techniques

Y.Sunita Chowdhary Cinematographer Vamsi Patchipulusu is showering praise on producers. After a seven month gap, they have taken a proactive approach to bring things back...

Exclusive: Trust your scene, know your audience: Pavan Sadineni

Y.Sunita Chowdhary  Everyone is talking about OTT platforms these days but Pavan Sadineni was the first to direct a web series titled Pilla three years back for...

Exclusive: A simple girl who loves challenging roles

Y.Sunita Chowdhary Seerat Kapoor is an attractive actor with a great screen presence. After Run Raja Run, she did act in many Telugu films but...

Exclusive: Towards a dream debut

Y.Sunita Chowdhary Aditya Mandala, the engineer turned filmmaker waits for his big day i.e the 13 November which is when MVGV (Maa Vintha Gadha Vinuma)...

Exclusive: A director who loves remaking films

Y. Sunita Chowdhary Dayal Padmanabhan is making his debut with Anaganaga Oka Athidhi on AhA this month. The director is a Tamilian, he migrated to...

Exclusive : Thiruveer keeps the momentum going

Y. Sunita Chowdhary Thiruveer is talented, good looking and he is at the right place at the right time. Call him the dark horse or...

Exclusive : Ani whips up a recipe for success

Y. Sunita Chowdhary Ani I V Sasi (son of legendary director I V Sasi) is a Malayali who has settled down in Tamil Nadu. He...

Exclusive : NTR doesn’t need practice: Dance Master Radha Krishna

Y. Sunita Chowdhary Choreographer Radha Krishna belongs to one of those Telugu families that settled in Chennai long back. He picked up dance very quickly...

Exclusive : Ram is living life to the fullest

Priyadarshini Ram’s film Case 99 is ready and could be released anytime soon. He had directed a few films, took a big gap and...

Exclusive : The incredible pleasure of bringing a script to life

Y.Sunita Chowdhary Siva Ananth has taken a much needed break after wrapping up Addham. The film is all set to stream on AhA on the...

Exclusive: Barath Neelakantan straddles two worlds perfectly

Y. Sunita Chowdhary Director Barath Neelakantan is six years old in cinema. He signed a feature film before K13 released and just when the pre-production...

Exclusive: Rohini on debutants and the pros, cons of streaming platforms

Y.Sunita Chowdhary The trailer of Addham (an anthology) winds up with a thud, a crack on the mirror. Is there a betrayal, a shock or...

Exclusive: Akashavani is close to my heart: Suresh Raghutu

Y.Sunita Chowdhary Born and brought up in Kharagpur in West Bengal, Suresh Raghutu obviously speaks fluent Bengali. A Telugu family in West Bengal? His father...