Interviews

Exclusive: Getting a good screenplay writer is an accomplishment these days

 Y.Sunita Chowdhary There are no script consultants is the Telugu film industry, there is no such Hollywood terminology but we do have screenplay experts. There...

Exclusive: Unpredictability is the USP: Marthand Shankar

Y. Sunita Chowdhary Director Marthand Shankar’s debut project Expiry Date is a web series and will be streamed on Zee5 in both Telugu and Hindi....

Exclusive: Swetha Avasthi’s confident stride

Y. Sunita Chowdhary Very rarely do we get to meet girls who are far sighted and work consistently towards achieving their goals. Honest, down to...

Exclusive: Dinesh Tej is watching his step

Y.Sunita Chowdhary Dinesh Tej will be looking to stabilise his position soon with his movie Merise Merise. He had delivered a hit 'Husharu' and is...

Exclusive: Bringing ‘real’ moments on reel

Y.Sunita Chowdhary While we have around four or five popular fight masters working in Telugu films, a young man in his late twenties is swiftly...

Exclusive: Gods of Dharmapuri producer Radhika Lavu talks of the art of storytelling in various forms

Srivathsan Nadadhur When I call Radhika Lavu a producer over a phone call, she tells me that she prefers to be called a filmmaker and...

Exclusive: Nadiya Ke Paar actress Sadhana Singh on entering films at 17, her singing aspirations, playing a cop in her latest release Regards &...

Srivathsan Nadadhur With her debut in Nadiya Ke Paar, Sadhana Singh, a teen then, brought an everyday-quality to the persona of a heroine that was...

Exclusive: Deepraj Rana states why screen-time in a film has never affected him throughout his career

Srivathsan Nadadhur Popular character actor, producer Deepraj Rana doesn’t mince words while he talks; his deep voice with a firm baritone unquestionably adds more authority...

Exclusive: The pros and cons of sync sound

Y.Sunita Chowdhary The cinematographer of Haseen Dil Ruba and World Famous Lover, Jaya Krishna Gumamdi recently commented that he was awed by the repetition of...

Exclusive: Jonathan Edwards on Amaram Akhilam Prema

Y.Sunita Chowdhary Jonathan Edwards has been here since 2006, that was when he made his short film. In 2009, he made an independent film Prayanikudu...

Exclusive: The Chase is an emotional thriller

Y.Sunita Chowdhary We saw Caarthick Raju’s film Ninnu Veedani Needani Nene last year. Now he is all set to return with a Tamil-Telugu bi-lingual titled...

Exclusive: Jaanu, 96 actor Gouri Kishan talks on being a socially responsible celeb and what about filmmaking humbles her the most

Srivathsan Nadadhur Gouri Kishan has just turned 21 and it has been a couple of months since she turned a graduate. The socially conscious young...

Exclusive: It’ll be a Kumbh Mela once theatres open: Chavan

Y. Sunita Chowdhary Puri Jagan's associate director Chavan has made a movie during the lockdown and it is a crime thriller. Titled Nalugurilo Narayana, it...

Exclusive: Actor, director Prakash Belawadi states why one shouldn’t pursue arts for livelihood

Srivathsan Nadadhur Journalism, theatre, activism, politics, films, television, and now OTT – there’s no arena where Prakash Belawadi hasn’t left an imprint. Carving your niche...

Exclusive: Aditi Chengappa tells how her liking for yoga and music has anchored her film career

Srivathsan Nadadhur Aditi Chengappa has a detached approach to her career in the entertainment industry. The actor’s off-screen life, be it her love for singing...

Exclusive: Utthara director Thirupathi SR throws light on his early years that shaped him as a storyteller

Srivathsan Nadadhur Nizamabad-born Thirupathi SR turned director with the Telugu film Utthara in 2020, after a brief stint with short films that earned him many...

Exclusive : Crafting memorable images

Y.Sunita Chowdhary Shamdat Sainudeen, acclaimed cinematographer is currently awaiting the release of Uppena. His next is with Deva Katta with whom he had worked earlier...

Exclusive: Drishika Chander on being an industry-child, Bucchinadu Kandriga and the love for fashion

Srivathsan Nadadhur Drishika Chander, the girl in Manasanamaha who made her feature film debut with the rustic romance Bucchinadu Kandriga, is not new to the...

Exclusive : Valasa is a road film, a one day story

Y.Sunita Chowdhary Director Sunil Kumar Reddy had always been on the forefront highlighting social issues in his movies. It was Gangaputrulu, Sontha Vooru earlier, now...

Exclusive: Subhalekha Sudhakar talks on his four-decade long love affair with the camera

Srivathsan Nadadhur The philosopher in Subhalekha Sudhakar often remains in touch with the actor in him. The veteran, who turns 60 this year, is a...

Exclusive: Johaar-director Teja Marni says his debut film has taught him everything about life

Srivathsan Nadadhur Films are largely a reflection of our society and it’s important for a storyteller to have reasonable worldly experience and ability to understand...

Exclusive: A writer without a godfather: Balabadrapatruni Ramani

Y Sunita Chowdhary Former member of the Censor Board and writer Ramani in a chat with Klapboardpost.com discusses why Telugu film industry won’t hire female...

Exclusive: Actor Mir Sarwar talks about his latest release The Hidden Strike and carving a niche for himself in films

Srivathsan Nadadhur Struggles in life can either make you feel bitter or humble you; actor Mir Sarwar chose the latter. His subdued persona is a...

Exclusive: Esther Anil discusses her childhood amid film sets and her approach towards fame

Srivathsan Nadadhur In her evolution from being the vivacious child-actor to a matured adult headlining a Telugu film at 19, Esther Anil has more or...

Exclusive: Johaar actor Ankith Koyya confident of a long haul in films

Srivathsan Nadadhur For a 20s something youngster who is just testing waters in the Telugu film industry, Ankith Koyya is a fairly level-headed, confident man....

Film journalist, critic, author, Padmashri-awardee Bhawana Somaaya talks of her tryst with the show business

Srivathsan Nadadhur Simplicity is an underrated virtue in film journalism and the show business where tempers flare up, reactions are extreme and subjective. Only a...

Aarambham : Plea to parents for a change in mindset

Shankar Vissa has been in the industry for over nine years now, and directed a short film recently titled Aarambham. He says it was...

Exclusive: Asim Abbasi, British Pakistani filmmaker, on his OTT debut Churails

Srivathsan Nadadhur The OTT platforms have time and again proved to be a great leveller – good stories, regardless of the prominence of the star...

Suggestive title but a clean film?

The title of the film is Boyfriend For Hire suggesting, the hero is an escort but is the film really so bold? Viswant who...

Bucchi Naidu Kandriga is about honour killing

Poluru Krishna from Sulurupeta, Nellore district got his poster of his debut film Bucchi Naidu Kandriga…Toorupu Veedhi released by Dil Raju yesterday. The film...