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It took another season of Bigg Boss for Praveen and Ravi to come back from hiding! After almost an year since they did they a quick recap of Bigg Boss 1, Ravi and Praveen get together to discuss about Bigg Boss 2.     

In this special episode, Dhruv interviews C R Hemanth, a popular Telugu film critic who probably needs no introduction to our listeners. We at Telugu Bytes have always followed and admired Hemanth's reviews and his take on all things filmy. Hemanth's days at BITS Pilani and introduction to film appreciation The trip that (sort of) changed his life Blogging about films How he got into mainstream film journalism and criticism Social media - pros and cons How he deals with trolls Films of 2018 - Rangasthalam, Awe, Sammohanam, Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi Flops of 2018 - How audience are rejecting the old order Reviews and their impact on films Relationship between filmmakers and critics How do we make film reviewing better Purpose of a film critic - Hemanth's POV   Notes: This interview is predominantly in English, kindly understand and excuse.  We thought we were respectful, unbiased and objective in our opinions but in case we offended anyone, we deeply apologize. (Pardon the crutch words - Dhruv)

Trailer impressions Vijay Deverakonda's performance Story Scene-by-scene review Rahul Ramakrishna's performance About the director Sandeep Negatives about the film Impact on society

Ravi and Praveen talk about the upcoming final week of Bigg Boss Telugu Season 1.

Pre-show movie chatter Spyder Arjun Reddy How we got our first jobs / internships First day at work First week at work Projects Managers Lessons learnt Women in tech

State of consumer tech Is the mobile war over? State of VR State of AR What is Apple doing with AR? Tablets vs desktops WWDC and Apple's latest product announcements iPad Pro iMac Pro HomePod and AirPods The next iPhone - what's coming

Ravi and Sasi discuss their obsession about latest reality TV star and Tamil Nadu heartthrob - Oviya Helen. Please make sure you check the "Links" for references during the podcast. Introduction Interest in Bigboss tamil and when it started Oviya’s Intro from hosts Discussion about Oviya’s good and bad qualities A brief overview of other characters: Gayathri Sakthi Julie Snehan Arav Isolation of Oviya in the house Oviya and Arav’s love Snehan support for Oviya Oviya’s Exit and Kamal’s reaction Winner guesses Links Oviya Helen - The Heartthrob: http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bigg-boss-tamil-how-oviya-helen-became-the-premiere-seasons-most-sensational-contestant-3884305.html/amp Oviya’s upcoming Telugu movie (Idi Naa Love Story): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIJ10ZMWzKA Neenga Shutup Pannunga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGjtndc4Gfk Oviya Tribute Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHbwM1TtX0E Shakti threatens to slap Oviya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddWQtic3t1I Snehan brings Kama

Aravind & Ravi reminisce about their tennis memories and wrap up with Wimbledon 2017 hot takes. Childhood memories about Tennis Ravi's Federer fanaticism Aravind's Nadal fandom Federer vs Nadal Nadal vs. Djokovic: Here We Are Again, My Friend The General Joy Of Roger Federer, Wimbledon Champion Once Again Roger Federer As Religious Experience

Still not done with Baahubali? Here's Part 2 of our mega-review where we talk about our issues with the film, some thought experiments, some trivia and end with collections and records. Rate Telugu Bytes on Apple (iTunes) Podcasts - link Issues with the film Plot contrivances and characters Pacing issues Bit songs VFX Interval card and ending Thought experiments What if it was just one big film? Director's cut Blu-Ray release Trivia Things we noticed Reviewing the Reviews Indian reviews International reviews Talk among family and friends Trade talk Collections Records Precedents

Can't get enough of Baahubali? Here's Part 1 of our mega-review where we talk about our favorite moments, the plot, characters, performances and technical aspects of Baahubali 2 - the toast of India right now. Our rating Movie watching experience Favorite moments in the film Scene-by-scene commentary Characters of Baahubali 2 Amarendra Baahubali Devasena Sivagami Bhalladeva Kattappa Performances Technical aspects Cinematography Music and Background Score VFX Production design Screenplay and Direction Watch out for Part 2 where we talk about our issues with the film, what if Baahubali was a single film and of course, the trade talk - collections and records.

Praveen and Ravi talk about origins of AI, recent advancements in AI and its impact on society. Bill Nye Saves The World Episode 3 - Machines Take Over the World: https://www.netflix.com/title/80117748 The Arrival of Artificial Intelligence: https://stratechery.com/2017/the-arrival-of-artificial-intelligence/ How Aristotle Created the Computer: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/03/aristotle-computer/518697/ Subbarao Kambhampati - President of AAAI: http://rakaposhi.eas.asu.edu/  

Acclaim for Part 1
 Part 2 delay 
Trailer release 
Trailer reactions 
VFX
Glitches 
Story clues from the trailer 
WKKB?
 Is Sivagami involved? 
Why the Krishna lullaby? 
Who does Kattappa owe fealty to? (Learnt a new word - fealty, thanks to Spidy!) 
Book: The Rise of Sivagami
 Undue emphasis on WKKB by makers
 Songs 
Hamsa Nava 
Dandalayya 
More drama in Part 2? 
Trade Predictions 
Spidy: 1000cr 
Success in China 
Premiere show ticket pricing
 Marketing
 Audio release function
 Social media
 Memes
 Books and Comics
 Merchandise 
Facebook stickers
 Emojifi stickers
 Virtual Reality
 Sword of Baahubali
 AMD Partnership

What is this episode about? Nothing Telugu Bytes Quarterly Report Website revamp Recent episodes Tharun Bhasker’s feedback Backstories Who are our audience? An analysis Logo Refresh History of our logo Saawan’s design Our take Recent movies PK’s movies and Katamarayudu Programming Interviews - Part 3? Dhruv’s recent job change Why? What he’ll be working on Interview Prep String questions Dynamic Programming Graphs System Design! LeetCode Communication Skills At workplace Brilliant jerks Coding vs. communication skills Immigration woes H1-B visa I-94 document

Ravi sits down with Tarun Cherukuri, his childhood friend and CEO of INDUS Action, for two part interview. In the second part, they talk about: Tarun's experience at his first job in Unilever Experiences which turned him to social service Life at Teach for India Experience at Harvard Starting and Leading IndusAction If you haven't listened yet, please listen 032 - Interview with Tarun (Part 1) Links INDUS Action: https://www.indusaction.org/project-team Tarun Cherukuri: https://in.linkedin.com/in/taruncherukuri Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tarunch Tarun goes to Harvard: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/vijayawada-youth-bags-harvard-kennedy-schools-emerging-global-leader-award/article7187565.ece

Ravi sits down with Tarun Cherukuri, his childhood friend and CEO of INDUS Action, for two part interview. Their experiences at VPS, Vijayawada His passion for sports and Badminton His experiences at BITS Pilani Interviewing and landing a job (Continued in Part 2) Links INDUS Action: https://www.indusaction.org/project-team Tarun Cherukuri: https://in.linkedin.com/in/taruncherukuri Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tarunch Tarun goes to Harvard: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/vijayawada-youth-bags-harvard-kennedy-schools-emerging-global-leader-award/article7187565.ece

After almost an year later, Aravind and Ravi get back to discuss one of their favorite topic - trips to India. They talk about Ravi's recent trip to India and his experiences. Follow up Air India (SFO to Delhi) Progress in Vijayawada Temples in Tirupati and Thanjavur Staying in Chennai  Sankranthi Movies Next episode guest!  

Dhruv and Aravind talk about the 2016 Telugu rom-com/coming-of-age film Pelli Choopulu. Our take on the film Dhruv Aravind Success of the film Budget Run in the USA Indie films and distribution models Thoughts on the film Story Screenplay Characterizations Treatment Dialogues The Telangana dialect Tharun Bhasker's idlebrain postmortem Thoughts on acting Vijay Deverakonda Ritu Verma Priyadarshi Anish Kuruvilla Nandu Kedar Shankar The crew Cinematography (Nagesh Banell) Production design (Latha Naidu) Sound (Tapeloop) Music (Vivek Sagar) Director (Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam) Other indie films Vasham, the first crowd-funded film in Telugu Info Trailer

Ravi & Aravind ponder over how software release process has evolved last decade Instagram Release Process Jenkins 2.0 Here Disclaimer: The views expressed in this episode are ours and do not represent those of our employers.

On its tenth anniversary, Ravi, Aravind and Dhruv do a scene-by-scene review of the Puri-Mahesh blockbuster and even try to derive some life lessons from the film. Our quick take on the film Ravi Aravind Dhruv Flashback to 2006 Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdIwjSBIW4w Experience watching the film for the first time Subsequent viewings The pre-climax twist  Google movie summary https://www.google.com/search?q=pokiri Fights in the film Shed fight MMTS fight One-liners of the film The character of Pandugadu - life lessons The character of Pasupathy Den scene Shootout scene Basketball court scene Pandu - Shruthi love thread Confrontation scenes between Pandu and Pasupathy Gang wars Management lessons from the henchman Guru Ali Bhai Pasha's satires on media Twist and the big reveal Climax Comedy scenes

In this episode, Dhruv, Praveen & Aravind get together & chat about their cricketing memories, favorite matches, upcoming T20 cricket world cup in India, current Indian team & their chances, and players around the world to watch out. Links Playing Cricket and my Eternal Damnation by Dhruv