The Tollywood Project [Telugu]: Recent Episodes
The Tollywood Project
The Tollywood Project is a podcast started by a bunch of Telugu guys sharing our views on the latest happenings in our Telugu world. We are more interested to speak about the movies and also general current happenings in our Telugu states. You can tweet us at twitter.com/telugupodcast
In this episode, Chaitu and Sandy sit down to share their take on They Call Him OG. We dive into why this film has become a blockbuster, how Thaman’s powerful soundtrack elevated the entire experience, and how director Sujeeth – a true fanboy of Pawan Kalyan – managed to bring his dream project to life on the big screen.We also picked some of the best fan questions from X (Twitter) and had a fun time answering them. If you’re a Pawan Kalyan fan or just curious why They Call Him OG has captured so much hype, this conversation is for you.
All about the hype on They Call Him OG movie starring Pawan Kalyan, directed by Sujeeth Sign!
Has Pushpa 2 lived upto the expectations? In this episode we discuss how it turned out to be and how Allu Arjun delivered a stellar performance.
Discussed about the current season of combacks. Pawan Kalyan emerging as a game changer in Andhra Pradesh politics, Prabhas making a strong comeback through the blockbuster Kalki, Team India winning a world cup after a long wait.
All about how excited are we about Sankranthi 2024 movies. Especially after watching the trailer of Guntur Kaaram, we are recording this episode immediately to share our excitement with you. We have also discussed the recent comments from ManiSharma to offer him chances to make music along with Thaman. Also more about the other Sankrathi movies like Saindhav, Naa Saami Ranga and Hanuman.
In this episode we talk about our top 3 picks of Telugu movies of 2023 in different categories like Worst, Average, Best movies. Also introducing new categories this year like Best Song, Best Dubbed Movie, Best Meme of the year
The resurrection of Prabhas after three back to back flops is here. In this episode we discussed about how Salaar initially seemed to be heading towards a disaster but then how Prashanth Neel uses Prabhas to head this move towards a blockbuster.
It is all about the Indian Blockbuster of the year, Animal. We discussed about what went well and what went bad about this movie. How did Sandeep Reddy Vanga threw away into the trash about the notions everyone had about making a movie. Will this be a resurgence of new age film making in India?
Back after a long gap with our first episode in 2023. It is about BholaaShankar. We try to find the reasons why this movie failed. Is it because of miscalculations made by the director Meher Ramesh or is it about the choices that are being made by Chiranjeevi after his comeback. We also touch up a little bit on movies like Bro and Jailer.
In this episode we talk about our top 3 picks of Telugu movies of 2022 in different categories like Worst, Average, Best movies. Also introducing new categories this year like Best Director, Best Music Director, Best Actress and Best Actor
In this episode, we talk about the history of Pizza, our favorite Pizzas and how did it became such a commercial success in every country.
An unprepared episode is here. Pichapaati version of talk on various random topics happening in our lives. Mostly discussed about the cringe stuff that we consume on daily basis. Also spoke about Acharya movie, RadheShyam and KGF2. And also spoke about Telugu influencers we have today on various social media platforms.
In this episode we speak about the India's biggest blockbuster RRR directed by S S Rajamouli starring Ram Charan and Jr.NTR
In this episode we discuss about the events that led towards the second World War and the major highlights of the war. Who started it, Who were involved, Who won it, Who lost it?
Our customary episode of every end of the year is here. The top 3 telugu movies of 2021 in the categories of Best, Average and the Worst. Any guesses?
Thaggedhele! Today we discuss about the stellar performance of Allu Arjun as Pushpa..PushpaRaj!
Do you miss theatre watching experience since the pandemic? In this episode we compare the pros and cons of watching movies in OTT and Cinema theatres.
Dokka Seethamma - She is an unsung hero who hails from Andhra Pradesh and had spent her most of her life serving food for poor people and travellers. In this episode let us learn about who she is and how come her photograph is still in a museum in England.
We thought why should we release our 50th episode right after the 49th one. So we are here with our 51st episode. This time its on one of the top mysterious incidents that had ever happened - Dyatlov Pass. An incident which took place in 1959 where 9 students who went for skiing in Ural mountains in Russia turned up dead in weird circumstances. Until today it remains a mystery.
Raju Peethala from Cricbuzz joins us to discuss about how online Cricket commentary works. Raju also co-hosts a sports podcast called Cricket Nagaram along with his friend Rahul. Sandy and Chaitu had so many interesting questions about the commentary and inside facts which were never explored before.
Greatest inventions ever are discussed in this episode. Chaitu and Sandy talk about the things they feel are the most helpful inventions in their lives. Things like USB cable and a pressure cooker are also considered as their best inventions.
Sandy and Chaitu talk about the recent OTT releases: JathiRatnalu, Uppena and WildDog. And as usual followed by their 'Pichaapaati' (read it in telugu)
Our take on Telugu Twitter Spaces. How is our Telugu community on Twitter using the spaces. How different it is from Clubhouse?
An impromptu episode that is recorded immediately after the pre-release event of Pawan Kalyan's Vakeel Saab movie. We discussed our reactions looking at the trailer and then the expectations on how this movie could be
What happened on the early hours of March 8th, 2014 to the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. What are the most convincing conspiracy theories that we had heard.
Chaitu and Sandy start off 2021 with an episode on travel tips from their experiences. They also share their nostalgic moments from their travel diaries.
Sandy travels to India during the Covid time. He shares his travel experience in this episode
It is time of the year again where we share our 3 top telugu movies in the following categories - Best and Worst. With the pandemic around us, there are not many Telugu movies released this year but still we managed to pick 3 movies in the best and worst categories
An episode on a suggestion from our listener. About our favorite gadgets and tech that we use in our daily lives. Chaitu and Sandy start off this episode with a heated argument over Android and iPhone mobiles
In this episode we talk about the most wanted combinations of directors and heroes that we would like to see on the silver screen of Tollywood
We take a trip down our memory lane of our train journeys in our childhood. In this episode we discuss about our favourite express trains, phobias while travelling, the food we come across and many more nostalgic memories.
A historical moment in Telugu podcasts, two podcasts come together in this episode to give tribute to M S Dhoni. We speak with Likhith and Avinash from 'Point Entante' podcast. We take a trip down memory lane to recollect our first impressions of Dhoni, his best moments, the immense fanism in Tamil Nadu, his bad moments as a cricketer.
In this episode Chaitu and Sandy share their experiences as a father to be in a labor room and later the challenges they had changing the diapers of the baby. Tune in to this episode to know how diaper changing has become an integral part of their daily routine
Sandy and Chaitu discuss about Sid Sriram's popularity in Telugu contemporary music. Also the controversy about not encouraging regional talent. We also have our favorite picks from Sid's songs. Listen to this episode about our take on it.
Continuing our discussion from our last episode on Elon Musk. This is the second part of it. In this part we discuss about StarLink, Solar City, Tesla cars and many more topics
First part of this two part series on Elon Musk. In this first part we discuss about his childhood and how he became what he is today. Also on SpaceX, Musk's obsession over getting to Mars and his company Tesla.
The topic of this episode is a result of the after effects of being held up at home because of the lockdown. Chaitu and Sandy discuss about some curious things they came across for which they couldnt find answers to it. Endhuku Emiti Ela?
Continuation to our last episode on Mayabazar. In this episode we had a very short and fun discussion about who suits best for the remake of Mayabazar. Hear us out and let us know your opinion. At the end you have a blooper too. Dont miss.
Fascination towards old telugu movies drove us to make this episode on the classic blockbuster of all time - MayaBazar. Sandy feels this movie deserves a place among the top 5 all time best telugu movies ever made. A multistarrer having N T Ramarao, S V RangaRao, Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Savithri alone explains the magnanimity of this movie. Marcus Bartley's cinematography is a magic till today. It still surprises many movie goers about how few sequences in this movie were shot during the ages where computers never existed. We discuss many fun facts about this movie like why NTR was not the first choice as Sri Krishna, how S V Rangarao dominates the whole show. Enjoy the show.
It is tough times for everyone around the world defending against the Corona virus. Amidst all this chaos, Chaitu and Sandy are here to provide some relief with this episode about Bangaram - the gold. Until 2019,only 170,000 metric tons of gold has been mined.Dive in to this episode for more such facts and unknown things about gold.
Singapore had always been a country of inspiration to many developing nations. It always stood as an example about how one can rise against all the odds no matter how small you are in terms of strength. Sandy and Chaitu discuss about the history of Singapore. What was the land called under the empire of Sri Vijaya kingdom. Who discovered this little island? How did British arrive here? Why did Japan invade it? How did Tamil became one of the national languages in this country? What are the funny laws in this country? Listen to the full episode to discover many such interesting things about this little country.
Chaitu and Sandy today discuss bout Sankranthi and the movie mania around this time. How did they celebrate Sankranthi back in India? What are the movies they remember watching during this festive time. On which movies are they betting for this Sankranthi of 2020. Would it be Sari Leru Neekevvaru or Ala Vaikunthapuram Lo or Entha Manchivaadavura or Darbar?
We know that the title does not make any sense. It is end of the year and it is Holidays time. We are lazy to research a topic and record one on it. So this episode is bantering about topics that Chaitu and Sandy are going through in the last few weeks in their lives. Sandy shares his experiences visiting Paris for the first time. Does it match his expectations of that fairy romantic image it has? Chaitu is on a binge watching mode of Christmas movies on Netflix. He got lot of recommendations for you. He also shares his experiences at cooking noodles at home. Both of them share their ultra complex experience of eating Sushi with chopsticks. Also about their initial days of starting a career at Infosys
It is time of the year again where we share our 5 top telugu movies in the following categories - Underrated, Overrated, Worst, Best. This year had been a dull one for Telugu cinema where there were no big blockbusters. But still we managed to rate the ones that we have watched this year. Sandy and Chaitu also talk about ManiSharma being back in the game with a superhit album like iSmart Shankar. Also they share their disappointment on why Maharshi and F2 were not up to the hype they had.
Chaitu and Sandy speak about the most aromatic beverage - Tea. Being fans of drinking tea, they share many unknown facts about the origin of Tea, different varieties and which countries drink more.
In this episode we discuss about the evergreen comedy entertainer telugu movie named Jambalakidi Pamba. This gem of a movie from late EVV Satyanarayana garu which released back in 1992 still makes everyone smile even after 27 years. Chaitu and Sandy share their favorite comedy scenes and also revisit the dialogues from this movie. They will take us back to relive the experience of enjoying this movie. Reach out to them on twitter: @TeluguPodcast
In this episode we talk about Chandrayaan 2 mission and how exemplary is ISRO in the space research. Also our hosts Chaitu and Sandy talk about their fascination towards space and alien life. They discuss on many intriguing questions about outer space.
In this episode our hosts Sandy and Chaitu speak with a young shutterbug - Praneeth Koduru who hails from Vijayawada is creating a sensation in photography in USA. He works in USA as an Energy engineer but his passion towards photography made him quite a wanted photographer at his place. Let us hear to this conversation with Praneeth where he explains what drove him towards photography and also patiently explains all the basic questions our hosts had about photography and cameras.
It is exactly an year ago we have started your favorite podcast channel 'The Tollywood Project'. This episode is bantering about why we have started this Telugu based podcast. Your hosts Sandy and Chaitu talk about what was their dream job back in their childhood and what are they into now after 15 years. Also we had never opened up about why we had to start this channel. You will have answers about it in this episode. It is a memory trip into the last one year of which episode was the best and which episode was challenging to do. Wishing ourselves a very happy birthday!
Today's episode is about a great South Indian emperor Sri KrishnaDevaRaya. We explore on his impact he had on the Telugu language and its people. Though he ruled for just 20 years during the Vijayanagara empire, he is regarded as a great king with immense love towards arts and culture.
Oh yes, we know that we have taken quite some time for this episode. Our hosts Chaitu and Sandy are back from their vacation in India and in this episode they rant about IPL cricket and the deadly Game of Thrones. They start off sharing their memories they made back in India during the vacation and with their views on the on-going IPL season 2019. Ones who fear spoilers should keep away from the next segment of their love towards Game of Thrones.
In this episode we talk about the 5 things we are looking forward for our holiday in India this March 2019
In this episode our hosts Sandy and Chaitu discuss about how they were introduced to Social Media right from the start of the era of Yahoo Messenger, Orkut and till today's TikTok.
Christopher Columbus sailed the Atlantic ocean in 1492. Where did he really intend to go and where did he finally land? Did he really discover today's USA ? How did the American revolutionary war ignite? Many questions that will be answered in this episode.Also in this Telugu podcast episode our hosts Chaitu and Sandy go back beyond the stone age to discuss how the human beings survived when Neanderthals co-existed along with us
2018 has been a great year for Telugu cinema. It has seen new age movies becoming successful with audience embracing this change. This year Tollywood has witnessed highly talented debut directors like Rahul Sankrityan of 'Taxiwala' or Maha Venkatesh of 'Care of Kancharapalem'. In this episode Chaitu and Sandy made a list of Top 5 Telugu movies of 2018 in the following four categories: 5 Worst movies, 5 underrated movies, 5 overrated movies and 5 best movies. These are purely personal opinions of our hosts and not a collective opinion of the general audience.
The most deadliest wildfire of California history is raging the state. Host Chaitu shares his experiences when he witnessed the burning sky outside his office window. For someone who had never seen a wildfire in his life, this devastation shocks us and we discuss about how fire can wipe out entire ecological system
Brought up in an asian country, we know very little about the outbreak of World War 1. It is exactly 100 years ago that the world war 1 had ended. In this episode we explore about the great war that world had ever seen . What are the causes of this outbreak, which countries fight against whom?
We received an email from a listener asking us to discuss about the various options to work abroad for Indians. Our hosts Sandy and Chaitu being NRIs, they share their experiences on how they started working abroad and what are the various countries in which Indians have good opportunities. Chaitu explains why Canada is the next destination for people trying to make the American dream a reality. They also speak about the advantages of having an exposure to a new work culture and why one should work abroad at-least for sometime.
What do we know about #MeToo in India. Does it really bring a change in the predators? Chaitu and Sandy share their opinions about this sensational movement that has ignited in India too.
Our hosts discuss about the movie Aravindha Sametha Veera Raghava. They discuss about the good and the bad moments in the movie. Do they think Trivikram is back? Did NTR impress them? Why Thaman was amazing? Nagababu as a factionist "LOL" !?? Check it out yourself
Sandy and Chaitu have so many questions on how come Japanese people are madly in love with Baahubali and Telugu cinema. We have Mr.Tapas and Ms. Marina from Japan joining us for this special episode on the phenomenon of Baahubali in Japan. They reveal many unknown things about the love of Telugu language by Japanese people and how they see Baahubali movie and relate their lives with it. 01:18 - Craze of Baahubali in Japan that our hosts have come across 05:00 - Conversation begins with our guests from Japan 11:10 - How were Tapas and Marina introduced to Indian cinema 14:14 - Why are Japanese madly in love with Baahubali 19:18 - About Professor Keiko Yamada 's supervision of Japanese subtitles 23:00 - Why is Baahubali MANGAtic, KABUKItic. What are they? 27:00 - About "ZEKKYO JYOEI" the Screaming screening in Japan 28:50 - Craze of Actor Subbaraju - Kumara Verma 32:53 - Tapas and Marina sing Mahishmathi Anthem for us 38:50 - Tapas explains why Japanese people love Telugu language and Rajamouli 41:40 - Marina talks about Magadheera in Japan 52:00 - Screening of Baahubali in Mito Film Festival 57:05 - Marina plays the court room dialogue from Baahubali 2 01:01:40 - Impression of the VFX in Baahubali 01:13:48 - How are Japanese people drawing inspiration from Baahubali movie
Music bits of Baahubali soundtrack are copyrighted by Lahari Music , T-Series.
The continuation of our previous episode on the BiggBoss Telugu season 2. Our special guests share many interesting things in this part 2 including the rise of Kaushal Army, why do many girls hate Kaushal, which contestant has profited from this season, which contestant got affected negatively with this show, how fair is the voting process, Is Actor Nani a better host, who would be the host for the next season.
A small tidbit on our upcoming surprise episode.
As promised in the last episode, we are back with a special episode on BiggBoss Telugu. This time it is not just our regular hosts but there are three guests who are joining us to discuss the second season of this trending show. Prashy, Phani and Sai are here with us and they get into the skin of the show to explain what is happening around in this house of tremors. It is just the part 1 of our episode and there is more about the phenomenon of Kaushal Army in the part 2.
In this episode our host Chaitu dissects the latest movie "Care of Kancharapalem" . What is good and not so good about this gem of a movie. Also our hosts share a lighter moment on the popular troll FASAK.
They also get into some serious discussion about the recent Telangana assembly dissolution. And some tidbits about few upcoming interesting episodes.
SPOILER ALERT!
This is a very special episode as part of Powerstar Pawan Kalyan 's birthday on September 2nd. An honest conversation between two fans of Pawan Kalyan. Chaitu & Sandy explore the sine wave form of situations they face as Pawan Kalyan fans.
As usual Chaitu and Sandy have many topics to discuss in this episode. They are devastated by the affect of floods in Kerala. So they talk about the help being offered by Tollywood celebrities and how Actor Navdeep has become a helping hand in crisis situations.
They dive into discussing the movie of the week "Geetha Govindam". What is good and what is bad? Why Rahul Ramakrishna is such a revelation in telugu cinema.How did the Star power of Vijay Deverakonda helped this movie?
Sandy has mixed feelings on the teaser of Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy and let us listen to what wondered and bothered him about the teaser.
Chaitu is excited about a movie that is based on a place from his hometown Vizag. C/o Kancherapalem a new age telugu movie which is going to release on September 7th. Listen to him about what he got to say about it!
The very first episode from the new podcast channel - "The Tollywood Project". Sandy & Chaitu discuss about the latest movies Chi La Sou, Goodachari, Srinivasa Kalyanam, Geetha Govindam. Also they discuss about the curious case of Saaho's release.