Telugu Talkies

Should India ban cryptocurrency? My arguments on why currencies should be regulated and if a nation can be sovereign without control over currency.

Pew Research Centre report on language in India. Jawaharlal Nehru made sure that Hindi is the blue-eyed boy of Independent India snubbing other languages. It followed by official push for Urdu in Jammu and Kashmir over other local languages. Jugalbandi of Hindi and Urdu supremacists during British Raj. What happened to other North Indian languages? were they swallowed by Hindi?. Left has the record of implementing their homogenous dreams. Soviet Union has failed in many aspects of making its population as homogenous as it can, China is pushing very hard to make the Mandarin the default language for all its provinces. Was Hindi the “Link Language”? The extraordinary statements made by Hindi Supremacists are not backed with extraordinary evidence when it comes to “Link Language”, “Nationalistic language”, “Desh Bhakti language”, ”Uniting language”. Originally published on MyInd.net

Recent surge in evangelical and Maoist sympathetic movies in Telugu Cinema. Usage of Hindu symbols and Hinduism in Maoist movies. Romanticization of left terrorism by Telugu filmmakers. History of the Hyderabad liberation movement in Visalaandhra and Telangana. Social justice, economic prosperity, equality as seen by Maoists. Why are Marxist filmmakers using Hinduism to support left wing terrorism?

Thoughts on Feminism, should everyone be a Feminist? Silent agreement among spectrum of Indian intellectuals when it comes to criticism of Feminism. Is it an exaggeration to say with an acerbic tone that Alimony is legalized extortion, which is mandated by law, approved by society, exploited by some women and adjusted by men? Why are feminist organizations supporting Islamists? Many successful woman have refused to be labelled as Feminists. Why are some women fixated with the word “Feminism”? Is it correct to appropriate Feminism without even doing basic diagnosis of its recent past? If Feminists feel that they have the holy right to assert the greatness and sanctity of modern Feminism without any debate, can others have the right to dismiss and ridicule Feminism and Feminists without any debate?

Analysis of GHMC results by circles and wards. Role played by State Election Commission in supporting TRS and controversial order passed by Election Commission to consider votes which does not have Swastik symbol. Good show by BJP in GHMC elections and future prospects in Telangana. Is TRS embarrassed by the wins in Andhra dominated divisions and rejections in Telangana dominated divisions? Some disappointing results for BJP in some wards. Repercussions of the GHMC results as rumors of migrations from other parties. Is path cleared for Vijayashanti to join BJP? Mixed signals given by Konda Vishweshwar Reddy regarding rumors of joining BJP. Will Kunduru Jana Reddy & family join BJP in wake of coming Nagarjuna Sagar bypoll? Will Komatireddy brothers join BJP if Revanth Reddy is made PCC chief as Uttam Kumar Reddy resigned as PCC chief. What would have happened if JSP had contested GHMC elections?

A discussion on the Dubbaka bypoll election results in Telangana where BJP surprised everyone. Chances of parties in the upcoming GHMC elections. Friction and understanding between BJP and JSP with regards to GHMC elections. Status of Congress and TDP in Hyderabad and situation of parties for the upcoming Tirupathi bypoll in Andhra Pradesh.

Indian perspective on the 2020 United States Presidential election. We discuss the Presidential and Vice-Presidential debate. The establishment ignoring Bernie Sanders in 2016 and 2020. Attack on Tulsi Gabbard by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), Ilhan Omar& Co. The prominence of the 1st and 2nd amendment in 2020 Presidential election. Donald Trump's response to COVID. U turn of Joe Biden on Fracking. Current situation of Rust Belt, Bible Belt and Blue wall. Role of Indian Americans in the USA Presidential election. Bitterness towards Indian and Hindu community by Democratic party. Reliance of Democrats on Black Church goers. Will a narrow victory lead to violence?

We discuss the 20 years of Sekhar Kammula as a filmmaker since his foray into Telugu Cinema with Dollar Dreams in 2000 - followed by classics like Anand (2004) and Godavari(2006). We touch upon the contributions of Veturi Sundararama Murthy and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (SPB). Followed by Coming-of-age film Happy Days in 2007 and his ambitious political film Leader in 2010. His not so good films "Life is Beautiful" and "Anamika". and his latest box office success Fidaa (2017) and on Feminism.

Part 3 of this episode. We briefly discuss about the UGLY movies of Ram Gopal Varma which were made after movies like Sarkar and Rakhta Charitra. How Sarkar was made, can Amitabh Bachchan be replaced in Sarkar? when Ram Gopal Varma decided to take revenge on audience by his movies and songs. How to debate RGV on news channels. Our TV series recommendations.

Part 2 of this episode. We chat about the GOOD, the BAD and definitely not the UGLY movies of Ram Gopal Varma. We look at the brilliant and not so good movies made by RGV starting from Shiva to Bhoot and at what point his fall has started.

Part 1 of this episode - Chat with Deepak Karamungikar about his books, how he started writing, how one has to approach writing. Nava Rasas in Art. Later we discuss about the movies of Ram Gopal Varma.

A discussion about dominant castes, regions, sub-regions, voting preferences of different castes in Andhra, Telangana and Rayalaseema. Kapus support to TDP after murder of Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga. Relation of Kapus with Chiranjeevi's PRP and Pawan Kalyan's JSP. Current state of TDP in it's strong holds like Krishna and Guntur. Karamchedu violence. Role of Reddy caste in Andhra and their dominance in Rayalaseema. Left groups and their violence in Rayalaseema and Telangana. Plans of BJP in Rayalaseema. Conversions in Andhra and its consequences in politics. Velama, Backward Castes, SC and Tribals in Telangana. GHMC elections. Relationship of YSRCP and TRS in the wake of GHMC elections. Difference of attitude shown by TRS and KCR towards North and South Telangana. Backward Castes adoration for NTR and TDP. Future of TDP in Telangana.

Discussion on the current state of Telugu Politics in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Handling of COVID19 by Andhra Pradesh and Telangana government. Sustainability of BJP - JSP alliance. Will Kapus support the BJP - JSP alliance? Choice of Nara Lokesh to contest from Mangalagiri. Role and prominence of Kamma caste in TDP. Media management by TRS government in Telangana.

Views on Food, Vegetarianism, Ayurveda, Hindu rituals, Diets and Activists.

Nepotism in Hindi and Telugu Film Industry, how it has been discussed? Is it fair on star kids? How Nepotism works in Telugu Film Industry? OTT platforms.

Discussion about Pawan Kalyan movies. His rise to stardom. His trouble with media. Dragging of Pawan Kalyan's personal life into public. His ups and downs, Politics etc..