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Co-host Srinivas Kondra in conversation with Pareshan movie director Rupak Ronaldson    To contribute: www.buymeacoffee.com/billiontwenty  Follow us on Instagram @billiontwenty 
Published 06/25/23
Published 06/25/23
Here is the latest episode (first in 2023) from ‘In The End’. We interviewed Vishvak Khanderao, the director of the 2021 movie ‘Skylab’. Hope you guys like this episode. If you like this conversation, help us do more such content. You can buy us coffees at www.buymeacoffee.com/billiontwenty Feedback --DMs on social media @billiontwenty or email to [email protected] 
Published 01/24/23
In this episode co-hosts Rachana and Percy talk to the director of Oke Oka Jeevitham (2022), Shree Karthick. The conversation flows into various aspects that the film tries to deal with -- grief, loss, and nostalgia. Follow us on socials at @Billiontwenty Support us on www.buymeacoffee.com/billiontwenty  
Published 10/12/22
In this episode, co-hosts Srinivas and Himabandu look at one of the biggest Telugu hits of all time 'Pedarayudu.'  If you like the episode please share it with your friends and if you have any complaints you can DM us at @billiontwenty on Instagram and Twitter.  Contribute to continuing this podcast: www.buymeacoffee.com/billiontwenty 
Published 08/13/22
We discuss Venu Udugula's (@venuudugulafilm ) 'Virata Parvam' for this week's episode. Independent journalist and the founder of The Blue Dawn, Divya Kandukuri( @anticastecat ) joins our co-hosts Srinivas (@iamsrinivaskondra ) and Percy Tabitha (@percykaki ) Let's us know your thoughts on this episode. Alaage, support us by contributing to us at www.buymeacoffee.com/billiontwenty   Articles mentioned in the podcast:  ...
Published 07/01/22
For this week's 'In The End,' we discuss Vivek Athreya's latest release 'Ante Sundaraniki' which tells the love story of a Brahmin boy and a Christian girl. This episode has the popular YouTube channel 'RoastMortem' Likith as a guest. Hope you enjoy the conversation.  Contribute: www.buymeacoffee.com/billiontwenty  Follow us on social media at @billiontwenty 
Published 06/28/22
In this week’s episode, host Srinivas Kondra talks to theater artist Sri Vamsi Matta who rose to fame with his theater performance ‘Come Eat with Me’ which focuses on food and caste politics. Listen to know theater’s role as a form of resistance, politics around Dalit cuisine, how important it is for Dalits to be assertive about their caste identity, and how social media in its own way assures the marginalized youth that they are not alone in this struggle against the iniquitous caste...
Published 06/19/22
Host Srinivas talks to Meher, the writer-director of the film 'Vellipovali' which captures the lives of three middle-aged men who are in search of a home. You can watch the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS1O9HenfHE If you like this podcast, you can help us reach more people by subscribing to it wherever you listening. Also, now you can contribute to us at www. buymeacoffee.com/billiontwenty
Published 05/30/22
For the latest episode, Srinivas Kondra interviews writer, director, and actor Meher of the film, 'Vellipovali.'     If you like the episode please rate it wherever you listening. Also, you can contribute to us at www.buymeacoffee.com/billiontwenty 
Published 05/29/22
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Published 05/23/22
In this week's episode Percy, Rachana, Amaresh, and Nitisha discussed their favorite films. we also discussed why we love and hate some films. We can't wait to hear your thoughts on the episode.
Published 05/02/22
In this episode co-hosts Percy and Srinivas Kondra talk to Middle Class Melodies (2020)'s director Vinod Anantoju. What have we discussed? 1. Why this new trend of raw and rustic cinema in Telugu? 2. Did the film 'Love Story' really serve the purpose it intended or is it a lost cause? 3. Are we seeing a new kind of audience with growing admiration for films like Middle Class Melodies? 4. Does reading really helps filmmakers? 5. Who is middle class in actuality, because Anita...
Published 04/25/22
In the latest episode of In The End, Srinivas talks to Sahitya Yuva Puraskar awardee Pasunuri Ravindar. Right off the bat, they get into the longstanding debate on whether non-Dalits can tell Dalit stories. From there on, the discussion goes into a multitude of issues on caste and the newer forms it metamorphoses into with the changing times. Pasunuri talks about the brotherhood Muslims and Dalits share in India, the Hindutva politics around food, the decreasing life span Dalit women and much...
Published 04/19/22
Manikanta Pallikonda is a scholar from the University of Hyderabad. He is one of the strong anti-caste student voices from Hyderabad. His critical look at present-day politics sheds light on the impending dangers of Hindutva politics. In this podcast, he talks about the oppressive symbols, what they can forge into the imagination of people, his ideas on the notion of unity in diversity, the difference between soft Hindutva and hard Hindutva, and much more. If you like the podcast, please...
Published 04/08/22
In this week's episode, Srinivas and Sravya discuss two films that are set in very different circumstances. They are Satya(1998) by Ram Gopal Verma and Paterson(2016) by Jim Jarmusch. We discuss the internal life of an artist, the beauty hidden within the mundane, the heartwarming side of hardened criminals and much more. We can't wait to hear your thoughts on the episode and the two films
Published 03/31/22
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Published 03/24/22
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Published 03/10/22
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Published 02/10/22
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Published 12/28/21
Well-known Telugu lyricist Sirivennela Sitarma Sastry passed away on November 30, 2021. This episode remembers the gifted poet. The guest, Satish Chandar, who himself is a writer and poet, digs deep into the lyrics of Sirivennela and unpacks them for our clear understanding. Support this podcast on ‘buymeacoffe’ – www.buymeacoffee.com/billiontwenty (Please don't use PayPal, find other payment gateways) Your feedback on the show is most welcome, shoot emails to –...
Published 12/22/21
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Published 09/30/21
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Published 09/22/21
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Published 09/02/21