Pittagoda
By Pittagoda
Figuratively, we at Pittagoda take it to mean a place where people come to express their opinions irrespective of whether anyone is actually hearing them. Kind of like an FMS group discussion.
In our podcast, we bring you conversations - about cinema, books, life and more. Please subscribe to our podcast if you like what you heard!
PittagodaJan 29, 2020
Lockdown Chronicles: Telugu Corona Cinema
How would a Telugu movie tackle the Covid situation? How will the hero save the masses from the pandemic? Will he use ancient Indian wisdom or modern science? Will there be two heroines or three?
At Pittagoda, we imagine a whole new (or maybe not) reality. Hopefully, it will never be made into a movie!
Featuring the Pittagoda gang, Ravi, Sarat, Jayanth and Deepa
Music credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Pittagoda Book Reviews: Before We Visit The Goddess
Note: This episode has spoilers.
Sarileru Neekevvaru: Through a Fan's Eyes and Ears
Cycling for Dummies: Lessons from Hyderabad
For endurance cyclists Gokul Krishna and Raman Garimella, a hundred-kilometre ride is a walk in the park. Literally.
Gokul and Raman, both of whom are from Hyderabad, pursued their passion for cycling in their own unique ways. They have also cycled together and worked together. They now bring their collective experience to a book called "Escape Velocity: The Definitive Desi Guide to Cycling" for anyone who is a cycling newbie. In this episode, they talk about their book, their cycling adventures; and which desi cyclist's story is complete without a shout-out to Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, Maga Maharaju, Race 3 and Srimanthudu?
Gokul also co-owns The Bike Affair, a bicycle store in Hyderabad. Also, if you want to listen to more of him, head to his podcast: https://anchor.fm/theindiancyclingpodcast
Pittagoda Books: Habibi
Set in a fairy tale landscape, a strange and timeless place called Wanatolia, Habibi tells the story of two individuals - Dodola and Zam, both orphaned at a young age and brought together through chance, circumstances and shared misery. They grow up through the book and discover their love changing from that of a mother-child (as a provider-dependant) to siblings (as playmates) to lovers.
Ever since its publication, Habibi has been called mysterious, racist and everything in between. Listen to this conversation about this controversial book.
Pittagoda Plays : Maidaanam
హైదరాబాద్ లో తెలుగు నాటక ప్రదర్శన అంటే, ఔనా... నేనెప్పుడూ వినలేదే అనే ఈ కాలంలో, నాటకానికి ఇద్దరు వెళ్లి దాని గురించి మన తో సంభాషించారు... అనితర సాధ్యమైన ఈ కార్యాన్ని సాధించిన ఘనత మా పిట్టగోడ కే చెల్లింది... మీరు వినండి మరి
voice over credits : Jayashree Raj
Murder mysteries and an unequal treatment
Pittagoda Books: Persepolis Review
Grand old Banyans of Chevella and the bid to save them
Sadhana Ramchander is an editor and book designer. She also takes a keen interest in nature awareness activities for children and adults.
Tejah Balantrapu is a communications manager at an international NGO. He is tree-blind and is slowly learning to see .
Facebook : m.facebook.com/savebanyansofchevella
Twitter : @chevellabanyans
Instagram : instagram.com/chevellabanyans
Petition : www.change.org/p/chief-minister-of-telangana-save-the-banyans-of-chevella
Rewind < Indra and the Godly Faction
In this episode, we talk about the 2002 Telugu blockbuster, Indra, that starred Chiranjeevi and was directed by B Gopal. Join us in a retrospective of this wildly successful movie of the factionist genre.
Direction: B. Gopal
Writing: Chinni Krishna; Paruchuri Brothers
Starring: Chiranjeevi; Sonali Bendre; Arti Aggarwal
Hippi and how being excessively casual makes the audience a casualty.
(Hippi is a Telugu movie written and directed by T N Krishna, produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu of Kabali fame, and starring Kartikeya Reddy, Digangana Suryavanshi and J D Chakravarthy.)
NGK and why Political stories need better writing.
Ravi and Sarat interrogate Deepa, who has watched the movie NGK (Release date: 31 May 2019), a Selvaraghavan movie which stars Suriya, Rakul Preet Singh and Sai Pallavi.
'Sita' the never ending travails of an independent woman
Direction: Teja
Producers: Gopalakrishna Paruchuri; Venkateswara Rao; Paruchuri Teja
Starring: Bellamkonda Sreenivas; Kajal Aggarwal; Sonu Sood
Music: Anoop Rubens
Cinematography: Sirsha Ray
Editing: Venkateswara Rao Kotagiri
Release date: 24 May 2019