Anusha Rao had to go through four years of engineering before kickstarting her career in film. She started off in the marketing team at Arka Media for Bahubali: The Beginning and several other Telugu Feature Films. following this she worked on a major web series. She has also been to Los Angeles film school where she graduated with her master's having worked on multiple music videos for pocket money, finishing her course with Left Behind - a short film which talks about living as an oppressed person. She then worked as a writer on Stand Up Rahul, a Telugu feature film directed by debutant director Santo Mohan
Among her projects that are yet to release is Swarna, a project which is currently in post-production.
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Pranav Pingle is a director and producer based out of Hyderabad. He started his career in media interning at NDTV after which he did his master's in filmmaking from Bristol, UK.
He then founded Mirage Media, a Production Company in Hyderabad. He has worked as an assistant to Nandini Reddy. He has worked as Director for Occupied, a docu-series that follows five young artists in Occupied Palestine. He is currently working on Qubool Hai, a web series set in Hyderabad which talks about human trafficking.
Sai is a Director/Producer from Hyderabad who was one of the founding members of Raasta Studios, and he currently heads Raasta Films, an Independent Film Studio. Entrepreneurially, Sai has proven a lot, quickly growing Raasta Studios into one of the major audiovisual production studios in Hyderabad
In this episode, Ashwin and Sai talk about his path so far, about the origins of Raasta Studios, and what it takes to balance business and art. They talk about Sai's experience shooting ad films, short films which lead to him producing and directing feature films, web series, and an international documentary project in Africa. Sai talks about methods he uses in Documentary Films. They also discuss the difficulties of heading a project that has been stuck in development hell.
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Smaran is a Music Director based out of Hyderabad who composes music for feature films and web series. Starting his career off as a musician playing gigs at bars and cafes, Smaran has eventually made a name for himself in the Telugu Film Industry having worked on successful projects like Kothaporadu, Pressure Cooker, and RX100.
He talks about his influences and his career so far, what he wants to achieve and his process of creating music for a film.
Vidhi has worked as a makeup artist in the movie Pachchis, and has since worked on a lot of projects, most notably on the big budget production of renowned Telugu film director Boyapati Srinu's upcoming movie Akhanda featuring a star cast of Nandamuri Balakrishna, Pragya Jaiswal, and Srikanth.
She talks about the kind of struggles that a make up artist goes through while on set, what it takes to take a stand and how important it is to keep calm. Having been a part of different kinds of shoots, she also talks of her experiences on bigger sets and how it compares to the experiences she has on smaller sets. Listen in to know what her journey has been so far!
Swetaa Varma, an actor who has made her mark in the telugu indipendent film scene through the various characters that she has portrayed accross different genres. She has played a very diverse set of roles through her career, making herself known to be extremely versatile.
Swetaa and Ashwin discuss how she decided to become an actor, the experiences that shaped who she is professionally and what her approach is towards acting. They also talk about the things that come in the way of acting and filmmaking and how such hurdles can be overcome by solutions as simple as open communication.
This is part 1 of a two part episode. The next episode will be out next friday.
After having barely passed through his BTech, Krishna completed 6 months Short Course in filmmaking at Whistling Woods International. He then set up a camera rental store in Hyderabad where he set out to meet with like minded people in order to network and create a team for himself(something he says he would never advice anybody to do). Finding success in his plan half a decade later in creating the right team for himself, Krishna directed a webseries called Artist for Tamada Media following which in late 2019 he lead the young team of Pachchis into production. The film, produced by Raasta FIlms is slated to be released soon. Krishna and Ashwin discuss Krishna's choices; the path he has taken, how he tackles self doubt and insecurity in a profession that is filled with unpredictability. Krishna candidly opens up about his experiences on the sets of Pachchis, how the film made its way into completion through complete uncertainty in the beginning.
