Author Archives: The Tollywood Project

032 – Elon Musk – Part 1

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.

031 – Endhuku Emiti Ela

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?

The Tollywood Project [Telugu] · 031 – Endhuku Emiti Ela

030 – Remake of Mayabazar

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.

The Tollywood Project [Telugu] · 030 – Remake of Mayabazar

029 – Mayabazar

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.

028 – Bangaram

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.

027 – Why Singapore stands out

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.

026 – Sankranthi

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?

025 – Sushi during Christmas in Infosys Paris

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

024 – 5 Top Telugu movies of 2019

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.