045 - Interview with C R Hemanth

enJuly 31, 2018

Telugu Bytes

About this Episode

In this special episode, Dhruv interviews C R Hemanth, a popular Telugu film critic who probably needs no introduction to our listeners. We at Telugu Bytes have always followed and admired Hemanth's reviews and his take on all things filmy.

Hemanth's days at BITS Pilani and introduction to film appreciation
The trip that (sort of) changed his life
Blogging about films
How he got into mainstream film journalism and criticism
Social media - pros and cons
How he deals with trolls
Films of 2018 - Rangasthalam, Awe, Sammohanam, Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi
Flops of 2018 - How audience are rejecting the old order
Reviews and their impact on films
Relationship between filmmakers and critics
How do we make film reviewing better
Purpose of a film critic - Hemanth's POV

Notes:

This interview is predominantly in English, kindly understand and excuse.
We thought we were respectful, unbiased and objective in our opinions but in case we offended anyone, we deeply apologize.
(Pardon the crutch words - Dhruv)

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