064 - Conversation with Praveena Paruchuri about UMUR and Producing Films

On the eve of India's opening match, Praveen, Aravind and Dhruv do a curtainraiser episode. We talk the tournament's timing, dew factor, thoughts on each squad, Team India team combinations and predictions. Enjoy!

• Lack of buzz - IPL and cricket overload?
• Organization of the tournament - BCCI & ICC
• Dew factor - playing in Oct/Nov in India
• Round robin format - pros and cons
• Squads - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Sri Lanka
• South Africa at 6
• New Zealand at 5
• Pakistan at 4
• Australia at 3
• England at 2
• India at 1
• Team India combinations
• Our predictions

Dhruv and Ravi review the other films of 2022:

• Shyam Singha Roy
• Ante Sundaraniki
• Ori Devuda and Paagal
• Skylab
• F3
• Vikram
• Ponniyin Selvan I
• Sarkaru Vaari Paata
• DJ Tillu
  • A star is born
  • Favorite punchlines

Dhruv, Ravi and Aravind critique 2022 pan-Indian films starting with the name K - KGF Chapter 2, Kantara and Karthikeya 2

• KGF: Chapter 2
  • Delivers on expectations?
  • Drawbacks
• Kantara
  • Why it became a blockbuster
  • Drawbacks
• Karthikeya 2
  • Hype
  • Drawbacks

Dhruv and Ravi review two pan-indian period romantic films from 2022 - Radhye Shyam and Sita Ramam.

• Intro
• Radhye Shyam
  • Buzz
  • Story
  • What went wrong?
• Sita Ramam
  • What went right?

Dhruv, Ravi and Aravind review India’s biggest film of 2022 and Oscar contender - SS Rajamouli’s RRR starring NTR and Ram Charan.

• Intro
• Viewing Experience in India and US (and meeting SSR)
• First Half
• Our issues with the film
• “Gun Uncle” - the gun-thirsty villager in RRR
• Ajay Devgn Flashback
• Performances - NTR and RC
• Other thoughts
• Tiger memes

Continuing on our Movies of 2022 series, Aravind, Dhruv and Ravi go over Pushpa: The Rise - the Sukumar & Allu Arjun blockbuster.

In Part 1 of our “Movies of 2022” review series, Dhruv and Ravi review four big-star films of 2022.

• Akhanda - why it became a blockbuster
• Acharya - what went wrong
• Godfather - why we liked it
• Bheemla Nayak - why we didn’t like it

As fans of Puri, Dhruv and Ravi had their doubts when Liger was announced. Liger panned out exactly as they feared. Here's their take.

• Intro
• What went wrong
• What next for VD
• What next for Puri
• Reactions, memes and trolls

Praveen and Ravi do a quick roundup of the wild macro 2022 trends in markets, crypto, jobs and recollect their experiences from previous downturns. 

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In a continuation from Episode 60, Dhruv interviews Chandra Kuchi again about his transition from engineer to manager, remote work, interviewing, hiring and other things.

• Working remotely
• Moving to a new job
• What to look for in a company + role
• Interviews and Negotiations
• Onboarding
• Transitioning from Engineer to Manager
• Role of an EM
• Miscallaneous Questions