Directors Tharun Bhascker, Nandini Reddy, Nag Ashwin and Sankalp Reddy discuss the making of Netflix’s first Telugu anthology film ‘Pitta Kathalu’
When the Telugu anthology film Pitta Kathalu – season 1 streams on Netflix on February 19, there are bound to be a few surprises. Pushing their boundaries in storytelling through four short stories are well-known directors of Telugu cinema. What began as a project on the lines of Lust Stories in Telugu, developed into an anthology on power dynamics in relationships.
Excerpts from an interview:
Tharun Bhascker
Director, Ramula
“I jumped at the opportunity when Ashi Dua Sara [producer of the series, on behalf of Netflix] met us in Hyderabad to discuss the project. We stepped out of our comfort zones to explore complex characters,” says Tharun. Moving away from urban rom-coms, he takes us into rural Telangana to narrate the story of a young woman caught in the crossfire of romance and politics.
Ramula stars Lakshmi Manchu as a…