Rewind 2022: The pick of Telugu web series, sports and political dramas to meet-cute stories

Rewind 2022: The pick of Telugu web series, sports and political dramas to meet-cute stories

(Clockwise) Telugu web series ‘9 Hours’, ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’, ‘Anya’s Tutorial’, ‘Loser 2’, ‘Meet Cute’ and ‘Parampara 2’ There have been enough and more discussions on whether Hindi cinema lost the plot in 2022 and if films from the four southern languages came up with better stories and therefore, box office successes. Telugu films such […]

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‘Meet Cute’ Telugu anthology review: A mixed bag, with two standout stories and other cheerful but generic ones

‘Meet Cute’ Telugu anthology review: A mixed bag, with two standout stories and other cheerful but generic ones

In the Telugu anthology Meet Cute, streaming on Sony Liv, debut writer and director Deepthi Ganta narrates five stories that are designed to be conversational, feel-good urban romances. The stories that stand out are the ones that go beyond the generic ‘chicken soup for the soul’ category. It is a mixed bag, as is the […]

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‘Meet Cute’ Telugu anthology review: A mixed bag, with two standout stories and other cheerful but generic ones

‘Meet Cute’ Telugu anthology review: A mixed bag, with two standout stories and the rest remaining basic

In the Telugu anthology Meet Cute, streaming on Sony Liv, debut writer and director Deepthi Ganta narrates five stories that are designed to be conversational, feel-good urban romances. The stories that stand out are the ones that go beyond the generic ‘chicken soup for the soul’ category. It is a mixed bag, as is the […]

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Telugu anthology ‘Meet Cute’: Siblings actor-producer Nani and director Deepthi discuss their journey, from fighting over TV remote to collaborating for a project

Telugu anthology ‘Meet Cute’: Siblings actor-producer Nani and director Deepthi discuss their journey, from fighting over TV remote to collaborating for a project

Deepthi Ganta first heard the term Meet Cute in the 2006 Hollywood film The Holiday, in a conversation between the characters played by Kate Winslet and Eli Wallach. The memory stayed. Years later, when she wrote a series of five feel-good, conversational short stories on urban romances, she thought it would be an apt title. […]

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