Telugu Bytes

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

Dhruv and Nayan get into what the Metaverse is, Facebook's motivations, VR, AR and what Apple can bring to the table.

• Intro
• The Metaverse
• Meta's Motivation
• State of social networks today
• Multiple Metaverses?
• State of VR
• VR vs AR
• Apple and VR - Wishcasting
• Apple and AR - Wishcasting

In the 3rd part of this series, Dhruv and Nayan discuss the "Power Star" phase of the 2010s in Pawan Kalyan's career. They talk about Panjaa, Gabbar Singh, Attarintiki Daaredi and, of course, Agnyaathavaasi.

After the highs from 1998-2001 came the lows of 2002-2011. Dhruv and Nayan dive in to the "dark decade" as Pawan Kalyan fans.

This is Part 2 of 3. They talk about Johnny, Gudumba Shankar, Balu, Bangaram, Annavaram, Jalsa, Puli and Teenmaar.

As Pawan Kalyan turns 50, Dhruv and Nayan reminisce about being his fans, taking a walk through the filmography of their favorite star.

This is a three-parter. In Part 1, they talk about PK's golden era from 1998 to 2001 spanning Tholiprema, Thammudu, Badri and Kushi. They also try to answer the question - what made themturn into fans?

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Praveen and Ravi demystify the hype around Bitcoin.

• Origin of money
• Gold standard
• USD and Gold
• Digital money origin
• Properties of cryptocurrency
• Bitcoin, the hype and reality
• Store of value or Protocol?

Praveen and Dhruv get together to review India's iconic test series win in Australia in 2020/21. * Mood coming into the series

* Putting things in perspective

* Review of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Tests

* Player performances

* Is this India's greatest series win ever?