Aravind and Ravi couldn't wait to get their thoughts in about their latest favorite Telugu movie

Note:

1. We think you will be able to enjoy this episode irrespective of if you watched the movie or not. But you still want to be make sure you have all the context, here is the amazon prime link.
2. All the discussion & sarcasm in this episode is in a lighter vein to provide humor for our audience and not meant to undermine the talent of any technicians involved. Thank you!

Dhruv goes over everything that happened in the Apple world since he & Ravi got together in 2017.

• iOS 12
• WatchOS 5
• Mojave
• iPhone X/Xs/Xr
• HomePod
• New Macs
• Watch Series 4

It took another season of Bigg Boss for Praveen and Ravi to come back from hiding!

After almost an year since they did they a quick recap of Bigg Boss 1, Ravi and Praveen get together to discuss about Bigg Boss 2.

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:

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

• Trailer impressions
• Vijay Deverakonda's performance
• Story
• Scene-by-scene review
• Rahul Ramakrishna's performance
• About the director Sandeep
• Negatives about the film
• Impact on society

Ravi and Praveen talk about the upcoming final week of Bigg Boss Telugu Season 1.

• Pre-show movie chatter
  • Spyder
  • Arjun Reddy
• How we got our first jobs / internships
• First day at work
• First week at work
• Projects
• Managers
• Lessons learnt
• Women in tech

• State of consumer tech
• Is the mobile war over?
• State of VR
• State of AR
• What is Apple doing with AR?
• Tablets vs desktops
• WWDC and Apple's latest product announcements
• iPad Pro
• iMac Pro
• HomePod and AirPods
• The next iPhone - what's coming

Ravi and Sasi discuss their obsession about latest reality TV star and Tamil Nadu heartthrob - Oviya Helen. Please make sure you check the "Links" for references during the podcast.

• Introduction
• Interest in Bigboss tamil and when it started
• Oviya's Intro from hosts
• Discussion about Oviya's good and bad qualities
• A brief overview of other characters:
  • Gayathri
  • Sakthi
  • Julie
  • Snehan
  • Arav
• Isolation of Oviya in the house
• Oviya and Arav's love
• Snehan support for Oviya
• Oviya's Exit and Kamal's reaction
• Winner guesses

Links

• Oviya Helen - The Heartthrob: http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bigg-boss-tamil-how-oviya-helen-became-the-premiere-seasons-most-sensational-contestant-3884305.html/amp
• Oviya's upcoming Telugu movie (Idi Naa Love Story): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIJ10ZMWzKA
• Neenga Shutup Pannunga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGjtndc4Gfk
• Oviya Tribute Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHbwM1TtX0E
• Shakti threatens to slap Oviya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddWQtic3t1I
• Snehan brings Kamal to tears: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuFKLtYGLM8
• Oviya final interview with Kamal: https://youtu.be/MtbZWoAU8lI?t=5m10s
• Oviya Anthem for Oviya Army: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRriRknyoM0
• Big Boss Tamil Memes
• • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwtgbJPrg5s
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P7LVH4TpWQ
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKlJWZlsJfg
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/BXbdJHAlGNL/

Aravind & Ravi reminisce about their tennis memories and wrap up with Wimbledon 2017 hot takes.

• Childhood memories about Tennis
• Ravi's Federer fanaticism
• Aravind's Nadal fandom
• Federer vs Nadal
• Nadal vs. Djokovic: Here We Are Again, My Friend
• The General Joy Of Roger Federer, Wimbledon Champion Once Again
• Roger Federer As Religious Experience