On our 25th episode, Ravi and Dhruv look back at what went well and what didn't.

Aravind is back from India after a long trip and shares his thoughts on the weather, philanthropy, education, IT and everything else happening in India. 

Dhruv and Aravind try to follow follow follow follow Sukumar's latest thriller Nannaku Prematho. This episode is full of spoilers.

Ravi laments about too many JavaScript frameworks, Praveen tries to make sense of all this and bring some sanity.

Dhruv Vemula and 'Spidy' Sri Atluru talk about the best Telugu and English films they've seen in 2015, and the worst ones..

We have a second guest after Spidy at Telugubytes. In this episode, Ravi talks to Praveen, longtime listener of Telugubytes, Software Engineer at Uber & Paypal about his career as Software Engineer and how he got started.

• Praveen and Ravi reminisce about their early days of grad school
• Praveen explains how he prepared and what it takes to succeed in interviews.
• Experience at Uber versus Paypal
• Ondemand economy and its implications on future

Follow us at Twitter for updates about the show - @telugubytes, You can also follow the hosts at: @gummadi, @praveengorthy, @dhruvtv

With iOS9, the discussion on web ads and ad-blockers has gone mainstream. In this episode, Dhruv and Ravi have a discussion on the topic.

• Origin of web ads
• Newspaper ads and TV ads
• Ad Networks
• Google and Facebook
• Ad-Blocking in Firefox and Chrome
• iOS 9 content blockers
• Native ads
• Facebook Instant Articles
• Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)

We discuss the success of Baahubali and discuss if it can change the way Telugu films are produced and marketed.

• Ticket prices and the "range" of Telugu films
• Baahubali's production and financing
• Remunerations of Telugu film stars
• Collections and fan wars

We chart the rise of SS Rajamouli over the years, from Shantinivasam to Baahubali.

• Shantinivasam
• Student No. 1 and the years of obscurity
• Simhadri
  • Intensity
  • Inspirations from Braveheart
  • Dialogues and dramatization
• Sye
  • The villain
• Chatrapathi
  • Utilizing Prabhas
  • The interval block
• Vikramarkudu
  • Sleaze in the first half
  • Titla
  • The mass appeal
• Yamadonga
  • The pre-interval scene
  • NTR's transformation
• Magadheera
  • His best story?
  • Periods of sustained drama
• His influences, inspirations and claims of plagiarism
  • Simhadri : Singamalai scene - Braveheart
  • Sye : Coach pep talk - Any Given Sunday
  • Chatrapathi
  • Magadheera : Om Shanti Om?
  • Magadheera's original story
• Maryadaramanna
  • Purpose
• Eega
  • Story and VFX
  • Surprises
• Baahubali
  • Culmination of his learnings
  • Craft
• Rajamouli vs. Competition
  • Top 5 directors in India
• What's next for Rajamouli?
  • Meluha trilogy
  • Mahabharatam
• What makes Rajamouli Rajamouli?
  • Personality traits
  • Forever the learner
  • Lessons
• Conclusion

Dhruv and Spidy (Sri Atluru)  attempt a review of Baahubali. 

• This episode is full of spoilers. Please watch the movie before you listen. Please!
• We sometimes slip into English during the conversation. It's not deliberate. Excuse us.
• We sometimes refer to celebrities (cast and crew) in the singular (athadu, vaadu). This is purely because it's a casual conversation between friends. We mean no disrespect - we love and adore them!

• How we liked the movie
• Talk from the audience
• Announcement, budget, marketing and expectations
• Spidy's favorite scenes from the film
• Dhruv's favorite scenes from the film
• Character introductions
• How songs fit into the film
• Post-interval block
• War scenes
• da Vinci's chariot design
• Prabhas and Rana as Baahubali and Bhallaladeva
• Anushka as Devasena
• Ramyakrishna and the character of Shivagami
• Senthil's cinematography
• VFX - The waterfall and the fort
• Keeravani's outstanding music and background score
• Tidbits and trivia
• Flaws
• Reviewing the reviews
• Looking forward to Part 2