FROM THE BEGINNING with NAG ASHWIN | Townhall | Prema The Journalist #250

FROM THE BEGINNING with NAG ASHWIN - Exclusive Town Hall with the National Award winning Director & Screenwriter - Nag Ashwin. From his very first adventures with Yevade Subramanyam (2015) to the classic masterpiece of Mahanati (2018) and of course his Magnum Opus - Kalki 2898AD (2024), here's the unknown side to Nag Ashwin and everything associated with his legacy. Prema The Journalist also touched upon Nagi's personal life, Kalki 2 updates, working with women producers, handling criticism, casting choices and much more. In Association with Atlantic Media:   / atlantic.media_india   Powered by Planet Green:   / planetgreeneco_official   Gift Partners: Korika -   / korika_hyd   Millet Bank -   / milletbank   Location Courtesy: Embryo, BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus   / bitsembryohyd   #nagashwin #premathejournalist #townhall #bitshyderabad #kalki2898ad 00:00 - Intro & Precap 04:33 - How he became a director 06:12 - Underlying philosophy in his movies 07:39 - How Yevade Subramanyam happened 11:19 - Attempting a risk like Mahanati 15:39 - How Kalki 2898AD was conceived 24:04 - Casting Amitabh Bachchan in Kalki 27:11 - Rooted stories at pan-India level 29:11 - Need for sequels 32:52 - Self-assessment on Kalki 35:59 - Handling criticism on Kalki 39:25 - Kalki2 updates 46:02 - Shekar Kammula Byte 48:25 - Life is Beautiful anecdotes 49:54 - Dealing with anger 50:11 - Lifestyle and tastes 52:30 - Nani Byte 53:44 - Yevade Subramanyam shooting experiences 56:47 - Keerthy Suresh Byte 59:36 - Anudeep KV Byte 1:00:50 - Jathiratnalu theatrical release challenge 1:03:12 - Jathiratnalu sequel thoughts 1:04:08 - Swapna Dutt Byte 1:06:11 - Reviving Vyjayanthi movies banner 1:06:59 - Working with a woman producer 1:10:12 - Managing work and personal life 1:11:30 - Priyanka Dutt Byte 1:12:52 - Interactive session with the audience Editing & Graphics - Gopi Kanth Nuthi Editing - Bhasker Tej Camera - Samuel Sai Research - Tarun Digavalli & Nipunika Have you subscribed to PREMA the journalist yet? Join us here: https://bit.ly/36nVoiW Follow Us On:   / premathejournalist     / premathejournalist     / premajournalist   PREMA MALINI is a two time Erstwhile AndhraPradesh State Nandi award, and one time National award winning TV Journalist, with deep expertise in creating socially relevant television documentaries, Celebrity Interviews and news programming.