Prema the Journalist interviewed Blockbuster MASS director - Bobby in the context of Daku Maharaj (2025). Bobby shared his thoughts on Balayya's movies and his audience, impact of trolling on film making, Sankranthi release pressure, scope for making different genre films, producing films, working with star actors like Chiranjeevi and Balayya and much more.
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00:00 - Precap
03:35 - Intro
05:31 - Approach to making Daku Maharaj
10:39 - Balayya's conviction for Daku Maharaj
12:09 - Appreciation for Daku Maharaj
17:02 - Freedom from star actors
20:58 - Introducing antagonist in second half
23:38 - Reviews on Daku Maharaj
24:44 - Opinions on trolls and reviews
29:26 - Impact of Sardaar Gabbar Singh failure
31:29 - Pressure of Sankranthi releases
33:47 - Creating his own mark
40:02 - Songs relevant to story
41:43 - Takeaway from movie success
43:17 - Exploring other genres
45:18 - Movie that blew his mind
46:23 - Scope for doing drama movies
49:34 - WWF: own production banner
52:10 - Self-analysis on Dabidi Dibidey song
57:57 - Working with Mega & Nandamuri families
1:00:22 - Stories behind his best memories
1:07:04 - Manifestation
1:11:34 - Directing stars as a fan boy
1:15:16 - How stars really are
1:20:46 - Introvert by nature
1:24:29 - Not a Rapid Fire
1:40:54 - Memory Test
Editing & Graphics - Gopi Kanth Nuthi
Editing - Bhasker Tej
Camera - Samuel Sai
Research - Tarun Digavalli & Nipunika
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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.