*CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR MATHU VADALARA 2*
In this post-release, spoiler-filled discussion with filmmaker #RiteshRana, we discuss his beginnings, this quirky style of writing, how Mathu Vadalara happened, the challenge of living up to the original, the Satya magic, the serious angle touched in the film and more
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - AD
00:11 — “Now, come on”
00:37 — CHIRANJEEVI
01:24 - Ritesh Rana’s formative years
05:41 — How Mathu Vadalara happened
13:13 - How Ritesh Rana narrates
17:20 — Visual humour
24:38 - The start of Mathu Vadalara 2
26:53 - The creation of Yesu Das
29:22 - How does Satya work?
32:54 — Meme references in movies
38:17 — How he elevates a scene in staging
43:41 — Lakeeview Lordge
48:14 — The underage sex angle in MV2
52:36 — Ajay’s Toxic Abbayi backstory
54:43 — Commentary on Fanism
55:56 — Attention to detail
57:58 — Writing process
59: 8 - Satya’s dance
01:02:07 — The sudden sappai release
01:04:29 — Kala Bhairava’s music
01:04:57 — His love for bad films
01:07:03 — Ori Naa Kodaka
01:08:55 — What’s next for Ritesh
01:11:30 — Another Sudden Sappai