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Netflix’s first anthology in Telugu takes a brave chance with language and script, choosing to look at the dark side of love through female characters played by brave, vocal girls of the South
Eesha Rebba in a still from her story, Pinky
Sanvee Megghana in Ramula
Pitta Kathalu comes at a time when regional content is trending on OTT platforms, watched even by those who are strangers to a language. We have gone cuckoo over Korean dramas, and now it would seem an organic move to rely on the same subtitles and show some love for Indian languages. What’s immediately striking about Netflix’s first Telugu anthology is that the film is far removed from larger-than-life movies emerging from the South, making this one a possible draw even for viewers in other parts of the country. “Everyone thinks of us as ‘Madrasis’. Original content in Indian languages is as much about awareness as entertainment. We know far too little about the life, people and culture of states outside our own,” Manchu thinks. Megghana says, “It helps us make people all over India aware of our culture.”
And for these actresses, it’s important that to be seen outside their industries by a ‘foreign’ audience, they no longer have to head to Bollywood. “When you do a web series, the reach is much better, as is the scale. Thanks to OTT, we are now in everybody’s living rooms across India,” says Manchu.
What they want right now though, is for audiences to embrace the change. Paul says, “I think films like these will break the stereotypes. Society and cinema is inter-related, so when we show women as different from goddesses or glam dolls, social perceptions stand a chance to change too.”
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