Hindi cinema had Lust Stories & Ghost Stories, Tamil cinema had Paava Kadhaigal and Putham Pudhu Kaalai and finally, Telugu cinema ventures out to the space where various directors tell short stories based on a single theme with Pitta Kathalu. The beauty of such a project lies in the fact that it gives ‘commercial’ filmmakers and actors the scope to move beyond the limitations of a theatrical release, when it comes to storytelling and format.Pitta Kathalu Season 1 Download.
Pitta Kathalu begins with Tharun Bhascker’s simple yet engaging tale Ramula that tells the love story of Ramula (Saanve Meghana) and Ram Chander (Abhay Bethiganti). As an extension of the universe the director built for his short film Sainma, the story sees how a ‘brakkappp’ leads to Women Council President Swaroopa Akka (Lakshmi Manchu) looking to use the situation to her advantage. But it’s not without cause; all she wants is to be treated equal to the male counterparts in the political party she’s part of.
Nandini Reddy’s Meera makes you uncomfortable from the get go. Vishwa (Jagapathi Babu) is married to Meera (Amala Paul), a woman who’s much younger than him. While they seem like the perfect power couple on the surface, their relationship is rotting away underneath since nine long years. Sankalp Reddy’s Pinky also touches upon the nature of imperfect relationships. Pinky (Eesha Rebba) is in an unhappy marriage with Harsha (Srinivasa Avasarala) while Vivek (Satyadev) is married to Indu (Ashima Narwal). How their lives intersect forms the tale.
Nag Ashwin however takes the platform he has been given with xLife to make a social commentary larger than just interpersonal relationships. Vik aka Vikram Ramaswamy (Sanjith Hegde) is the founder of a virtual reality platform that syncs to the cortex and helps you get lost in a perfect world, unlike the one burning in reality. He takes a liking to the timid Divya (Shruti Haasan), who feels grateful to be his damsel in distress.