CINEMA OKA ALCHEMY

Last Friday I was invited by my bro Venkat Siddareddy to the launch of his book “Cinema Oka Alchemy”, at The Muse Art Gallery, Marriott in Hyderabad. It was my first time at a book launch and I was asked to take photographs of the event. I never anticipated that I’ll be surrounded with some 20 odd photographers and videographers at the event, most of them from tv channels and local movie websites. I had to use my Ninja tactics to capture whatever I could capture but in my style.

Venkat Siddareddy quotes

“కదిలే బొమ్మల కళా రూపం. కలలని సైతం కళ్ళ ముందుంచగలిగే అద్భుతం. బొమ్మలకు ప్రాణం పోయగల ఔషధం.

ఊహకందని ప్రపంచంలోకి ఇట్టే మనల్ని లాక్కెళ్లిపోగల సాధనం సినిమా.

సినిమా అమృతం కాదు. క్యాన్సర్ ని నయం చేయలేదు. కానీ జీవితాన్ని కాపాడే శక్తి కలదు. సినిమా తో బంగారం తయారు కాదు. కానీ మేధస్సుని మేలిమి బంగారంలా మెరిపించగలదు. సినిమా ద్వారా అంతిమ జ్ఞానం పొందలేము. కానీ జ్ఞాననేత్రాన్ని తెరిపించగలదు.

నేను రోజు వారీ కూలీనో, నువ్వో బిల్ గేట్స్ అయ్యుండొచ్చు; నేనో నిరక్షరాస్యుడిని, నువ్వొక డబుల్ పిహెచ్‍డి అయ్యుండొచ్చు. సినిమా హాలులో పక్కపక్క సీట్లో మనం అపరిచితులమై ఉండొడొచ్చు. కానీ నిన్నూ, నన్నూ, మనందరినీ ఒక్కరిగా చేసి, జీవితం మీద కొత్త ఆశ కలిగించగలదు. అందుకే సినిమా ఒక ఆల్కెమీ.”

Please pick your copy of the book from here –

http://www.amazon.in/Cinema-Oka-Alchemy-Venkat-Siddareddy/dp/9381172137/

Perks of being early.

The illustrations were put up in the art gallery.

The banner.

The man of the hour, Venkat Siddareddy.This photo is an alchemy.

Discussion.

The present world is obsessed with recording.

Immersed.

Reflecting upon us.

Interview time!

Light moments.

A nice silhouette.He did the proof reading.

Mahesh Kathi talking about the book and Venkat.

The publisher himself! (Perspectives publishers)Notes being written by a journalist.

All that paparazzi.

Mahy was one of the most important persons responsible for the creation of this book.

National award winning director Satish Kasetty on his way to speak in front of the press.

tTammareddy Bharadwaj speaking about the book.

Ranjani Sivakumar Siddareddy.Rana was the chief guest at this book launch.Hogging all the limelight.

Lighting the lamp.Unpacking the goods.

The press keliye showing the book moment.

Rana’s speech was short, simple and sensible.

All good!

That’s all folks! Hope you relived a part of the event here through my photos. Black and white makes everything look so dramatic.

Please pick your copy of the book from here –

http://www.amazon.in/Cinema-Oka-Alchemy-Venkat-Siddareddy/dp/9381172137/

May 22, 2017 by Shanthan Reddy Categories: UncategorizedTags: blackandwhite, book, bw, cinema, event, hyderabad, launch, nikon, photography, telugu, writer Leave a comment

This place called GOA.

I have been to GOA last year and I felt like living there for the next 3 months. I discovered this new way of life with the sea and all, because there is no sea in Hyderabad! I went again this year but to a different part of GOA. I stayed in cottages on Palolem and visited Agonda Beach and stayed there almost for half a day. Most of the pictures you see here are from Agonda and not Palolem. Palolem has a lot of activity and I was so immersed in them that I didn’t have time to take out my camera! But Agonda is different. It’s huge, serene and quiet. I hope you like these pictures.

What do you see?

Jumping on them waves.

I like to swim alone.

This is one of a kind image. Carefully observe and tell me what you see? Took me quite sometime to get this shot.

I was sitting really far away from the beach in the shacks. I saw this, and I pulled out my camera and stuck an 85 to it and VOILA!

This bird was playing with the sea!

The dog found these humans.

Who’s that chutiya?

Legs, legs everywhere.

Sand was hot as fuck.

The only photograph I took in Palolem!

May 2, 2017May 2, 2017 by Shanthan Reddy Categories: UncategorizedTags: goa, india, life, nikon, photography, travel, vsco, wanderlust 3 Comments