The James Cameron of Tollywood reflects on his family of filmmakers, helping to forge a pan-Indian cinema and bringing together two of India's biggest stars for what has proven to be one of India's biggest — and most acclaimed — blockbusters.
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Aug 22
Rhea Seehorn - 'Pluribus' [LIVE]
In front of an audience at Chapman University, the revered Emmy-nominated actress reflects on how a decade of unsuccessful auditions paved the way for her casting on 'Better Call Saul,' how she reacted to learning that Vince Gilligan had written 'Pluribus' for her, and why playin ... Show More
1h 24m
Aug 19
Sarah Pidgeon - 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette'
One of the hottest young actresses in Hollywood, who at just 30 already has Tony and Emmy noms to her name, reflects on her Broadway breakthrough in 'Stereophonic,' the most Tony-nominated play ever; the challenges of playing Carolyn Bessette, one-half of a couple who lived and d ... Show More
1h 9m
Mar 2023
Actor Ram Charan and the RRRevolution
Ahead of this year’s Academy Awards, we sit with “RRR” actor Ram Charan! At the top, he reflects on his experience observing Ayyappa Deeksha (3:09 and what it meant to join forces with actor NTR Jr. (7:05) on the Oscar-nominated Indian epic (7:50), guided by the singular vision o ... Show More
52m 23s
Dec 2022
Beyond Bollywood: RRR and the future of Indian film
India’s RRR, a three-hour epic that’s made 175 million dollars around the world and found a massive audience through Netflix, has just been nominated for two Golden Globes — a first for an Indian film. And with that, RRR has brought a lot of attention to Tollywood, the South Indi ... Show More
27m 42s
Jul 2022
050. S. S. Rajamouli: Eega (featuring Thanmye Lagudu)
<p>How does the king of <em>beeg </em>cinema go small? Trick question, he don’t! Small in scope but still big on imagination, we’re (mostly) abuzz with praise for Wilson’s Deep Cut pick for Rajamouli, 2012’s <em>Eega.</em></p>
<p>Eli praises the positively fly performance of Sude ... Show More
1h 14m
Jan 2023
In Conversation With S.S. Rajamouli: An Empire Podcast Interview Special
Here's another little bonus episode to get your 2023 off to a good start, listeners. S.S. Rajamouli is the brilliant director of last year's astonishing, action-packed, Indian epic RRR (now streaming on Netflix), and in this very special, spoiler-filled interview (also available ... Show More
24m 2s
