Nothing can stop the power of a great idea! And sometimes, the power of that idea keeps compounding. Padmashri C Mallesham's multiple awards-winning idea of making a machine that would help the weavers by reducing their labour considerably was shared on TEDxHyderabad stage in 2016. Raj R watched the video, and was so drawn by the power of that story, that he decided to make a film, which had the talk as the basic storyline. For the entire cast and crew, the talk delivered by Mallesham in 2016 became the reference point they would keep coming back to, during the making of the film. The movie has been crtically and commercially well-received, and Raj and Mallesham are together to tell the tale of bringing the idea of the talk into execution, together this time, on the stage of TEDxHyderabad! From campaigning for the cause of weavers to inspiring a biopic on him, we can’t wait to hear about Mallesham's journey since his TEDxHyderabad talk in 2016. Padmashri Chinthakindi Mallesham is the inventor of the Lakshmi Asu machine that has brought convenience and recognition to all Ikat-Pochampally weavers, and has been instrumental in keeping the livelihoods and dreams of the weavers alive.
Raj Rachakonda is an IT Programmer based in US, and he will not tell you unless asked that he is the director of the superhit and critically acclaimed biopic '#Mallesham'. Being bitten by the cinema bug in college, he used to assist in making short films, but took to IT as a full-time profession. The passion did not subside, and he made a Tamil movie in 2008 which, though appreciated by critics, didn't do well financially. One fine day, he came across Mallesham's TEDxHyderabad talk, and the rest, as they say, is history. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
18 дек 2019
