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Ravishankar Venkateswaran is the author and director of Punyakoti, India's first crowdfunded and crowdsourced animated feature film in Sanskrit. He started his career as a copywriter after a Master's Degree in English Literature. He was a pioneer and was instrumental in creating the first interactive multimedia CD-ROM based on Indian fables way back in 1995. In this episode, Ravi shares his passion for movie making, the stint and coffee conversations that made his idea take shape. Joined by stalwarts of the Indian movie industry like Ilayaraja and Revathi, this animated Sanskrit movie has a very important social message to humanity. The audacious project and overcoming the fears of making the film. The unique approach adopted in making this movie - crowdfunding, 5 years in the making and launching it on OTT platforms and the various accolades the movie has garnered so far. Ravi makes a bold announcement during the conversation on his future projects.Timestamps The trigger to be a moviemaker - 2:18Making of the movie “Punyakoti” - 6:40Lessons learnt through filmmaking - 12:56Message from the movie Punyakoti - 19:14Experience sharing from the movie star Revathi - 26:25Being a minimalist - 35:07A career in animation - 37:38Key quotes from the episode:You have to be at your best all the timeWhat looks easy and effortless is the produce of years of compressed experienceFear is here to stay, expand despite the fearLife is not about finding yourself it’s about creating yourselfConnect with Ravi Venkateswaran: Website & LinkedInBook My Show - Punyakoti the MovieIf you loved listening to this episode and want to share your views do click on the link below, https://lnkd.in/gKMix5eDo connect with me on LinkedIn or Instagram.Subscribe, follow, and leave your comments to help me get better with my episodes. Available on all podcast platforms, including, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, youtube, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, RadioPublic, TuneIn, Gaana Jio Saavn, AudibleDo stay tuned for new episodes every alternate Friday. Next episode -Nov 19’21