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We're back, baby! This episode is worth the wait: with Thrills Coodinator Todd of Die Danger Die Die Kill and Teleport City on board, we romp and stomp through the films of director K. S. R. Doss. "Color! Action! Pure cinema!" raves Todd. If you've never seen any of Doss's 70s films (the focus of our show), you're in for an amazing treat. Elements like frenetic fights, stylized acting, "dances like Laxmi Chhaya on crystal meth," and even the female players leaping in with reckless abandon add up to the feeling that Doss "is trying to destroy the concept of subtlety itself...there's no room for anything to be understated." And we love them! In addition to summaries and details of a few of Doss's films in detail, we discuss his influences and techniques, common elements across the films, what the kick-ass female characters are all about, and the relationships between his work and today's Telugu action films (other than the Superstar Krishna and Son connection).Todd's take of some of the films mentioned in this episode can be found at the following links: James Bond 777 Kaun Saccha Kaun Jhoota Mosagallaku Mosagadu Pistolwali Rani Mera Naam and a video podcast on Rani aur Jani at Steve Mayhem's Fighting Femmes, Fiends, and Fanatics series Beth has also written up James Bond 777 and Mosgallaku Mosgadu. James Bond 777 is now available on Youtube. You can listen to Masala Zindabad: Doss the Boss by clicking the player above, subscribing to our feed, on iTunes or downloading here.