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Make Your First Film: https://permitroomfilmclub.graphy.com/courses/MAKE-YOUR-FIRST-FILM-6a635de92e7d8d98c029f360Ananthika Sanilkumar enters the Permit Room and talks about her movie watching journey, hobbies, learning dance, school days, why she chose acting, landing roles, memories with Rajinikanth, scenes getting cut, Param Sundari and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Bethlehem Kudumba Unit and movie watching9:41 - Learning dance27:43 - Was she a good student?37:22 - Why acting?46:33 - Studying law 59:39 - Movie not releasing and scenes getting cut1:12:11 - Landing 8 Vasanthalu1:26:02 - Memories with Rajinikanth1:44:24 - Param Sundari 1:48:06 - Hypothetical questions1:50:23 - Movie recommendations1:54:53 - Four aspects

Make Your First Film: https://permitroomfilmclub.graphy.com/courses/MAKE-YOUR-FIRST-FILM-6a635de92e7d8d98c029f360Sumanth Prabhas enters the Permit Room and talks about Bonalu, Ganesh Chaturthi, college, his crazy friends, Nagaram, Sainikpuri, Mem Famous, Godari Gattupaina, Sandeep Reddy Vanga, manifestation, getting rich and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Bonalu and Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations8:55 - Crazy friend group34:40 - Nagaram, Sainikpuri40:39 - Making Mem Famous49:47 - Innocence of parents54:17 - Gap between movies1:01:24 - Why did he like Godari Gattupaina?1:11:58 - Networking in TFI1:21:59 - Validation1:27:22 - Manifestation1:42:19 - Money buys happiness1:46:07 - Hypothetical questions1:49:49 - Drinking career1:51:08 - Movie recommendations1:53:22 - Four aspects

Kittu Vissapragada enters the Permit Room and talks about his favourite song lyrics, some of his best lyrics, his lyrics writing process, movies he likes and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Songs being used in serials9:11 - Script for writing songs?16:15 - Writing for situations21:40 - BTS of Undiporadhey32:57 - BTS of Arere Manasa39:50 - Singers pronounciation 48:25 - Best lyrics1:43:06 - Audience perspective1:55:42 - Hypothetical questions2:02:19 - Movie recommendations2:13:28 - Four aspects

Sameera Bharadwaj enters the Permit Room and talks about performing in America, being a singer, stage fright, dealing with parents, influence of family, schooling, horror movies, dubbing, singing, AI, content creation and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - USA return6:55 - What is she recognised for?9:50 - Getting over stage fright 17:40 - Influence of parents24:12 - Building self-confidence30:00 - Schooling and childhood36:43 - Different climaxes in remakes44:30 - Horror movies52:06 - Ghost stories56:30 - Being calm on stage1:00:40 - Singing for us 1:05:45 - AI in music1:09:48 - Singing questions1:20:53 - Dubbing vs singing1:27:05 - Content creation1:35:13 - Hypothetical questions1:42:19 - Movie recommendations1:49:05 - Four aspects

Make Your First Film: https://permitroomfilmclub.graphy.com/courses/MAKE-YOUR-FIRST-FILM-6a635de92e7d8d98c029f360MS Raju enters the Permit Room and talks about Okkadu, Nuvvostanante Neddontana, Varsham, Nee Sneham, Manasantha Nuvve, Pournami, Paruchuri Brothers, Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, Kodi Ramakrishna, Mahesh Babu, Prabhas, Uday Kiran, Tarun and many more TFI stories from the 2000s. Chapters: 00:00 - Filmmaking then vs now8:50 - Stopping Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana shoot10:57 - How did he select Prabhudeva?13:05 - Interest in music14:34 - Being a son of a producer21:22 - Difficulty of being a producer24:50 - Surviving 40 years in TFI28:35 - Dealing with a flop29:18 - Sobhan Babu’s advice34:25 - Manasantha Nuvve’s warmth39:42 - Paruchuri Brothers’ greatness42:57 - Problem with Vaana48:49 - Problems with Varsham54:05 - Magic of Varsham1:01:11 - Magic of Okkadu1:06:58 - Devi’s folklore and fantasy1:12:40 - Producer vs director1:14:02 - Friendship with Kodi Ramakrishna1:21:06 - Comedy in his films1:33:32 - Lyrics of Ghal Ghal1:43:13 - Bond with Mahesh Babu1:52:38 - Why stop after Maska?1:58:12 - Drinking career2:04:46 - Hypothetical questions2:07:17 - Movie recommendations2:07:52 - Four aspects

Make Your First Film: https://permitroomfilmclub.graphy.com/courses/MAKE-YOUR-FIRST-FILM-6a635de92e7d8d98c029f360Varun Tej enters the Permit Room and talks about promotions, childhood, screen presence, keeping himself sane, his acting process, Tholi Prema, fatherhood, if awards are real, dubbing for Aladdin, Korean Kanakaraju and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Promotions after injury6:16 - Do you miss childhood?16:10 - Keeping yourself sane26:20 - What is screen presence?29:55 - Does acting feel like a job?35:30 - Acting process41:53 - Why does he not play safe?48:18 - Tholi Prema53:28 - Fatherhood56:52 - Do awards matter?1:02:08 - Dubbing for Aladdin1:07:33 - Luxury of pushing shoot1:11:02 - Distractions on set1:15:47 - Switching off after shoot1:23:27 - Personal space 1:27:35 - Hypothetical questions1:34:13 - Movie recommendations1:37:52 - Four aspects

Make Your First Film: https://permitroomfilmclub.graphy.com/courses/MAKE-YOUR-FIRST-FILM-6a635de92e7d8d98c029f360Jai Krishna Ghattamaneni enters the Permit Room and talks about acting in his debut film, his normal childhood, studies, wanting to become an actor, becoming an actor, burden of his surname, not being on social media, being superstitious, people taking movies seriously, reviews and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - First time promoting6:49 - Childhood 17:03 - What was his trigger for acting?23:07 - First film he watched28:55 - Are we taking movies too seriously?38:31 - Acting school49:01 - Burden of film family56:00 - No social media1:00:21 - Audience changing1:05:03 - Being superstitious 1:18:45 - Acting process1:32:40 - Favourite Mahesh Babu movies1:44:00 - Hypothetical questions1:46:05 - Comfort films1:48:22 - Four aspects

Make Your First Film: https://permitroomfilmclub.graphy.com/courses/MAKE-YOUR-FIRST-FILM-6a635de92e7d8d98c029f360Sumanth enters the Permit Room and talks about awards, commercial meter, being a director's actor, Christopher Nolan's Odyssey, movies, jealousy, being on sets, Newton's Third Law and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - What do awards mean?3:50 - What is commercial?10:33 - Director’s actor19:20 - Odyssey35:20 - Character name movie titles43:02 - Phases of choosing scripts46:26 - Does he get jealous?54:13 - Balanced in set1:03:07 - Producer mindset1:10:45 - Newton’s Third Law1:18:02 - Movie watching habits1:24:45 - Social media1:26:58 - Hypothetical questions1:30:10 - Movie recommendations1:33:33 - Four aspects

Vamshi enters the Permit Room and talks about France, not watching movies, Instagram, Sing Geetham, comedy, writing, direction, Jathirathnalu, bhoothulu, auditions, prank calls, spirituality, Sadhguru, yoga and more.Chapters: 00:00 - Mansion House Boys memories4:30 - Shooting in France6:49 - Doesn’t watch movies13:39 - Acting in Sing Geetham23:54 - Wamce username25:48 - Intrusive thoughts in comedy33:52 - Why writing?38:03 - Advantages of being a director44:31 - Favourite joke in Jathirathnalu48:16 - What if Jathirathnalu released today?51:28 - Journey of a joke55:50 - Bhoothulu in comedy1:01:17 - Was he a good student?1:03:45 - Prank calls1:10:36 - Content creation1:21:50 - Auditions stories1:28:36 - Spiritual awakening1:42:08 - Hypothetical questions1:45:12 - Hostage films1:47:45 - Drinking career1:53:57 - Four aspects

Rag Mayur enters the Permit Room and talks about promotions, Rao Bahadur, his one rule, scripts, philosophies, premieres, America, balancing a job, fan encounters, indie, mainstream, Vijayawada and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Saran is in Anumana Pakshi2:45 - Transition in promotions7:13 - Rao Bahadur 12:57 - One rule of his 20:30 - Listening to script as an audience29:30 - Brahmaji’s philosophy33:49 - Problems with premieres?39:35 - Why return from America?47:20 - Balancing job and acting53:47 - Fanboying your heroes1:01:44 - Indie vs mainstream films1:05:53 - Working with great talent1:12:18 - Can he watch his own films?1:16:55 - Social media hate1:22:07 - Crazy fan encounter1:25:33 - Hypothetical questions1:29:25 - Movie recommendations1:33:53 - Four aspects1:38:20 - Anumana Pakshi1:48:15 - Vijayawada connection

Satyadev enters the Permit Room and talks about Rao Bahadur, acting with heavy prosthetics, actor's responsibility, meditation, risks, conditioning, fears, his co-actors, music, Venkatesh Maha, Mahesh Babu and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Intro2:37 - Acting with prosthetics and makeup7:14 - Responsibility of an actor9:42 - Meditating on set16:15 - Was Rao Bahadur a risk?19:30 - Acting with eyes27:16 - Ramappa’s conditioning33:00 - What was censored?47:14 - Process of conditioning52:55 - Ramappa’s fears55:43 - Lavana, Achari, Renuka, Achamma1:05:00 - Smaran’s music1:09:46 - Sync sound vs dubbing1:14:30 - Ramappa’s enemies1:17:22 - Feeling after success1:22:00 - Giving up Rao Bahadur1:24:51 - Confidence in promotions1:29:06 - Thanks to producers1:35:50 - How Satyadev helped Saran

Viraj Ashwin enters the Permit Room and talks about Baby narration, Viraj's role, if he was right, emotions in acting, being possessive, surviving TFI, acting school, short films, America, Spiderman and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Mindset during promotions3:14 - Baby narration8:22 - Is Viraj in Baby wrong?15:52 - Which emotion is tough to act?17:30 - Is he possessive?20:10 - Baby effected his career23:10 - Surviving in the industry31:51 - Marthan K Venkatesh’s edit advice33:55 - Audition stories41:36 - Importance of acting school55:21 - Short films1:02:30 - American movie story1:06:00 - First movie in theatre1:10:11 - Spiderman fan1:14:31 - Thank You Brother1:18:50 - Dream role1:24:42 - Gurthukosthunnayi1:26:13 - Drinking career1:29:50 - Movie recommendations1:32:43 - Four aspects

Virat Karrna enters the Permit Room and talks about his difficult childhood, studies, engineering life, movie fascination, becoming an actor, working out, diet, obsession with Prabhas, Jaya Janaki Nayaka, movie business, Nagabandham and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Promotions2:38 - Difficult childhood6:44 - Good student?11:05 - Movie fascination12:38 - Interest in acting18:58 - Satyanand acting workshop23:05 - Working out and diet30:17 - Seeing Prabhas for the first time32:17 - Jaya Janaki Nayaka34:28 - Prabhas obsession41:32 - Movie business45:05 - Working with Srikanth Addala49:10 - Dealing with a film not working54:50 - Nagabandham’s VFX59:58 - Support from TFI1:03:30 - What is success for Nagabandham?

Venkatesh Maha enters the Permit Room and talks about his personality, dealing with opposing views, hierarchy, industry, female perspectives, excitement for films, commerce, box office, writing process, comedy, villains, narrations, C/O Kancharapalem, Rao Bahadur and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Intro1:20 - What is his personality?7:20 - Dealing with differing opinions13:40 - Open to opinions17:47 - Hierarchy in industry21:34 - Female perspective26:07 - Sustaining excitement for a film30:00 - Struggles in every film33:44 - Commerce and box office for original films42:43 - Writing process50:39 - No writers block?55:18 - What is comedy?1:01:00 - Writing villains1:07:00 - Writing side characters1:15:31 - Does the industry change you?1:20:58 - Venkatesh Maha vs Ragadi1:24:39 - Characters represent your feelings?1:29:26 - Do narrations have improv?1:32:50 - Blockbuster but point isn’t understood1:35:07 - Great reviews but no one watches1:38:29 - Rural vs urban movies1:41:15 - Pressure of Kancharapalem1:43:50 - Definition of success1:47:39 - Watch Rao Bahadur

Harshith Reddy enters the Permit Room and talks about Kalki, Prabhas, getting picked by Raj Nidamoru and Samantha, being influenced by Nani, Vijay Deverakonda, Chiranjeevi, fan moments, social media and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Intro2:25 - How Kalki happened12:52 - Jinxing30:02 - Pandemic was good41:55 - Raj Nidamouru and Samantha choosing him45:08 - Nani, Vijay Deverakonda, Chiranjeevi48:52 - Replying to DMs1:05:30 - Singing1:15:48 - Relationships and Deewana1:23:55 - Web series vs movies1:30:00 - Drinking career1:33:26 - Comfort movies1:40:50 - Four aspects

Ahilya enters the Permit Room and talks about accents, Pondicherry, Auroville, freedom, studies, her inspirations, cinema, Shoojit Sircar, Nag Ashwin, Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, Sing Geetham and much more. Chapters: 00:00 - Accents with Ahilya3:07 - Hyderabad vs Pondicherry16:43 - What is freedom?28:02 - Food in ashram34:33 - What did she study?40:25 - Her inspirations43:21 - Cinema in her life46:05 - Content creation journey1:04:28 - Traveling 1:12:21 - Shoojit Sircar’s I Want to Talk1:32:10 - Sing Geetham1:48:49 - Andhra vs Telangana accent1:57:17 - Drinking career2:01:15 - Hostage films2:04:59 - Four aspects

Shalini Kondepudi enters the Permit Room and talks about promotions, Shubham, female friendships, female villains, Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, being a DSP paglu, dysfunctional family, auditions, writing and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Are promotions fun?3:12 - Life after Shubham7:30 - Best female friendship movies16:09 - Female villains19:55 - Working with Singeetam Srinivasa Rao30:04 - DSP paglus35:48 - Favourite comedy47:01 - Dysfunctional family1:02:23 - Content creation1:08:05 - Does she want to direct?1:14:54 - Funny audition stories1:29:20 - Dealing with a bad day1:35:16 - Traveling 1:38:08 - Movie recommendations1:46:48 - Four aspects1:58:14 - Drinking career

BVS Ravi enters the Permit Room and talks about Shawshank Redemption, Rambo: First Blood and why they are classics that even influenced Telugu cinema.Chapters: 00:00 - How is he?3:48 - Topic of today’s episode4:43 - Protagonists talk very less10:16 - How they influenced Telugu cinema24:25 - Sympathising with the protagonists34:08 - Music in both movies44:53 - Hope 54:37 - Understanding the characters1:10:09 - Vulnerable heros in TFI?1:19:58 - External pain vs internal pain1:31:19 - Shawshank Redemption flopped?

Rathnavelu enters the Permit Room and talks about our new set, Peddi trailer, working on Peddi, meeting Sukumar, VFX breakdowns, why movies get delayed, shooting dual roles, music videos, rich visuals in Peddi, small vs big films, being a Peddi himself and much more!Chapters:00:00 - Rating our new set1:55 - Does he use phone for photos?7:47 - Peddi trailer10:22 - Meeting Sukumar16:32 - Why movies get delayed?28:56 - VFX breakdown34:26 - Born with talent?39:01 - Difficulty with dual role46:54 - Focused in shoot50:23 - Shooting music videos56:22 - Movie watching experience57:54 - Rich visuals in Peddi1:07:14 - Validation1:09:38 - Small film vs big film1:31:42 - Dolby, IMAX1:35:48 - Movie recommendations1:46:28 - Cricketer and Dhoni fan1:49:27 - Four aspects

Varun Reddy enters the Permit Room and talks about starting Permit Room Film Club, Psych SIddhartha, technicians, K Raghavendra Rao, why he's starting Permit Room Film Club, drinking career, risks, movie recommendations and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Subscribe to Permit Room Film Club3:20 - Breaking down Psych Siddhartha13:12 - Smaran Sai’s music and Prateek’s edit16:55 - K Raghavendra Rao watched Psych Siddhartha?26:10 - Why Permit Room Film Club?45:44 - AI in movies1:00:41 - Risk taking in filmmaking1:20:38 - Common emotions in films1:44:19 - Excited for Permit Room Film Club1:46:10 - Drinking career1:48:21 - Movie recommendations1:52:00 - Four aspects

Vimal Krishna enters the Permit Room and talks about AI, Superstar Krishna, being a Mahesh Babu fan, wanting to be an actor, how he became a director, writing DJ Tillu, Siddu Jonnalagadda, Trivikram's guidance, if Siddu got more credit than him and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Coming back after 3 years4:09 - AI troubles7:28 - Superstar Krishna story21:20 - Favourite Mahesh Babu movie22:58 - Acting to direction38:36 - DJ Tillu59:51 - Trivikram’s guidance1:04:58 - Life after success1:10:35 - Why gap after DJ Tillu?1:15:47 - Did Siddu get more credit for DJ Tillu?1:21:37 - Not directing Tillu Square1:24:27 - Anumana Pakshi1:33:51 - Saran is in Anumana Pakshi!?1:38:27 - No drinking career1:43:16 - Movie recommendations1:48:19 - Four aspects

Ravi Babu enters the Permit Room and talks about the film industry, not understanding music, USA vs India, Indian action movies, gets Saran to punch him, working with Suresh Babu, Razor, Sylvester Stallone and much more!

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro

1:11 - Film industry takes itself seriously

13:20 - Ninne Ninne Kora vs Mere Haath Mein

18:46 - Good student

19:57 - USA vs India

23:03 - Problem with Indian action movies

31:57 - Saran punches Ravi Babu

40:29 - Working with Suresh Babu

42:04 - Writer, producer, director and actor

53:49 - Delayed movies

56:28 - Actors are fragile

1:00:21 - Acting for other directors

1:05:40 - What roles is he looking for?

1:07:51 - Control freak

1:08:54 - Razor

1:10:43 - Sylvester Stallone

1:12:32 - Four aspects

Faria Abdullah enters the Permit Room and talks about finding a niche in art, growing up in Hyderabad, how education helped her, working in theatre, differences between plays and cinema, manifestation, books, how FTII rejected her, Jaathiratnalu and much more!

Chapters:

00:00 - Saran and Faria’s reel

5:32 - Dubbing in JETLEE

9:49 - Rapping, dancing, painting, acting, writing, directing

17:57 - Growing up in Hyderabad

29:38 - Wanted to be an actor

45:20 - Working with Tharun Bhascker

48:36 - Theatre vs cinema

53:16 - Book recommendations

55:59 - Manifestation

1:03:10 - Improv theatre and stand-up

1:10:16 - Studying in Loyola

1:12:24 - Rejected from FTII

1:16:10 - Jaathiratnalu

1:34:15 - Preconceived notions about success

1:44:17 - Social media

1:50:47 - Movie recommendations

1:55:06 - Drinking career

1:57:35 - Four aspects

JD Chakravarthy enters the Permit Room and talks about Siva, Hyderabad, nostalgia, being a film buff, Malayalam movies, Money, direction, RGV, being in a Satya hangover, irrelevance and much more!

Chapters:

00:00 - Saran’s connection to Siva

3:00 - Did Hyderabad change?

11:34 - Film buff

16:26 - Working in Malayalam movies

27:48 - Money and Money, Money

42:20 - Hit vs flop

46:45 - Anaganaga Oka Roju

50:54 - Satya and RGV stories

1:01:44 - Problem with comfort

1:10:06 - Satya hangover

1:28:34 - Are awards important?

1:37:51 - Fear of irrelevance

1:39:11 - Movie recommendations

1:42:30 - Four aspects

Thiruveer enters the Permit Room and talks about tensions during a movie release, going from character roles to lead roles, industry discouragements, insecurity about acting, greatness of KK Menon, watching Hindi movies, funny bargaining stories, parents accepting his career, Papam Pratap and much more!

Chapters:

00:00 - Release tensions

8:07 - Selling character roles

18:06 - Discouraged by auditions

33:13 - Greatness of KK Menon

43:35 - Insecurity about acting

49:57 - Understanding Hindi

55:42 - Bargaining and mohamaatam

1:05:58 - Being an RJ

1:12:21 - Parents accepted his career?

1:16:21 - Bus to own car

1:20:15 - Judging a script

1:26:08 - Papam Pratap

1:32:15 - Fear of being underrated

1:35:58 - Movie recommendations

1:42:28 - Drinking career

1:46:44 - Four aspects

Srinath Maganti enters the Permit Room and talks about men's skincare, how his career is going, ego, self confidence, English, Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Tharun Bhascker, Venky Atluri, Ranbir Kapoor, dreaming big, drinking career and much more!

Niharika Konidela enters the Permit Room and talks about being blessed to be stressed, Pink Elephant turning 10, Committee Kurrollu, judging a script, being a producer vs an actor, her next production with her brother Varun Tej, managing costs, talent, stage fear, Rakasa and much more!

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro

1:18 - Blessed to be stressed

2:36 - Pink Elephant turns 10

8:30 - Committee Kurrollu

15:07 - How to judge a script?

23:06 - Producer vs actor

29:07 - Managing production costs

32:03 - Producer friends and talent hunting

40:33 - Managing talent well

45:13 - Will she produce her brothers’ films?

50:28 - Her next production with Varun Tej

54:02 - Stage fear

1:01:19 - Living alone

1:13:04 - Rakasa

1:13:47 - What’s your vice?

1:16:27 - Hostage films

1:19:22 - Four aspects

Harish Shankar enters the Permit Room and talks about his headspace right now, controversies, being a good student, fan of cinema, improvisation, theatrical plays, being an AD, self confidence, Ram Gopal Varma's Shock offer, Kona Venkat's writing, VV Vinayak helping him, Trivikram's greatness and much more!

Chapters:

0:00 - Headspace right now
4:16 - What Does He Think of Controversies
6:14 - When He Started and Growing Up
16:51 - Good Student
17:46 - Cinema Pichi
23:46 - Improvisation on Set
26:46 - Who Introduced Him to Plays
33:06 - Why Switch from Acting to Directing
35:16 - Comparing with Others
42:06 - Why Are Plays Diminishing
44:11 - Being an Assistant Director
55:16 - Self Confidence or Ego
57:34 - Does He Feel Proud
58:46 - What Did He Spend The 10k On
1:02:59 - Buying a House
1:04:41 - Veede Climax
1:06:56 - Ram Gopal Varma's Shock Offer
1:14:26 - Working with Veturi
1:18:14 - Ravi Teja Characterisation
1:21:09 - Reviews
1:23:41 - Working with Puri Jagannadh
1:27:40 - Working with VV Vinayak and Kona Venkat
1:31:22 - Mirapakay
1:34:06 - Villains Being Funny
1:37:24 - Dialogue Writing
1:40:18 - Character vs Story
1:43:26 - Did He Want to Direct a Remake
1:45:22 - Handling Hate
1:48:32 - Prasalu
1:52:31 - Ramayya Vasthavayya
1:56:02 - Hero Comedy vs Comedian Comedy
1:57:29 - Writing Process
2:00:42 - Why Commercial Films
2:02:52 - Win of Ustaad Bhagat Singh
2:06:36 - Important Skill for Writers
2:08:29 - Dealing with Failures
2:08:59 - Drinking Career
2:10:29 - Movie Recommendations
2:11:24 - Four Aspects

Samuthirakani enters the Permit Room and talks about positive energy, his directorial movies, writing and directing process, working on serials, working under K. Balachander, directing then vs now, serials vs webseries, Telugu audience, Rajamouli, Vetrimaaran, Trivikram, coining Natural Star for Nani and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Positive energy2:54 - Interesting topics in his directorials7:00 - Writing and directing process14:24 - Live in the present25:41 - Working with K Balachander40:35 - Directing then vs now46:44 - Studying mathematics and law53:30 - Journey towards becoming an actor1:01:58 - Appreciation from Telugu audience1:05:02 - Working with Vetrimaaran1:09:40 - Awards vs people recognising him1:10:34 - Wanted to be a comedian1:12:39 - Natural Star Nani1:16:16 - Working with Rajamouli, Shankar & Trivikram1:22:07 - Carmeni Selvam1:28:23 - How to choose acting roles?1:30:51 - Drinking career1:33:38 - Movie recommendations1:36:22 - Four aspects

Dr. Rajashekar enters the Permit Room and talks about Idhemitamma Maya, Gotila Factory, why he became a doctor, his father being a police officer, feeling of success, operation stories, Sai Kumar, Biker, acting process and much more. Chapters:00:00 - Intro2:50 - Idhemitamma Maya & Gotila factory7:00 - Why did he become a doctor?11:21 - Son of a police officer & medical stories18:47 - No bullying or ragging20:15 - Love for cinema23:31 - Parents reaction to acting25:50 - How did he get his first opportunity?35:22 - Remuneration for movies37:15 - Feeling of success47:30 - Funny operation story49:09 - How many injuries?51:50 - Sai Kumar dubbing for him54:25 - Does he know hit/flop before release?56:06 - Other actors imitating him57:21 - Dealing with failure1:01:40 - Film vs digital1:03:03 - Acting process1:06:12 - Alopathy vs homeopathy1:06:50 - Biker1:12:50 - Drinking career1:16:10 - Movie recommendations1:17:40 - Four aspects

Saanve Megghana enters the Permit Room and talks about how good Saran is, Prabhu Deva, Tharun Bhascker, Allu Arjun, Chiranjeevi, Sai Abhyankar, Manikandan, Vizhi Veekura, doing a special song in Naveen Polishetty's Anaganaga Oka Raju, Virosh, her favourite movies and much more!

Chapters:

00:00 - Saran facts
4:18 - Dancing with Prabhu Deva
20:42 - Great expressions
26:46 - Bhavans & St. Francis
37:52 - Tharun Bhascker is a great mentor
59:18 - Auditions for actresses
1:19:44 - Favourite actresses
1:28:56 - 1 million followers
1:36:11 - Shabash from Chiranjeevi
1:47:43 - Meeting Allu Arjun
1:53:16 - Learning Tamil through Kudumbasthan
2:04:44 - Landing Sai Abhyankar’s Vizhi Veekura
2:14:49 - Why special song in Anaganaga Oka Raju?
2:21:13 - Working with Virosh
2:23:59 - Advice for aspiring actresses
2:27:58 - Movie recommendations
2:38:04 - Four aspects

Sivaji enters the Permit Room and talks about luck, if he wanted to be an actor, being an editor, working with Trivikram, his own lead movies, dubbing, Valentine's Day, Mangapathi, his comfort movies, why he doesn't drink and so much more!

Chapters:

00:00 - Is luck important?
9:27 - Did he want to be an actor?
14:55 - Editor in Gemini TV
21:08 - First movie with Chiranjeevi
25:42 - Working with Trivikram
33:09 - Ammayi Baagundi
40:09 - Comedy timing
53:15 - Why dubbing?
1:01:06 - Dhandoraa
1:06:24 - Why Bigg Boss?
1:14:28 - Mangapathi
1:21:56 - Sampradayini Suppini Suddapusini
1:26:24 - Valentine’s Day
1:29:53 - Is money important?
1:33:05 - Upcoming movies
1:36:33 - Drinking career
1:41:05 - Comfort movies
1:42:15 - Four aspects

Sree Vishnu enters the Permit Room and talks about Venkatesh, stress, observation skills as an actor, Vennela Kishore, Single, dubbing, comedy, memes, tough emotions to act, Swag, Venu Udugula's friendship, being an introvery, shy, realing his potential and much more!

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
1:16 - Can two movies with the same lead release on the same day?
5:39 - Meeting Venkatesh
8:21 - Observing people as an actor
15:09 - Single, Vennela Kishore and dubbing
21:11 - Will meme references age well?
28:14 - Multiple takes in comedy scenes
29:50 - Favourite comedy directors
35:22 - Toughest emotion to act
49:44 - How did Venu Udugula meet him?
56:18 - Life before success vs life after success
1:00:11 - How can directors approach him?
1:05:23 - Introvert and shyness
1:14:06 - Realizing potential
1:23:10 - Lesser number of movies releasing
1:31:52 - Do people around him change after success?
1:34:06 - Processing films not working
1:41:08 - Advice for aspiring actors
1:46:11 - Member question
1:48:05 - Vishnu Vinyasam
1:50:06 - Four aspects

Shivani Nagaram enters the Permit Room and talks about growing up in Lower Tank Bund, movies she liked recently, being a singer, being a dancer, working with Mouli, Suhas, Little Hearts, marriage, supportive parents, friendships, Hey Bhagwan and much more!

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
2:11 - Living in Lower Tank Bund
4:57 - Movies she liked recently
7:30 - Singer and dancer
20:17 - How did she land Ambajipeta Marriage Band?
32:41 - Working with shy heroes - Suhas & Mouli
45:44 - Nighty scene in Little Hearts
52:17 - Difficulties landing Little Hearts
1:03:58 - Landing great roles early on
1:12:18 - Super supportive parents
1:37:47 - No marriage till more success in films
1:39:47 - Girl friendships vs boy friendships
1:54:51 - FOMO
1:57:29 - Fascination with movies and favourite actors
2:09:33 - Spiritual journey
2:23:58 - Hostage films
2:30:52 - Four aspects
2:35:23 - Hey Bhagwan

Santosh Sobhan enters the Permit Room and talks about movies he enjoyed recently, being an average student, Golconda High School, his supportive mother, if luck is important, dealing with self doubt, Ek Mini Katha, being a fan of Prabhas, importance of money and so much more.

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
1:51 - Movies he enjoyed recently
5:48 - When did his love for theatres start?
12:52 - Was he a good student?
23:04 - Golconda High School
28:21 - Mother’s love
34:53 - Theatre plays
38:51 - Is luck important?
46:26 - Difficulties of auditions
58:58 - Dealing with self doubt
1:01:08 - Ek Mini Katha
1:10:49 - Relationship with Prabhas
1:14:22 - Is he a nepo kid?
1:18:21 - How does he introspect if a film doesn’t work?
1:21:01 - Is money important for an actor?
1:25:07 - Learning Nellore slang for Couple Friendly
1:31:25 - Drinking career
1:33:46 - Hostage films
1:37:51 - Four aspects

Naveen Chandra enters the Permit Room and talks about being excited to act, dealing with films not working, Mass Jathara, Honey, Superstitions, dubbing, acting, method acting, auditions andmuch more!

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
1:23 - How to sustain excitement?
4:10 - How to deal with films not working?
10:52 - Would he play any role differently?
16:30 - Does he write a backstory for his characters?
27:07 - AI dubbing
31:09 - Actors wanting attention
37:39 - Small budget vs big budget
49:10 - Lead role vs side role
54:24 - Detoxing from negative characters
1:02:25 - Story of Honey
1:16:01 - OTT vs theatre
1:22:46 - Maintaining continuity
1:33:24 - Method acting as a labourer
1:39:42 - Cracking auditions
1:47:00 - Should we ask for work?
1:51:13 - Best choreographies
1:57:47 - Drinking career
2:00:57 - Hostage films
2:07:13 - Four aspects

Gunasekhar enters the Permit Room and talks about entering the industry, starting out as a writer, becoming an AD, the railway station scene in Choodalani Vundi, Chiranjeevi, Jagapathi Babu, Manoharam, winning awards, Okkadu, Arjun, Mahesh Babu, Prakash Raj and much more!

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
1:31 - Inspiration for entering cinema industry
8:54 - Was he intimidated by writing scripts?
14:47 - Choodalani Vundi railway station scene
23:51 - Groundbreaking elements
28:06 - Chiranjeevi’s improvisations
32:16 - Dealing with interval bang
35:51 - Making of Manoharam
40:24 - Winning awards and family satisfaction
42:16 - Indecent Proposal vs Sogasu Chuda Taramaa
45:41 - Making of Mrugaraju
56:07 - Making of Okkadu
1:11:20 - Making of Arjun
1:15:52 - Prakash Raj roles
1:25:45 - Making of Sainikudu
1:29:32 - Working with great character artists
1:30:58 - Varudu heroine strategy
1:35:15 - Breaking the Mani Sharma streak
1:40:53 - Becoming a producer
1:43:16 - Making of Rudhramadevi
1:46:36 - Making of Euphoria
1:55:19 - Drinking career
2:02:22 - Member questions
2:09:35 - Comfort films
2:12:28 - Four aspects

Download Plarty: https://plartyapp.com/ (Eesha toh aadina segment chudandi!)Eesha Rebba enters the Permit Room and talks about 3 Roses, promotions, family group chats, MBA, modeling, freelancing, getting into acting, Sekhar Kammula, Mohan Krishna Indraganti, Trivikram, dealing with flops, being a Telugu girl and much more!

Chapters:

00:00 - 3 Roses reception
2:18 - Does she enjoy promotions?
4:57 - Family group chats
10:02 - MBA and freelancing
16:48 - Life Is Beautiful audition
21:21 - Scared of IT jobs
27:00 - Modeling to acting
34:29 - Not desperate enough
38:21 - Working with Mohan Krishna Indraganti
44:36 - Tackling self doubt
49:17 - Family support
53:11 - Actors that she looked upto
58:29 - Guessing 10th marks
1:02:26 - Starting out as an actor
1:07:00 - Decided to be a lead actor only
1:16:04 - Dealing with flops
1:18:28 - Telugu girl in TFI
1:29:54 - Mohan Krishna Indraganti and Trivikram
1:37:09 - Prasanth Varma’s Awe
1:39:06 - Social media validation
1:52:13 - Member questions
2:08:07 - Drinking career
2:10:05 - Hostage films
2:14:35 - Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi
2:22:36 - Four aspects
2:27:28 - Plarty

Ragadi enters the Permit Room and talks about the Sankranthi releases, dealing with controversies, technical values in movies, 2025 movies, Telugu audience, movie expectations, OTT, Anil Ravipudi, Nani, Prabhas and much more!

Chapters:

00:00 - Most exciting Sankranthi release
2:38 - Dealing with controversies
12:34 - When did he learn the technical values?
17:01 - How was 2025 for movies?
23:46 - What does he expect from films?
32:46 - Understanding Telugu audience
42:23 - Why are promotions so important?
48:59 - Films he liked in 2025
52:18 - OTT dictating the market
56:53 - Sankranthiki Vasthunnam and Anil Ravipudi’s brilliance
1:03:30 - Daaku Maharaj and Akhanda 2
1:08:48 - Court
1:11:21 - Hindi cinema in 2025
1:13:33 - Exciting releases in 2026
1:22:41 - Nani and Prabhas
1:25:12 - Funky and Anudeep KV
1:26:40 - Death of medium budget movies
1:35:40 - I love Allu Arjun
1:45:47 - Pradeep Ranganathan’s stardom
1:53:32 - Good hate comments
1:54:36 - Movie recommendations
2:04:40 - No drinking career
2:06:46 - Four aspects

Maruthi enters the Permit Room and talks about the new year, the second trailer of The Raja Saab, writing it, revisiting the horror genre after Prema Katha Chitram, narrating to Prabhas, Bhale Bhale Mogadivoy, youth audience, family audience, North meter vs South meter, wanting to do a multistarrer with top stars, how he entered the industry, his drinking career and much more.

Chapters:

00:00 - Happy New Year
1:33 - Second trailer of The Raja Saab
3:29 - Did he want to get another writer for The Raja Saab?
4:28 - Going back to horror after Prema Katha Chitram
9:30 - Narrating to Prabhas
13:16 - Shifting from youth audience to family audience
17:40 - Why middle class heros?
22:33 - Safe comedy
26:48 - Multistarrer with the biggest stars
27:45 - Does he let his actors imporovise?
30:48 - Did people criticise his concepts?
35:30 - How did he enter the industry?
44:58 - What to do if a movie fails?
46:00 - North meter vs South meter
50:43 - Member questions
1:07:05 - Drinking career
1:10:20 - Hostage films
1:11:50 - Four aspects
1:19:15 - What will he do after The Raja Saab?

Sricharan Pakala enters the Permit Room and talks about being a self-trained musician, accidentally entering the film industry, his parents reaction to his career, playing in bands, guitars and girls, what his goal is with music, how a song becomes a hit, Vizag helping his sound, personal life, multiple music directors for the same film and much more!

00:00 - Sree Saran with Sricharan
1:14 - Self trained musician
9:32 - Accidentaly started working in cinema
15:27 - Parents reaction to being a musician
21:15 - Does playing guitar help with girls?
22:45 - Can you learn to sing as an adult?
24:15 - What was his goal with music?
29:20 - How does a song become a hit?
36:33 - What does edge does he have over trained musicians?
38:06 - Does he need a particular environment to compose?
41:44 - Music from personal life
48:04 - Disappointment with picturization of his music
50:56 - Sharing movies with other music directors
55:32 - AI in music
1:01:58 - Release date pressures
1:04:50 - Working on Shambala
1:06:27 - Working on Anumana Pakshi
1:11:04 - Drinking career
1:13:42 - Band recommendations
1:19:33 - Does he avoid any cliche?
1:21:14 - Advice for aspiring music directors
1:26:03 - Hobbies outside composing
1:28:26 - Four aspects
1:35:06 - Dream projects

Varun Sandesh returns to the Permit Room and talks about his other films, fame coming too early, having self belief, a day in his life, how much he plans in life, America vs India, Zee5, Nayanam, working in web series, playing negative roles, 7G Brindavan Colony, spirituality, his drinking career and much more.

Aadi Saikumar enters the Permit Room and talks about his mindset right now, the movies he liked recently, Saikumar wanting him to be a cricketer, growing up in Chennai, being a fan of Chiranjeevi, playing cricket, Prema Kavali, Lovely, OTT, disappointments, hits, being a father, Shambala and much more!

Chapters:

00:00 - Mindset right now
4:47 - Movies he liked recently
8:46 - Did Saikumar want him to be an actor?
15:05 - Growing up in Chennai
21:25 - Big fan of Chiranjeevi
24:07 - Cricket during inter
34:32 - Learning dance
39:24 - Dubbing is hard
44:20 - Prema Kavali & Lovely
50:54 - Comedy timing
55:15 - Sukumarudu
59:12 - How to cope with disappointment?
1:11:06 - Is it difficult to say no?
1:16:09 - OTT appreciation
1:24:09 - Being a father
1:28:25 - Relationship with social media
1:34:29 - Director’s actor
1:38:51 - Executing a script is difficult
1:41:55 - Shambala
1:47:39 - Drinking career
1:49:17 - Hostage movies
1:53:00 - Four aspects

Chaitu Jonnalagadda enters the Permit Room and talks about Raju Weds Rambai, America, KV Picket, Secunderabad, tennis, elitism, status, money, freedom, being single, not wanting to have children, being independent, stand-up comedy and much more.

Chapters:

00:00 - Appreciation for Raju Weds Rambai
13:02 - America and KV Picket days
26:19 - Secunderabad memories
36:15 - Tennis and elitism
43:48 - Naa life lo nene hero
48:36 - Money and freedom in America
54:56 - Negativity in America
1:02:11 - Why is he acting?
1:06:22 - How does he treat money?
1:15:13 - Jairam Eshwar evaru?
1:21:47 - Should we ask for roles?
1:38:54 - Wanting to earn money
1:44:29 - Singlehood and being child-free
2:00:59 - Want to do stand-up comedy
2:12:52 - Fan of Venkatesh
2:13:09 - Drinking career
2:20:47 - Four aspects

Download Plarty: https://plartyapp.com/ (Roshan toh aadina segment chudandi!)Roshan Kanakala enters the Permit Room and talks about his headspace right now, acting, growing up, Suma Kanakala, Rajeev Kanakala, if he gets starstruck, his dream film technicians, Mowgli, drinking and much more!

Chapters:

00:00 - Headspace right now
2:44 - Learning acting
12:09 - Growing up
20:54 - Fascination with movies
24:17 - Does he get starstruck?
29:33 - Dream film technicians
37:09 - Music
43:06 - Does he want to enter Malayalam industry?
49:56 - Working as an AD
54:36 - Mowgli experience
1:10:03 - Chilling outside of acting
1:11:31 - Drinking career
1:13:10 - Movies to watch when kidnapped
1:19:12 - Not active on social media
1:24:12 - Four aspects
1:26:46 - Plarty

Download Plarty: https://plartyapp.com/ (Nandu toh aadina segment definitely chudandi!!)Shree Nandu enters the Permit Room and talks about difficulties of being a host, pressure situations, 19 years in the industry, Pelli Choopulu, 100% Love, Geetha Madhuri, writing, movies he'll take when he's kidnapped, Bhojpuri, bhoothulu, his drinking career and much more!

Chapters:

00:00 - No judgements
4:25 - One of the most confident roles in Pelli Choopulu
11:31 - Pressure while hosting
29:37 - 19 years in the industry
34:27 - Always wanted to do something creative
38:31 - Comparisons with Geetha Madhuri
47:18 - Does TV hurt movie chances?
56:02 - Writing inspiration
1:02:06 - When did Psych idea come?
1:05:12 - Wanting directors to move on from him
1:20:02 - Acting in Bhojpuri movies
1:23:02 - Defining failure
1:30:43 - Bhoothulu
1:39:06 - Drinking career
1:46:45 - Movies to watch while kidnapped
2:04:40 - Four aspects
2:09:38 - Plarty

Abhinav Reddy enters the Permit Room and talks about omegle, schooling, traveling, Mumbai, Thailand, North-East India, being a creator, getting popular, flirting and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Never spoke to guys on camera03:35 - Omegle flirting tips14:14 - School life20:36 - Parents reaction22:25 - Traveling to Mumbai for a video28:10 - Team and BTS of being a creator35:32 - Member questions42:46 - Day in his life44:53 - Editing process53:03 - Getting strangers to participate in your video59:19 - Was he scared of going to any place?1:04:19 - Does he read comments?1:07:13 - Best place he visited1:16:07 - Which country appreciated Indian culture?1:21:39 - Drinking career1:27:49 - Everyone should go to Thailand1:31:19 - Four aspects

Ravi Babu enters the Permit Room and talks about paaducast, visual comedy, working on ads, Avunu, Avunu 2, movie ideation, ETVWin, pan-India cinema, hating movie marketing and pre-release events and much more!

Naresh enters the Permit Room and talks about Permit Room memories, Jandhyala, EVV Satyanarayana, SP Balasubramanyam, Jambalakidi Pamba, cars, parties, female fan following, acting and much more!

Chapters:

00:00 - Permit Room memories
01:56 - First memory that makes him smile
09:19 - Always wanted to become an actor
17:56 - Jandhyala
27:45 - Black and white to colour cinema transition
31:02 - Comic timing
34:03 - Jambalakidi Pamba
38:48 - Coming back from disappointments
43:58 - Female fan following
50:24 - Which character surprised him?
59:57 - Making new directors comfortable
01:09:07 - Working with ETV Win
01:13:27 - Monitor check chesthara?
01:15:54 - Appati party culture and ippati party culture
01:22:16 - Populapette
01:24:21 - Member questions
01:39:38 - Four aspects

Ee episode lo Raj Tarun manatho super honest ga maatladadu. From Vizag memories and short film days to Uyyala Jampala fame and the time when things didn’t work out, he opens up about how he handled failures, rebuilt confidence, and finding fun through writing and stand-up.He also talks about his love for cinema, book recommendations, reacts to memes on himself, Chiranjeeva stories, and the movies he'll take as a hostage. Honest, nostalgic, and full of laughs – this is pure Fame. Failure. Fun.

Chapters:

00:00 - How are you?
03:01 - Vizag memories
10:37 - First film he watched in theatre
12:39 - Short films journey
23:10 - Not wanting to earn money from short films
25:08 - First job in Hyderabad
31:14 - Fame after Uyyala Jampala
33:00 - Book recommendations
39:07 - Does a film not working effect him?
51:31 - Stand-up comedy
01:09:47 - Does he follow reviews?
01:16:43 - Meme reactions
01:18:38 - Chiranjeeva
01:23:22 - Comedy actors who make you laugh on set
01:26:59 - How to write and narrate a script?
01:31:16 - Hostage movies
01:41:37 - Four aspects