Episodes
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Pavani Karanam enters the Permit Room and talks about how her life changed after Pushpa 2, how she auditioned for it, working with Sukumar, how Allu Arjun is on set, working on Pareshan and much more.
Chapters:
00:00 - Managing Instagram fame6:10 - Opinions on upma10:45 - Lockdown stories13:22 - Pareshan memories17:41 - Quitting her job to start acting26:47 - Auditioning for Pushpa38:04 - Shooting for Pushpa41:33 - How has life changed after Pushpa 2?46:42 - How was it working with Allu Arjun?1:00:34 - Reacting to Pushpa thumbnails1:05:02 - Member questions1:14:20 - School life1:25:28 - How did parents accept her acting career?1:35:13 - Daily life of an actor1:45:41 - Movie recommendations1:48:05 - What sport would she choose for a biopic?1:51:29 - Obsessions2:00:03 - Four aspects2:03:39 - New year resolutions
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Priyadarshi enters the Permit Room and talks about college life, his sobriety, working with Mohan Krishna Indraganti, his favourite teachers, life in HCU, being superstitious, sustaining frienships, how he looks at work, directors, life outside movies and much more.
Chapters:00:00 - History of interviews with Hriday4:45 - Is he still sober?7:04 - Who are his favourite creators?13:53 - Working with Mohan Krishna Indraganti17:17 - How was last year?21:38 - Great teachers29:43 - Fun HCU stories34:23 - Drinking career40:39 - Sustaining university friendships50:40 - Is he superstitious?59:47 - Member questions1:00:35 - How to sustain friendships in industry?1:11:06 - Why Balagam?1:20:53 - Dealing with Darling’s reception1:28:50 - What does he look for in a director?1:37:03 - How to navigate your 20s?1:45:52 - Star Name1:51:17 - Where does he see his career go in the future?1:57:03 - How to reach out to him?2:09:35 - Life outside movies2:13:02 - How do his parents react to his career?2:16:05 - What feedback do we have for him?
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Mohan Krishna Indraganti enters the Permit Room and talks about being an upstream filmmaker, his favourite teachers, if he was punished in school, comedies that he loves, if he was exposed to pornography, his favourite words, equation with religion, Sarangapani Jathakam and much more.
Chapters: 00:00 - Upstream filmmaker7:44 - Which subject teachers are kinder?11:11 - Favourite teachers12:48 - Was he punished in school?18:53 - What would he be if not for a director?33:16 - Comedy recommendations46:47 - Was he exposed to pornography?1:05:37 - Member questions1:21:23 - Favourite words1:30:16 - Equation with religion 1:36:42 - Four aspects1:44:37 - Why we should watch Sarangapani Jathakam
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Chinmayi Sripada enters the Permit Room and talks about becoming a singer, debuting with A. R. Rahman, her equation with her mother, how she got into voice acting, why she speaks up, her entrepreneurial journey, if we should separate art from the artist, her marriage with Rahul Ravindran, friendship with Nandini Reddy, Samantha and much more!
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Ravi Kiran Kola enters the Permit Room and talks about why he wanted to become a director, how his mother inspired him, making short films, his aesthetics, love, handling the break between movies, working on Vijay Deverakonda's film, his writing process, why reviewers shouldn't tell filmmakers how to make a movie and much more.
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Mukesh Manjunath, the author of The Age of Heroes, enters the Permit Room and talks abou his book on Telugu cinema, where he found the story, NTR, Chiranjeevi, Pawan Kalyan, Vijayashanti, comedy in Telugu cinema, subgenres of Telugu cinema, absurd writing gigs and much more.
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Varun Tej enters the Permit Room and talks about being the first actor in the family to be on screen with Chiranjeevi, how he made friends, his 10th standard marks, being an actor, wanting to be a director, the movies that inspired him, cricket, marriage, checks if ChatGPT knows him and much more.
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Ram Venkat Srikar, the reviewer for Galatta Telugu, and Sangeetha Devi, the reviewer for The Hindu, enter the Permit Room and talk about the first film that blew them away, how they got into reviewing, why they don't make movies, their favourite critics, favourite encounters with artists, favourite bad movies, how to enhance a movie watching experience and more.
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Venky Atluri enters the Permit Room and talks about how he started his career, where he writes, writers he looks up to, transitioning to a director, getting ragged in college, Dhanush, Dulquer Salman, how failures can help, the toughest times in the industry, how Sekhar Kammula entered key moments of his career, where he sees himself in the future and more.
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Naga Vamsi enters the Permit Room and talks about Devara's success, how he became a producer, Karan Johar, film reviewers, OTTs impact on production houses, Dil Raju, Trivikram, distributors, how they make money, Tillu franchise, MAD franchise, why Lucky Bhaskhar will be a hit and much more.
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Kiran Abbavaram enters the Permit Room and talks about his 10th grade results, permit room experiences, listening to music in auto speakers, Pawan Kalyan, his marriage, how to approach a woman, dealing with the anxieties of an actor, being a writer-actor and much more.
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Sudheer Babu enters the Permit Room and talks about being Pullela Gopichand's doubles partner, how acting is easy after sports, why he quit badminton, how he handled breakups, being shirtless in a Mohan Krishna Indraganti film, the tax he had to pay for his first film, his favourite actors, how Mahesh Babu is irl, Maa Nanna Super Hero and much more.
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Sree Vishnu enters the Permit Room and talks about Swag, where the mumbling comes from, playing in the Andhra Pradesh U-19 cricket team, being a fan of Venkatesh, how he entered the film industry, comedic acting, Krishna Nagar memories, why everyone should visit Iceland and much more.
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Suhas enters the Permit Room and talks about why he doesn't speak much, how he went from choreographing to acting, his drinking career, exploring wildlife, becoming a father, distributing Janaka Aithe Ganaka, how he proposed to his wife, what bottles Sandeep Raj should gift us and much more.
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For this week's episode, we celebrate hitting 100K subscribers as Hriday and Santhosh recap the journey, our subscribers, favourite guest moments, film recommendations, favourite serials, mental health, favourite recent memes, should everyone get married, get on a live to talk to you guys and much more.
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Vivek Athreya enters the Permit Room and talks about his characters, his childhood, how he writes his stories, the unique titles, his favourite movies, being a fan of WWF, being a fan of Rahul Dravid, his proposal, relationship with Nani and much more.
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Jayaprakash Narayan, the man behind Loksatta Party, enters the Permit Room and talks about a corrupt free nation, Shankar's Bharateeyudu, India before liberalisation, India during Emergency, how he prepared for the IAS exam, his early days of being an IAS officer, the tax system, how a reformer brings about change and much more.
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Rag Mayur enters the Permit Room and talks about his name, growing up in Hyderabad, being a die-hard fan of Shah Rukh Khan and Pawan Kalyan, having a software job, how he converted his auditions into roles, the impact of Tharun Bhascker and much more.
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For our first Telugu only episode we have Kasarla Shyam, the lyricist behind some of the most iconic songs, enter the Permit Room and talk about our favourite lines, whether the tune comes first, early days in Hyderabad, changes in film songs, the beauty of Warangal, the greatness of Telugu, permit rooms, favourite poets, authors and much more.
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Hemanth Rao enters the Permit Room and talks about Sapta Sagaradaache Ello, being a Liverpool fan, sports, WWF, his filmography, sound design, writing, easter eggs, tough times in the industry, validation, books, films and much more.
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