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 - A...
Apr 21, 2026•1 hr 46 min
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 ...
Apr 21, 2026•1 hr 52 min
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!
Apr 21, 2026•2 hr 16 min
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 - Prod...
Apr 21, 2026•1 hr 30 min
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...
Apr 21, 2026•2 hr 15 min
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 - D...
Apr 17, 2026•1 hr 43 min
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...
Mar 21, 2026•1 hr 22 min
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 actre...
Mar 07, 2026•2 hr 52 min
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:...
Feb 28, 2026•1 hr 49 min
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 wel...
Feb 21, 2026•1 hr 56 min
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 L...
Feb 14, 2026•2 hr 41 min
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 ...
Feb 07, 2026•1 hr 42 min
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 r...
Jan 31, 2026•2 hr 17 min
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 improvis...
Jan 24, 2026•2 hr 19 min
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 o...
Jan 17, 2026•2 hr 33 min
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 ...
Jan 10, 2026•2 hr 17 min
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...
Jan 03, 2026•1 hr 22 min
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 mu...
Dec 27, 2025•1 hr 41 min
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.
Dec 26, 2025•1 hr 17 min
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...
Dec 20, 2025•1 hr 59 min
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...
Dec 13, 2025•2 hr 34 min
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 wan...
Dec 06, 2025•1 hr 31 min
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 ...
Nov 29, 2025•2 hr 16 min
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 video59:1...
Nov 28, 2025•1 hr 46 min
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!
Nov 22, 2025•55 min
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 follo...
Nov 15, 2025•1 hr 48 min
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. Ch...
Nov 08, 2025•1 hr 51 min
Dheekshith Shetty enters the Permit Room and talks about Dia, serials, transitioning into movies, learning acting, importance of luck, being a lawyer, social media's influence, Dasara audition, narrations, scripts, Hyderabad being the city of dreams and much more! Chapters: 00:00 - Dia movie climax 04:17 - Serials to movies transition 11:17 - How important is luck? 20:57 - Gaining respect as an actor 25:31 - Can you learn acting? 31:00 - Did his parents support his career? 35:06 - He’s a lawyer?...
Nov 08, 2025•2 hr 4 min
Rahul Ravindran enters the Permit Room and talks about being positive, his current headspace, dubbing for Power Rangers, writing The Girlfriend, making a film interesting, Vennela Kishore, Rashmika Mandanna, Dheekshith Shetty, a possible Chi La Sow sequel and much, much more! Chapters: 00:00 - Intha positivity ela? 04:10 - How is his headspace ippudu? 09:35 - Dubbing for Power Rangers 25:28 - Ala Ela 28:18 - The Girlfriend writing process 38:20 - How to avoid making a conversational film boring?...
Nov 01, 2025•2 hr 13 min
Chaitanya Rao enters the Permit Room and talks about his current mindset, if he's an introvert or extrovert, friends in the industry, living in Uppal, camera mundhara kashtalu, auditions kathalu, living in Australia, parents reaction to him acting, 30 Weds 21, drinking career and much more! Chapters: 00:00 - Mindset ippudu ela undhi? 03:40 - Introvert or extrovert? 13:58 - Friends in the industry 17:20 - Uppal, Karkhana kashtalu 27:06 - Camera mundhara ela edavali 37:01 - Auditions ela crack che...
Oct 25, 2025•2 hr 44 min
