Permit Room is the latest Tenglish podcast that is hosted by Sree Saran. Listen to him banter with guests from all walks of life.
Permit Room is the latest Tenglish podcast that is hosted by Sree Saran. Listen to him banter with guests from all walks of life.
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
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?
42:10 - Clashes with director
46:41 - Social media influencing acting
05:18 - Hyderabad is the city of dreams
59:40 - Dealing with gap between shoot and release
01:10:38 - Dasara audition
01:18:54 - Reading the script or narrations
01:23:36 - Chatgpt facts
01:42:27 - Member questions
01:47:20 - The Girlfriend
01:51:12 - Winning an award
01:54:53 - Book recommendations
01:56:21 - Four aspects
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?
56:19 - Amplifying emotions in a genre
01:01:05 - Breaking audience’s conditioning
01:09:11 - Weirdest place he got an idea
01:10:27 - Member questions (surprise Chi La Sow 2 narration)
01:47:13 - How did social media effect relationships?
01:57:26 - Working with Rashmika Mandanna and Dheekshith Shetty
02:01:34 - Four aspects
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 cheyyali
54:31 - Social media networking
1:28:36 - Funny audition stories
1:40:29 - Parents reaction to career shift
1:46:14 - Siggu pakkanpettali
1:57:06 - Did living in Australia help?
2:07:16 - Disappointing experience in Vakeel Saab
2:19:41 - 30 Weds 21
2:26:18 - Drinking career
2:35:55 - Four aspects
Yukti Thareja enters the Permit Room and talks about Hyderabad, Haryana, being a great student, becoming a model, landing Lut Gaye, meeting Emraan Hashmi, auditioning, overthinking, differences in work cultures in different industries and much more.
Raashii Khanna enters the Permit Room and talks about speaking great Telugu, reads Saran's 2018 DM, schooling, spirituality, karma, meditation, astrology, belief, middle class mentality, acting process and much much more!
Chapters:
00:00 - Do promotions work?
10:19 - She speaks great Telugu
11:52 - Does she take reviews seriously?
15:56 - Does she watch movies in theatres?
23:14 - Saran’s DM to Raashii in 2018
26:25 - Street food and vegetarianism
31:35 - School and discipline
39:37 - Spiritual education
46:38 - Karma, meditation and praying
57:24 - Astrology and negativity
1:09:25 - To a point of delusion I have believed that I will make it in life
1:11:42 - Middle class mentality
1:14:14 - Perception of industry after entering the industry
1:21:37 - Difficult emotions to act
1:28:51 - Chemistry with actors
1:33:35 - Which actor surprised her the most?
1:40:40 - Member question
1:48:18 - Any difference in being directed by a woman?
1:55:53 - Books and movies to Mars
2:04:48 - Four aspects
2:07:08 - Telusu Kada
2:08:21 - What did Saran think of the conversation?
Kiran Abbavaram enters the Permit Room and talks about positivity, audience evolving, Little Hearts, English cinema, authenticity, Malayalam cinema, Sai Kumar, Telugu samethalu, problems men face and much more!
Chapters:
00:00 - How are you?
1:21 - Positivity ela alavatu cheskovali
6:14 - Social media solution
10:02 - K-Ramp lo K ante enti?
11:31 - How are audience evolving?
15:40 - Little Hearts
18:15 - English cinemalu chustara?
22:49 - Life after previous episode
28:52 - Sebastian baaga aadunte bagunde
31:19 - Sai Kumar combo
35:21 - Member question
40:41 - Authenticity, Malayalam cinema
46:08 - Pedda director tho cinema cheyyali
47:56 - Feeling of success
53:28 - Telugu samethalu problems
58:26 - 20-30 age men problems
1:01:46 - Social media lo entha active untaru
1:08:21 - What if he goes to corporate life now?
1:13:08 - One thing he learnt in childhood that he still applies in life
1:17:51 - Movies to Mars
1:20:25 - Four aspects
1:23:26 - K-Ramp
Neeraja Kona enters the Permit Room and talks about life in front of the camera, answers some basic fashion questions, why she hired costume designers for Telusu Kada, her life in America, being an ICSE student, having limited friends, Nani, Nithiin, Siddhu Jonnalagadda, men written by women, her drinking career and much more.
Chapters:
00:00 - How is life in front of the camera?
02:45 - Layman fashion questions
15:32 - Why didn’t she do costume designing for Telusu Kada?
23:40 - What did she study in America?
30:52 - Childhood stories
33:27 - ICSE vs CBSE vs SSC
36:53 - Student life in America
43:50 - Wanting to be independent
50:18 - Limited friends unte better
55:13 - Fascination with films
1:03:16 - Friendship with Nani
1:04:19 - Writing process
1:15:40 - Narration process
1:17:46 - Men written by women
1:21:36 - Working with Siddhu Jonnalagadda
1:31:13 - How good is she at saying no?
1:36:18 - Drinking career
1:45:14 - Four aspects
Deva Katta enters the Permit Room and talks about his thought process after Mayasabha, praises the new set, parenting, his student life, college days, fascination with cinema, cinema being entertaining, directors he admires and much more.
Chapters:
00:00 - Thought process after Mayasabha02:56 - What does he think of our set?13:09 - Are parents right or wrong?19:50 - How was he as a student?35:47 - College days51:57 - Fascination with cinema01:07:02 - Drinking career01:23:29 - Member questions01:45:36 - Is entertainment necessary for cinema?01:52:13 - Prasthaanam Hindi remake01:55:55 - Directors that he likes01:58:22 - Four aspects02:03:09 - Advice for aspiring filmmakers
Vijay Antony enters the Permit Room and talks about the different hurdles he had to overcome, the tea on him, exposure to the film industry, wanting to play a common man only, Naka Muka fame, composing for other heroes, evolution of music composition and much more.
Manchu Manoj enters the Permit Room and talks about how his fascination with cinema started, visiting Rajinikanth's sets, his school stories, how he went to America, starting out as an actor, the BTS story of Mr. Nookayya, his great taste in music and how therapy helped him.
00:00 - Settling in
04:15 - When did fascination with cinema start?
12:06 - School life
20:46 - Love life in school
23:40 - Life after school
32:06 - Starting out in the film industry
41:18 - BTS of Mr. Nookayya
43:55 - Great music in his movies
51:40 - Member questions
01:08:23 - Hobbies outside films
01:10:55 - How therapy helped him
01:17:02 - Why you should watch Mirai
01:25:41 - Four aspects
01:29:13 - Darts
Shivathmika Rajashekar enters the Permit Room and talks about her unique name, coming from a high achieving family, getting inspire by theater acting, her family being doctors and actors, conversations at home, if she should pursue medicine as well and more.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:34 - Unique name
06:21 - High achieving family
14:15 - Does she want to act in theatre?
21:39 - Conversations at home
24:00 - Medical stories
26:21 - Do actors feel more pressure than other professions?
29:06 - Challenges to create her own identity
35:51 - Her friends
38:40 - Pyramid of funny and funny creators
44:13 - Member questions
1:16:36 - What advice did her mother give?
1:18:56 - What should heroine introduction scenes be like?
1:23:30 - Consciously choosing films
1:30:28 - Was she a good student?
1:42:59 - Movies to Mars
1:47:23 - Four aspects
Naina Bhan and Yuktam Khosla, the lead actors of the short film Pinky Promise (out now on our channel), talk about who they are, Pinky Promise, if they are good human beings, googling themselves, green flags, what an intimacy coordinator does, being well spoken and much more.
TNR Mohit, a cricketer from Hyderabad, enters the Permit Room and talks about playing in the Ranji trophy, his tattoos, when he wanted to become a cricketer, MS Dhoni, daily life, struggles of a cricketer, the sacrifices they make and much more.Submit your Short Film: https://tinyurl.com/24sj6xekOpen your Upstox Demat Account: https://tinyurl.com/5n7jbk5cLearn with Upstox Courses: https://tinyurl.com/bbnujjenCheck out Mana Diamonds: https://tinyurl.com/2f88p7ky
Bellamkonda Sreenivas enters the Permit Room and talks about completing 11 years in the industry, his Hindi dub films being insanely popular, growing up around films, wanting to be an actor, his father's journey to becoming a producer, how the pandemic changed, Bhairavam and much more.Submit your Short Film: https://tinyurl.com/24sj6xekOpen your Upstox Demat Account: https://tinyurl.com/5n7jbk5cLearn with Upstox Courses: https://tinyurl.com/bbnujjenCheck out Mana Diamonds: https://tinyurl.com/2f88p7ky
Chapters:
00:00 - Sai Bellamkonda Sreenivas
01:01 - 11 years in the industry
07:04 - Hindi dub records in YouTube
10:52 - Grew up around films
17:31 - Popular in school
23:33 - His father’s journey to becoming a producer
32:38 - When did he decide to become an actor?
44:23 - Why did his father stop producing?
51:38 - Going to film school
1:03:02 - Hollywood vs Tollywood
1:12:41 - Course work in acting school
1:16:35 - Working with VV Vinayak, Boyapati Srinu
1:22:31 - What is a good interview?
1:24:30 - Voice acting in a movie
1:26:33 - Subtle acting vs commercial acting
1:33:53 - Member questions
1:51:28 - Pandemic changed him a lot
2:02:51 - Recent controversy
2:10:28 - Movies to Mars
2:14:07 - Where does his positivity come from?
2:17:24 - Four aspects
2:26:15 - Bhairavam
Sumanth enters the Permit Room and talks about studying in HPS, his grandfather Akkineni Nageswara Rao, his family, staying grounded, his characters, loving movies, Anaganaga and much more.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Gangster stories in HPS
4:19 - Film school in America
13:36 - ANR’s involvement in his debut
22:49 - Playing educated characters
28:50 - Chill guy
34:53 - Sports journalism
39:30 - Drinking career
47:08 - His characters looking like the directors
54:49 - Grounded family
1:00:00 - Developing Anaganaga
1:08:02 - Ideal school
1:12:42 - Member questions
1:46:57 - Being in Chicago during the Michael Jordan era
1:51:12 - Movies to Mars
1:59:25 - Little known ANR fact
2:06:03 - Four aspects
2:14:13 - Why should you watch Anaganaga?
Sailesh Kolanu enters the Permit Room and talks about HIT 3's success, working with Nani, who should act in the future HIT movies, directing a rom-com next, his issues with reviewers and much more.Submit your Short Film: https://tinyurl.com/24sj6xekOpen your Upstox Demat Account: https://tinyurl.com/5n7jbk5cLearn with Upstox Courses: https://tinyurl.com/bbnujjenCheck out Mana Diamonds: https://tinyurl.com/2f88p7kyChapters:
00:00 - Top 3 thoughts running in his mind now
10:32 - Nani wore great shirts in Hit 3
11:48 - CGI watermark and censorship
18:47 - His movie influences
21:52 - Is the girl in Hit 3 a professional fighter?
23:29 - Ideation for Hit 1, 2 and 3
28:48 - Who should act in Hit 5, 6 and 7?
44:51 - Nani is immensely passionate about cinema
49:12 - Directing a film a year
53:45 - His next film will be a rom-com
59:48 - Did Saindhav effect him?
1:15:51 - Member questions
1:44:27 - Issues with reviewers
2:03:38 - Current Telugu filmmakers that he likes
2:06:03 - Movies to Mars
2:11:57 - Drinking career
Harsha Chemudu enters the Permit Room and talks about being sober, Bhushan from Month of Madhu, how VIVA happened, getting startstruck, problems with social media and much more.Start your Investing Journey with Sovrenn: https://tinyurl.com/SovrennSubmit your Short Film: https://tinyurl.com/24sj6xekOpen your Upstox Demat Account: https://tinyurl.com/5n7jbk5cLearn with Upstox Courses: https://tinyurl.com/bbnujjenCheck out Mana Diamonds: https://tinyurl.com/2f88p7ky
Chapters:
00:00 - How do we know each other?
7:15 - Quit drinking
11:32 - Recreating Bhushan’s scene from Month of Madhu
22:06 - Gym kellu mayyaa
22:58 - How did VIVA happen?
35:46 - How is Naveen Chandra on set?
40:32 - Going from YouTube to films
50:59 - Someone change his Wikipedia picture
52:30 - Body shaming in his childhood
57:47 - 10th class results and school life
1:05:07 - Member questions
1:28:24 - Where did his love for bikes start?
1:36:21 - Obsessions beyond cinema
1:38:58 - When did he get starstruck?
1:44:09 - Cons of being a comedian
1:46:34 - Problems with social media
2:01:05 - Movies to Mars
2:03:42 - Four aspects