Permit Room

Harshavardhan Rameshwar, the musical genius behind Animal, Kabir Singh, Arjun Reddy and more, enters the Permit Room and talks about working with Sandeep Reddy Vanga, studying BCom, Arjun Reddy's BGM, his first meeting with Sandeep Reddy Vanga, their relationship, his father working with legends of music as a rhythm player and much more. Chapters: 00:00 - Does Arjun Reddy BGM have lyrics? 5:02...

Sundeep Kishan enters the Permit Room and talks about why he chose the title People Star, his funny story with Rajinikanth, being a lucky charm, auditioning for Raj & DK, Lokesh Kanagaraj, Dhanush, Vijay Sethupathi, SWOT analysis of his career and much more. Chapters: 00:00 - People Star 5:50 - Telling Rajinikanth not to smoke and not working in Coolie 7:47 - 15 years in the industry 9:11 - He...

Praveen Kandregula enters the Permit Room and talks about Cinema Bandi, studying in GITAM, being a part of the VIVA gang, making a short film, pitching his movie to Raj & DK, death, life influencing cinema, Anupama Parameswaran, Darshana Rajendran, Sangeetha Krish and much more. Chapters: 00:00 - Meeting him in Goa 2:26 - Is GITAM a good college? 4:38 - Being a part of the VIVA gang 8:41 - Rea...

Jhansi enters the Permit Room and talks about her theatrical plays, shooting television back in the day, transitioning into cinema, languages, if she's overqualified for the industry, social media, Suma, Udaya Bhany, women entering the industry, Telugu literature and much more. Chapters: 00:00 - Awkward introduction 2:54 - How much did she get in 10th board exams? 5:24 - What is her play about...

Rathnavelu, the cinematographer behind iconic movies like Rangasthalam and 1: Nenokkadine, enters the Permit Room and talks about studying in Madras Film Institute, shooting Sukumar's movies, his favourite cinematographers, breaks down some scenes, his guru - Rajiv Menon, Aishwarya Rai loving his work, working with Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and much more. Chapters: 00:00 - Why do cinematograp...

Ravindra Vijay enters the Permit Room and talks about him studying for medicine, becoming a doctor, transitioning into acting, working in Family Man, Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya, learning different languages, why he rejects police roles, convincing his parents to become an actor and much more. 00:00 - Where is he from? 03:16 - Was he the good student? 08:12 - How to manage hangovers? 12:49 - Myths...

Ram Venkat Srikar, the man behind Galatta Telugu, and Ajay Vegesna, a screenwriter behind movies like Mangalavaaram, Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty, Mallesham and Awe, enter the Permit Room and talk about Telugu audience, Sankranthi, Bhimavaram, their favourite movies, how they deal with their jobs, advice to aspirants and much more. Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction 04:01 – Telugu audience and Sankranthi...

Anil Ravipudi enters the Permit Room and talks about dreaming of becoming a filmmaker, writing for Ala Modalaindhi, mimicry, why he's the best narrator, his movie watching experience, social media, being a good student, his favourite cricketers and much more. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 1:46 - What did he want to become as a child? 3:45 - Writing for Ala Modalaindhi 10:02 - How did he become a writer?...

Rohit & Sasi from Avanti Cinema enter the Permit Room and talk about returning for an episode, their 2 releases, the future of interviews, the idea of Goa, favourite Goa movies, their movie recommendations, mental health, 7 sins and much more. 00:00 - Returning to Permit Room 4:30 - 2 releases this year 12:00 - Setting the tone of Permit Room 14:24 - What is the future of interviews? 20:36 - T...

Harsha Vardhan enters the Permit Room and talks about Amrutham being his first taste of stardom, female fan following, starting his second innings, permit room memories, Upendra's UI, writing, working with Vivek Athreya and much more. Chapters: 00:00 - Can we ask about Amrutham? 4:25 - Was Amrutham his first taste of stardom? 7:10 - Female fan following of Amrutham 12:25 - Current directors being...

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 fame 6:10 - Opinions on upma 10:45 - Lockdown stories 13:22 - Pareshan memories 17:41 - Quitting her job to start acting 26:47 - Auditioning for Pushpa 38:04 - Sh...

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 Hriday 4:45 - Is he still sober? 7:04 - Who are his favourite creators? 13:53 - Working...

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 filmmaker 7:44 - Which subject teachers are kinder? 11:11 - Favourite teachers 12:48 -...

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.