Episodes

  • Understanding The Life Of A Cricketer w/ TNR Mohit | EP #86
    May 31 2025

    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


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    2 hrs and 10 mins
  • Unfiltered Energy + Full-On Positivity - Bellamkonda Sreenivas | EP #85
    May 24 2025

    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

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    2 hrs and 33 mins
  • The OG Chill Guy Of TFI - Sumanth | EP #84
    May 17 2025

    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?

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    2 hrs and 17 mins
  • The State Of Reviews In TFI w/ Sailesh Kolanu | EP #83
    May 10 2025

    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

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    2 hrs and 22 mins
  • VIVA To Gym Kellu Mayyaa w/ Harsha Chemudu | EP #82
    May 3 2025

    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

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    2 hrs and 14 mins
  • NRI To TFI Filmmaker - Saikiran Daida | EP #81
    Apr 26 2025

    Saikiran Daida, the director of Pindam, enters the Permit Room and talks about ghost stories, writing, coming to India as an NRI, his businesses, his movie with Siddu Jonnalagadda, filmmaking, partying and so 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/2f88p7kyCheck out Hirize Developers: https://tinyurl.com/mtzarsscChapters:00:00 - Who is he?4:03 - Ghost stories and scariest films watched13:56 - Why horror for a debut film?19:14 - Writers of Pindam25:08 - Coming to India to make a movie as an NRI31:00 - Did being a businessman help in making a movie?42:32 - Blogging days47:05 - Is making the second film tougher than the first film?58:39 - How to convert story into a screenplay?1:03:49 - Member questions1:14:15 - Why is VFX so difficult?1:17:54 - Most enjoyable part of filmmaking1:24:33 - How to tackle attention span issues?1:35:53 - How can NRIs make films abroad?1:42:50 - Partying and social media addiction1:53:15 - Drinking career1:56:40 - Movies to Mars1:59:10 - Four aspects

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    2 hrs and 7 mins
  • Another Mad Episode w/ Ram Nitin | EP #80
    Apr 19 2025

    Ram Nitin enters the Permit Room and talks about Mad Square, working under Vijayendra Prasad, his mother, copying in school, acting, engineering life, Ranbir Kapoor, Rockstar, the Tamasha monologue 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/2f88p7kyCheck out Hirize Developers: https://tinyurl.com/mtzarsscJoin the Permit Room Film Club: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7QQMEVKnaHfCA_vMYUT2vA/join


    Chapters:

    00:00 - Sangeeth Shobhan pranking Ram
    3:22 - Working under Vijayendra Prasad
    16:26 - His mom introduced cinema to him
    25:02 - Copying in school
    33:12 - Engineering life in Vizag
    39:49 - Getting into movies after Vizag
    45:52 - How did Sangeeth Shobhan and Vishnu Oi help him?
    50:49 - Is comedy acting tough?
    52:25 - Shoutout to Sai Krishna Reddy for gifting us shoes
    53:27 - Member questions
    1:10:55 - Drinking career
    1:15:47 - Why is Rockstar so good?
    1:21:59 - Using Notebooklm for research
    1:26:39 - Speaking great English
    1:29:58 - Reciting the Tamasha monologue
    1:35:42 - Movies to Mars
    1:40:57 - What internal conflict did he go through recently?
    1:48:52 - Does he do mimicry?
    1:56:00 - Are actors under scrutiny?
    2:07:54 - How do actors date?
    2:11:15 - Advice for aspiring actors
    2:13:19 - Four aspects

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    2 hrs and 31 mins
  • How To Become A Content Creator In 2025 w/ Chari Not Sorry & Pranay Varma | EP #79
    Apr 12 2025

    Pranay and Chari Varma enter the Permit Room and talk about being brothers, Dharmavaram, Kakinada, Godavari, Bangalore, Kannada movies, how to start content creation, their process, their favourite creators, movies and much more!


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    Chapters:

    00:00 - Brothers of content creation
    6:07 - Dharmavaram memories
    11:08 - Kakinada memories
    23:32 - Small town to city
    36:11 - Watching Kannada movies
    48:16 - Member questions
    1:12:47 - How to start content creation?
    1:21:40 - Idea to uploading the video process
    1:36:11 - Favourite creators
    1:55:21 - Can you get into films through content creation?
    2:02:28 - Which celeb’s PR will they run?
    2:23:16 - Movies to Mars
    2:36:47 - Four aspects

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    2 hrs and 56 mins