Rahul Ravindran On The Girlfriend, Writing, Rashmika Mandanna & Much More! | EP #97

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 Rangers25:28 - Ala Ela28:18 - The Girlfriend writing process38:20 - How to avoid making a conversational film boring?56:19 - Amplifying emotions in a genre01:01:05 - Breaking audience’s conditioning01:09:11 - Weirdest place he got an idea01:10:27 - 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 Shetty02:01:34 - 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 industry17:20 - Uppal, Karkhana kashtalu27:06 - Camera mundhara ela edavali37:01 - Auditions ela crack cheyyali54:31 - Social media networking1:28:36 - Funny audition stories1:40:29 - Parents reaction to career shift1:46:14 - Siggu pakkanpettali1:57:06 - Did living in Australia help?2:07:16 - Disappointing experience in Vakeel Saab2:19:41 - 30 Weds 212:26:18 - Drinking career2:35:55 - 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 Telugu11:52 - Does she take reviews seriously?15:56 - Does she watch movies in theatres?23:14 - Saran’s DM to Raashii in 201826:25 - Street food and vegetarianism31:35 - School and discipline39:37 - Spiritual education46:38 - Karma, meditation and praying57:24 - Astrology and negativity1:09:25 - To a point of delusion I have believed that I will make it in life1:11:42 - Middle class mentality1:14:14 - Perception of industry after entering the industry1:21:37 - Difficult emotions to act1:28:51 - Chemistry with actors1:33:35 - Which actor surprised her the most?1:40:40 - Member question1:48:18 - Any difference in being directed by a woman?1:55:53 - Books and movies to Mars2:04:48 - Four aspects2:07:08 - Telusu Kada2:08:21 - 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 cheskovali6:14 - Social media solution10:02 - K-Ramp lo K ante enti?11:31 - How are audience evolving?15:40 - Little Hearts18:15 - English cinemalu chustara?22:49 - Life after previous episode28:52 - Sebastian baaga aadunte bagunde31:19 - Sai Kumar combo35:21 - Member question40:41 - Authenticity, Malayalam cinema46:08 - Pedda director tho cinema cheyyali47:56 - Feeling of success53:28 - Telugu samethalu problems58:26 - 20-30 age men problems1:01:46 - Social media lo entha active untaru1:08:21 - What if he goes to corporate life now?1:13:08 - One thing he learnt in childhood that he still applies in life1:17:51 - Movies to Mars1:20:25 - Four aspects1:23:26 - 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 questions15:32 - Why didn’t she do costume designing for Telusu Kada?23:40 - What did she study in America?30:52 - Childhood stories33:27 - ICSE vs CBSE vs SSC36:53 - Student life in America43:50 - Wanting to be independent50:18 - Limited friends unte better55:13 - Fascination with films1:03:16 - Friendship with Nani1:04:19 - Writing process1:15:40 - Narration process1:17:46 - Men written by women1:21:36 - Working with Siddhu Jonnalagadda1:31:13 - How good is she at saying no?1:36:18 - Drinking career1:45:14 - 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 in04:15 - When did fascination with cinema start?12:06 - School life20:46 - Love life in school23:40 - Life after school32:06 - Starting out in the film industry41:18 - BTS of Mr. Nookayya43:55 - Great music in his movies51:40 - Member questions01:08:23 - Hobbies outside films01:10:55 - How therapy helped him01:17:02 - Why you should watch Mirai01:25:41 - Four aspects01:29:13 - 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.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 - Intro02:34 - Unique name06:21 - High achieving family14:15 - Does she want to act in theatre?21:39 - Conversations at home24:00 - Medical stories26:21 - Do actors feel more pressure than other professions?29:06 - Challenges to create her own identity35:51 - Her friends38:40 - Pyramid of funny and funny creators44:13 - Member questions1:16:36 - What advice did her mother give?1:18:56 - What should heroine introduction scenes be like?1:23:30 - Consciously choosing films1:30:28 - Was she a good student?1:42:59 - Movies to Mars1:47:23 - Four aspects