Santosh Sobhan On Prabhas, Couple Friendly, Nepotism & More | EP #114

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 TV21:08 - First movie with Chiranjeevi25:42 - Working with Trivikram33:09 - Ammayi Baagundi40:09 - Comedy timing53:15 - Why dubbing?1:01:06 - Dhandoraa1:06:24 - Why Bigg Boss?1:14:28 - Mangapathi1:21:56 - Sampradayini Suppini Suddapusini1:26:24 - Valentine’s Day1:29:53 - Is money important?1:33:05 - Upcoming movies1:36:33 - Drinking career1:41:05 - Comfort movies1:42:15 - Four aspects

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 - Intro1:16 - Can two movies with the same lead release on the same day?5:39 - Meeting Venkatesh8:21 - Observing people as an actor15:09 - Single, Vennela Kishore and dubbing21:11 - Will meme references age well?28:14 - Multiple takes in comedy scenes29:50 - Favourite comedy directors35:22 - Toughest emotion to act49:44 - How did Venu Udugula meet him?56:18 - Life before success vs life after success1:00:11 - How can directors approach him?1:05:23 - Introvert and shyness1:14:06 - Realizing potential1:23:10 - Lesser number of movies releasing1:31:52 - Do people around him change after success?1:34:06 - Processing films not working1:41:08 - Advice for aspiring actors1:46:11 - Member question1:48:05 - Vishnu Vinyasam1:50:06 - Four aspects

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 - Intro2:11 - Living in Lower Tank Bund4:57 - Movies she liked recently7:30 - Singer and dancer20:17 - How did she land Ambajipeta Marriage Band?32:41 - Working with shy heroes - Suhas & Mouli45:44 - Nighty scene in Little Hearts52:17 - Difficulties landing Little Hearts1:03:58 - Landing great roles early on1:12:18 - Super supportive parents1:37:47 - No marriage till more success in films1:39:47 - Girl friendships vs boy friendships1:54:51 - FOMO1:57:29 - Fascination with movies and favourite actors2:09:33 - Spiritual journey2:23:58 - Hostage films2:30:52 - Four aspects2:35:23 - Hey Bhagwan

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 - Intro1:51 - Movies he enjoyed recently5:48 - When did his love for theatres start?12:52 - Was he a good student?23:04 - Golconda High School28:21 - Mother’s love34:53 - Theatre plays38:51 - Is luck important?46:26 - Difficulties of auditions58:58 - Dealing with self doubt1:01:08 - Ek Mini Katha1:10:49 - Relationship with Prabhas1:14:22 - Is he a nepo kid?1:18:21 - How does he introspect if a film doesn’t work?1:21:01 - Is money important for an actor?1:25:07 - Learning Nellore slang for Couple Friendly1:31:25 - Drinking career1:33:46 - Hostage films1:37:51 - Four aspects

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 - Intro1:23 - 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 dubbing31:09 - Actors wanting attention37:39 - Small budget vs big budget49:10 - Lead role vs side role54:24 - Detoxing from negative characters1:02:25 - Story of Honey1:16:01 - OTT vs theatre1:22:46 - Maintaining continuity1:33:24 - Method acting as a labourer1:39:42 - Cracking auditions1:47:00 - Should we ask for work?1:51:13 - Best choreographies1:57:47 - Drinking career2:00:57 - Hostage films2:07:13 - Four aspects

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 - Intro1:31 - Inspiration for entering cinema industry8:54 - Was he intimidated by writing scripts?14:47 - Choodalani Vundi railway station scene23:51 - Groundbreaking elements28:06 - Chiranjeevi’s improvisations32:16 - Dealing with interval bang35:51 - Making of Manoharam40:24 - Winning awards and family satisfaction42:16 - Indecent Proposal vs Sogasu Chuda Taramaa45:41 - Making of Mrugaraju56:07 - Making of Okkadu1:11:20 - Making of Arjun1:15:52 - Prakash Raj roles1:25:45 - Making of Sainikudu1:29:32 - Working with great character artists1:30:58 - Varudu heroine strategy1:35:15 - Breaking the Mani Sharma streak1:40:53 - Becoming a producer1:43:16 - Making of Rudhramadevi1:46:36 - Making of Euphoria1:55:19 - Drinking career2:02:22 - Member questions2:09:35 - Comfort films2:12:28 - Four aspects

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 reception2:18 - Does she enjoy promotions?4:57 - Family group chats10:02 - MBA and freelancing16:48 - Life Is Beautiful audition21:21 - Scared of IT jobs27:00 - Modeling to acting34:29 - Not desperate enough38:21 - Working with Mohan Krishna Indraganti44:36 - Tackling self doubt49:17 - Family support53:11 - Actors that she looked upto58:29 - Guessing 10th marks1:02:26 - Starting out as an actor1:07:00 - Decided to be a lead actor only1:16:04 - Dealing with flops1:18:28 - Telugu girl in TFI1:29:54 - Mohan Krishna Indraganti and Trivikram1:37:09 - Prasanth Varma’s Awe1:39:06 - Social media validation1:52:13 - Member questions2:08:07 - Drinking career2:10:05 - Hostage films2:14:35 - Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi2:22:36 - Four aspects2:27:28 - Plarty

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 release2:38 - Dealing with controversies12:34 - 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 audience42:23 - Why are promotions so important?48:59 - Films he liked in 202552:18 - OTT dictating the market56:53 - Sankranthiki Vasthunnam and Anil Ravipudi’s brilliance1:03:30 - Daaku Maharaj and Akhanda 21:08:48 - Court1:11:21 - Hindi cinema in 20251:13:33 - Exciting releases in 20261:22:41 - Nani and Prabhas1:25:12 - Funky and Anudeep KV1:26:40 - Death of medium budget movies1:35:40 - I love Allu Arjun1:45:47 - Pradeep Ranganathan’s stardom1:53:32 - Good hate comments1:54:36 - Movie recommendations2:04:40 - No drinking career2:06:46 - Four aspects

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 Year1:33 - Second trailer of The Raja Saab3:29 - Did he want to get another writer for The Raja Saab?4:28 - Going back to horror after Prema Katha Chitram9:30 - Narrating to Prabhas13:16 - Shifting from youth audience to family audience17:40 - Why middle class heros?22:33 - Safe comedy26:48 - Multistarrer with the biggest stars27:45 - Does he let his actors imporovise?30:48 - Did people criticise his concepts?35:30 - How did he enter the industry?44:58 - What to do if a movie fails?46:00 - North meter vs South meter50:43 - Member questions1:07:05 - Drinking career1:10:20 - Hostage films1:11:50 - Four aspects1:19:15 - What will he do after The Raja Saab?

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 Sricharan1:14 - Self trained musician9:32 - Accidentaly started working in cinema15:27 - Parents reaction to being a musician21:15 - Does playing guitar help with girls?22:45 - Can you learn to sing as an adult?24:15 - What was his goal with music?29:20 - How does a song become a hit?36:33 - What does edge does he have over trained musicians?38:06 - Does he need a particular environment to compose?41:44 - Music from personal life48:04 - Disappointment with picturization of his music50:56 - Sharing movies with other music directors55:32 - AI in music1:01:58 - Release date pressures1:04:50 - Working on Shambala1:06:27 - Working on Anumana Pakshi1:11:04 - Drinking career1:13:42 - Band recommendations1:19:33 - Does he avoid any cliche?1:21:14 - Advice for aspiring music directors1:26:03 - Hobbies outside composing1:28:26 - Four aspects1:35:06 - Dream projects