TFI PAST vs TFI PRESENT w/ GUNASEKHAR | EP #112

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

Varun Sandesh returns to the Permit Room and talks about his other films, fame coming too early, having self belief, a day in his life, how much he plans in life, America vs India, Zee5, Nayanam, working in web series, playing negative roles, 7G Brindavan Colony, spirituality, his drinking career and much more.

Aadi Saikumar enters the Permit Room and talks about his mindset right now, the movies he liked recently, Saikumar wanting him to be a cricketer, growing up in Chennai, being a fan of Chiranjeevi, playing cricket, Prema Kavali, Lovely, OTT, disappointments, hits, being a father, Shambala and much more!Chapters:00:00 - Mindset right now4:47 - Movies he liked recently8:46 - Did Saikumar want him to be an actor?15:05 - Growing up in Chennai21:25 - Big fan of Chiranjeevi24:07 - Cricket during inter34:32 - Learning dance39:24 - Dubbing is hard44:20 - Prema Kavali & Lovely50:54 - Comedy timing55:15 - Sukumarudu59:12 - How to cope with disappointment?1:11:06 - Is it difficult to say no?1:16:09 - OTT appreciation1:24:09 - Being a father1:28:25 - Relationship with social media1:34:29 - Director’s actor1:38:51 - Executing a script is difficult1:41:55 - Shambala1:47:39 - Drinking career1:49:17 - Hostage movies1:53:00 - Four aspects

Chaitu Jonnalagadda enters the Permit Room and talks about Raju Weds Rambai, America, KV Picket, Secunderabad, tennis, elitism, status, money, freedom, being single, not wanting to have children, being independent, stand-up comedy and much more.Chapters: 00:00 - Appreciation for Raju Weds Rambai13:02 - America and KV Picket days26:19 - Secunderabad memories36:15 - Tennis and elitism43:48 - Naa life lo nene hero48:36 - Money and freedom in America54:56 - Negativity in America1:02:11 - Why is he acting?1:06:22 - How does he treat money?1:15:13 - Jairam Eshwar evaru?1:21:47 - Should we ask for roles?1:38:54 - Wanting to earn money1:44:29 - Singlehood and being child-free2:00:59 - Want to do stand-up comedy2:12:52 - Fan of Venkatesh2:13:09 - Drinking career2:20:47 - Four aspects

Download Plarty: https://plartyapp.com/ (Roshan toh aadina segment chudandi!)Roshan Kanakala enters the Permit Room and talks about his headspace right now, acting, growing up, Suma Kanakala, Rajeev Kanakala, if he gets starstruck, his dream film technicians, Mowgli, drinking and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Headspace right now2:44 - Learning acting12:09 - Growing up20:54 - Fascination with movies24:17 - Does he get starstruck?29:33 - Dream film technicians37:09 - Music43:06 - Does he want to enter Malayalam industry?49:56 - Working as an AD54:36 - Mowgli experience1:10:03 - Chilling outside of acting1:11:31 - Drinking career1:13:10 - Movies to watch when kidnapped1:19:12 - Not active on social media1:24:12 - Four aspects1:26:46 - Plarty

Download Plarty: https://plartyapp.com/ (Nandu toh aadina segment definitely chudandi!!)Shree Nandu enters the Permit Room and talks about difficulties of being a host, pressure situations, 19 years in the industry, Pelli Choopulu, 100% Love, Geetha Madhuri, writing, movies he'll take when he's kidnapped, Bhojpuri, bhoothulu, his drinking career and much more!Chapters:00:00 - No judgements4:25 - One of the most confident roles in Pelli Choopulu11:31 - Pressure while hosting29:37 - 19 years in the industry34:27 - Always wanted to do something creative38:31 - Comparisons with Geetha Madhuri47:18 - Does TV hurt movie chances?56:02 - Writing inspiration1:02:06 - When did Psych idea come?1:05:12 - Wanting directors to move on from him1:20:02 - Acting in Bhojpuri movies1:23:02 - Defining failure1:30:43 - Bhoothulu1:39:06 - Drinking career1:46:45 - Movies to watch while kidnapped2:04:40 - Four aspects2:09:38 - Plarty