Suhas on Distribution, Drinking, Acting and more | TPRM EP 50

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 - Shooting for Pushpa 41:33 - How has life changed after Pushpa 2? 46:42 - How was it working with Allu Arjun? 1:00:34 - Reacting to Pushpa thumbnails 1:05:02 - Member questions 1:14:20 - School life 1:25:28 - How did parents accept her acting career? 1:35:13 - Daily life of an actor 1:45:41 - Movie recommendations 1:48:05 - What sport would she choose for a biopic? 1:51:29 - Obsessions 2:00:03 - Four aspects 2:03:39 - New year resolutions

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 with Mohan Krishna Indraganti 17:17 - How was last year? 21:38 - Great teachers 29:43 - Fun HCU stories 34:23 - Drinking career 40:39 - Sustaining university friendships 50:40 - Is he superstitious? 59:47 - Member questions 1:00:35 - How to sustain friendships in industry? 1:11:06 - Why Balagam? 1:20:53 - Dealing with Darling’s reception 1:28:50 - What does he look for in a director? 1:37:03 - How to navigate your 20s? 1:45:52 - Star Name 1:51:17 - Where does he see his career go in the future? 1:57:03 - How to reach out to him? 2:09:35 - Life outside movies 2:13:02 - How do his parents react to his career? 2:16:05 - What feedback do we have for him?

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 - Was he punished in school? 18:53 - What would he be if not for a director? 33:16 - Comedy recommendations 46:47 - Was he exposed to pornography? 1:05:37 - Member questions 1:21:23 - Favourite words 1:30:16 - Equation with religion 1:36:42 - Four aspects 1:44:37 - Why we should watch Sarangapani Jathakam

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.