NIHARIKA KONIDELA AS A PRODUCER, ACTOR, RAKASA & MORE! | EP #122

JD Chakravarthy enters the Permit Room and talks about Siva, Hyderabad, nostalgia, being a film buff, Malayalam movies, Money, direction, RGV, being in a Satya hangover, irrelevance and much more!Chapters:00:00 - Saran’s connection to Siva3:00 - Did Hyderabad change?11:34 - Film buff16:26 - Working in Malayalam movies27:48 - Money and Money, Money42:20 - Hit vs flop46:45 - Anaganaga Oka Roju50:54 - Satya and RGV stories1:01:44 - Problem with comfort1:10:06 - Satya hangover 1:28:34 - Are awards important?1:37:51 - Fear of irrelevance1:39:11 - Movie recommendations1:42:30 - Four aspects

Thiruveer enters the Permit Room and talks about tensions during a movie release, going from character roles to lead roles, industry discouragements, insecurity about acting, greatness of KK Menon, watching Hindi movies, funny bargaining stories, parents accepting his career, Papam Pratap and much more!Chapters:00:00 - Release tensions8:07 - Selling character roles18:06 - Discouraged by auditions33:13 - Greatness of KK Menon43:35 - Insecurity about acting49:57 - Understanding Hindi55:42 - Bargaining and mohamaatam1:05:58 - Being an RJ1:12:21 - Parents accepted his career?1:16:21 - Bus to own car1:20:15 - Judging a script1:26:08 - Papam Pratap1:32:15 - Fear of being underrated1:35:58 - Movie recommendations1:42:28 - Drinking career1:46:44 - Four aspects

Srinath Maganti enters the Permit Room and talks about men's skincare, how his career is going, ego, self confidence, English, Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Tharun Bhascker, Venky Atluri, Ranbir Kapoor, dreaming big, drinking career and much more!

Niharika Konidela enters the Permit Room and talks about being blessed to be stressed, Pink Elephant turning 10, Committee Kurrollu, judging a script, being a producer vs an actor, her next production with her brother Varun Tej, managing costs, talent, stage fear, Rakasa and much more!Chapters:00:00 - Intro1:18 - Blessed to be stressed2:36 - Pink Elephant turns 108:30 - Committee Kurrollu15:07 - How to judge a script?23:06 - Producer vs actor29:07 - Managing production costs32:03 - Producer friends and talent hunting40:33 - Managing talent well45:13 - Will she produce her brothers’ films?50:28 - Her next production with Varun Tej54:02 - Stage fear1:01:19 - Living alone1:13:04 - Rakasa1:13:47 - What’s your vice?1:16:27 - Hostage films1:19:22 - Four aspects

Harish Shankar enters the Permit Room and talks about his headspace right now, controversies, being a good student, fan of cinema, improvisation, theatrical plays, being an AD, self confidence, Ram Gopal Varma's Shock offer, Kona Venkat's writing, VV Vinayak helping him, Trivikram's greatness and much more!Chapters: 0:00 - Headspace right now4:16 - What Does He Think of Controversies6:14 - When He Started and Growing Up16:51 - Good Student17:46 - Cinema Pichi23:46 - Improvisation on Set26:46 - Who Introduced Him to Plays33:06 - Why Switch from Acting to Directing35:16 - Comparing with Others42:06 - Why Are Plays Diminishing44:11 - Being an Assistant Director55:16 - Self Confidence or Ego57:34 - Does He Feel Proud58:46 - What Did He Spend The 10k On1:02:59 - Buying a House1:04:41 - Veede Climax1:06:56 - Ram Gopal Varma's Shock Offer1:14:26 - Working with Veturi1:18:14 - Ravi Teja Characterisation1:21:09 - Reviews1:23:41 - Working with Puri Jagannadh1:27:40 - Working with VV Vinayak and Kona Venkat1:31:22 - Mirapakay1:34:06 - Villains Being Funny1:37:24 - Dialogue Writing1:40:18 - Character vs Story1:43:26 - Did He Want to Direct a Remake1:45:22 - Handling Hate1:48:32 - Prasalu1:52:31 - Ramayya Vasthavayya1:56:02 - Hero Comedy vs Comedian Comedy1:57:29 - Writing Process2:00:42 - Why Commercial Films2:02:52 - Win of Ustaad Bhagat Singh2:06:36 - Important Skill for Writers2:08:29 - Dealing with Failures2:08:59 - Drinking Career2:10:29 - Movie Recommendations2:11:24 - Four Aspects

Samuthirakani enters the Permit Room and talks about positive energy, his directorial movies, writing and directing process, working on serials, working under K. Balachander, directing then vs now, serials vs webseries, Telugu audience, Rajamouli, Vetrimaaran, Trivikram, coining Natural Star for Nani and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Positive energy2:54 - Interesting topics in his directorials7:00 - Writing and directing process14:24 - Live in the present25:41 - Working with K Balachander40:35 - Directing then vs now46:44 - Studying mathematics and law53:30 - Journey towards becoming an actor1:01:58 - Appreciation from Telugu audience1:05:02 - Working with Vetrimaaran1:09:40 - Awards vs people recognising him1:10:34 - Wanted to be a comedian1:12:39 - Natural Star Nani1:16:16 - Working with Rajamouli, Shankar & Trivikram1:22:07 - Carmeni Selvam1:28:23 - How to choose acting roles?1:30:51 - Drinking career1:33:38 - Movie recommendations1:36:22 - Four aspects

Dr. Rajashekar enters the Permit Room and talks about Idhemitamma Maya, Gotila Factory, why he became a doctor, his father being a police officer, feeling of success, operation stories, Sai Kumar, Biker, acting process and much more. Chapters:00:00 - Intro2:50 - Idhemitamma Maya & Gotila factory7:00 - Why did he become a doctor?11:21 - Son of a police officer & medical stories18:47 - No bullying or ragging20:15 - Love for cinema23:31 - Parents reaction to acting25:50 - How did he get his first opportunity?35:22 - Remuneration for movies37:15 - Feeling of success47:30 - Funny operation story49:09 - How many injuries?51:50 - Sai Kumar dubbing for him54:25 - Does he know hit/flop before release?56:06 - Other actors imitating him57:21 - Dealing with failure1:01:40 - Film vs digital1:03:03 - Acting process1:06:12 - Alopathy vs homeopathy1:06:50 - Biker1:12:50 - Drinking career1:16:10 - Movie recommendations1:17:40 - Four aspects

Saanve Megghana enters the Permit Room and talks about how good Saran is, Prabhu Deva, Tharun Bhascker, Allu Arjun, Chiranjeevi, Sai Abhyankar, Manikandan, Vizhi Veekura, doing a special song in Naveen Polishetty's Anaganaga Oka Raju, Virosh, her favourite movies and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Saran facts4:18 - Dancing with Prabhu Deva20:42 - Great expressions26:46 - Bhavans & St. Francis37:52 - Tharun Bhascker is a great mentor59:18 - Auditions for actresses1:19:44 - Favourite actresses1:28:56 - 1 million followers1:36:11 - Shabash from Chiranjeevi1:47:43 - Meeting Allu Arjun1:53:16 - Learning Tamil through Kudumbasthan2:04:44 - Landing Sai Abhyankar’s Vizhi Veekura2:14:49 - Why special song in Anaganaga Oka Raju?2:21:13 - Working with Virosh2:23:59 - Advice for aspiring actresses2:27:58 - Movie recommendations2:38:04 - Four aspects

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