Permit Room

Sudheer Babu enters the Permit Room and talks about being Pullela Gopichand's doubles partner, how acting is easy after sports, why he quit badminton, how he handled breakups, being shirtless in a Mohan Krishna Indraganti film, the tax he had to pay for his first film, his favourite actors, how Mahesh Babu is irl, Maa Nanna Super Hero and much more.

Sree Vishnu enters the Permit Room and talks about Swag, where the mumbling comes from, playing in the Andhra Pradesh U-19 cricket team, being a fan of Venkatesh, how he entered the film industry, comedic acting, Krishna Nagar memories, why everyone should visit Iceland and much more.

Suhas enters the Permit Room and talks about why he doesn't speak much, how he went from choreographing to acting, his drinking career, exploring wildlife, becoming a father, distributing Janaka Aithe Ganaka, how he proposed to his wife, what bottles Sandeep Raj should gift us and much more.

For this week's episode, we celebrate hitting 100K subscribers as Hriday and Santhosh recap the journey, our subscribers, favourite guest moments, film recommendations, favourite serials, mental health, favourite recent memes, should everyone get married, get on a live to talk to you guys and much more.

Vivek Athreya enters the Permit Room and talks about his characters, his childhood, how he writes his stories, the unique titles, his favourite movies, being a fan of WWF, being a fan of Rahul Dravid, his proposal, relationship with Nani and much more.

Jayaprakash Narayan, the man behind Loksatta Party, enters the Permit Room and talks about a corrupt free nation, Shankar's Bharateeyudu, India before liberalisation, India during Emergency, how he prepared for the IAS exam, his early days of being an IAS officer, the tax system, how a reformer brings about change and much more.

Rag Mayur enters the Permit Room and talks about his name, growing up in Hyderabad, being a die-hard fan of Shah Rukh Khan and Pawan Kalyan, having a software job, how he converted his auditions into roles, the impact of Tharun Bhascker and much more.

For our first Telugu only episode we have Kasarla Shyam, the lyricist behind some of the most iconic songs, enter the Permit Room and talk about our favourite lines, whether the tune comes first, early days in Hyderabad, changes in film songs, the beauty of Warangal, the greatness of Telugu, permit rooms, favourite poets, authors and much more.

Hemanth Rao enters the Permit Room and talks about Sapta Sagaradaache Ello, being a Liverpool fan, sports, WWF, his filmography, sound design, writing, easter eggs, tough times in the industry, validation, books, films and much more.

Niharika Konidela enters the Permit Room and talks about growing up in the Mega family, Pawan Kalyan, Chiranjeevi, acting in a short film with Vishwak Sen, Akhil and S.S. Karthikeya, Varun Tej dropping her to college, Pink Elephant pictures, dating apps, how her father (Naga Babu) helps her with finances and much more. Chapters: 00:00 - Santhosh’s embarrassing story with Niharika 5:13 - Her unreleased short films 6:17 - Her previous productions 8:41 - Growing up in the Mega family 13:50 - Acting is her first love 19:30 - First daughter from a film family to act 22:55 - Studying in Hyderabad 28:07 - Starting work in a TV show 30:58 - Writing and producing her first show 33:44 - Why Pink Elephant 41:52 - Dating apps 46:05 - Member questions 1:02:58 - Four aspects