Manchu Manoj 2.0 | EP #89

Manchu Manoj enters the Permit Room and talks about how his fascination with cinema started, visiting Rajinikanth's sets, his school stories, how he went to America, starting out as an actor, the BTS story of Mr. Nookayya, his great taste in music and how therapy helped him. 00:00 - Settling in04:15 - When did fascination with cinema start?12:06 - School life20:46 - Love life in school23:40 - Life after school32:06 - Starting out in the film industry41:18 - BTS of Mr. Nookayya43:55 - Great music in his movies51:40 - Member questions01:08:23 - Hobbies outside films01:10:55 - How therapy helped him01:17:02 - Why you should watch Mirai01:25:41 - Four aspects01:29:13 - Darts

Shivathmika Rajashekar enters the Permit Room and talks about her unique name, coming from a high achieving family, getting inspire by theater acting, her family being doctors and actors, conversations at home, if she should pursue medicine as well and more.Submit your Short Film: https://tinyurl.com/24sj6xekOpen your Upstox Demat Account: https://tinyurl.com/5n7jbk5cLearn with Upstox Courses: https://tinyurl.com/bbnujjenCheck out Mana Diamonds: https://tinyurl.com/2f88p7kyChapters:00:00 - Intro02:34 - Unique name06:21 - High achieving family14:15 - Does she want to act in theatre?21:39 - Conversations at home24:00 - Medical stories26:21 - Do actors feel more pressure than other professions?29:06 - Challenges to create her own identity35:51 - Her friends38:40 - Pyramid of funny and funny creators44:13 - Member questions1:16:36 - What advice did her mother give?1:18:56 - What should heroine introduction scenes be like?1:23:30 - Consciously choosing films1:30:28 - Was she a good student?1:42:59 - Movies to Mars1:47:23 - Four aspects

Naina Bhan and Yuktam Khosla, the lead actors of the short film Pinky Promise (out now on our channel), talk about who they are, Pinky Promise, if they are good human beings, googling themselves, green flags, what an intimacy coordinator does, being well spoken and much more.

TNR Mohit, a cricketer from Hyderabad, enters the Permit Room and talks about playing in the Ranji trophy, his tattoos, when he wanted to become a cricketer, MS Dhoni, daily life, struggles of a cricketer, the sacrifices they make and much more.Submit your Short Film: https://tinyurl.com/24sj6xekOpen your Upstox Demat Account: https://tinyurl.com/5n7jbk5cLearn with Upstox Courses: https://tinyurl.com/bbnujjenCheck out Mana Diamonds: https://tinyurl.com/2f88p7ky

Bellamkonda Sreenivas enters the Permit Room and talks about completing 11 years in the industry, his Hindi dub films being insanely popular, growing up around films, wanting to be an actor, his father's journey to becoming a producer, how the pandemic changed, Bhairavam and much more.Submit your Short Film: https://tinyurl.com/24sj6xekOpen your Upstox Demat Account: https://tinyurl.com/5n7jbk5cLearn with Upstox Courses: https://tinyurl.com/bbnujjenCheck out Mana Diamonds: https://tinyurl.com/2f88p7kyChapters:00:00 - Sai Bellamkonda Sreenivas01:01 - 11 years in the industry07:04 - Hindi dub records in YouTube10:52 - Grew up around films17:31 - Popular in school23:33 - His father’s journey to becoming a producer32:38 - When did he decide to become an actor?44:23 - Why did his father stop producing?51:38 - Going to film school1:03:02 - Hollywood vs Tollywood1:12:41 - Course work in acting school1:16:35 - Working with VV Vinayak, Boyapati Srinu1:22:31 - What is a good interview?1:24:30 - Voice acting in a movie1:26:33 - Subtle acting vs commercial acting1:33:53 - Member questions1:51:28 - Pandemic changed him a lot2:02:51 - Recent controversy2:10:28 - Movies to Mars2:14:07 - Where does his positivity come from?2:17:24 - Four aspects2:26:15 - Bhairavam

Sumanth enters the Permit Room and talks about studying in HPS, his grandfather Akkineni Nageswara Rao, his family, staying grounded, his characters, loving movies, Anaganaga and much more.Submit your Short Film: https://tinyurl.com/24sj6xekOpen your Upstox Demat Account: https://tinyurl.com/5n7jbk5cLearn with Upstox Courses: https://tinyurl.com/bbnujjenCheck out Mana Diamonds: https://tinyurl.com/2f88p7kyChapters: 00:00 - Gangster stories in HPS4:19 - Film school in America13:36 - ANR’s involvement in his debut22:49 - Playing educated characters28:50 - Chill guy34:53 - Sports journalism39:30 - Drinking career47:08 - His characters looking like the directors54:49 - Grounded family1:00:00 - Developing Anaganaga1:08:02 - Ideal school1:12:42 - Member questions1:46:57 - Being in Chicago during the Michael Jordan era1:51:12 - Movies to Mars1:59:25 - Little known ANR fact2:06:03 - Four aspects2:14:13 - Why should you watch Anaganaga?

Sailesh Kolanu enters the Permit Room and talks about HIT 3's success, working with Nani, who should act in the future HIT movies, directing a rom-com next, his issues with reviewers and much more.Submit your Short Film: https://tinyurl.com/24sj6xekOpen your Upstox Demat Account: https://tinyurl.com/5n7jbk5cLearn with Upstox Courses: https://tinyurl.com/bbnujjenCheck out Mana Diamonds: https://tinyurl.com/2f88p7kyChapters:00:00 - Top 3 thoughts running in his mind now10:32 - Nani wore great shirts in Hit 311:48 - CGI watermark and censorship18:47 - His movie influences21:52 - Is the girl in Hit 3 a professional fighter?23:29 - Ideation for Hit 1, 2 and 328:48 - Who should act in Hit 5, 6 and 7?44:51 - Nani is immensely passionate about cinema49:12 - Directing a film a year53:45 - His next film will be a rom-com59:48 - Did Saindhav effect him?1:15:51 - Member questions1:44:27 - Issues with reviewers2:03:38 - Current Telugu filmmakers that he likes2:06:03 - Movies to Mars2:11:57 - Drinking career

Harsha Chemudu enters the Permit Room and talks about being sober, Bhushan from Month of Madhu, how VIVA happened, getting startstruck, problems with social media and much more.Start your Investing Journey with Sovrenn: https://tinyurl.com/SovrennSubmit your Short Film: https://tinyurl.com/24sj6xekOpen your Upstox Demat Account: https://tinyurl.com/5n7jbk5cLearn with Upstox Courses: https://tinyurl.com/bbnujjenCheck out Mana Diamonds: https://tinyurl.com/2f88p7kyChapters:00:00 - How do we know each other?7:15 - Quit drinking11:32 - Recreating Bhushan’s scene from Month of Madhu22:06 - Gym kellu mayyaa22:58 - How did VIVA happen?35:46 - How is Naveen Chandra on set?40:32 - Going from YouTube to films50:59 - Someone change his Wikipedia picture52:30 - Body shaming in his childhood57:47 - 10th class results and school life1:05:07 - Member questions1:28:24 - Where did his love for bikes start?1:36:21 - Obsessions beyond cinema1:38:58 - When did he get starstruck?1:44:09 - Cons of being a comedian1:46:34 - Problems with social media2:01:05 - Movies to Mars2:03:42 - Four aspects

Saikiran Daida, the director of Pindam, enters the Permit Room and talks about ghost stories, writing, coming to India as an NRI, his businesses, his movie with Siddu Jonnalagadda, filmmaking, partying and so much more. Start your Investing Journey with Sovrenn: https://tinyurl.com/SovrennSubmit your Short Film: https://tinyurl.com/24sj6xekOpen your Upstox Demat Account: https://tinyurl.com/5n7jbk5cLearn with Upstox Courses: https://tinyurl.com/bbnujjenCheck out Mana Diamonds: https://tinyurl.com/2f88p7kyCheck out Hirize Developers: https://tinyurl.com/mtzarsscChapters:00:00 - Who is he?4:03 - Ghost stories and scariest films watched13:56 - Why horror for a debut film?19:14 - Writers of Pindam25:08 - Coming to India to make a movie as an NRI31:00 - Did being a businessman help in making a movie?42:32 - Blogging days47:05 - Is making the second film tougher than the first film?58:39 - How to convert story into a screenplay?1:03:49 - Member questions1:14:15 - Why is VFX so difficult?1:17:54 - Most enjoyable part of filmmaking1:24:33 - How to tackle attention span issues?1:35:53 - How can NRIs make films abroad?1:42:50 - Partying and social media addiction1:53:15 - Drinking career1:56:40 - Movies to Mars1:59:10 - Four aspects

Ram Nitin enters the Permit Room and talks about Mad Square, working under Vijayendra Prasad, his mother, copying in school, acting, engineering life, Ranbir Kapoor, Rockstar, the Tamasha monologue and much more!Submit your Short Film: https://tinyurl.com/24sj6xekOpen your Upstox Demat Account: https://tinyurl.com/5n7jbk5cLearn with Upstox Courses: https://tinyurl.com/bbnujjenCheck out Mana Diamonds: https://tinyurl.com/2f88p7kyCheck out Hirize Developers: https://tinyurl.com/mtzarsscJoin the Permit Room Film Club: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7QQMEVKnaHfCA_vMYUT2vA/joinChapters:00:00 - Sangeeth Shobhan pranking Ram3:22 - Working under Vijayendra Prasad16:26 - His mom introduced cinema to him25:02 - Copying in school33:12 - Engineering life in Vizag39:49 - Getting into movies after Vizag45:52 - How did Sangeeth Shobhan and Vishnu Oi help him?50:49 - Is comedy acting tough?52:25 - Shoutout to Sai Krishna Reddy for gifting us shoes53:27 - Member questions1:10:55 - Drinking career1:15:47 - Why is Rockstar so good?1:21:59 - Using Notebooklm for research1:26:39 - Speaking great English1:29:58 - Reciting the Tamasha monologue1:35:42 - Movies to Mars1:40:57 - What internal conflict did he go through recently?1:48:52 - Does he do mimicry?1:56:00 - Are actors under scrutiny?2:07:54 - How do actors date?2:11:15 - Advice for aspiring actors2:13:19 - Four aspects