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Venkatesh Maha On Mahesh Babu, Writing, Industry & More... | EP #135
11 July 2026

Venkatesh Maha On Mahesh Babu, Writing, Industry & More... | EP #135

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Venkatesh Maha enters the Permit Room and talks about his personality, dealing with opposing views, hierarchy, industry, female perspectives, excitement for films, commerce, box office, writing process, comedy, villains, narrations, C/O Kancharapalem, Rao Bahadur and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Intro1:20 - What is his personality?7:20 - Dealing with differing opinions13:40 - Open to opinions17:47 - Hierarchy in industry21:34 - Female perspective26:07 - Sustaining excitement for a film30:00 - Struggles in every film33:44 - Commerce and box office for original films42:43 - Writing process50:39 - No writers block?55:18 - What is comedy?1:01:00 - Writing villains1:07:00 - Writing side characters1:15:31 - Does the industry change you?1:20:58 - Venkatesh Maha vs Ragadi1:24:39 - Characters represent your feelings?1:29:26 - Do narrations have improv?1:32:50 - Blockbuster but point isn’t understood1:35:07 - Great reviews but no one watches1:38:29 - Rural vs urban movies1:41:15 - Pressure of Kancharapalem1:43:50 - Definition of success1:47:39 - Watch Rao Bahadur