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Satyadev enters the Permit Room and talks about Rao Bahadur, acting with heavy prosthetics, actor's responsibility, meditation, risks, conditioning, fears, his co-actors, music, Venkatesh Maha, Mahesh Babu and much more!Chapters: 00:00 - Intro2:37 - Acting with prosthetics and makeup7:14 - Responsibility of an actor9:42 - Meditating on set16:15 - Was Rao Bahadur a risk?19:30 - Acting with eyes27:16 - Ramappa’s conditioning33:00 - What was censored?47:14 - Process of conditioning52:55 - Ramappa’s fears55:43 - Lavana, Achari, Renuka, Achamma1:05:00 - Smaran’s music1:09:46 - Sync sound vs…
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12 Sep 2026 · 2 hr 7 min
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11 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 55 min
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