Tharun Bhascker | Truth About Personal Relationships, Success & TFI | Honest Townhall by st. | Ep10

In this episode of Honest. Townhall by Student Tribe, students engage in a candid, student-led conversation with Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam, going beyond films and into the realities behind choosing cinema as a life. From his early life in Warangal and the decision to study engineering, to entering films through short films, writing, and direction, Tharun speaks openly about fear, self-doubt, criticism, internet pressure, creative exhaustion, and the long gaps between projects. Students ask direct questions about writing characters, surviving without shortcuts, expectations after success, and staying honest in an industry built on noise. The conversation also touches on love, friendships, mental health, silence, and ends with grounded advice for students, rapid-fire questions, and personal reflections on confusion, pressure, and purpose. In this episode: • Childhood, schooling & Warangal roots • Engineering vs cinema & parental expectations • Writing, direction & real-life characters • Fear, failure & second chances • Industry realities, nepotism & meme culture • Love, friendships & private life • Student advice, rapid fire & reflections Honest. Townhall by Student Tribe is a student-led series where real questions shape real conversations. Credits Special Thanks Sri Charan Lakkaraju Ram Varun Lakkaraju Vijaya Bhaskar Big shoutout to the entire Team Student Tribe Concept / Director D Megha Creative Director/ Chief Editor K Madhan Sesha Sai Creative Director Veera Kandregula Editing / Motion Graphic Design K Madhan Sesha Sai Mathew Naidu Gangavarapu Sandeep Joel Bayye Editor Jagadeesh Gollavilli Storyline Editor D Megha Camera Crew DOP - Prudhvi Raj U K Madhan Sesha Sai Sai Chandra M Somanath Samala Siddharth Publicity Designers Veera Kandregula Chintalapudi Aditya Sriramula Bharathkumar Guest Coordinator Amarnath Rettadi SR logistics head R Sai Krishna (Obama) Special thanks Sagar Madhyanapu (AI) Floor Managers Chandana Charchitha Mutha Madhavan Anil Copy Writer Mutha Madhavan Anil Audience Coordinators Shashank Misra M Sai Kumar Yashwanth Netha Sandeep Nidamaluri Growth & Share Yalamanchili Laxmanarao Tarun raidu 00:00 - disclaimer 00:05 - Trailer 03:29 - intro 04:25- Childhood & early wiring 09:27 - Family & schooling 20:04 - first step & entering cinema 27:52 - writing & direction 31:14 - success & expectation 49:20 - rapid fire 51:56 - Failures & self doubt 01:02:17 - fun with Jeevan 01:03:47 - Hindi movie titles game 01:06:58 - opinion on love & private life 01:09:54 - people & inspection 01:17:59 - industry truths 01:24:44 - future & upcoming movies 01:31:45 - present movie 01:33:51 - fish game 01:37:35 - student tribe 01:42:43 - outro #honesttownhall #studenttribe #tharunbhascker #studentquestions #TharunBhasckerDhaassyam #telugucinema #tollywood #pellichoopulu #eenagaranikiemaindhi #keedacola #telugufilmmaker #telugudirector #cinemareality #filmindustrytruth #studentled #genzvoices #youthvoices #creativejourney #writingcinema #cinematalks #CinemaWithoutShortcuts #telugupodcast #telugutownhall #storytelling #honestconversations #realtalkshorts #unfilteredtalks #indiecinema #filmmakerslife #BehindTheScenesCinema #filmmakingjourney #creativeprocess #ScreenwritingLife #indiancinema #youthculture