ARAVIND SA: Indian Men and Mental Health, Hating Influencers, & Writing Comedy | EKT 002

When the opportunity to talk to Aravind SA, who was on his Malaysian tour of his 'We Need To Talk' standup special was given to me - I immediately grabbed it. Having watched his show in Chennai, I was excited to dig deeper into his mental makeup.
Aravind SA, known across the world as one of India's biggest comedy StandUp talks to me about his mental health journey, his fight with insecurity, fear of abandonment, and his hate towards Influencers (ouch).
I hope you will enjoy this conversation and let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
0:43 - Leeds United Championship run
2:16 - Similarities between Joshua Michael and Aravind SA
5:01 - Aravind's new standup special "We Need to Talk"
5:37 - Being a reluctant comedian
7:57 - Imposter syndrome
10:27 - Writing comedy to please the audience
11:30 - Hating influencers
12:25 - Doing what you truly enjoy vs what others enjoy
20:43 - Anxiety issues
23:22 - Fear of abandonment in relationships
29:49 - The type of movies that Aravind wants to make
36:43 - The need to talk and share with others
43:20 - End of podcast
Credits:
Conceived and Created by: Joshua Michael
DOP: Mathubalan Gunasogaran (bwhpk)
Asst. DOP: Rishi Ganesh & Tharani Chandran
Editor: Rishi Ganesh
Production Manager: Resshma Mohan
Art Director: Resshma Mohan
Theme Music: BabyMa Anthem from BADEP Season 2 by Music Kitchen

[@EKTPodcast]

Hi da babyma! Thank you tuning in. As you watch the podcast, do make sure you share your comments on the comment section! It will help push the reach of the episode. Love you all!

[@vigenthiranservaiaravindan417]

Baby maa.. Next time try to do in tamil more than english😊.

[@roslinepuspamary3672]

Thank you Mr.Joshua for interviewing Mr Aravind SA. I thank too Mr.Aravind SA for help me to analysis my life through out this interview. Your word's bring strength to move forward. Once again thank you Mr. Aravind SA ❤

[@RaneeshRavi]

“Being vulnerable is beautiful.” That hits hard ❤❤❤

[@supriyanaidu2221]

Talent meeting opportunity is luck 👏🏼

[@EKTPodcast]

Trueee!

[@aiswaryamuniandy5011]

Read the book about Psychology of money, they will speak about Luck & Risk. Very very relatable with his story..

[@TheSoulzkid]

Thank you for talking about mental health which still many are trying to hide away and call it a weakness to be vulnerable. As a person suffering with depression and anxiety, felt like a digital hug. And for a long time, i’ve been staying off social media because i can never see myself creating contents that suit the current trends. I find the conversation about sticking to what you like and dont look to please others, definitely reassuring. Thank you so much!!!!

[@deenasabapathy6606]

Listening to the both of you talk was too good that the 40 minutes passed by too fast! Arvind SA’s way of explaining things had developed so much with honesty and respect, love love love this entire podcast! And for you Sosua the quality of podcast you’ve been giving in this last two episodes made me look up to you 🙌

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[@nivashvethamanickam2593]

I hate bad influencers

[@NeutralGang]

You’ve managed to keep hold of my interest throughout. 40 mins went past like nothing. Would be great if can do a 2nd round with him. Also the only downside I felt was aravind pov wasn’t heard completely, should have let him finish his lines.

[@meera19051]

Good interview. I missed Aravind's KL show 😢. Great job Joshua. In both your videos (so far) I like your questions and I must commend you on the homework done on the people you are speaking to. Interesting layers in your conversation. Keep up the great work and looking forward to more content on EKT ❤

[@EKTPodcast]

Thank you! The idea is to talk to people whom I truly admire and respect.

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[@Cr-fc6ic]

hye babyma !EKT 001 & 002 was literally Semme , please continue doing it .We would love to hear much from the people like this . Thanks for the beautiful sharings Mr.Aravind . Wish you more success ahead :)

[@EKTPodcast]

Thank you!

[@alfredaldrin1459]

Its a good episode. The interview was done very well with genuine respect for the guest. Well done Joshua

[@EKTPodcast]

Thank you! Glad our intention is obvious.

[@vive928]

yea, today only i saw Joshua's podcast and both are amazing and very sensible. Joshua - you are doing fantastic and please invite more great minds like Aravind. There are many take away from your podcast which can be applied to life. One request - at the end, you can thank the guest for joining you.

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[@tinasview7322]

Maybe Joshua should let the guest complete the sentence or thought 😂😂😂 you’re cutting him halfway

[@EKTPodcast]

Will continue to improve! ❤️

[@ashwinanusridhar5787]

Podcast ❌ Mental Health Therapy Session ✅

[@theupgradepill]

Great Episode. It is good to know people speak about mental health especially the mental health of mens. Keep doing.

[@johnjuztin3643]

Absolutely love the depth of this conversation and how well everything is articulated! Hearing about SA’s experiences is truly therapeutic. Keep the wisdom flowing! Love you SA 😍

[@Vijay-bt1wd]

16:42 bookmarked

[@paarthasarathir9903]

This interview was 🔥 ❤thank u Aravind SA for this amazing wisdom u brought within us😊ur perspective is pristine and at lot of times during the interview i could relate myself with you to a great extent. Now that i hav seen this I really should start shaping my mental health right away😅

[@nishacr5674]

41:18 🔥

[@Paranthaman_0810]

Seriously bro good content

[@KarthiDurai]

Great stuff da ❤

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Machs thank you 😍😍

[@g1_jay123]

Subscribe panniyachu babymaaaaaa

[@NITHISHKUMAR-jt9lw]

Really nice interview ❤

[@monicamonica-fv9th]

This podcast is not going anywhere. is it going somewhere?

[@joachimj7718]

It stays in our hearts. So what you are saying is true.

[@kshashalny3330]

Loved this conversation so much!it always feels so warm to see indian men are more sensitive and have the understanding about mental health.🤍