Uppena: Vaishnav Tej, Kriti Shetty on acting alongside Vijay Sethupathi, making a love story that revolves around caste The film delves into casteism and the lives of fishermen in coastal Andhra Pradesh. In an interview to Firstpost, the lead pair and the director Buchibabu Sana reveal what makes their film so unique. Hemanth Kumar February 12, 2021 08:12:38 IST Vaishnav Tej and Krithi Shetty in a poster of Uppena. Twitter @adityamusic
Uppena, which translates to ‘swell of the sea’, has an overbearing presence in the lives of fishermen living in coastal areas. The rhythmic whooshing of the waves and the gentle sea breeze might be soothing in normal times, but its fury destroys everything in its wake. This singular word and the fear associated with it is at the centre of filmmaker Buchibabu Sana’s debut film, also titled