Priyadarshi and Harshith in the film
The Telugu film ‘Mail’ will be screened virtually as part of New York Indian Film Festival 2021
The Telugu film
Mail (Chapter 1 - Kambalapally Kathalu), which is streaming on Aha, has been selected to be a part of the New York Indian Film Festival 2021. Directed by Uday Gurrala and produced by Swapna Cinema, the film starring Priyadarshi and Harshith Malgireddy was acclaimed for its indie-spirited narration of a story set in rural Telangana.
Mail explored how a hamlet gets introduced to the internet and email in 2005.
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Priyadarshi and Harshith Malgireddy | Photo Credit:
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Debut director Uday Gurrala’s film is a nostalgic trip to rural Telangana when the personal computer was a luxury
The Telugu feature film
Mail, now streaming on Aha, is another reminder that there is no dearth of close-to-reality stories. Director Uday Gurrala ushers us into Kambalapally village in Mahabubabad district, Telangana, and captures people as they are, slowly unravelling their day-to-day lives and aspirations. Yet again, we have Venkatesh Maha (of
Care of Kancharapalem) and Malayalam cinema to thank for encouraging more Telugu filmmakers to narrate stories that reflect region-specific ethos. After the recent
Priyadarshi and Harshith Malgireddy in ‘Mail’, the first feature film in the Kambalapally Kathalu series
The Telugu film ‘Mail’ harks back to the time when the personal computer was new and revered
Cinematographer and first-time director Uday Gurrala remembers spending his school holidays at his grandmother’s village, Kambalapally in Mahabubabad mandal, Telangana. “To me, that was the best holiday destination. I would sit by the lake or watch Bathukamma celebrations and feel at home with everything the village had to offer,” he recalls. When he decided to direct feature films, he was determined to narrate stories from Kambalapally. The Telugu film