Vijay Kanakamedala makes a confident directorial debut, helped by ‘Allari’ Naresh’s bravura performance
At a crucial moment in the story, when a powerful man tells Surya Prakash (Allari Naresh) that his 40-year career is at stake, Surya retorts and asks if his own predicament, after languishing in prison for five years for a crime he never committed, doesn’t matter at all. Surya has lost nearly everything that mattered to him; he has nothing to lose in his fight for justice.
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Direction: Vijay Kanakamedala
Music: Sricharan Pakala
First time director Vijay Kanakamedala wants us to pause and pay attention to a fictional story inspired by several real-life incidents. What happens when someone is falsely accused of murder and driven to the edge by police brutality? This brings up memories of the Tamil film
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