''Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam'' () is a 2022 Indian
Telugu
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-language
social
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thriller drama
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film remake of 2017 film
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written and directed by debutant A. R. Mohan. Produced by
Zee Studios
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and Hasya Movies, the film features
Allari Naresh
Edara Naresh (born 30 June 1982), better known as Allari Naresh, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Telugu films. Starring in over 55 films and known for his various comic roles, Naresh earned two Filmfare Awards ...
,
Anandhi,
Vennela Kishore
Bokkala Kishore Kumar (born 19 September 1980), known professionally as Vennela Kishore, is an Indian actor and director who works in Telugu cinema. Known for his comedic roles, he earned the moniker "Vennela" after his first feature film ''Ven ...
,
Praveen,
Sampath Raj
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He is best known for his appearances in director Venkat Prabhu's trilogy, which includ ...
and
Sritej
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in primary roles. The film was released on 25 November 2022.
Plot
Sripada Srinivas is a humble human who always helps people in need. He works as a government Telugu teacher and understands the value of Telugu. He, along with another English teacher, are appointed as election officers for tribal villages in the Maredumilli forest area.
The tribals are initially reluctance to cast their votes as past governments haven't installed a bridge on a nearby river to ease transport and have not cared to provide basic facilities to them for the last 30 years. He meets Lachimi, the only unofficial teacher to the whole tribe, the girl who wishes to study and wants to become a teacher but does not have a bridge in their area, thus she cannot study further, so she teaches basic skills for kids in the tribe unofficially. She offers help to Srinivas in getting awareness to cast their votes. While traveling, Srinivas likes Lachimi because of her self-confidence and her worshipping nature towards teachers; finally, he proposes to marry her.
Later, Srinivas helps one of the tribal women, named Pollamma, deliver the child, thereby earning the trust of the tribals. After this incident, the tribals agreed to cast their votes, trusting Srinivas. While going back to deliver the EVMs, Srinivas and the English teacher are ambushed by the tribals, who kidnap both the officers and ask for bridges to be installed as a negotiation demand. Later, it is revealed that the mastermind behind this conspiracy is none other than Srinivas. He guides the tribals to negotiate with them and makes their issues a national-wide sensation.
After various attempts in vain, in the end, the collector Arjun Trivedi fools the tribals by giving them approval papers, then he betrays them after collecting the EVM machines. Then Srinivas reveals himself to collector and tries to stop him then the collector realizes that he is the mastermind behind the conspiracy and bashes him later takes him into custody despite the tribals pleads.
While returning, they cross paths with an Indian gaur herd (the locals treat them as Veerabhadra gods). The collector, being headstrong, asks the cops to scare the herd away, if not kill them. Herds attack and injure most of the cops, including the collector. Hearing all the ruckus, tribals come to the cops aid. They find the injured collector and carry him through the same river to the other side. Then Srinivas realizes the collector's mistake, and the collector understands the problems of the tribe. He then signs an approval for the bridge. Finally, the film ends with Lachimi responding positively to Srinivas proposal, and the two embrace.
Cast
*
Allari Naresh
Edara Naresh (born 30 June 1982), better known as Allari Naresh, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Telugu films. Starring in over 55 films and known for his various comic roles, Naresh earned two Filmfare Awards ...
as Sripada Srinivas
*
Anandhi as Lachimi
*
Sampath Raj
Sampath Raj (born 25 December 1968) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films, in addition to Kannada and Malayalam films.
He is best known for his appearances in director Venkat Prabhu's trilogy, which includ ...
as Arjun Trivedi
IAS, the
District Collector
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of
East Godavari
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Geography
This district is surrounded by:
* North East: Alluri Sitharama Raju district
* North West: Eluru d ...
District.
*
Ravi Varma Adduri
Ravi Varma Adduri (born 12 September 1975) is an Indian actor of Telugu language, Telugu films. He is known for playing Selva Swamy in ''Mogali Rekulu'' (2008). Before then, he has starred in ''Aaruguru Pativratalu'' (2004).
Early life and care ...
as Inspector Shanmukha Rao
*
Vennela Kishore
Bokkala Kishore Kumar (born 19 September 1980), known professionally as Vennela Kishore, is an Indian actor and director who works in Telugu cinema. Known for his comedic roles, he earned the moniker "Vennela" after his first feature film ''Ven ...
as English teacher
*
Praveen as Babu Garu, A Govt Pune.
*
Sritej
Sritej is an Indian actor who works in Telugu-language films. He came into limelight with the 2019 film '' Lakshmi's NTR'' directed by Ram Gopal Varma where he essayed the role of Nara Chandrababu Naidu. He was also cast in Nandamuri Balakrishna ...
as Kanda
*
Kamakshi Bhaskarla
Sai Kamakshi Bhaskarla (born 18 June 1995) is an Indian actress and model who works in Telugu films. She won the title of Femina Miss India Telangana 2018. Kamakshi made her film debut in 2021 with '' Priyuraalu'' and got recognition through '' ...
as Pollamma
*
Raghu Babu
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as Market yard secretary Koteswara Rao
* Kumanan Sethuraman as Village head
* Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as
Chief Election Commissioner
*
Ravi Prakash
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Career
Ravi was born in Vijayawada and grew up in Visakhapatnam, India. After completing his secondary education, he chose to pursue a car ...
as
Police SP
*
Khayyum
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Khayyum was born in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, and brought up in Hyderabad. His father was a tailor and his mother was a housewife. He is the younger ...
as Police Officer
* Keshav Deepak as
DSP
* Gemini Suresh as Election Officer
* Shani Salmon
Soundtrack
Release
Theatrical
''Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam'' was released on 25 November 2022.
Home Media
Zee Telugu
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and
ZEE5
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have acquired the film's satellite and digital streaming rights respectively. It premiered on
ZEE5
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on December 23, 2022.
Reception
''123Telugu'' gave a rating of 2.75 out of 5 and wrote that "Itlu Maredumalli Prajaaneekam is a film made with honesty. The backdrop, performances and scenes are decent but there is nothing new or gripping that you will see here". Arvind V of ''
Pinkvilla
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'' gave a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and wrote that "With a better second half, this film would have been way more watchable". In contrast, ''
The Times of India
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'' stated that the film is "an honest social drama narrating the plight of a tribal village", giving the same rating.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=tt21289032, title=Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam
''Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam''on
ZEE5
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2022 films
Indian drama films
2022 drama films
Indian films based on actual events
Films about elections
2020s political drama films
2022 thriller films
Indian thriller films
2020s Telugu-language films
Films set in Andhra Pradesh
Films shot in Andhra Pradesh