Vivaha Bhojanambu is set to be the first Telugu film to premiere on the streaming platform SonyLIV. The trailer was released by actor-producer Sundeep Kishan, who is producing the film in association with KS Sinish.
This is the third production venture of the actor.
With a story penned by Bhanu Bogavarapu, Vivaha Bhojanambu is helmed by debutant filmmaker Ram Abbaraju.
Speaking to Silverscreen India, Abbaraju said the film was a planned with an OTT release in mind. “It is a concept-oriented film and we wanted to directly release it on OTT. However, when theatres were opened in December, we thought of releasing it on the big screen. Eventually, we stuck to our original plan.”
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On how the project came together, he said, “The writer (Bogavarapu) and I have been friends for a very long time. Since my other project would need some time to take off, we thought of doing something for OTT. We observed that only thrillers and dark comedies were ruling the space, so we wanted to make something with healthy, clean humour that can be watched by all ages. We recollected an incident that happened in Telangana, and developed it into a script.”
The film unfolds with the announcement of the Covid-19 lockdown forcing relatives who have come to attend a wedding to get stuck in the same house. “We used the gist of the incident we read about and dramatized it by adding interesting characters to make a film that will appeal to all ages,” the filmmaker said.
“Sundeep is a good friend and like my mentor, so we pitched the idea to him and he agreed to produce it,” Abbaraju added.
Sundeep will also be seen in an extended cameo role as an ambulance driver. “After hearing the story, Sundeep wanted to play that role. It is a quirky character,” the director said.
The cast includes Satya, Aarjavee, Sudharsan, Srikanth Tyangar, Subbaraya Sharma, Viva Harsha, Shivan Narayana, Madhumani, Nitya Sree, Kireeti, Dhaya, Kalpa Latha.
“Aarjavee plays the bride and Satya is the groom. Srikanth Tyangar plays bride’s father. Late journalist and actor TNR has played an important role in the film. He was very supportive on the sets,” the filmmaker added.
Vivaha Bhojanambu was shot completely in Hyderabad by cinematographer Mani Kandan. “We filmed during October and November 2020, following all the Covid-19 protocols,” said Abbaraju.
Edited by Chota K Prasad, the film has a runtime of two hours and four minutes. The film features three songs composed by AniVee, while the background score has been done by Achu Rajamani. Abbaraju also mentioned that Nandu RK has penned dialogues that are full of “clean and healthy humour” with no double meanings.
The release date of Vivaha Bhojanambu has not been announced yet.