A Season of Biopics

In Telugu Cinema, for every five to six years, the movie season changes with the arrival of new filmmakers and their concepts. As the films like Kanche and Gautamiputra Satakarni, Rudramadevi turned out to be good grosser and award-winning films, historical fiction drama and biopic season started in TFI. Let’s see some of the huge biopics in planning and production stage

YatraThe biopic on ex-Chief Minister of united Andhra Pradesh, who died due to a plane crash, in office, YS Rajasekhar Reddy, is in planning stage for a long time. Mahi V Raghava is looking to direct the movie and a script has been almost readied. Mammotty is said to have been hired to play YSR’s role in the movie.

MahanatiThe legendary actress of Telugu Cinema, Savitri is getting her story told on Silver Screen. Her struggle for love in personal life and her struggle in professional life is said to be articulated by Nag Ashwin through the eye of a journalist. Keerthy Suresh is playing as Savitri, Dulquer Salman is playing as Gemini Ganeshan, Mohanbabu is playing as SVR, Naga Chaitanya as ANR and many others with Samantha Akkineni as a journalist. The movie is scheduled for a release in May

1945Rana Daggubati is known for choosing films that are not at all regular and commercial in nature. He is looking to take up the off best themes and make good enough commercial dramas with them. 1945, is based on Subhash Chandra Bose’s life story and other details will be announced soon.

NTRLegendary actor of Telugu Cinema, Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao, is getting a movie for his story. Teja is directing the film and Nandamuri Balakrishna is acting in his father’s role. The movie is expected to show all the early details of NTR and Balakrishna will be seen in 64 getups in the movie it seems.

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
Uyyalavada Narasimha Reddy is the first freedom fighter of India from Telugu origin. Megastar Chiranjeevi is playing the role of the freedom fighter with Nayantara, Amitabh Bachchan, Keecha Sudeepa, Jagapathi Babu, Ravi Kishan and Vijay Sethupathi as the co-stars. Sudheer Reddy is directing the film. It is the real-life story that happened in 1844 before the first revolt of Indian originated soldier, Mangal Pandey, in 1857.