Naga Chaitanya’ next Thandel
Naga Chaitanya is currently shooting for director Chandoo Mondeti’s Thandel with Sai Pallavi. Talking about the film in a recent interview, the actor revealed the plot of the film, apart from what his and Sai’s characters in the film will be like.
It is based on real life incident
Talking about the film, Naga Chaitanya revealed that Thandel is inspired by the 2018 incident, when fishermen from Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh drifted into Pakistan waters by mistake and were taken into custody. He said, “Thandel is a film I’ve been working on for quite some time; it’s a very special film for me. Firstly, I’ve never attempted this kind of character or texture. It’s based on some true incidents in 2018 involving these fishermen from Srikakulam. Usually, they go to Gujarat and go fishing from there. On one of their trips, they drifted off into Pakistan’s borders and got caught.”
Movie has a Love Story
Talking about the film, Naga Chaitanya revealed that Thandel is inspired by the 2018 incident, when fishermen from Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh drifted into Pakistan waters by mistake and were taken into custody. He said, “Thandel is a film I’ve been working on for quite some time; it’s a very special film for me. Firstly, I’ve never attempted this kind of character or texture. It’s based on some true incidents in 2018 involving these fishermen from Srikakulam. Usually, they go to Gujarat and go fishing from there. On one of their trips, they drifted off into Pakistan’s borders and got caught.”
Makers released first look in January
The makers of Chandoo Mondeti’s Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi starrer Thandel released the first glimpse of the film in January. Titled Essence of Thandel, the over two-minute-long video provides a glimpse into the film’s story apart from setting up the characters.
First Glimpse
The glimpse opens by introducing Chaitanya’s character, Thandel Raju, who is in the middle of the ocean fishing. It also shows how he runs into trouble when he and a few other fishermen accidentally venture into the waters of Pakistan. This leads to their imprisonment in the central jail of Karachi after being caught by the Pakistan Coastal Guard. Chaitanya gets the opportunity to mouth some massy dialogues in a different dialect in the video. The glimpse also introduces Sai as his love, Bujji Thalli, apart from hinting that the film will be a patriotic one.
About Thandel
Thandel is Chaitanya’s third film with Chandoo after Premam and Savyasachi and his second with Sai after Sekhar Kammula’s Love Story. Thandel is presented by Allu Aravind’s Geetha Arts and produced by Bunny Vasu. Devi Sri Prasad is composing the film’s tunes while Shamdat is the cinematographer. Sai Pallavi is ready to become Sita Maa in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana. Movie is said to be trilogy. They will start the movie in the month of April. Makers are gearing up to release part one on Diwali 2025.