# Nirudyoga Natulu

Nirudyoga Natulu (transl. Unemployed actors) is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language web series created by Rohit Penumatsa and Camp Sasi. This series revolves around a couple of unemployed actors, Laxman, Anvesh Michael, Pawon Ramesh and Jagadeesh, who struggle with their lives as they strive to act in movies. The series consists of 10 episodes which were released on the YouTube channel Mic Tv.
Filmed in November 2017, the series marked the debut of actors Anvesh Michael and Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari. The series upon release went viral and was well received overseas.

## Plot summary

Nirudyoga Natulu follows the story of Laxman who has been struggling to get into movies but has always been type-cast as a musical extra and his friend Anvesh and Jagadeesh who recently moved in with him and Pawan. As these four struggle to get featured in movies they also strive for their regular day-to-day necessities, Jagadeesh manages to get a job at a Bar while Laxman sincerely visits all auditions to take up a role. Eventually Laxman gives up on everything and decides to leave while other keep struggling, hoping for one good day.

## Cast
### Main cast

* Laxman Meesala as Laxman
* Anvesh Michael as Anvesh
* Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari as Jagadeesh
* Pawon Ramesh as Pawan

### Recurring cast

* Sasi as Rahul Karun
* Varma as The Director
* Abhay Bethiganti as Raj Kumar (Co-director)
* Kiran as Production Manager
* Vishnu as Assistant Director
* Chegondi Chandrasekhar as Chego

### Guest cast

* Rahul Ramakrishna as Himself
* Gayathri Gupta as Director
* Thanmai Bolt as Journalist

## Episodes
### Season 1 (2018)

| No. overall | Episode | Title | Directed by | Written by | Date of Broadcast |
| 1 | 1 | "One" | Sasi | Rohit and Sasi | 28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) |
| Episode One starts with an audition for Laxman, for another role that's got singing and poems involved. Later it keeps cutting between 2 booze parties. One that happens in Hyderabad with Laxman, Pawan and Anvesh and the other in Warangal where Jagadeesh tells of his plans to go to Hyderabad to become an actor to a friend. ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Two" | Sasi | Rohit and Sasi | 5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) |
| Pawan takes Anvesh to an unlikely shoot (b-porno) for them to pay for their current and water bill. And back in Warangal it is Jagadeesh's day to tell his girlfriend of his plans to go to Hyderabad. ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Three" | Rohit and Sasi | Rohit and Sasi | 7 May 2018 (2018-05-07) |
| Pawan brings home a fancy call girl which Laxman opposes to. As the night progresses cameraman Rahul Karun Camp Sasi shows up and takes the girl away from Pawan. The next morning Jagadeesh finally lands in Hyderabad and comes to Pawan's apartment. ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Four" | Rohit and Sasi | Rohit and Sasi | 14 May 2018 (2018-05-14) |
| Laxman learns that a role he's been waiting for in a mainstream film is given away to someone else without him knowing. On Pawan's advise he decides to try out some more auditions. Jagadeesh joins a bar as a part time occupation and becomes friends with fellow employee Mahesh. ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Five" | Rohit and Sasi | Rohit and Sasi | 20 May 2018 (2018-05-20) |
| Laxman decides to give up on his dreams of becoming an actor and packs his bags to leave. Anvesh and Pawan try their best to make him stay but Laxman's made up his mind already. ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Six" | Rohit and Sasi | Rohit and Sasi | 22 May 2018 (2018-05-22) |
| Chego is a Telangana filmmaker planning to make a film based on the life of Dusharla Satyanarayana. Jagadeesh is auditioned for the lead role based on co-director Yogi's suggestion. ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Seven" | Rohit Penumatsa | Rohit and Sasi | 29 May 2018 (2018-05-29) |
| Varma is a filmmaker that is finally get to make his old script - Karimnagar Love Story and is looking for an actor for the role of the Hero's friend. On cameraman Rahul Karun's suggestion Anvesh is auditioned. Meanwhile Jagadeesh and his bar friend Mahesh encounter an unlikely guest (Kaloji Ravi). ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Eight" | Rohit Penumatsa | Rohit and Sasi | 10 June 2018 (2018-06-10) |
| The episode opens with the other characters of Varma's office - co director Rajkumar (Abhay), assistant director Vishnu and production manager Damu (Kiran Kumar) discussing office dynamics. The second part of the episode is about an abusive experience Jagadeesh has with an angry customer at the bar while inter cutting to Anvesh meeting a couple of strange filmmakers for a part. ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Nine" | Rohit Penumatsa | Rohit and Sasi | 10 June 2018 (2018-06-10) |
| Varma wanted Rahul Ramakrishna as a lead but now he learnt that he is not available in time for their production and he's worried the production might shut down if they don't find a decent lead in time. Things in the apartment have hit a solid rock bottom when there is a power cut at night. Anvesh contemplates on giving up being an actor. ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Ten" | Rohit Penumatsa | Rohit and Sasi | 24 June 2018 (2018-06-24) |
| The final episode of Season 1 inter-cuts between two film offices - one is Varma's office and the other is Chego's producer's office. The former is trying to find a lead by the end of the day and the latter is trying to find a hero's friend. ||||||

## Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Vivek Sagar. Camp Sasi wrote the lyrics for song "Baataponti", and Malli Mathaipo was a revamp version of Mathaipo from Vivek and Rohit's earlier work M.I.S.T titled "Mathaipo".

## Release and reception

The series had a limited theatrical release on 24 June 2018 at Sarathi Studios in Hyderabad. The first show showed the last two episodes for free. The tenth episode premiered at the screening.
A critic from Telangana Today wrote that "Nirudyoga Natulu hardly makes you feel that it's a story that has been directed, and not a real life scene". A critic from VoxSpace wrote that "this is a bold and extremely well-thought-out piece of filmmaking that everyone needs to experience" and added that "Though it feels very effortless and almost improvisational, the effort put into it astounding. If you want to understand what attracts people that choose this life and on the flipside what scares people away from this career, please check this out and don’t miss this gem".
The success of the series enabled Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari further film offers including Kesava in the Pushpa film series.
The series was edited into a film in 2020 and uploaded on Mic Tv's YouTube channel.