Virata Parvam
Virata Parvam () is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language period drama film written and directed by Venu Udugula, and produced by D. Suresh Babu and Sudhakar Cherukuri. The film stars Sai Pallavi and Rana Daggubati while Priyamani, Nandita Das, Naveen Chandra, Zarina Wahab, Easwari Rao, and Sai Chand play other supporting roles. The film has music composed by Suresh Bobbili and cinematography by Dani Sanchez-Lopez. The plot revolves around Naxalite movement that took place in Telangana region in the 1990s. Initially scheduled to release on 30 April 2021, it has been postponed due to the COVID-19 situation in  India. Production. Development. In June 2018, Venu Udugula stated that his second directorial venture would be a period love story set in the backdrop of the 1990s, and it would be a "commercial entertainer" focusing on politics and action, apart from being centered on romance. The same month, Sai Pallavi was reported to play the female lead but no speculations arose about the film's male lead. In November 2018, Rana Daggubati was approached to play the male lead. The film is set during the Naxal movement which happened in Telangana in the 1990s. Udugula wrote the story from the  events he witnessed from his childhood in Warangal. The film was launched in June 2019, with Daggubati and Pallavi playing the lead roles. Casting. Daggubati is cast in the role of Dr Ravi Shankar alias Comrade Ravanna. For his role, Daggubati reduced his weight in order to look lean for the film. Gopichand was Udugula's first choice for the lead before Daggubati was finalised. In May 2019, Priyamani was cast as Comrade Bharathakka, a Naxalite, and documentary filmmaker Sai Chand was also appeared for a supporting role in the very same month. Tabu was initially cast in the film , but due to schedule conflicts she was subsequently replaced by Nandita Das in August 2019. The film marked Nandita Das' return to Telugu cinema, whose last appearance in a Telugu film was "Kamli" (2006). Naveen Chandra, Zareena Wahab and Easwari Rao, and are cast in supporting roles. Actress Nivetha Pethuraj is signed to play a crucial role in the film. Filming. The film was launched at a formal ceremony on 15 June 2019 by which principal photography began. Filming of the first schedule took place at Dharipally in the rural part of Telangana, which is a minor schedule being wrapped  up on 1 July 2019. A lengthy schedule was held at Parkal, Warangal in September 2019 with portions involving Pallavi being shot. In November 2019, Jaya Krishna Gummadi who eventually worked on the film was replaced by Dani Sanchez-Lopez after the former opted out citing schedule conflicts. Hollywood stunt choreographer Stefan Richter was brought on board to direct the film's action sequences. Filming of some crucial scenes took place in the forests of Kerala in January 2020, and also in forests of Vikarabad and Warangal. It is reported that major portion of the film has been shot before  it was halted due to COVID-19 pandemic. The filming resumed in December 2020, with the final schedule taking place in Hyderabad. Soundtrack. The film's soundtrack and score is composed by Suresh Bobbili who worked with Udugula in "Needi Naadi Oke Katha". The first single from the film, "Kolu Kolu""," written by Chandrabose and sung by Divya Mallika and Bobbili, was released by Lahari Music on 25 February 2021. The second single from the film, "Veera Telangana", written by Chandrabose and sung by Hemachandra, was released on 30 November 2021. Release. In response to the direct OTT release rumours on  September 2020, the makers rejected such claims had announced that the film is scheduled only for theatrical release. The post-theatrical streaming rights of the film were acquired by Netflix. The film was scheduled for theatrical release on 30 April 2021 but was postponed in April 2021 due to the rising COVID-19 cases in the country.