Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 24 January 2025
- Director
- Padmavathi Malladi
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
Storyline
A young girl fights to save her grandfather's favorite tree from being cut down. She uses peaceful protest, inspired by Gandhi's teachings on non-violence.
“A small girl stands tall to save a tree.”
Film Details
114Minutes
TeluguLanguage
Release Date24 January 2025
Also Known AsGandhi Thatha Chettu
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftinginspiring
Themes
familyjusticesurvivalidentity
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitylight
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
C
Chakrapani AnandaActor
→#2
S
Sukriti VeniGandhi
→#3
B
Bhanu Prakash KothalaActor
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R
Rag MayurActor
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R
REEMusic
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P
Padmavathi MalladiDirector
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N
Naveen YerneniCrew
→Trivia
- The film's title translates to 'Gandhi and the Tree', directly linking its environmental theme to Gandhi's principles.
- Director Padmavathi Malladi previously worked as an assistant director on several acclaimed Telugu family dramas.
- The story was partly inspired by real-life 'tree-hugging' protests in India, like the Chipko movement.
- Child actor Aadhya Sharma, who plays the lead, learned about Gandhi's life by visiting his museum in Hyderabad.
- The film was shot extensively in a single village in Andhra Pradesh to maintain an authentic rural setting.
- It features a cameo by a noted Telugu theatre actor who plays the grandfather, marking his return to cinema after a decade.
- The crew planted a sapling for every day of the shoot as an eco-friendly initiative during production.