Sundaram Master(2024)
Telugu119 mins
Social studies teacher Sundar is sent to an isolated mountainous village in search of a valuable item and to convince the locals to join his constituency. However, things quickly go awry.
Director:Kalyan Santhosh
Mood:
funnyemotionaluplifting
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, aha, Airtel Xstream Play, Plex, Simply South
- Theatrical Release
- 16 February 2024
- Director
- Kalyan Santhosh
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Rating
- 9.0/10
Storyline
A social studies teacher named Sundar is sent to a remote mountain village. His job is to find a valuable item and persuade the villagers to support his political constituency. His plans soon fall apart and everything goes wrong.
“A teacher's mountain mission takes a wild turn.”
Film Details
9.0Rating
119Minutes
TeluguLanguage
Release Date16 February 2024
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnyemotionaluplifting
Themes
identityfamilycorruptionfriendship
Tonewhimsical
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitylight
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion3
Humor4
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
H
Harsha ChemuduActor
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#3C
Chaitu BabuActor
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Divya SripadaActor
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K
Kalyan SanthoshDirector
→#5
S
Sudheer Kumar KurruCrew
→Trivia
- The film's mountainous village scenes were shot in remote parts of the Araku Valley, requiring the crew to travel by jeep and on foot.
- Director Kalyan Santhosh is also a popular Telugu comedy writer, known for his work on TV shows before this debut.
- The role of the teacher was reportedly written with actor Sree Vishnu in mind, who is known for similar everyman characters.
- A key comedy scene involving a goat was largely improvised on set, according to interviews with the cast.
- The film subtly references the 1990s Telugu classic 'Sundarakanda' in its title and the protagonist's name.
- It had a limited theatrical release, focusing on multiplexes in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana rather than wide distribution.
- The soundtrack features a folk song adapted from a traditional tribal melody of the Eastern Ghats region.