Sreekaram(2021)
Karthik hails from Rayalaseema and is doing well in his career as a project lead in an IT company. Wanting to pursue the family’s vocation of farming, he quits his job and returns back to his village. Will he be able to bring back lost glory to the profession?
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Sun NXT
- Theatrical Release
- 11 March 2021
- Director
- B. Kishore Reddy
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- Rating
- 7.7/10
Storyline
Karthik is a successful IT project manager from Rayalaseema. He decides to leave his city job to take up his family's traditional work of farming in his home village. The story follows his journey as he tries to restore pride and success to the farming profession.
“From city success to soil, can he revive his family's farm?”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Sreekaram
Cast reunions in this film: Rao Ramesh & Murali Sharma (11 films together), Rao Ramesh & Saptagiri (8 films together), Rao Ramesh & Mickey J Meyer (6 films together), Sai Kumar & Rao Ramesh (4 films together), Sai Kumar & Rajsekhar Aningi (3 films together), and Aamani & Murali Sharma (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Sreekaram' is a Telugu word meaning 'cultivation' or 'farming', directly reflecting its core theme.
- Actor Sharwanand, who plays the lead, reportedly spent time with real farmers in Rayalaseema to prepare for his role.
- The movie was shot extensively in actual villages around Kadapa and Kurnool to capture authentic rural landscapes.
- Director B. Kishore Reddy also co-wrote the story, drawing inspiration from growing agrarian issues in Andhra Pradesh.
- The soundtrack features folk-inspired songs, with composer Mickey J. Meyer incorporating traditional instruments like the 'thappeta'.
- Despite its rural setting, the film had a limited theatrical release and later gained attention through streaming platforms.
- Priyanka Jawalkar, the female lead, made her Telugu debut with this film after working in Kannada and Tamil industries.