
Jetty(2022)
Set in coastal village fishermen backdrop, Katari Jalayya is a respected person who guides the people over there. However, the fishermen get looted by intermediaries continuously, and cyclones also affect them. Some people die, and some lose their livelihood due to those cyclones, during this time they are suggested to have a jetty to protect their boats from sinking. Did the village get a Jetty? What struggles did they face?
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Aha Video, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 28 October 2022
- Director
- Subrahmanyam Pitchuka
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Rating
- 7.6/10
Storyline
In a coastal village, a respected fisherman named Jalayya leads his community. The fishermen face constant theft by middlemen and devastating cyclones that destroy boats and livelihoods. The villagers fight for a protective jetty to save their boats, facing many struggles along the way.
“A village fights for its life by the sea.”
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Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Jetty
Cast reunions in this film: Kishore & Mime Gopi (3 films together), and Jeeva & Suman Setty (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director, Subrahmanyam Pitchuka, previously worked as an assistant director on the acclaimed Telugu film 'C/o Kancharapalem'.
- Actor Raja Chembolu, who plays the lead role of Jalayya, is also a professional theatre artist and writer from Andhra Pradesh.
- The movie was shot extensively in actual coastal villages of Andhra Pradesh to capture authentic fishing community life and cyclone-affected areas.
- The story is inspired by real-life struggles of fishing communities in Andhra Pradesh facing issues like middlemen exploitation and natural disasters.
- The film's title 'Jetty' refers to a crucial protective structure for fishing boats, central to the villagers' survival in the plot.
- It is one of the few recent Telugu films to focus entirely on the socio-economic issues of a coastal community without major commercial elements.
- The movie had a limited theatrical release but gained attention through word-of-mouth for its realistic portrayal of fishermen's lives.