Rights(2023)
Telugu33 mins
Three rich friends (businessmen) from the city set out to meet a recluse writer in a village to get the film rights for his short story.
Mood:
funnysuspensefulemotional
Where to watch:
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 24 October 2023
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 33m
Storyline
Three wealthy city friends travel to a remote village. They hope to meet a private writer living there. Their goal is to buy the rights to adapt his short story into a film.
“Three city men. One reclusive writer. A story worth chasing.”
Film Details
33Minutes
TeluguLanguage
Release Date24 October 2023
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnysuspensefulemotional
Themes
friendshipidentitycorruptionjustice
Tonesatirical
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence2
Emotion3
Humor4
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
C
Camp SasiRaju
→#2
P
Pawan RameshSeenu
→#3
S
S Vijay KumarWriter Vijay Kumar
→#4
R
Ramana ReddySharath
→Trivia
- The film was shot in just 21 days, mostly in a single village location to keep the budget low.
- Director Ramana Reddy also wrote the story and previously worked as an assistant director for several big Telugu films.
- The character of the recluse writer was inspired by real-life reclusive authors from rural Andhra Pradesh.
- It was produced by a small, independent banner called 'Sree Venkateswara Cinemas', not a major studio.
- The film uses a unique narrative style where the story within the story is shown in black and white scenes.
- Despite its 2023 release, the movie had a very limited theatrical run, focusing more on digital streaming platforms.
- The three friends' city scenes were all shot in Hyderabad, but the crew avoided famous landmarks to keep the setting generic.