Bedurulanka 2012(2023)
Set in a small island village of Yedurulanka, faces the looming uncertainties of 2012, Shiva, a pragmatic youngster along with his girlfriend Chithra and friends, devise a scheme to disprove the end of the world theory and expose the plan by the trio of fake god-men, to fleece the people.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 25 August 2023
- Director
- Clax
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 29m
- Rating
- 7.3/10
Storyline
In a small island village, people fear the world will end in 2012. A practical young man and his friends come up with a plan. They try to prove the prediction is false and stop three fake holy men from scamming the villagers.
“A village, a prophecy, and a plan to prove it all wrong.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Bedurulanka 2012
Cast reunions in this film: Vennila & Getup Srinu (8 films together), Vennila & Goparaju Ramana (8 films together), Vennila & Srikanth Iyengar (6 films together), Goparaju Ramana & Srikanth Iyengar (4 films together), Vennila & Rajkumar Kasireddy (3 films together), and Getup Srinu & Srikanth Iyengar (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title is a playful twist on the real village name Yedurulanka, blending it with the 2012 doomsday theme.
- Director Clax chose the remote island village location to capture authentic coastal life and local dialects.
- Actor Kartikeya Gummakonda prepared for his role by spending time with fishermen to learn their mannerisms.
- The comedy scenes were largely improvised by the cast during rehearsals to keep the humor natural.
- The film subtly references real-life superstitions in coastal Andhra about eclipses and end-of-world predictions.
- It was shot extensively in natural light to emphasize the rustic, sun-soaked atmosphere of the island setting.
- The movie's climax involved coordinating over 100 local villagers as extras for a community gathering scene.