Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam

Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	A. R. Mohan
Screenplay by	A. R. Mohan
Dialogues by	Abburi Ravi

Story by	A. R. Mohan
Produced by	Razesh Danda
Starring	Allari Naresh Anandhi
Cinematography	Raam Reddy
Edited by	Chota K. Prasad
Music by	Sricharan Pakala
Production companies	Zee Studios Hasya Movies
Release date	25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam (transl. Sincerely, the people of Maredumilli) is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language social thriller drama film remake of 2017 film Newton written and directed by debutant A. R. Mohan. Produced by Zee Studios and Hasya Movies, the film features Allari Naresh and Anandhi, while Vennela Kishore, Praveen, Sampath Raj, and Sritej play supporting roles. The film was released on 25 November 2022.^[1]

Plot

Sripada Srinivas is a humble human who always helps people in need. He works as a government Telugu teacher and understands the value of Telugu. He and another English teacher are appointed as election officers for tribal villages in the Maredumilli forest area.

The tribals are initially reluctant to cast their votes, as past governments have not built a bridge over a nearby river to ease transport and have not cared to provide basic facilities to them for the last 30 years. He meets Lachimi, the only unofficial teacher to the whole tribe. She wishes to study and become a teacher, but does not have a bridge in their area. Thus, she cannot study further, so she teaches basic skills to kids in the tribe unofficially. She offers help to Srinivas in raising awareness to cast their votes. While traveling, Srinivas likes Lachimi for her self-confidence and her worshipping nature towards teachers; finally, he proposes to marry her.

Later, Srinivas helps one of the tribal women, Pollamma, deliver a child, thereby earning the tribal members' trust. After this incident, the tribals agree to cast their votes, trusting Srinivas. While going back to deliver the EVMs, Srinivas and the English teacher are ambushed by the tribals, who kidnap both the officers and ask for bridges to be installed as a negotiation demand. Later, it is revealed that the mastermind behind this conspiracy is none other than Srinivas. He guides the tribals to negotiate with them and makes their issues a nationwide sensation.

After various attempts in vain, District Collector Arjun Trivedi fools the tribals by giving them approval papers, then he betrays them after collecting the EVM machines. Then Srinivas reveals himself to Trivedi and tries to stop him. Trivedi realizes that Srinivas is the mastermind behind the conspiracy, bashes him, and later takes him into custody despite the tribals' pleas.

While returning, they cross paths with an Indian gaur herd (the locals treat them as Veerabhadra gods). Trivedi, being headstrong, asks the cops to scare the herd away, if not kill them. Herds attack and injure most of the cops, including Trivedi. Hearing all the ruckus, the tribals come to the cops' aid. They find the injured Trivedi and carry him through the same river to the other side. Then Srinivas realizes Trivedi's mistake, and Trivedi understands the tribe's problems. He then signs an approval for the bridge. Finally, the film ends with Lachimi responding positively to Srinivas proposal, and the two embrace.

Cast

Allari Naresh as Sripada Srinivas
Anandhi as Lachimi
Sampath Raj as Arjun Trivedi IAS, the District Collector of East Godavari District
Ravi Varma Adduri as Inspector Shanmukha Rao
Vennela Kishore as English Teacher
Praveen as Babu Garu, A Govt Pune.
Sritej as Kanda
Kamakshi Bhaskarla as Pollamma
Raghu Babu as Koteswara Rao, market yard secretary
Kumanan Sethuraman as Village Head
Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Chief Election Commissioner
Ravi Prakash as Police SP
Khayyum as Police Officer
Keshav Deepak as DSP
Gemini Suresh as Election Officer
Shani Salmon