Andhra King Taluka will stream on Netflix from December 25 in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. Produced by Mythri Movie Makers, the film starred Ram Pothineni in the lead.
What is it about? In 2002, popular movie star Surya Kumar (Upendra as the 'annayya', the 'boss' of Telugu cinema) was reeling under more than half a dozen flops in a row. His 100th film, the pride of his fans, gets stalled for want of finances. His die-hard, irrational fan Sagar (Ram Pothineni) transfers to him the required money in a move that shocks the star himself. Surya now sets out to find out who Sagar is and why he did what he did.
Andhra King Taluka was a flop. In a post-release media meet, Ram wondered why not many were watching his movie despite the positive on-ground mouth talk. Even Akhanda 2's postponement from December 5 didn't make any difference to AKT's fate.
"The plot relies on massive leaps of faith, sentimentalization, and regressive notions of sacrifice. Despite a few passable elements, the film is weighed down by average technical work and a lack of charisma from Upendra. This fantasy-driven take on fandom is unworthy of sentimentalization," our review of Andhra King Taluka said.
