Produced by Mythri Movie Makers, it stars Nani and Nazriya Nazim (in her Telugu debut).

The film tells the story of Sundar and Leela, an interfaith couple who try to convince their parents about their marriage through a string of lies only to find themselves in more complicated situations.

He tries to persuade his colleague Soumya to give up the opportunity to go to the US so that he can take her place and fulfill his dream.

They return to India immediately on their parents' demand but Sundar and Leela's bags are exchanged.

Leela's parents also recognize that her boyfriend is Hindu by looking at a Hanuman sticker on Sundar's bag.

They force her to take a pregnancy test which Leela fudges to be positive using a bottle of Mountain Dew.

The doctor tells that Leela has dysgerminoma, a type of ovarian cancer which often results in false positives for pregnancy test.

Delighted, Sundar runs to meet Leela who has undergone the surgery and they decide to get married.

[4] At the meantime, Athreya also narrated a script to Nani, and impressed by it, the latter decided to be a part of the film.

[5] Production was set to begin after Nani's commitments on Tuck Jagadish and Shyam Singha Roy (both 2021).

[5] On the eve of Diwali, 13 November, the company officially confirmed the project tentatively titled #Nani28 and would star Nazriya Nazim in her Telugu cinema debut.

[8][9] Vivek Athreya developed the script in late 2017, prior to his debut film Mental Madhilo.

[10] Initially, Vivek pitched another story to the production house, which required an ensemble cast.

Athreya then conducted script reading sessions with other supporting cast members, Rohini, Nadhiya, Naresh, Harsha Vardhan, Rahul Ramakrishna, to prepare for their roles.

[18] The film was streamed on Netflix on 8 July 2022 in Telugu and dubbed versions of Tamil and Malayalam languages.

[20] Manoj Kumar R of The Indian Express rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Nani effortlessly fits into the role of a rebellious man, who comes up with masterful lies as easy as he breathes.

[21] Siby Jeyya of India Herald rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Director Vivek took a story of interfaith marriage, adding comedy rooted in mindlessly following religious customs, and drama rooted in striving to achieve a balance between family and love".

[22] Critic Latha Srinivasan wrote in Firstpost that Nani and Nazriya shone in this romantic comedy cum family drama and gave it 3 stars on 5.

Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ante Sundaraniki is at its best when the stellar cast are mouthing off one-liners that are not just relatable but hilarious.

[30] Ante Sundaraniki grossed over $1 million in the United States, making it Nani's seventh film to do so.