Filmed in Telugu, it revolves around Akbar Kalam, a Muslim auto rickshaw-driver and Lakshmi Jandhyala, a traditional Hindu woman with a romantic backdrop.

The only similarity between them is the fact that they both belong to the same picturesque, historic town of Devarakonda, about 100 km from Hyderabad.

Akbar, an orphan Muslim is an auto driver, whose days are all about lugging passengers from one town to another on the highway.

Lakshmi, a traditional Brahmin girl, resettled with her family in Devarakonda, having been displaced from Polavaram.

She also takes a lot of pride in the avakai (mango pickle) she makes and has big plans of selling them in Hyderabad.

While these central characters go about their goals, the town of Devarakonda itself has a lot of things going on: the village panchayat which seldom takes care of its own people, a thriving 7 seater auto business run corruptly, with the conspirators in this case being two influential people in the town.

In a special interview conducted by Kammula, Kuruvilla said: "When I narrated the story to you, I expected 50/50 chance of you accepting the film.

Having worked with Kammula before, Kuruvilla found his influence in his use of natural dialogues, characterization of the female protagonist and the taste of music.

[3] Madanapalle born Bindu Madhavi was a model for sarees, jewelry and other consumer products.