Mukunda

The film was produced by Tagore Madhu and Nallamalapu Srinivas (Bujji) under the banner Leo Productions.

It stars debutant Varun Tej and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles with Prakash Raj, Tanikella Bharani, Ravi Babu Rao Ramesh, Navdeep, Sayaji Shinde, Sameer Hasan, Murali Mohan, Sunil Nadhiya Vennela Kishore, Jayasudha, Sudeepa Pinky, Nagendra Babu, Posani Krishna Murali, Subbaraju, Brahmanandam Jagapathi Babu, and Nassar in supporting roles.

Apart from Hyderabad, the film was predominantly shot in Andhra Pradesh at places like Rajahmundry, Bhimavaram, and Bhadrachalam as well as in Cochin and Alleppey in Kerala and at Kanyakumari, Pollachi in Tamil Nadu.

Things take an ugly turn when Mukunda enters the scene and decides to go against the chairman and his power.

C. Aswini Dutt approached Puri Jagannadh to prepare a script and direct the debut film of Naga Babu's son Varun Tej.

[3] The project failed to materialize and subsequently, Puri Jagannadh produced and directed that script which was titled Heart Attack starring Nithin and Adah Sharma.

[8] The film was confirmed to be produced by Nallamalapu Srinivas and Tagore Madhu jointly on Leo Productions banner.

[18] Prakash Raj, Brahmanandam, Rao Ramesh and Nassar were confirmed to appear in crucial roles during the film's launch.

[26] Varun Tej suffered a fracture during the filming of an action sequence at Alleppey and shooting resumed after his recovery.

[35] Varun Tej began dubbing for his role in late August 2014 and by then, filming neared completion except for few songs.

[39] In mid November 2014, Srikanth Addala said that the remaining part of the film would be shot in Hyderabad and a big set is being planned for a song.

[15] Mickey J Meyer was selected to compose the film's soundtrack and background music continuing his association with Srikanth Addala after Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008) and Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2012).

[46] Shilpakala Vedika was announced as the venue on 2 December and also, a song teaser was unveiled as a part of promotion.

[54] The film however clashed with Chinnadana Nee Kosam which released in equal number of theaters across the world.

[2] Y. Sunitha Chowdary of The Hindu wrote "Since most of the story centres on the debate and dialogue, rather than an expected logical ending, it is likely that many regular cine goers will go home dissatisfied.

But for those who appreciate truth, facts of life and intelligent conversations, this is a film smartly interspersed with action and village politics for today’s youth".

It's a film which is so aware of the milieu that it's exploring that you get sucked into the narrative to have a ringside look at the complex characters that inhabit the canvas the story unfolds on.