Preview
A heartfelt tribute to fan culture, the story follows Sagar (Ram Pothineni), an ardent fan whose life, relationships, and identity revolve around his admiration for his cinematic idol, "Andhra King" Surya Kumar (Upendra).
In mid-2000s, the successful commercial actor, Surya Kumar, fondly known as "Andhra King", is acting in his landmark 100th film. But the producer, due to his repeated financial losses, opts out of producing the film. This makes Surya worry that his 100th film may go unfilmed and thereby devastating his career.
He later approaches another producer, Azhagam Perumal for ₹ 3 crores, which would suffice for producing the film. But Perumal insults him by forcing Surya to act in an aged supporting role for the amount the latter had requested. Soon he rejects the deal, but reluctantly convinces himself to accept the proposal.
Before he could meet Perumal, he comes to know that someone has deposited ₹ 3 crores in his account. This makes him shocked and provokes him to find the person, who is none other than Sagar, a die-hard fan of him.
Who Sagar is, what his background is, what his life struggles are, how he gets such a huge sum of money – forms the crux of the story.
Production
Development
The film was initially referred to as RAPO22. Directed by Mahesh Babu Pachigolla, who made blockbuster with Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty (2023), the film is planned as a large-scale Village drama. [2]
On 12 October 2024, Ram Pothineni announced his next film, tentatively titled RAPO22 with director Mahesh Babu Pachigolla who made Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty (2023). [10] [11]
On 20 November 2024, Mythri Movie Makers officially announced Bhagyashri Borse as the female lead, marking her second Telugu film after Mr. Bachchan (2024). [12] [13] On 12 May 2025, The makers of the film revealed the first-look of Upendra, marking his return to Telugu cinema after Ghani. [14] [15] On 25 November 2024, music composer duo Vivek–Mervin were announced to be on board, marking their debut in Telugu cinema. [16] [17]
Filming
The film was officially launched with a muhurtham on 21 November 2024 in Hyderabad. The launch event was attended by Gopichand Malineni, Hanu Raghavapudi, Venky Kudumula and other notable guests. Gopichand Malineni switched on the camera, Hanu Raghavapudi gave the first clap, and Venky Kudumula directed the inaugural shot, which featured Ram Pothineni alongside lead actress Bhagyashri Borse in a traditional muhurat scene. [18] [11]
The official Principal photography of the film was commenced from 6 december2024 in Hyderabad On the same day, the first look of the film featuring Ram Pothineni was also released. [19] The next schedule of the film wrapped up after a 34-day non-stop shoot in Rajahmundry, during which Andhra Pradesh Cinematography Minister Kandula Durgesh visited the set. [20] [21]
The final schedule of the film commenced in Hyderabad, and was expected to continue for ten days. Following this, the team planned to shoot key daytime sequences, including the film's climax, over the next 20 days. Upon completion of this schedule, the principal photography was set to be wrapped up. [22] On 1 November 2025, the Principal photography wrapped up. [23]
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