Director Chandra Mahesh is returning to Telugu cinema after an 11-year gap with ‘Pithapuramlo… Ala Modalaindi’, a film rooted firmly in Pithapuram and built around three parallel love stories and three fathers. The project draws added attention from its real-world setting, as Pithapuram is the Andhra Pradesh constituency associated with Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan. The team spent 28 days shooting in the area, while Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka launched the film’s title poster.
Rather than using Pithapuram simply as a backdrop, Chandra Mahesh has made the location an important part of the film’s identity. The decision to shoot there for 28 days gives the story a close connection with the place, while its current public and political visibility adds context to the announcement. However, the film itself is focused on relationships and family life, not political events. Bhatti Vikramarka’s involvement in the title-poster launch further placed the project in the spotlight during its announcement.
At the centre of ‘Pithapuramlo… Ala Modalaindi’ are three different couples whose love stories run alongside one another. The structure allows the film to explore more than romance, connecting each relationship to a different father and his approach to parenting. Through these three fathers, the story examines shortcomings that can emerge in families living in the internet age, where technology and changing social habits have altered how parents and children communicate.
Chandra Mahesh is also taking a deliberately natural approach to the material. Instead of making every scene feel heavily dramatic, the director wants the film to resemble a live camera placed inside real homes, quietly observing everyday interactions. This idea points towards a style built around familiar behaviour, conversations and family situations rather than exaggerated cinematic treatment. The approach could give the three stories a grounded quality while keeping the emotional conflicts connected to ordinary household experiences.
The casting adds another unusual layer to the project. Alongside its established performers, the film features pop-culture lookalikes Junior Pawan Kalyan and KA Paul Ramu. Their presence introduces a quirky element to the cast and provides a different kind of appeal within a story otherwise centred on relationships, parenting and family dynamics. Their inclusion also reflects the film’s willingness to bring recognisable popular figures and humour into its world without changing its central focus.
Another distinctive casting choice is Rajkumar Wadayar, a renowned Indian sculptor who takes on a key role in the film. His involvement is particularly interesting because acting is not what has primarily made him known. Bringing a real-life sculptor into an important character role gives the project another point of curiosity and broadens the range of people involved in its storytelling.
With ‘Pithapuramlo… Ala Modalaindi’, Chandra Mahesh is returning to Telugu cinema with a film that combines romance, family relationships and a strongly defined local setting. Its three-couple structure gives the narrative room to examine three fathers and their parenting challenges, while the live-camera approach aims for an intimate, believable tone. The 28-day Pithapuram shoot, Bhatti Vikramarka’s title-poster launch, the presence of Junior Pawan Kalyan and KA Paul Ramu, and Rajkumar Wadayar’s acting debut together give the comeback a distinctive identity.
The combination also makes the title more than a simple comeback vehicle. By placing its romantic stories within different family situations, the film can move between personal relationships and wider questions about parenting without losing its setting. Pithapuram therefore serves both as a location and as the foundation for the film’s world, while the cast’s choices add variety. For Chandra Mahesh, the project represents a return that is tied to contemporary relationships and everyday life.
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