Narudi Brathuku Natana

Narudi Brathuku Natana is a 2024 Telugu slice-of-life drama written and directed by Rishikeshwar Yogi and produced by People Media Factory, with S Square Cinemas and C For Apple Productions. Shivakumar Ramachandravarapu and Nithin Prasanna lead the cast, with Shruthie Jayan and Aiswarya Anil Kumar. NYX Lopez composed the songs and score. It was released in cinemas on 25 October 2024.

What the story is about

Satya is a rich young man with a successful father who wants to act, but even his father’s contacts cannot get him into films. His father wants him to give up; he keeps trying, yet he cannot handle criticism. After yet another failed audition, his frustration causes an accident, and he feels no remorse about it. When his only friend tells him he does not deserve the privilege he was born with, Satya leaves home for Kerala, where he gets robbed and has to start again among strangers. The film follows what he learns there about other people, and about himself.

Cast and crew

• Shivakumar Ramachandravarapu as Satya
• Nithin Prasanna as D. Salman
• Shruthie Jayan as Lekha
• Aiswarya Anil Kumar as Mounika, Salman’s former lover
• Viva Raghav as Satya’s friend
• Dayanand Reddy as Satya’s father

Writer and director: Rishikeshwar Yogi. Production: People Media Factory, S Square Cinemas and C For Apple Productions. Music: NYX Lopez. Runtime: 125 minutes.

Making and release

The film was first titled Natasamrat before being renamed, and was shot extensively in Kerala. It was initially scheduled for 26 April 2024 but was pushed back, for reasons that were not announced, to 25 October 2024.

Reviews

BH Harsh of The New Indian Express gave it 3.5 out of 5, calling it a breezy slice-of-life tale and praising the screenplay; he wrote that Shiva Ramchandravarapu and Nithin Prasanna “rise to the occasion with their performances and carry a fluid narrative about discovering one’s humaneness”. Suhas Sistu of The Hans India called it “a soulful tale of life” and gave it 3 out of 5. We have not found box-office figures from a named outlet.

Where to watch Narudi Brathuku Natana

The film streams on Aha, where our record of the platform listing shows it from 6 December 2024. Availability can vary by region.

Sources: the Wikipedia article on Narudi Brathuku Natana and the reviews it cites, linked above; Aha’s listing; our own cast and crew records.