Shatamanam Bhavati

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Shatamanam Bhavati (శతమానంభవతి, also spelled Sathamanam Bhavati, “may you live a hundred years”) is a 2017 Telugu family drama written and directed by Satish Vegesna and produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations. It stars Sharwanand, Anupama Parameswaran, Prakash Raj and Jayasudha, with music by Mickey J. Meyer. It released for Sankranti on 14 January 2017 and won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.

What the story is about

Raghavaraju is a farming landlord in Atreyapuram, a village in Andhra Pradesh, who lives in his ancestral home with his wife Janakamma, his nephew Bangarraju’s family and his grandson Raju. His own three children have settled with their families in the United States, Canada and Australia and have not come home in ten years. One Sankranti they all suddenly return after receiving an email from their father saying he wants to divorce their mother. While the family tries to work out what is going on, Raju and his cousin Nithya, visiting from Australia, fall for each other. The film is about joint family against nuclear family, tradition against modern life, and what parents mean to children who have moved away.

Cast

• Prakash Raj as Raghavaraju
• Jayasudha as Janakamma
• Sharwanand as Raju
• Anupama Parameswaran as Nithya
• Naresh as Bangarraju, Raju’s father
• Indraja as Jhansi, Nithya’s mother
• Raja Ravindra as Kishore, Nithya’s father
• Shiju as Ravi Varma, Sithara as Sudha and Himaja as Subbalakshmi
• Praveen, Prabhas Sreenu and Ravi Prakash as Raju’s friends
• Tanikella Bharani and Dil Raju in cameo appearances

Crew and music

• Writer and director: Satish Vegesna
• Producer: Dil Raju, Sri Venkateswara Creations
• Music: Mickey J. Meyer (album on Aditya Music)
• Cinematography: Sameer Reddy

Vegesna first wrote the idea in the 1990s as a one-page short story, Palle Payanam Etu?, for a competition run by Andhra Prabha; it was not published. Sai Dharam Tej and later Raj Tarun were attached to the lead before Sharwanand took the role in May 2016. Filming began in Amalapuram in September 2016, with some scenes shot at Thalluru near Rajahmundry, and wrapped on 28 November 2016.

Release, box office and awards

The film opened worldwide on 14 January 2017. Our record lists a running time of 135 minutes. According to Wikipedia, it grossed ₹107 million in its opening week against a budget of ₹80 million, and it ran for 100 days in some theatres in the Telugu states. Critics in The Times of India and The Hindu recommended it as a festive family watch. Besides the National Film Award, it won the Nandi Award for Best Director and the Nandi Award for Best Home Viewing Feature Film. It was later dubbed in Hindi as S/O Krishnamurthy.

Where to watch Shatamanam Bhavati

Shatamanam Bhavati is streaming on ZEE5, according to the Wikipedia article. Zee Telugu holds the television rights. No ZEE5 start date is on file.

Sources: the Wikipedia article on Sathamanam Bhavati and the reports it cites; our own cast, crew, release and OTT records.