Naga Chaitanya-Sai Pallavi's 'Thandel' sets release date: February 7, 2025
The much-anticipated pan-Indian film Thandel, starring Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi, will be released in theaters worldwide on February 7, 2025. The announcement was made at a special event hosted by the filmmakers on Tuesday (November 5). Director Chandoo Mondeti revealed that the final phase of the shooting will be wrapped up soon, after which an intensive promotional campaign and post-production wrap-up will follow.
'Thandel' marks Chaitanya's most expensive project to date
Thandel is Chaitanya's most ambitious and costliest project to date, reportedly. The film, produced by Bunny Vas and presented by Allu Aravind, has a soundtrack by Devi Sri Prasad. It tells the story of a fisherman led by Chaitanya's character who accidentally crosses into Pakistani waters and is imprisoned for breaching maritime borders. It draws inspiration from the true events of fishermen from Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh.
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'Thandel' draws inspiration from real-life incidents
Earlier, Speaking to News18, Chaitanya had called this role a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity. He said, "It's an interesting story. It is based on true events that occurred in Andhra Pradesh in 2018." "It's a love story but inspired by real life events that happened to some Srikakulam fishermen." Thandel marks Chaitanya's 23rd lead role and his third film with director Mondeti, after 2016's Premam and 2018's Savyasachi. The film was officially announced in November 2023.
