“A film is never complete until it has left your hands to the theatres,” says director Srikanth Nagothi, referring to his urge to keep finetuning his film. His labour of love, the Telugu film Month of Madhu, is releasing on October 6. The name Madhu refers to an NRI character, played by Shreya Navile, who spends a month in India during which she learns about the bittersweet story of a middle- class couple, portrayed by Swathi Reddy and Naveen Chandra (his character is also named Madhu… Madhusudhan).
Srikanth’s first film Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna, drew critical appreciation and was released digitally during the pandemic. Marketing and releasing a film in theatres is a new ball game for him. “The response was fabulous for the teaser we unveiled a year ago. The trailer has received a mixed response within the film industry. I guess people are judging the trailer from a perspective of what they think the audience would like to watch,” says Srikanth, during this interview at a cafe in Hyderabad.
