Actors Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi shot a ‘reel’, recreating a scene from their upcoming film Thandel on the occasion of Valentine’s Day. The actors encouraged others to make their own videos using the dialogue from the film. 

Sharing the video on Instagram, Naga Chaitanya said, “Thrilled with the response for the #thandel glimpse was also heartwarming to see so many of you make your own reels on it .. @saipallavi.senthamarai and I decided to make our own :) celebrate love everyday ! Happy Valentine’s Day from Team #thandel.”

A glimpse of Thandel was released a month ago. The teaser shows Naga Chaitanya in a rustic look. He is a fisherman from Andhra Pradesh who gets captured by the Pakistan Navy for venturing into their sea border. Similar to Mani Ratnam’s hypernationalistic Roja, Thandel too suggests a jingoistic movie with a love story in the backdrop. The film is said to be based on a true incident that occurred in 2018 where the fishermen from Srikakulam were imprisoned by Pakistan for entering into their territory. Before the production began, Naga Chaitanya and the director of the film interacted with the fishing community in Srikakulam so that they could portray their lives with authenticity.

This is the first time that Naga Chaitanya is experimenting with a role where he is from a rural village. Thandel is directed by Chandoo Mondeti of Karthikeya 2 fame. Naga Chaitanya and Chandoo had previously collaborated for Premam.  Thandel also marks the reunion of Sai Pallavi and Naga Chaitanya. The actors had previously delivered the successful Love Story which was released in 2021. 

Allu Arvind is producing the movie under the banner of Geeta Arts. Music of the film is composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film’s release date is yet to be announced.