Thandel

Thandel (2025)

తండేల్

Fisherman Raju is deeply in love with Satya. However, at one point, she urges him to stop going to the sea and look for other jobs. Ignoring her plea, Raju ventures out and accidentally drifts into Pakistani waters, where he is arrested.

Date of release
2025-02-07
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (18)
Runtime
2h 32m
Genres
Romance, Action, Drama, Thriller
Director
Chandoo Mondeti

Casting

Interesting facts

Thandel is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language romantic action thriller film written and directed by Chandoo Mondeti. Produced by Bunny Vasu under Geetha Arts, and starring Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi. The film is based on a real-life incident that occurred in 2018, depicting how Pakistani forces captured a fisherman from Srikakulam in international waters.

Production

From June to mid-September 2023, after the release of Custody (2023), rumors circulated that Chaitanya would star in Chandoo Mondeti's next film. The film is based on a true story, and Chaitanya will play a fisherman. On September 20, 2023, the production company announced that Sai Pallavi would be collaborating with Chaitanya again after the film Love Story (2021).

In Thandel, Chaitanya departs from his previous urban boy-next-door image, sporting long hair and a beard, wearing simple clothing, and even learning the Srikakulam dialect. According to reports, Chaitanya's salary for this film is as high as ₹15 to 20 crore, a significant increase compared to the ₹10 crore he received for his previous films. Pallavi plays Chaitanya's lover.

Filming for Thandel will begin in late December 2023 at Udupi. The film crew also shot this movie in Mangaluru. According to a report on February 6, 2024, the production team completed two major filming phases. In March 2024, the crew filmed on set in Hyderabad. The crew completed filming in Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam in June 2024, at which point filming was nearing its end.

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