Srikanth is a 2024 Hindi-language biographical film on the life of Srikanth Bolla, a visually-impaired Indian industrialist and the founder of Bollant Industries. It is directed by Tushar Hiranandani and stars Rajkummar Rao in the eponymous role with Jyothi Ka, Alaya F and Sharad Kelkar. Filming took place from November 2022 to January 2023. Initially set to release theatrically in September 2023.
Srikanth is now scheduled to release on 10 May 2024.
Plot
The hindi language biopic tells the story of Srikanth Bolla, an Indian entrepreneur, who gained prominence as the founder of Bollant Industries. The company created in 2012, is a groundbreaking enterprise that provides employment opportunities for unskilled and differently-abled individuals to create eco-friendly products. The film chronicles the struggles of Srikanth, who was born visually impaired in 1992 in a small village near Hyderabad, in then undivided Andhra Pradesh, India. The film shows his struggles from childhood, there is a line ‘mai bhaag nahi sakta, sirf lad sakta hun’ meaning (‘I can’t run, I can only fight’). The film exemplifies an extraordinary narrative of perseverance and achievement by Srikanth, including filing a court case to study science as a subject, despite scoring 98% to getting selected as the first international visually impaired student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology after being denied entry into Indian Institute of Technology. The tagline of the film says ‘AA RAHA HAI SABKI AANKHEN KHOLNE’ meaning ‘he is coming to open everyone’s eyes.’
Cast
- Rajkummar Rao as Srikanth Bolla
- Jyothika as Teacher
- Alaya F as Veera Swathi
- Sharad Kelkar
- Jameel Khan as A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Production
Development
The film was initially titled Sri, which was later changed to Srikanth.
Filming
Principal photography commenced on 21 November 2022. Filming concluded on January 2023.
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