Virata Parvam: Makers claim Sai Pallavi's 'Vennela' based on real-life character; see pics

Sai Pallavi's character of

Vennela

is the focus of the upcoming action drama '

Virata Parvam

' which is directed by Venu Udugula. The character of Vennela is said to be based on a woman named

Sarala

, whose mother gave Sai Pallavi a

saree

in real life.

The creators of 'Virata Parvam' claim that Sarala, a

real-life character

, served as the model for the character of Vennela. Sai Pallavi and the 'Virata Parvam' crew recently met Sarala's family in Warangal, and they were welcomed with open arms.

Sai Pallavi, Rana Daggubati, and director Venu Udugula all spent time with Sarala's family. Sarala's mother, who considered the 'Shyam Singha Roy' actress to be like her daughter, had presented a saree to her. According to another report, Sarala's mother gave the 'Fidaa' actress a saree, which made Sai Pallavi very emotional.


The grand release of 'Virata Parvam', produced by D. Suresh Babu and Sudhakar Cherukuri, is scheduled for June 17. The film’s cast also include Priyamani, Nanditha Das, Naveen Chandra, Zareena Wahab, Eswari Rao, and Sai Chand in crucial roles. The technical crew includes music composer Suresh Bobbili, cinematographers Dani Sanchez-Lopez and Divakar Mani and editor A Sreekar Prasad. Stunts for the film have been choreographed by Peter Hein and Stefan Richter and choreography is by Raju Sundaram and Prem Rakshith.