Krishna, an atheist, visits the Annavaram temple where he meets Sailaja, an extremely religious woman. Circumstances force them to pretend to be a married couple and while doing so, they fall in love.
Acting
Sivaji's deadpan atheist energy against religious chaos.
Production
Annavaram temple as character, gorgeously shot.
Director
Siva Nageshwara Rao
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Annavaram temple was experiencing pilgrimage tourism boom in early 2000s; the film essentially functions as glossy religious tourism marketing.
Director Siva Nageshwara Rao never made another feature after this; some say the temple scenes cursed him, others say he peaked here.
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