Idhe Maa Katha

Idhe Maa Katha (transl. This is my story) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Guru Pawan, produced by Golla Mahesh through Gurrappa Parameswara Productions.^[1][2] The film has an ensemble cast of Srikanth, Sumanth Ashwin, Bhumika Chawla, and Tanya Hope.^[3][4] The film is depicted as a road-trip.^[5] It released on 19 March 2021.^[1]

Idhe Maa Katha
Directed by	Guru Pawan
Screenplay by	Guru Pawan
Produced by	Golla Mahesh
Starring	Srikanth Sumanth Ashwin Bhumika Chawla Tanya Hope
Cinematography	C. Ramprasad
Edited by	Junaid Siddiqui
Music by	Sunil Kashyap
Production company	Gurrappa Parameswara Productions
Release date	19 March 2021 (2021-03-19)
Running time	143 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Cast

• Srikanth as Mahendra
• Sumanth Ashwin as Ajay
• Bhumika Chawla as Lakshmi^[6]
• Tanya Hope as Meghana^[7]
• Saptagiri
• Subbaraju
• Prudhvi Raj
• Sameer
• Ram Prasad
• Badram
• Srijita Ghosh
• Sandhya Janak
• Madhumani

Production

Principal photography of the film was done in early 2020. The film's production was halted due to COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 and in November 2020, the shooting of the film resumed, following the relaxation of COVID-19 lockdown in India.^[8][9]

Release

The film received mixed review from critics with The Times of India calling it "A biker film that’s neither adventurous nor engaging".^[10][11] The film was a commercial failure.^[12]

References

1. "Idhe Maa Katha Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes", The Times of India, archived from the original on 9 April 2021, retrieved 11 February 2021
2. "பைக் ரைடிங் கதைக்கு அஜித் கொடுத்த பாராட்டு - படக்குழு நெகிழ்ச்சி". News18 Tamil. 1 February 2021. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
3. "Idhe Maa Katha First Look poster is out!". ragalahari.com. 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
4. Codingest. "Srikanth-Bhumika's 'Idhe Maa Katha' Teaser unveiled!". NTV Telugu. Retrieved 11 February 2021.^{[permanent dead link]}
5. Arikatla, Venkat (19 November 2020). "Idhe Maa Katha FL: India's first road movie". greatandhra.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
6. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (15 March 2021). "Bhumika Chawla: I don't want to be standing next to the hero doing nothing". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
7. "Tanya Hope gets ready for bike trip in Edhe Maa Katha". Cinema Express. 13 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
8. IANS. "Bhumika Chawla hopes her biker role in 'Idhe Maa Katha' will inspire women". thenewsmen. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
9. Focus, Filmy (19 November 2020). "A road journey film, Ide Maa Katha first look unveiled - Filmy Focus". Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
10. "Idhe Maa Katha Movie Review: A biker film that's neither adventurous nor engaging". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
11. "Idhe Maa Katha review: రివ్యూ: ఇదే మా కథ - telugu news srikanth idhe maa katha telugu movie review". eenadu.net. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
12. Pawar, Himanshu (3 October 2021). "Idhe Maa Katha Total Box Office Collection Report Income & Earning Till Now". socialtelecast.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

External links

• Idhe Maa Katha at IMDb