Saripodhaa Sanivaaram

Saripodhaa Sanivaaram is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language action drama film film written and directed by Vivek Athreya. It is produced by D. V. V. Danayya's DVV Entertainment. The film stars Nani and Priyanka Mohan in the lead roles, alongside S. J. Suryah, Aditi Balan, Sai Kumar and Subhalekha Sudhakar.

The film was officially announced in October 2023 under the tentative title #Himothy, as it is Nani's 31st film as the lead actor, and the official title was announced a few days later. Principal photography commenced the following month. It is currently being shot predominantly in several legs in Hyderabad. The film has music composed by Jakes Bejoy, cinematography handled by Murali G. and editing by Karthika Srinivas.

Saripodhaa Sanivaaram is scheduled to be released worldwide on 29 August 2024 in theaters.

Cast

 * Nani as Surya
 * Priyanka Mohan as Charulatha "Charu"
 * S. J. Suryah as R. Dayanand IPS
 * Aditi Balan as Bhadra
 * Sai Kumar as Surya's father
 * Subhalekha Sudhakar

Development
In late May 2023, Vivek Athreya and Nani were reported to reunite after Ante Sundaraniki (2022). It marks Nani's 31st film in a leading role. On 21 October, the project was officially announced by DVV Entertainment, tentatively titled Nani31. The title, Saripodhaa Sanivaaram, was revealed on 23 October. A muhurtam pooja ceremony was held on 24 October 2023 in Hyderabad with the film's cast and crew.

Casting
In October 2023, Priyanka Mohan and S. J. Suryah joined the cast, with the former collaborating with Nani for the second time after Nani's Gang Leader (2019). G. V. Prakash Kumar and Anirudh Ravichander were considered for the film's music composer but later Jakes Bejoy, Murali G and Karthika Srinivas were announced as music composer, cinematographer and editor, respectively.

Filming
Principal photography commenced in November 2023 in Hyderabad and the first schedule was wrapped up later that same month. The second schedule commenced in late December 2023.

Music
The music and background score was composed by Jakes Bejoy, in his maiden collaboration with Nani and Athreya. The audio rights was acquired by Sony Music India. The first single "Garam Garam" was released on 15 June 2024.

Theatrical
Saripodhaa Sanivaaram is scheduled to release on 29 August 2024 in Telugu along with its dubbed versions in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada all titled Surya's Saturday.

Home media
The film's digital streaming rights were acquired by Netflix.