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Pallaburusujointly produced by Annapurna Studios and Epic Studios, marks Uday Chauhan’s directorial debut. Mahabubnagar-born Uday, who studied Mass Communication, always wanted to become a director, and on August 14, his dream is set to come true. “My parents wanted me to become a doctor, but I was more interested in films. On my parents’ insistence, I took up Mass Communication in college. At that time, the digital era had just started, and I bought a camera and started clicking photos,” says Uday.

He started out as a journalist, but switched paths soon after to join a filmmaking course where he learnt about screenwriting, direction and other aspects. “Since I didn’t know anyone in the industry, I wanted to explore myself and figure out my path. Then I got an opportunity to work with ad filmmaker Vibhu Puri in Mumbai. He is also a writer and lyricist, and I worked as his assistant for a few years. After working for some time, I wanted to return to Tollywood and try my luck here, as I wanted to narrate my own stories,” says the filmmaker, who joined Zee Cinema when its Telugu channel was launched. However, he once again shifted paths to make an indie film that did the festival rounds. He also had a three-year stint with Jio Hotstar. Despite having so many experiences to draw inspiration from, it was his roots that gave him the crux of .

“I always liked going to my grandparents’ place and spending time there. The village atmosphere is completely different because people shower a lot of love and affection on everyone. I observed a lot about the village and its people. Compared to a town, staying in a village definitely gives you more space, and the ambience gives you happiness, so I spent more time in the village,” says the filmmaker, who saw how the people might quarrel a lot over the smallest of things, but rally around each other when required. This gave birth to the idea of Pallaburusu. “They shout at each other and, after some time, they mingle again and forget about the past issue. That’s where I got the story idea,” says Uday.