‘Gandhi Tatha Chettu’ movie review: A heartfelt tribute to Gandhian principles and rural innocence

Early in the Telugu film Gandhi Tatha Chettu, Ramachandraiah (Anand Chakrapani) tells his granddaughter Gandhi (Sukriti Veni Bandreddi), “Prema tho gelavalante time paduthundi” (it takes time to win through love). His statement follows her question about something she heard from her friends — that India’s independence took longer because of Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violent methods. As…

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Sukriti Veni Bandreddi, lead actor of ‘Gandhi Tatha Chettu’ and Sukumar-Thabitha’s daughter, wants to be a music teacher

Sukriti Veni Bandreddi, the 14-year-old lead actor of the Telugu film Gandhi Tatha Chettu, recalls her first day on set. “We were filming montage shots of my character, Gandhi, walking from home to school. I felt overwhelmed and struggled initially. I told myself to focus on just walking.” Sukriti was 12 at the time and…

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