Acharya (2022) on Netflix
A naxal, Acharya, reaches the temple town of Dharmasthali as a carpenter. Chairman Basava rules by force and plans to hand the town's land and Padaghattam's to Rathod for mining.
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Plot summary
Dharmasthali and the hamlet of Padaghattam sit ringed by the Siddhavanam forest, two temple towns joined by their faith in the goddess Gattamma. Dharmasthali lives under the harsh rule of Basava, its municipal chairman, who means to hand both towns' land over to the mining man Rathod and his brother Vikram. The people of Padaghattam, respected for their Ayurvedic medicine, have begun staying away from Dharmasthali. A naxal called Acharya arrives there in the guise of a carpenter and takes up the villagers' cause, striking back at the men who terrorize them. Siddha, raised in the town and schooled at its Gurukul, stands for dharma.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Acharya (2022)
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- Asianet News reported in January 2022 that the film's storyline draws on the Naxalite movement in Srikakulam district, led by poet and cultural activist Subbarao Panigrahi.
- Mahesh Babu was offered the cameo role in Acharya, but Chiranjeevi instead confirmed his son Ram Charan for it, and director Koratala Siva expanded the part into a full-fledged role.
- Trisha was cast as the lead in Acharya but left the film citing creative differences, and Kajal Aggarwal eventually replaced her.
- Kajal Aggarwal's scenes were cut from the final film; after her September 2021 pregnancy and shoot delays she opted out, and Koratala Siva said the role could not match her stature.
- Writer Rajesh Manduri alleged in August 2020 that Acharya was plagiarized from his script, which he had narrated to Mythri Movie Makers years earlier; the company called it a "gimmick" and Matinee Entertainment said the claims were baseless.
- Filming was halted in March 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic and resumed that November, and a temple town set spanning 20 acres was built for the film.
- The film was launched in October 2019 under the working title Mega152, and Chiranjeevi accidentally revealed the real title Acharya at the audio launch of O Pitta Katha in March 2020.
