Pitta Kathalu teaser: Netflix’s first Telugu anthology film looks promising

Streaming giant Netflix has announced its first Telugu original film. Titled as ‘Pitta Kathalu’, it is a four-part anthology film directed by Tharun Bhascker, BV Nandini Reddy, Nag Ashwin and Sankalp Reddy. Its teaser has also been released online. We can make out that it is a female-oriented film with the lead roles played by Shruthi Haasan, Amala Paul, Eesha Rebba and Lakshmi Manchu. Ashima Narwal, Jagapathi Babu, Satya Dev, Saanve Megghana and Sanjith Hegde are also part of the cast.

‘Pitta Kathalu’ tells the stories of four distinctly bold women, four journeyed of love and betrayal.
Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP Movies and Ashi Dua Sara’s Flying Unicorn Entertainment are jointly producing the film. It is scheduled to release on 19 February.

Last month, Netflix released their first Tamil original film. Titled ‘Paava Kadhaigal’, it was also a four-part anthology film
Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Vetrimaaran and Vignesh Shivan directed a segment each. It had ‘honour killing’ as the common theme and the film was well received. Sudha Kongara’s film ‘Thangam’ and Vetrimaaran’s ‘Oor Iravu’ won unanimous praise