The Hanuman Film Factory banner officially launched a thriller titled Blackmail. Produced by Avinash Kunapareddy and written and directed by Srinivas Gundreddy, the project brings together '30 Years' Prithviraj, Sammeta Gandhi, and Naga Mahesh, among others. They will be essaying crucial characters in the film. The technical crew features GS Chakravarthi Reddy capturing the visuals, Raghavendra Reddy managing the editing department, and SV Mallik Teja composing the music. Guest of honor ACP Vidya Sagar extended his greetings to the media, hoping the project achieves great success and becomes another Happy Days-like milestone for Varun Sandesh.
Varun Sandesh shared his long-standing association with the filmmaker Srinivas. The actor remarked that when he narrated the story, he immediately understood that this film possessed incredibly strong content.
During the launch event, director Srinivas expressed deep gratitude toward his producers for trusting him with such a project. He acknowledged that the media played a vital role in shaping his identity, adding that he genuinely believed their promotion would bring great results for this film.
Gemini Suresh was equally enthusiastic about the collaboration and praised the producer for going above and beyond. He noted that more than just being a producer, Avinash had supported the team in every possible way. Reflecting on his special bond with the director, Suresh shared that Srinivas, who previously directed his first film as a hero, had given him a very good role in this movie, which made him very happy. He extended a special thanks to Varun Sandesh for sharing the screen with him and promised audiences that the screenplay of this movie was going to be excellent. Music director Mallik Teja thanked the entire team for choosing him to helm the audio and promising that he would put in his best effort to make this film a massive success.
'30 Years' Prithviraj lauded the lead actors, describing Varun Sandesh as the kind of person who is willing to take any risk if a director asks him to, while praising Gemini Suresh as someone who is always ready to help others. He explained that working on this film felt like working with his own family members because everyone on set was remarkably close to him. He pointed out that the title Blackmail is very catchy, and promised that the movie would feature strong characters and talented actors. Naga Mahesh joined in the praise, wishing the best to the debutant producer and hoping the movie became another big success for Varun Sandesh.
Producer Avinash Kunapareddy shared his noble vision for entering the movie business, explaining that one of his main motivations was that this field can provide employment to nearly 200 families. He also expressed a burning desire to see Telugu cinema reach an international level. The producer made a groundbreaking announcement to the media, stating that he would share 10 percent of the profits from this film with the technicians who worked on it.
