"One love story. Countless emotions. One unfinished chapter," Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas wrote, plugging the trailer for EPIC - First Semester.
Aditya (Anand Deverakonda) plays an aspiring filmmaker aiming to make a slice-of-life movie. His father (Sivaji Sontineni) is up against his ways, carrying his domineering ways from '90s - A Middle Class Biopic. Befitting the description of the "most relatable love story", Kadali (Vaishnavi Chaitanya) is practical and doesn't romanticize anything. They play college-goers in London, where they share the same roof.
The trailer introduces the element of physical intimacy without beating around the bush. As a male senior tells Aditya, sex with a woman is the starting point of the relationship turning emotional and eventually the death of chemistry. He nevertheless commits to her sexually, ending up sharing two break-up insights in the film.
Director Aditya Hasan seems to be narrating a coming-of-age tale. Aditya's strained equations with his parents come to the fore, while Kadali's inner struggles have been only teased for now.
Produced by Suryadevara Naga Vamsi and Sai Soujanya, the film's music is composed by Hesham Abdul Wahab. Azeem Mohammad is the cinematographer, while Navin Nooli is the editor. Production Design is by Avinash Kolla.
EPIC - First Semester will grace the big screens on September 11.
