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{{short description|2022 film by AR Mohan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}{{Use Indian English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam
| image          = Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam film poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = A. R. Mohan
| screenplay = A. R. Mohan
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes
    | label1= Dialogues by
    | data1 = {{Ubl |[[Abburi Ravi]]}}
}}
| story   = A. R. Mohan
| producer       = [[Razesh Danda]]
| starring       = [[Allari Naresh]]<br />[[Anandhi (actress)|Anandhi]]<br />[[Vennela Kishore]]<br />[[Praveen (actor)|Praveen]]<br />[[Sampath Raj]]<br />[[Sritej]]
| cinematography = Raam Reddy
| editing        = Chota K. Prasad
| music          = [[Sricharan Pakala]]
| studio         = [[Zee Studios]]<br/>Hasya Movies
| distributor    = 
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|2022|11|25}}
| runtime        = 
| country        = India
| language       = Telugu
| budget         = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.-->
| gross          = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.-->
}}

'''''Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam''''' ({{translation|Sincerely, the people of [[Maredumilli]]}}) is a 2022 Indian [[Telugu-language|Telugu]]-language [[Sociology|social]] [[Drama (film and television)|thriller drama]] film remake of 2017 film [[Newton (film)|Newton]] written and directed by debutant A. R. Mohan. Produced by [[Zee Studios]] and Hasya Movies, the film features [[Allari Naresh]], [[Anandhi (actress)|Anandhi]], [[Vennela Kishore]], [[Praveen (actor)|Praveen]], [[Sampath Raj]] and [[Sritej]] in primary roles. The film was released on 25 November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-11-21 |title=Four movies and 14 OTT releases lined up for this week |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/211122/four-movies-set-to-be-released-this-week.html |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Sripada Srinivas is a humble human who always helps people in need. He works as a government Telugu teacher and understands the value of Telugu. He, along with another English teacher, are appointed as election officers for tribal villages in the Maredumilli forest area. 

The tribals are initially reluctance to cast their votes as past governments haven't installed a bridge on a nearby river to ease transport and have not cared to provide basic facilities to them for the last 30 years. He meets Lachimi, the only unofficial teacher to the whole tribe, the girl who wishes to study and wants to become a teacher but does not have a bridge in their area, thus she cannot study further, so she teaches basic skills for kids in the tribe unofficially. She offers help to Srinivas in getting awareness to cast their votes. While traveling, Srinivas likes Lachimi because of her self-confidence and her worshipping nature towards teachers; finally, he proposes to marry her.

Later, Srinivas helps one of the tribal women, named Pollamma, deliver the child, thereby earning the trust of the tribals. After this incident, the tribals agreed to cast their votes, trusting Srinivas. While going back to deliver the EVMs, Srinivas and the English teacher are ambushed by the tribals, who kidnap both the officers and ask for bridges to be installed as a negotiation demand. Later, it is revealed that the mastermind behind this conspiracy is none other than Srinivas. He guides the tribals to negotiate with them and makes their issues a national-wide sensation.

After various attempts in vain, in the end, the collector Arjun Trivedi fools the tribals by giving them approval papers, then he betrays them after collecting the EVM machines. Then Srinivas reveals himself to collector and tries to stop him then the collector realizes that he is the mastermind behind the conspiracy and bashes him later takes him into custody despite the tribals pleads. 

While returning, they cross paths with an Indian gaur herd (the locals treat them as Veerabhadra gods). The collector, being headstrong, asks the cops to scare the herd away, if not kill them. Herds attack and injure most of the cops, including the collector. Hearing all the ruckus, tribals come to the cops aid. They find the injured collector and carry him through the same river to the other side. Then Srinivas realizes the collector's mistake, and the collector understands the problems of the tribe. He then signs an approval for the bridge. Finally, the film ends with Lachimi responding positively to Srinivas proposal, and the two embrace.

== Cast ==

* [[Allari Naresh]] as Sripada Srinivas
* [[Anandhi (actress)|Anandhi]] as Lachimi
* [[Sampath Raj]] as  Arjun Trivedi [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]], the [[District Collector]] of [[East Godavari]] District. 
* [[Ravi Varma Adduri]] as Inspector Shanmukha Rao
* [[Vennela Kishore]] as English teacher
* [[Praveen (actor)|Praveen]] as Babu Garu, A Govt Pune.
* [[Sritej]] as Kanda
* [[Kamakshi Bhaskarla]] as Pollamma
* [[Raghu Babu]] as Market yard secretary Koteswara Rao
* Kumanan Sethuraman as Village head
* Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as [[Chief Election Commissioner of India|Chief Election Commissioner]]
* [[Ravi Prakash]] as [[Superintendent of police (India)|Police SP]]
* [[Khayyum]] as Police Officer
* Keshav Deepak as [[Deputy superintendent of Police| DSP]]
* Gemini Suresh as Election Officer
* Shani Salmon

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name         = Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam
| type         = Soundtrack
| artist       = [[Sricharan Pakala]]
| cover        = 
| alt          = 
| released     = 2022
| recorded     = 2021–2022
| venue        = 
| studio       = 
| genre        = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length       = 
| language     = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| label        = [[Zee Music Company]]
| producer     = [[Sricharan Pakala]]
| prev_title   = [[Major (film)|Major]]
| prev_year    = 2022
| next_title   = [[Ugram (film)|Ugram]]
| next_year    = 2023
}}
{{Track listing
| all_music = [[Sricharan Pakala]]
| collapsed = 
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Lachchimi
| note1 = 
| length1 = 3:46
| lyrics1 = [[Sri Mani]]
| extra1 = [[Javed Ali]]
| title2 = Kolo Kolo Koyilaa
| note2 = 
| length2 = 3:36
| lyrics2 = [[Kasarla Shyam]]
| extra2 = Javed Ali, [[Mohana Bhogaraju]], [[Yamini Ghantasala]]
| total_length = 
}}

== Release ==
=== Theatrical ===
''Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam'' was released on 25 November 2022.{{Citation needed|date=October 2025}}

=== Home media ===
[[Zee Telugu]] and [[ZEE5]] have acquired the film's satellite and digital streaming rights respectively. It premiered on [[ZEE5]] on 23 December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-11-21 |title=Allari Naresh's Film Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam To Premiere On Zee5 On This Date |url=
https://www.news18.com/news/movies/allari-nareshs-film-itlu-maredumilli-prajaneekam-to-premiere-on-zee5-on-this-date-6659833.html |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=[[News18]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Reception ==
''[[The Times of India]]'' stated that the film is "an honest social drama narrating the plight of a tribal village", giving the same rating.<ref>{{cite news |title=Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam Movie Review: An honest social drama narrating the plight of a tribal village | first=Paul | last=Nicodemus | date=25 November 2022 |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/itlu-maredumilli-prajaneekam/movie-review/95760038.cms |access-date=2025-10-12}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|id=tt21289032|title=Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam}}
*[https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/itlu-maredumilli-prajaneekam/0-0-1z5273932 ''Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam''] on [[ZEE5]]

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[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:2022 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films based on actual events]]
[[Category:Films about elections]]
[[Category:2020s political drama films]]
[[Category:2022 thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:2022 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films set in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Films shot in Andhra Pradesh]]