Mem Famous trailer: Sumanth Prabhas’ coming-of-age tale has its heart at the right place

Writer Padmabhushan makers, Chai Bisket Films and Lahari Films, are joining hands to introduce another promising talent to Telugu cinema - the Youtuber Sumanth Prabhas. He acts, directs and writes the story of the banner’s upcoming release, Mem Famous, slated to hit theatres on May 26. Nani unveiled the film’s trailer at Sandhya theatre, Hyderabad earlier this week.

The film’s story is quite straightforward and relies on slice-of-life treatment to drive the narrative. The story revolves around three best friends in a village in Telangana - Banda Narsampally - who are notorious for aimlessly loitering around. Not a soul has a kind word to say about them but one of them even has a girlfriend. There’s an unexpected twist to their ordinary lives.

An infamous incident puts them further in trouble and all they want is to get popular by hook or crook to make up for their mistakes. The three youngsters are keen to transform for the better. The tale hints at their entry towards rural politics. The glimpse is filled with funny one-liners, wacky scenarios and remains familiar, relatable. The solid trailer is certain to boost the film’s prospects.

A few songs from the film and the teaser also made the right noises earlier. Several big names - Vijay Deverakonda, Tharun Bhascker, Navdeep, Harish Shankar, Anil Ravipudi - came together to promote it in the recent weeks. While it was to hit screens on June 2 initially, its release was advanced by a week to May 26. Mem Famous will lock horns with Malli Pelli across the Telugu states.

Mani Aegurla, Mourya Chowdary, Saarya, Siri Raasi, Kiran Macha, Anji Mama, Narendra Ravi, Muralidhar Goud and Shiva Nandan play other important roles in Mem Famous. Shyam Dupati cranks the camera for the film which is edited by Srujana Adusumilli. Kalyan Nayak scores the music. Anurag Reddy, Sharath Chandra, Chandru Manoharan are the producers.