Sita Ramam BTS video: From Srinagar to Hyderabad, with love

Team Sita Ramam released a one-minute-long behind-the-scenes video titled The World Behind Sita Ramam on YouTube. The video features clips of the various places where the film was shot, including Sonmarg and Srinagar in J&K, Hyderabad and Gujarat.

Sita Ramam, which was shot by cinematographers PS Vinod and Shreyaas Krishna, received widespread praise for its visuals, which many felt were scenic and poetic.

The love story set against the backdrop of the 1965 India-Pakistan war has Dulquer Salmaan playing Lieutenant Ram, an orphan, serving the nation in the snow-clad terrain of Kashmir.

Pairing with Dulquer is Mrunal Thakur as Sita Mahalakshmi, the lead lady of the film, along with Rashmika Mandanna in an impressive role as Afreen, a Pakistani national who loathes India.

Hanu Raghavapudi reiterated in an interview with the Hindu that Sita Ramam was more than just a period love story. "Many people ask me if the story takes place during the war because the tagline says 'yuddham tho raasina prema katha' (a love story written with war). The war in this context refers to the character's internal conflicts. The invisible war we fight within ourselves is the most important of our lives."

Hanu, cinematographer Vinod, and production designer Sunil Babu wanted Sita Ramam to have a lived-in feel from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s. "The easier part was looking through books, videos, and talking to people to find authentic clothing and props that fit these eras. The more difficult part was figuring out how human relations worked in the Army back then. We spoke with officers to learn about the prevalent equations between officers of different ranks," he added.

The filmmaker, further, spoke about how he wanted a particular style of music, which he found in Vishal Chandrasekhar. "I've seen how people continue to be captivated by maestro Ilaiyaraaja's melodies from the 1980s and 1990s on music apps or YouTube. I wanted that kind of music, and my friend had given us a fantastic album and background score."

Sita Ramam was released in theatres on August 5.