Ustaad teaser: Sri Simha Koduri, Kavya Kalyanram soar high in this ambitious aviation drama

Sri Simha Koduri, son of RRR composer MM Keeravaani, who made his acting debut with the critically acclaimed Mathu Vadalara, went onto make a mark in films like Dongalunnaru Jaagratha and Thellavarithe Guruvaram later. He’s teaming up with Balagam actress Kavya Kalyanram for his next, a gripping underdog drama titled Ustaad. The film is written and directed by Phanideep.

The teaser of Ustaad was unveiled by Rana Daggubati today. The glimpse starts with a child excitedly pointing a finger towards a flight in the skies, claiming ‘look at how peacefully it’s flying.’ The focus later shifts to a grown-up protagonist who has acrophobia - there are visuals of a kite, an unused bike and him racing against time to catch up with train as he rides a bike.

He gradually falls in love with a school crush, who, however, dismisses him and his old bike soon. The several characters who come in the way of his dreams - his superior at work, an old man, while his friends stand by his side through thick and thin. To what extent will the protagonist go to chase ‘greater heights’ in his life? How is the bike connected to his career in aviation?

By the end of the teaser, it’s revealed that the film is named after the youngster’s bike - Ustaad. Despite limitations with budget and scale, the film scores big with its ambitions and technical finesse. Gautham Vasudev Menon, Anu Hasan, Ravindra Vijay, Venkatesh Maha, Ravi Siva Teja and Sai Kiran Yedida form the supporting cast of the film. A teaser launch event will be held today in the presence of media and crowds.

Produced by Rajani Korrapati, Rakesh Reddy Gaddam and Himank Reddy Duvvuru, the film has cinematography by Pavan Kumar Pappula while Akeeva B scores the music. Carthic Cuts edits the film and Aravind Mule is the production designer. Ashwin Rajasekhar and Priyanka Veeraboina handle sound design and costumes respectively. Sunil Raju Chinta is the VFX supervisor.