Srikanth

Srikanth

The Hindi language biopic tells the story of Srikanth Bolla, an Indian entrepreneur, who gained prominence as the founder of Bollant Industries, a company created in 2012 to employ unskilled and disabled individuals in creating eco-friendly products. The film chronicles the struggles of Srikanth, who was born visually impaired in Seetharamapuram village in Machilipatnam, in then undivided Andhra Pradesh, India. The film demonstrates Srikanth's achievements despite adverse situations. The day he was born the delight of the father who named his son after cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth turns into dismay when he sees sightless newborn. He digs a hole to bury him but is saved by his mother. He also has to endure bullying in the local school despite his brilliance. The plot moves to Hyderabad where he joins a special school where he shines, but his arrogance results in him being thrown out. From then on he is mentored by his teacher Devika who hand-holds him while keeping his ego in check. She helps him file a court case to study science as a subject (despite scoring 98%). She prompts him to try to apply abroad, and on doing so he gets selected as the first international visually impaired student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States after being denied entry into Indian Institute of Technology.

Director

Tushar Hiranandani

Release

10 May 2024

Run time

134 min

Language

Hindi