SonyLIV’s first Telugu film ‘Vivaha Bhojanambu’ is a humorous lockdown

National, 19th August, 2021

SonyLIV adds a new flavor of entertainment to its slate, with its
first Telugu film ‘Vivaha Bhojanambu’. We witnessed many couples
beating all odds with lockdown weddings in the past year. Bringing one
such relatable story from the lockdown diaries, SonyLIV sets a lighter
mood with this dramedy of a couple who decide to marry amidst the
pandemic. But the real chaos sets in when a Lockdown of 21 days is
announced. Inspired by true events, a Ram Abbaraju directorial, Vivaha
Bhojanambu is set to launch on 27th August on SonyLIV.

The film revolves around a love-story between Mahesh, a shrewd miser
from a middle-class household and Ramya who hails from a rich joint
family. Taking advantage of the pandemic situation, Mahesh convinces
the families to get them married in the presence of close relatives.
Little did he know that a nationwide lockdown would thwart his
attempts for a cost-effective marriage. What happens when a
close-fisted son-in-law is locked inside a house of 14 people for 21
days? Expect a punch of laughter riots and hilarious situations in
this perfectly knit lockdown story laced with oodles of comedy.

The film features the prevalent Telugu comedian Satya Akkala as Mahesh
and debutant Aarjavee Raaj as Ramya in the lead roles. Vivaha
Bhojanambu is produced by Sundeep Kishan who will also be seen playing
a cameo role along with K. S. Sinish Production House: Soldiers
Factory, Venkatadri Talkies, Anandi Arts. The music has been lent by
Anivee. Additionally, film has an excellent cast of Sudarshan,
Srikanth Iyengar, Subbaraya Sharma, TNR, Viva Harsha in prominent
roles. Apart from Telugu the movie will also be available in
Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada.

Comments:

Ashish Golwalkar, Head - Content, SET and Digital Business
. Pushing the envelope of our south content further, we are delighted
to launch our 1st Telugu film - Vivaha Bhojanambu for our audience
across regions. Given the unprecedented times, the film rides high on
comedy and brings out a fresh, relatable story around the lockdown
situation we all have been in. We are confident this film will bring
out an enjoyable experience for our audience.”

Ram Abbaraju, Director
The lockdown had taken a toll on everyone and bringing a story like
Vivaha Bhojanambu is definitely the need of the hour. The film
captures the essence of what we've gone through in the unprecedented
pandemic, but with a dash of comedy. We hope the audience enjoys every
bit of the film and relates to incidents that occur when a wedding
takes place just before everything goes upside down. I am looking
forward to its release on SonyLIV.

Satya Akkala, Actor
Vivaha Bhojanambu is a story around the lockdown that we all can
relate to. The film underlines a host of hilarious and awkward
instances between families who are stuck together due to the sudden
lockdown post the wedding. I have thoroughly enjoyed playing Mahesh
and it was no less than a riot filming this one. I can’t wait for the
audience reactions to the film on SonyLIV.”

About SonyLIV

SonyLIV is the first Indian premium Video on demand (VOD) service by
Sony Pictures Networks’ (SPN) providing multi-screen engagement for
users on all devices. Launched in January 2013, the digital streaming
player is home to 24 years of rich content from the library of Sony
Pictures Networks India (SPN) with over 40,000 hours of programming.
SonyLIV subscribers get exclusive access to key sporting events from
across the globe, the latest Hollywood Shows, Originals, 18,000+ hours
of TV Shows, LiveTV and Kids content.

With 100 million+ app downloads so far, SonyLIV provides original and
exclusive premium content to Indian viewers. The platform has over
150+ original shows spread across Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and
Bengali. The Tamil and Telugu library itself boasts of 2000+ hours of
Movies and Originals. SonyLIV’s originals its line-up includes -
Avrodh, Your Honor, Undekhi, Bhonsle, JL50, Sandwiched Forever and
Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story and many more.

Apart from being the official Indian streaming partner for Global
Sporting events, SonyLIV keeps its viewers entertained throughout the
year with Live Cricket, Soccer, Tennis, eSports, Racing, Fight Sports
and Athletics. The platform offers its subscribers a host of premium
International tournaments like the UEFA Euro 2020, Olympic Games Tokyo
2020, The Ashes, Australian Open, UEFA Champions League, WWE, Big Bash
League, Pakistan Super League, Serie A, FA Cup, UEFA Europa League,
UFC and Impact Wrestling to name a few. SonyLIV also has exclusive
rights to tournaments of prestigious Cricket Boards namely Pakistan
Cricket Board, Cricket Australia, England and Wales Cricket Board, Sri
Lanka Cricket & Cricket Ireland.
SonyLIV has partnerships with key International studios – SPE Films,
Lionsgate and iTV, which allows its subscribers exclusive access to
award-winning shows like, Seinfeld, Power, The Good Doctor and Mr.
Mercedes. The platform also hosts celebrated Hollywood shows to its
library like LA’s Finest S2, On Becoming a God in Central Florida,
Alex Rider, For Life, Lincoln Rhyme, War of the Worlds, Commons and
Indebted, 1917 amongst others.
For more information, log onto www.sonyliv.com

About Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN):

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), is an indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of Sony Corporation, Japan.

SPN has several channels including Sony Entertainment Television (SET
and SET HD), one of India's leading Hindi general entertainment
television channels; MAX, India's premium Hindi movies and special
events channel; MAX 2, another Hindi movie channel showcasing great
India Cinema; MAX HD, a high definition Hindi movie channel airing
premium quality films; WAH, the FTA channel for Hindi movies; SAB and
SAB HD the family-oriented Hindi comedy entertainment channels; PAL, a
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of Hindi general entertainment and Hindi movies from SPN’s content
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premium factual entertainment channels, Sony AATH, the Bangla
entertainment channel; YAY!, the kids entertainment channel; sports
entertainment channels – SONY SIX, SONY SIX HD, SONY TEN 1,  SONY TEN
1 HD, SONY TEN 2, SONY TEN 2 HD, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD; Sony
मराठी, the Marathi general entertainment channel; SonyLIV - the
digital entertainment VOD platform and Studio NEXT the independent
production venture for original content and IPs for TV and digital
media. SPN reaches out to over 700 million viewers in India and is
available in 167 countries.

The network is recognized as an employer of choice within and outside
the media industry. SPN is a recipient of several awards, including
India’s Best Companies to Work For 2020 by the Great Place to Work®
Institute, India, ‘Aon Best Employers India’ awards in recognition of
SPN’s unique workplace culture and exceptional people practices,
consistently ranking amongst India’s Top 10 Companies with Best Health
& Wellness Practices by SHRM & CGP Partners and listed by Working
Mother & AVTAR as one of the 100 Best Companies for Women in India.

Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited is in its 25th year of
operations in India. It has a subsidiary, MSM-Worldwide Factual Media
Private Limited and an affiliate, Bangla Entertainment Private Limited
in India.
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