Uppena

Uppena (transl. High tide) is a 2021 Indian <a href="/facts/Telugu_language/yV5dQWhw">Telugu</a>-language <a href="/facts/Romantic_drama_film/zRFcp8nS">romantic drama film</a> written and directed by debutant <a href="/facts/Buchi_Babu_Sana/GCPQIxYJ">Buchi Babu Sana</a>. Produced by <a href="/facts/Mythri_Movie_Makers/bHFRvLJB">Mythri Movie Makers</a> and <a href="/facts/Sukumar_Writings/qwlNxn3d">Sukumar Writings</a>, it stars debutants <a href="/facts/Panja_Vaisshnav_Tej/ne0KUY1M">Panja Vaisshnav Tej</a> and <a href="/facts/Krithi_Shetty/BNgB3a8V">Krithi Shetty</a> alongside <a href="/facts/Vijay_Sethupathi/yFVJ3QD2">Vijay Sethupathi</a> in a prominent role. Set in <a href="/facts/Kakinada/y114T6Tn">Kakinada</a>, the plot follows fisherman Aasi, who falls in love with Bebamma. Her father Raayanam is an influential <a href="/facts/Zamindar/66zChwor">zamindar</a>, who fiercely protects his daughter to safeguard his family's honour.
After a launch ceremony in January 2019, the makers commenced the principal shoot in May 2019, with film being shot in <a href="/facts/Kakinada/y114T6Tn">Kakinada</a>, <a href="/facts/Hyderabad/APPUtNqU">Hyderabad</a>, <a href="/facts/Puri/ksQeGT87">Puri</a>, <a href="/facts/Kolkata/k0HVgEYm">Kolkata</a> and <a href="/facts/Gangtok/yYSYICh6">Gangtok</a> and <a href="/facts/Wrap_(filmmaking)/V6KClwEs">wrapped up</a> in January 2020. The music is composed by <a href="/facts/Devi_Sri_Prasad/UGbf8r8n">Devi Sri Prasad</a>, with cinematography and editing by <a href="/facts/Shamdat/IfKknHmX">Shamdat</a> and <a href="/facts/Naveen_Nooli/RoToM4Qp">Naveen Nooli</a> respectively. The film was originally slated to release on 2 April 2020, but was postponed due to the <a href="/facts/COVID-19_pandemic/0xTsh7Ut">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. The film is released theatrically on 12 February 2021 and was major commercially successful at the <a href="/facts/Box_office/jRSPtCsg">box office</a>. It won the <a href="/facts/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Telugu/yHWgnpRj">Best Feature Film in Telugu</a> at the <a href="/facts/69th_National_Film_Awards/YUQTd97U">69th National Film Awards</a>.

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