HYDERABAD: ENE Repeat, the sequel to Tharun Bhascker's 2018 youth comedy Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi, opens in theatres on November 19. Ahead of release, trade reports say its streaming rights have gone to Netflix in a large deal.
The reported OTT deal
- Streaming rights to Netflix at a base price of about ₹11 crore
- A further ₹11 crore if the film grosses ₹50 crore in theatres
- Neither Netflix nor the producers have confirmed the figures
Written and directed by Tharun Bhascker, the film is produced by Srujan Yarabolu and Sandeep Nagireddy under the S Originals and Rootnode Cinema banners. Vishwak Sen (Vivek), Abhinav Gomatam (Kaushik) and Venkatesh Kakumanu (Uppu) return; Srinath Maganti, Shivathmika Rajashekar and Priyadarshini Ram join the cast, and Anisha Ambrose reprises her role.
In the trailer, the friends set out to make a survival film and run into a string of unexpected situations. Music is by Vivek Sagar and cinematography by AJ Aaron. At the trailer launch, Tharun Bhascker said he had wanted to make a film about friendship after Pelli Choopulu and aimed to meet audience expectations with the sequel.
