Sri Lankan journalist-turned-filmmaker Someetharan draws from his childhood during the civil war for Neelira. Set around a wedding caught in conflict, the film shifts focus from spectacle to survival, highlighting the lived realities of civilians amid violence

Rana Daggubati opened up about battling kidney failure and heart complications after Baahubali, revealing how survival became his only focus. The actor admitted his drastic physical transformation left him disoriented as he stepped away from big-budget roles