6 Hyderabad, the fashion mall and Fingerchop Films have announced the launch of their film Mere Haule Dost, a coming of age story about friends, which will release on June 7. Hitting select cities across India, Mere Haule Dost is set against the backdrop of five laid-back friends in the city of Hyderabad.
The film introduces nouveau actors Anirudh Loka, Raghuvardhan Garlapati, Aadil Abedi, Rishit Samala, Kiran Gadalay, Preeti Gupta, Catherine Fallows, Zainab Lax, Yantisha Singh (Miss Andhra Pradesh - 2013), Babita Punetha, Natasha Pamnani (Miss Hyderabad Runner Up), Anand Natesh and Harika Vedula.
Nitin Raghunath helms this feel-good film. Known for films like Turjya, Kashish (selected for Cannes Short film Corner 2011) and Explorer (selected at the SanFrancisco Short Film Festival), Nitin was initially based in California as a tech professional before turning to directing.
A comic book enthusiast and collector as well, Nitin Raghunath came up with the idea of publishing book based on the movie, titled With Friends. Already published, the book is available online.
Speaking about the movie, director Nitin Raghunath says, “Mere Haule Dost is a film that I envisioned when I was in college. I wanted to make something that was not too stylistic, yet had elements of nostalgia and vibe of a studio sitcom.”The film is produced by Nitin’s wife Pramida.