Mr Pregnant trailer: Sohel plays a tattoo designer who’s set to deliver a baby

Syed Sohel, better known as Sohel among Telugu viewers after his popularity on Bigg Boss Telugu, is gearing up for another theatrical release this year after SV Krishna Reddy’s Organic Mama Hybrid Alludu. His next is titled Mr Pregnant, a quirky emotional drama written and directed by Srinivas Vinjanampati. Uma Maheshwara Ugra Roopasya girl Roopa Koduvayur plays the female lead.

Mr Pregnant, despite completing its shoot long time ago, faced several delays with its release plans and is finally hitting screens on August 18. Appi Reddy, Ravi Reddy Sajjala, Venkat Annapareddy of Mic Movies, the banner that recently backed Slum Dog Husband, are bankrolling the film. After the teaser and the songs garnered attention from viewers, the makers launched the trailer today.

The film’s trailer was launched by actor-producer Nagarjuna in Hyderabad. The story of Mr Pregnant revolves around a happy-go-lucky tattoo designer who has a girlfriend. His life takes a drastic turn when a doctor announces that the youngster is pregnant. He is hailed as the first-ever male to be conceiving a child in India and faces embarrassment from several corners.

The protagonist is keen about exploring pregnancy and wants to understand the challenges in giving birth to a child. However, his girlfriend, friends, near and dear don’t know how to react to these developments. The trailer portrays many roadblocks that the male lead faces from the society and how he moves past them. Despite the quirky premise, the film promises to be an emotional drama.

Suhasini Maniratnam, Raja Ravindra, Brahmaji, Ali, Harsha, Abhishek Reddy Bobbala, Swapnika play other key roles in the film. Shravan Bharadwaj, the composer behind acclaimed films like Natyam, Malli Raava, composes the music for Mr Pregnant. Nizar Shafi cranks the camera for the project whose crew also includes editor Prawin Pudi and art director Gandhi Nadikudikar.