India, Feb. 7 -- Krishna Ajai Rao's first release of the year is Sarala Subbarao, a film that he says he had taken up even before Yuddhakaanda: Chapter 2, and was actually meant to be out in the last quarter of 2025. The film, which is based on a novel by Triveni called Vasanthagana, is a romantic drama set in the 70s and is being released in time for Valentine's Day on February 12.

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Ajai says that the main reason he decided to take up the film is the source material, given that Triveni was a writer who Dr Rajkumar favoured and starred in several adaptations. "I quite liked Vasanthagana when I read it, as did my mother. The character, Subbarao, his e...