Srikanth is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language biopic film about Srikanth Bolla, a visually handicapped industrialist who founded Bollant Industries.
Srikanth's Plot Summary
After being booted out of the blind school, Devi Teacher takes Srikanth to her home and helps him study for the Grade 10 exams. Srikanth receives a 94% but is denied admittance to the Science Department because of his impairment. Devi and Srikanth initiate a petition against the Indian Education System, and he is accepted to college. Srikanth receives the top 12 grades in his colleges and aspires to study at IIT (The Indian Institute of Technology). One day, Srikanth visits India's President, APJ Abdul Kalam, for the Lead India Movement and expresses his desire to become India's first blind president. IIT refuses Srikanth's admission due to a lack of resources to educate him due to his impairment. Ms Devi encourages Srikanth to apply to international universities, and he is accepted at MIT in the United States. Srikanth studies at MIT and meets Swathi, an Indian student who admires him. When Swathi meets Srikanth in the United States, she discovers that he has abandoned his dream of being India's first blind president and is looking for work in the United States. Swathi motivates Srikanth to return to India and pursue his passion.
What happens when Srikanth returns to India?
In India, Ms Devi and Srikanth established a computer centre for the visually challenged. However, Srikanth is disheartened when his students are turned down for jobs because of their vision impairment. Srikanth promises to generate work for the visually handicapped and begins searching for investors for his new firm. He informs investors that he intends to build a plant for recycled paper packaging bags, but fails. Srikanth contacts his idol, APJ Abdul Kalam, one day and informs him that his investors have dismissed his business plan as useless.
How did Srikanth start Bollant?
Kalam invests in Srikanth's 'Bollant' firm, which helps him get started. He later meets an investor named Ravi Mantha, who decides to assist Srikanth because of his wit and talent. Srikanth tells Ravi that he wants to provide jobs for persons with disabilities and integrate them into the regular workforce. Ravi decides to invest 8 crore rupees in Srikanth's company, and Bollant is launched. Despite numerous challenges, Srikanth overcame them all and successfully expanded his firm. This makes Srikanth proud, and he considers himself unbeatable.
But Will Srikanth accept the Business Excellence Award?
Srikanth ultimately admits his error and apologizes to Ravi and Devi Teacher, as well as Swathi, for becoming egoistic and haughty. Srikanth and the entire Bollant team are invited to accept the Business Excellence Award in the Special category. Srikanth takes the stage and discusses his struggle and how hard he tried to ensure that he was not treated differently because of his impairment. He requests that the awarding committee evaluate his business as equal to other enterprises in the future. Srikanth declines the Business Excellence Award and exits the ceremony, accompanied by his friends and family.
How does Srikanth end?
Srikanth eventually buys out the second factory, and his business grows. Srikanth returns to the United States to meet Swathi and jokes about his vision. Swathi is initially astonished, but she is mortified to learn that he was lying. The two eventually reconcile their disagreements. The film concludes with footage of the actual Srikanth marrying Swathi, as well as footage of him with his business partner, Ravi Mantha.
Tushar Hiranandani directs the film, which also stars Jyothika, Alaya F, and Sharad Kelkar.
Rajkummar Rao plays the lead character.
