India, Aug. 13 -- Filmmaker Uday Chauhan, who previously helmed Season of Innocence, which was sent to film festivals, is debuting with the slice-of-life Telugu film Pallaburusu this Friday. While the title might be a regional term for toothbrush, the director tells Hindustan Times it's about more than that. "I'm confident about the film because I worked on it with all my heart. Supriya (Yarlagadda) garu was in tears after watching the climax," he says about the producer of his theatrical debut. He also reveals the reactions of Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya to his film.

Pallaburusu is a story set in Telangana, and the trailer hints at a legal conflict between a father and son over a toothbrush. "We usually deal with someone young and old ...