During the pre-release media interaction of Thandel, the film’s lead actor Naga Chaitanya revealed that he watched the film recently and he is extremely impressed with the film. He also said that the last half an hour of the film is the major highlight. Naga Chaitanya also said that his dad Nagarjuna watched the film recently and he loved it. Chaitanya also said that he is blocking Nagarjuna’s dates to celebrate the success of Thandel.

Allu Aravind said that the second half of the script felt like a documentary when he heard the script. He also said that he asked Bunny Vas to meet all the 22 fishermen who were in jail. Allu Aravind’s team acquired the rights of the fishermen from Srikakulam region. Allu Aravind said that Chandoo Mondeti worked on the script for nine months. He also said that he is quite confident on the project and he is releasing the film on his own in most of the territories. The film directed by Chandoo Mondeti is releasing tomorrow.