Jagga Reddy plans Telugu film on Sonia Gandhi’s life

TPCC working president and former MLA T. Jagga Reddy has announced plans to make a Telugu film on the life and political journey of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, based on her autobiography, ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love.’

Addressing a meeting of Congress leaders and workers in Sangareddy, he said party workers and leaders from the Assembly constituency should take up the responsibility of producing the film. “Just as you spend money during elections, consider this another such expenditure,” he told the party workers, urging them to contribute to the project.

Supporting Mr. Jagga Reddy’s plans, Constituency Congress convenor Julakanti Anjaneyulu announced a contribution of ₹2 crore towards its production.

Mr. Reddy said Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and TPCC president B. Mahesh Kumar Goud would be invited to formally launch the shooting once the plans are finalised, he said.

The film would portray Sonia Gandhi’s journey from her family life to her entry into politics, tragedies in her life and the sacrifices she made, he said adding that she had studied the complexities of the Congress’s political system and established a distinct identity.

He particularly recalled her decision to decline the Prime Minister’s post after the Congress-led UPA came to power in 2004, paving the way for Manmohan Singh to become Prime Minister. “It is a significant chapter in the country’s political history and this needs to be told to the younger generation,” he said.

Mr Reddy also credited Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi with the thinking that led to the formulation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.

Published - November 11, 2026 08:27 pm IST