Jersey (2019)

Storyline

Arjun (Nani) is a talented cricketer who is known for his tremendously good performance in the Ranji team. He is in love with Sarah (Shraddha Srinath) and she loves him back irrevocably. When he realizes that he is not being selected into the Indian cricket team because of politics, he gives up cricket, marries Sarah and settles for a government job. 10 years later, Arjun is 36 years old and the father of a beautiful young boy, Nani (Rohith). He loses his government job when he is accused of bribery and stays home most of the time. Sarah single-handedly runs the house and stays frustrated with Arjun that he is doing nothing to get his job back. Nani requests Arjun to buy him the Indian Jersey for his birthday and Arjun happily agrees. But he gets dejected when he realizes that he needs Rs.500 to buy Jersey but has no money. He tries to ask people, his wife and also plays a charitable cricket match under his ex-coach's (Satyaraj) insistence. However, he fails to acquire money. He feels helpless and decides to take the reins into his hands. To his coach's surprise, he declares that he wants to win his place in the Indian cricket team again. Though he is old and out of practice, his coach encourages him to fight and face the cricket world. The story then revolves around Arjun's struggle to win back his lost glory and gift his son the Indian Jersey. The movie is all about the father and son's bond.

About Jersey

Jersey is a 2019 Telugu drama and sports film. It is directed by Gautham Thinnanoori and produced by Suryadevara Naga Vamsi, with music by Anirudh Ravichander. Shraddha Srinath, Brahmaji, Rao Ramesh, P Subbaraju and Nani Ghanta appear in it, alongside 13 more credited names. It runs 2 hours 40 minutes. It streams on Zee5.

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