Salaam Venky

IMDb link: 15567704
IMDb rating: 6.7 (3,111 votes)
Genres: Drama
Director: Revathy, Aamir Khan, Kamal Sadanah
Cast: Kajol, Priyamani, Aahana Kumra, Aneet Padda, Vishal Jethwa, Riddhi Kumar and others

Release date: 10 Feb 2023
Release year: 2022
Runtime: 137 minutes
Country: India
Keywords: female protagonist, title directed by female, mother, based on real people, based on true story, based on book

Plot:

Based on the true story of a young chess player, the film follows Venky's struggle with a rare disorder called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and a legal battle for euthanasia to donate his organs before progressive muscular degeneration renders them unusable. His mother (Sujatha), a doctor, a lawyer and a journalist rally around him for his right to die with dignity.

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