

A village is hounded by an unknown disease, decimating its population. The village priest prophesies that God's avatar will save them. Siddha goes in search of this supernatural potential and finds it in Seetarama Raju, a cab driver.
Acting
Mahesh's transformation from slacker to savior — that *stare*.
Direction
Trivikram balances village tragedy with Ali Basha as Tom Cruise.
Score
Mani Sharma's desert themes slap harder than they should.

Director
Trivikram Srinivas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The desert scenes were shot in Rajasthan, not Andhra, because Trivikram wanted 'biblical scale.'
Khaleja flopped initially but became a cult classic — Telugu audiences weren't ready for a deconstruction of mass hero worship in 2010.