MUMBAI: The Andhra Pradesh government has exempted Telugu movie Lotus Pond from entertainment tax. It has also sanctioned it to run an extra show in the mornings.

The film that was shortlisted for the 17th International Children‘s Film Festival, revolves around two students of a boarding school driven by their inquisitiveness to explore the mythical Lotus Pond in the Himalayas.

They set for a journey in the Himalayas during one of their classes at school, thinking they would return back. They do not know that the journey includes terrains at 14,000 ft.

Along the way, the mountain and its people help these boys finally reach the pond. But they don‘t find the lotus there… The rest forms the crux of the film.

Puri Jagannath‘s son Akash Petla along with Rohit Ranka of Golconda High School fame play lead roles in the film.