Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Varahi Mallipamula Funds Impure With Her Mother’s Wedding Savings
Impure is a new independent film made by Varahi Mallipamula.
She wrote the story, acts in it and is producing it.
The movie is about a woman whose wedding is stopped because her in-laws discover she is not a virgin.
It looks at unfair expectations placed on women.
Varahi spent years trying to find support for the project.
She eventually used her mother’s wedding savings to help make the film.
The movie will have a limited theatrical release across India on October 2.
It has already premiered in Los Angeles and New York.
Impure marks Varahi Mallipamula’s debut as a producer, actor and writer.
The independent film is scheduled for a limited Pan-India theatrical release on October 2.
It follows a woman whose wedding is cancelled after her in-laws learn she is not a virgin.
Mallipamula financed the film with her mother’s wedding savings after years of pitching the story.
The film features Yasha Muthuluri, music by Raja Kumari and Karan Pandav, and direction by Nishanthi Evani.
- Who
- Varahi Mallipamula produced, wrote and acted in Impure, with Yasha Muthuluri in the lead role and Nishanthi Evani directing.
- What
- Impure is an independent film about a woman whose wedding is cancelled after her in-laws discover she is not a virgin.
- When
- The film is scheduled for a limited theatrical release on October 2; the year is not specified.
- Where
- The film is set for a Pan-India release and has premiered at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles and Cinema Village in New York.
- Why
- Mallipamula made the film to explore gender, social expectations and women’s struggles after years of pitching the story.
- Film
- Impure
- Creator
- Varahi Mallipamula
- Release
- Limited Pan-India theatrical release on October 2
- Funding
- Mallipamula used her mother’s wedding savings
- Lead actor
- Yasha Muthuluri
- Director
- Nishanthi Evani, making her directorial debut
- Music
- Raja Kumari and Karan Pandav