Ī Aa revolves around the lives of 23-year-old Anasuya Ramalingam and Anand Vihari and their families. The film was successful at the box office, and stood as the eighth highest-grossing Telugu film of 2016. Samantha won several accolades including a Best Actress award at the 64th Filmfare Awards South and Best Performance in a Leading Role at the 2nd IIFA Utsavam Awards, for her portrayal as Anasuya Ramalingam. The film was released on 2 June 2016, after multiple postponements. Launched officially in September 2015, the film's principal photography took place in October 2015 and ended in April 2016. The plot follows Anasuya Ramalingam, daughter of Mahalakshmi, a rich and strict businesswoman, who falls in love with Anand, an ex-chef when she is sent to visit her aunt in a village.
The film is loosely based on the novel Meena written by Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani, which has earlier been adapted into the 1973 film Meena by Vijaya Nirmala, starring Krishna. Mickey J Meyer composed the film's score and soundtrack. Radha Krishna of Haarika & Hassine Creations, the film stars Nithiin, Samantha, and Anupama Parameswaran while Ananya, Rao Ramesh, Srinivas Avasarala, Naresh, Nadhiya, Jayaprakash, and Easwari Rao play supporting roles. A Aa is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic family drama written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas.