Synopsis: Pottel is set in the 1980s in a backward village in Telangana. The village is dominated by Patel, who does not want anyone to get educated or rise in life. On the other hand, Ganga is a local shepherd who takes care of Balamma Pottel. His only goal in life is to get his daughter educated and expose Patel’s wrongdoings to the villagers. But one day, he loses Balamma Pottel, which had been set aside for a sacred sacrifice. Patel gets upset and warns Ganga that if he does not bring back Balamma Pottel, he will sacrifice Ganga’s daughter at the Jatara.