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Vinayakudu (2008)

Vinayakudu poster
Original title
వినాయకుడు
Directed by
Sai Kiran Adivi
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
India
Runtime
2h 30m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A heavy-set man falls for a proud and stubborn woman. He tries to win her affection despite her initial resistance.

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What happens

Vinayakudu is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sai Kiran Adivi. The film stars Krishnudu and Sonia of Happy Days fame in the lead roles and Poonam Kaur plays the role of Sonia's friend. The film released on 21 November 2008 to critical and commercial acclaim. The film is about a fat man falling in love with an arrogant woman. The film was partially re-shot in Tamil by Balasekaran as Vinayaga with extra scenes filmed with Santhanam and released on 6th January 2012. It spawned a sequel titled Village Lo Vinayakudu with Krishnudu. In 2020, Adivi expressed interest in remaking the film in Hindi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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