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Brindavanam (2010)

Brindavanam poster
Original title
బృందావనం
Directed by
Vamsi Paidipally
Genre
romantic comedy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 49m
Rated
UA
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 38 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man pretends to be a woman's boyfriend to help her avoid a forced marriage. He gets caught up in unexpected family problems that test his feelings.

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What happens

Brindavanam is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language romantic action comedy film written and directed by Vamsi Paidipally. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Samantha, and Kajal Aggarwal while Prakash Raj and Srihari play pivotal roles. The film was produced by Dil Raju's Sri Venkateswara Creations, and the music was composed by S. Thaman. The film follows Indu (Samantha), who requests her boyfriend Krishna, or Krish ( N. T. Rama Rao Jr), to assist her friend Bhoomi (Kajal Aggarwal), who is being compelled into a marriage. Krish goes to Bhoomi's hometown, posing as her boyfriend. However, his charade reveals not only the forced marriage, but a complex web of family issues, plunging him into an emotional conflict he did not foresee. The film released on 14 October 2010 and was a critical and commercial success. The film was remade in six other languages: as Love Master (2012) in Odia, Brindavana (2013) in Kannada, Khoka 420 (2013) in Indian Bengali, Buk Fatey To Mukh Foteyna (2012) in Bangladeshi Bengali, Vrundavan (2016) in Marathi, and Hum Hai Jodi No 1 (2016) in Bhojpuri. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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