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Tanu Weds Manu (2011)

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Original title
तनु वेड्स मनु
Directed by
Aanand L. Rai
Genre
romantic comedy, comedy drama
Country
India
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
UA
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 108 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man travels from London to India to meet a woman his parents chose for him. She is unpredictable and independent, and their arranged marriage gets complicated.

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What happens

Tanu Weds Manu is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Aanand L. Rai and produced by Shailesh R Singh. It stars R. Madhavan, Kangana Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill, Eijaz Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Deepak Dobriyal. The story of the film has been written by Himanshu Sharma, the music was directed by Krsna Solo, and the lyrics were penned by Rajshekhar. Tanu Weds Manu was released on 25 February 2011 and proved to be a commercial success, particularly in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. It was dubbed in German and released under the title Tanu Und Manu Trauen Sich. Upon release, it received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with praise directed towards its refreshing concept, screenplay, soundtrack and performances of the cast, particularly that of Ranaut. At the 57th Filmfare Awards, Tanu Weds Manu won the R. D. Burman Award for New Music Talent (Krsna Solo), in addition to a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Bhaskar's performance. The film was remade in Telugu as Mr. Pellikoduku (2013). A sequel, titled Tanu Weds Manu: Returns was released on 22 May 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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