Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015)

Original title

तनु वेड्स मनु रिटर्न्स

Directed by

Aanand L. Rai

Genre

comedy drama, romantic comedy film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

6

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 172 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man and his wife are on the verge of divorce four years after their marriage. He then meets a woman who looks exactly like his wife and decides to marry her instead.

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What happens

Tanu Weds Manu Returns is a 2015 Indian romantic comedy film directed by Aanand L. Rai, written by Himanshu Sharma, and produced by Rai and Krishika Lulla under Eros International and Colour Yellow Productions. A sequel to the 2011 film Tanu Weds Manu, it stars R. Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut as the titular characters, reprising their roles with Ranaut also additionally portraying Datto, a Haryanvi athlete, thus featuring her in dual roles, while Jimmy Sheirgill, Deepak Dobriyal, Swara Bhaskar, and Eijaz Khan also return to reprise their roles from the original. Set four years after the events of the 2011 original, it centers on Manu's soured relationship with Tanu and prospects of an impending divorce after he falls in love with her lookalike Datto, a Haryanvi athlete, who he decides to marry. Principal photography began in October 2014 and the film was released on 22 May 2015. The soundtrack and film score were composed by Krsna Solo, who made his debut with the prequel, with songwriter Vayu and musician Tanishk Bagchi making their debuts as composer duo Tanishk-Vayu through the guest composition "Banno", which was also the first single to be released. Lyrics for Krsna's compositions were penned by Rajshekhar, who also debuted with the prequel. Saroj Khan and Bosco–Caesar served as choreographers, with Chirantan Das handling the cinematography, while Hemal Kothari edited the film. Made on a budget of ₹39 crore (equivalent to ₹59 crore or US$6.2 million in 2023), the film earned a total of ₹255.3 crore (equivalent to ₹385 crore or US$40 million in 2023) globally and became one of the highest-grossing Hindi film of 2015. It is also one of the highest-grossing Indian franchises. Tanu Weds Manu Returns received critical acclaim, with particular praise directed towards Ranaut's performance, with many considering it one of the best Bollywood sequels ever made. The film received 3 awards at the 63rd National Film Awards, including Best Actress (Ranaut). At the 61st Filmfare Awards, it received 3 awards, including Best Actress (Critics) (Ranaut). Film Companion listed Ranaut's performance in the film among the 100 greatest performances of the decade (2010s). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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