Pellichoopulu (2016)

Original title

పెళ్ళిచూపులు

Directed by

Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam

Genre

romance, comedy

Country

India

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

U

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man and woman meet through a traditional matchmaking arrangement. The story follows their personal dreams and how those goals unexpectedly bring them together.

heartfeltwarmlightheartedupbeatcharmingfeel-goodromanticinspiring

What happens

Pelli Choopulu (transl. Matchmaking) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Tharun Bhascker and produced by Raj Kandukuri and Yash Rangineni. It features Vijay Deverakonda and Ritu Varma in the lead roles. Partly based on a real-life incident of "Spitfire BBQ" food truck, the film revolves around a boy and a girl who meet during match-making. How their aspirations bring them together forms the rest of the story. The film was released worldwide on 29 July 2016 to positive reviews from critics and became a commercial blockbuster. The film provided breakthrough for the film's cast and crew. It is considered one of the "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade" by Film Companion. The film won two National Film Awards–Best Telugu Film and Best Screenplay, two Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards–Best Feature Film and Best Actress, Telangana State Gaddar Film Awards for Second Best Feature Film, and two Filmfare Awards South including Best Telugu Film. The film was remade in Hindi as Mitron (2018), in Malayalam as Vijay Superum Pournamiyum (2019) and in Tamil as Oh Manapenne! (2021). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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