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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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)
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