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Ninnu Kori (2017)

Ninnu Kori poster
Original title
నిన్ను కోరి
Directed by
Shiva Nirvana
Genre
comedy, romance, family
Country
India
Runtime
2h 15m
Rated
U
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man named Uma still loves his ex-girlfriend Pallavi after she married another man named Arun and moved to the US. He follows her there hoping to win her back.

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What happens

Ninnu Kori (transl. Wanting you) is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy drama film directed by debutant Shiva Nirvana from a screenplay written by Kona Venkat. Produced by DVV Danayya under DVV Entertainments, the film stars Nani, Nivetha Thomas and Aadhi Pinisetty while Murali Sharma and Tanikella Bharani play supporting roles. Gopi Sunder composed the music. Prawin Pudi and Karthik Ghattamaneni are the editor and cinematographer of the film respectively. The plot revolves around Uma (Nani), Pallavi (Thomas), and Arun (Pinisetty). When Uma declines her proposal to elope, Pallavi marries Arun and emigrates to the US. Uma who still is in love with Pallavi also lands up in the US a year later in the hope of getting her back. The film was commercially successful, grossing over ₹52 crore at the box office. A Tamil-language remake titled Thalli Pogathey was released in 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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