C/o Kancharapalem (2018)
- Original title
- C/o కంచరపాలెం
- Directed by
- Venkatesh Maha
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 32m
- Rated
- UA
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 36 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
This Telugu film is set in a neighborhood and follows four separate love stories happening at the same time. The characters are ordinary people and the movie shows their connections without dramatic flourishes.
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What happens
C/o Kancharapalem (pronounced as Care of Kancharapalem) is a 2018 Telugu-language slice of life anthology film written and directed by debutant Venkatesh Maha. It was produced by American filmmaker Praveena Paruchuri and distributed by Rana Daggubati under the banner of Suresh Productions. The film features a cast of over 80 non-actors, most of them native to Kancharapalem, a neighbourhood of Visakhapatnam where the film is set. The plot follows four unconventional love stories in parallel, all set in the neighbourhood of Kancharapalem. C/o Kancharapalem premiered in May 2018 at the New York Indian Film Festival. The film was released theatrically in India on 7 September 2018. The film received positive reviews from the audience and a majority of the film critics. The film won Best Critics Movie award at 2019 Zee Cine Awards Telugu. It was also screened at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. It was honoured with "Best Film Award" at the "Critics' Choice Festival of Indian films" in Mumbai, the "Caleidoscope Indian Film Festival" in Boston, where the lead actor Subba Rao received the "Best Actor" honour, and Film Companion's "25 Best Telugu Films of the Decade". The film was remade in Tamil as C/o Kaadhal (2021), in Kannada as Monsoon Raaga (2022) and in Malayalam as Kadha Innuvare (2024). It also won the state Gaddar Award for Third Best Feature Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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