Pelli Choopulu(2016)
Pelli Choopulu is an Telugu romantic-comedy Telugu film starring Vijay Deverakonda, Nandhu and Ritu Varma directed by Tharun Bhascker of the award winning short film Anukokunda which also features Ritu Varma.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- VI Movies and TV, Sun Nxt
- Theatrical Release
- 29 July 2016
- Director
- Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Rating
- 7.7/10
Storyline
A young man's father arranges his marriage, hoping it will make him more responsible. When he meets the prospective bride, she is a driven and ambitious woman. Her influence helps him find a new direction in life.
“A chance meeting changes everything.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Pelli Choopulu
Cast reunions in this film: Vivek Sagar & Priyadarshi Pullikonda (4 films together), Priyadarshi Pullikonda & Anish Kuruvilla (2 films together), and Anish Kuruvilla & Gururaj Manepalli (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film was shot in just 18 days on a very small budget, mostly in Hyderabad.
- Director Tharun Bhascker first wrote the story as a short film for a competition.
- Actor Vijay Deverakonda was not the first choice for the male lead role.
- The movie's success sparked a trend of simple, realistic romantic comedies in Telugu cinema.
- The iconic 'chicken biryani' scene was improvised by the actors during filming.
- The film won two National Film Awards, including one for Best Telugu Film.
- Many of the supporting actors were Tharun Bhascker's friends or newcomers.
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