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.
Pelli Choopulu is streaming on VI Movies and TV and Sun Nxt.
Where to watch: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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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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