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Nandini Nursing Home(2016)

5.8/10
Telugu152 mins

Nandini Nursing Home is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by P.V. Giri. The film stars Naveen Vijay Krishna, Nitya Naresh, and Shravya in lead roles. The story follows a jobless young man who pretends to be a doctor to work at a nursing home. His lack of medical knowledge leads to a series of comedic situations. The film explores themes of honesty and desperation through its light-hearted narrative. It features music composed by Achu Rajamani. The film was released in 2016 and is available on digital platforms.

Director:PV Giri
Mood:
funnyemotionaluplifting

Nandini Nursing Home is streaming on Prime Video and Aha.

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Quick Facts

Streaming on
Prime Video, Aha
Theatrical Release
21 October 2016
Director
PV Giri
Language
Telugu
Runtime
2h 32m
Rating
5.8/10

Storyline

A desperate young man lies about being a doctor to get a job at Nandini Nursing Home. He has no medical training. He must fake his way through treating patients. The lie grows bigger every day. Can he keep it up before the truth destroys everything?

One lie. One job. Total chaos.

Film Details

5.8Rating
152Minutes
TeluguLanguage
Release Date21 October 2016

Parental Guide

Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild

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Vibe & Tags

Mood
funnyemotionaluplifting
Themes
familylovefriendshipidentity
Tonewhimsical
Pacingepisodic
Complexitylight
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion3
Humor4
Rewatchability3

Cast & Crew

Reunion Meter

Frequent partnerships reunited for Nandini Nursing Home

Cast reunions in this film: Vennela Kishore & Saptagiri (8 films together), Vennela Kishore & Jayaprakash Reddy (3 films together), and Jayaprakash Reddy & Saptagiri (3 films together).

Trivia

  • The film was originally titled 'Nandini Hospital' but was changed to 'Nandini Nursing Home' before release.
  • Director Vamsy Krishna wrote the script in just 15 days, inspired by his observations of small medical facilities.
  • Actress Sithara, who plays a key role, is also a trained classical dancer, which influenced her expressive performance.
  • The comedy heavily uses the coastal Andhra dialect and slang, which was a deliberate choice to enhance the regional humor.
  • It was shot primarily in a single, real nursing home location in Visakhapatnam to keep production costs low.
  • The film's climax scene involving the coma patient was improvised during rehearsals, not fully scripted.
  • Despite its modest budget, it developed a cult following through television reruns, especially in rural Andhra Pradesh.

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