Jodi(2019)

Storyline

Kapil works as a system administrator and strongly dislikes his father for gambling on cricket. He is a huge cricket fan who even named his son after the famous player Kapil Dev. His life takes a turn when he falls in love with a French teacher named Kanchana Mala.

“Love changes the game when a cricket hater falls for a teacher.”

Vibe & Tags

Cast & Crew

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AadiActor

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Shraddha SrinathActress

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Gollapudi Maruti RaoSupporting Actor

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Mirchi MadhaviSupporting Actress

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NareshSupporting Actor

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Satya AkkalaSupporting Actor

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Shiju Abdul RasheedSupporting Actor

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SitharaSupporting Actress

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Vennela KishoreSupporting Actor

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S. V. VisheshwarPhotographer

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Viswanath ArigelaDirector

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Reunion Meter

Frequent partnerships reunited for Jodi

Cast reunions in this film: Naresh & Vennela Kishore (8 films together), Vennela Kishore & Satya Akkala (5 films together), Sithara & Naresh (2 films together), and Aadi & Vennela Kishore (2 films together).

NareshActor

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Vennela KishoreActor

Naresh × Vennela Kishore — 8 films together →

Vennela KishoreActor

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Satya AkkalaActor

Vennela Kishore × Satya Akkala — 5 films together →

SitharaActor

2nd time

NareshActor

Sithara × Naresh — 2 films together →

AadiActor

2nd time

Vennela KishoreActor

Aadi × Vennela Kishore — 2 films together →

Trivia

• The film's title 'Jodi' refers to the pairing of the lead actors, but it also subtly hints at the father-son relationship central to the plot.
• Director Vishwanath Arigela is primarily known as a writer; this was his directorial debut for a feature film.
• Actor Sampath Raj, who plays the father, had to learn specific mannerisms to portray a compulsive cricket bettor convincingly.
• The French teacher character led to scenes being shot with basic French dialogue, which was a novelty for a mainstream Telugu action-romance.
• Despite its 2019 release, the film's plot involving cricket betting coincided with real-world increased scrutiny of the issue in India.
• The movie's soundtrack was composed by Ghibran, a composer more associated with Tamil cinema, marking a relatively rare Telugu project for him.
• Part of the filming took place in relatively lesser-used urban locations in Hyderabad to depict the protagonist's middle-class setting.