Darling(2024)
Telugu142 mins
Raghav works diligently at a tourist office, saving money for his sole ambition, dream honeymoon in Paris with his future wife. Accidentally meeting and marrying Anandhi changes his life forever.
Director:Aswin Raam
Mood:
emotionalfunnyuplifting
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video, JioHotstar
- Theatrical Release
- 19 July 2024
- Director
- Aswin Raam
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Rating
- 7.5/10
Storyline
Raghav works hard at a travel agency, saving up for his dream honeymoon in Paris. His life takes an unexpected turn when he accidentally meets and marries a woman named Anandhi.
“A dream honeymoon. An unexpected wife.”
Film Details
7.5Rating
142Minutes
TeluguLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date19 July 2024
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalfunnyuplifting
Themes
lovefamilyidentityfriendship
Tonewhimsical
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitylight
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor4
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
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Priyadarshi PullikondaRaghava "Raghav"
→#2Nabha NateshPriya/Maya/Srisri/Papa/Adi/Anandhi/Jhansi
→#3
K
Kalyani RajuRaghav's mother
→#4
R
Rajeshwari MullapudiMurthy's wife
→#5
K
Krishna TejaSolomon, Raghav's friend
→#6
M
Mona KakadePriyas Mother
→#7
M
MoinRavi, Nandini's husband
→#8
M
Muralidhar GoudRaghav's father
→#9
#10S
Sunitha ManoharRaghav's aunt
→Ananya NagallaDr Nandini
→#11A
Aswin RaamDirector
→#12
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Niranjan ReddyCrew
→Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Darling
Cast reunions in this film: Brahmanandam & Raghu Babu (54 films together), Brahmanandam & Priyadarshi Pullikonda (3 films together), Raghu Babu & Priyadarshi Pullikonda (3 films together), and Brahmanandam & Sanjay Swaroop (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Darling' was chosen as a tribute to the popular 2010 Telugu romantic comedy of the same name, which also starred Prabhas.
- Director Aswin Raam previously worked as an assistant director on the 2022 Tamil film 'Vikram Vedha' before making his directorial debut with this movie.
- The movie's soundtrack was composed by Gopi Sundar, marking his return to Telugu cinema after a gap of several years.
- A key romantic scene was shot at the historic Charminar in Hyderabad, a location rarely used for modern romantic sequences in recent films.
- The film's production was completed in a single schedule of 45 days, which is unusually fast for a mainstream Telugu romantic comedy.
- Lead actor Ganesh Bellamkonda performed his own stunts in a comedic chase sequence, without using a body double.
- The movie subtly references the 1996 Telugu classic 'Ninne Pelladatha' through a background poster in one of the office scenes.