Meenakshi Sundareshwar(2021)
Hindi141 mins
Forced to live apart due to a unique job prospect, two newlyweds face the hassles, hiccups — and hilarity — that arise from their long-distance marriage.
Director:Vivek Soni
Mood:
emotionalfunnyuplifting
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 5 November 2021
- Director
- Vivek Soni
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 21m
- Rating
- 5.4/10
Storyline
A newly married couple has to live in different cities because of a special job offer. They deal with all the funny and difficult parts of trying to make a long-distance marriage work.
“Newlyweds, separate cities, one hilarious long-distance love.”
Film Details
5.4Rating
141Minutes
HindiLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date5 November 2021
Also Known AsMeenakshi Sundareshwar
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalfunnyuplifting
Themes
lovefamilyidentityfriendship
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitylight
Audiencefamily
Best Withwith-partner
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor3
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
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Sonali SachdevSamruddhi
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Ritika ShrotriMukai
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#4N
Nivedita BhargavaRukmani Attai
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Abhimanyu DasaniSundareshwar
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Purnendu BhattacharyaMani
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Shivkumar SubramaniamThatha
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#8M
Mahesh PillaiGanapathy
→Sanya MalhotraMeenakshi
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Komal ChhabriaSuhasini
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#11M
Manoj Mani MathewVaman
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Vivek SoniDirector
→#12Karan JoharCrew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Meenakshi Sundareshwar
Cast reunions in this film: Karan Johar & Vivek Soni (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title refers to the famous Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, a key location in the story.
- Director Vivek Soni made his feature film debut with this movie after working on ad films.
- The lead actors, Sanya Malhotra and Abhimanyu Dassani, had to learn some Tamil dialogue for their roles.
- Parts of the film were shot in real offices of the tech company where the male lead character works.
- The movie faced criticism for its portrayal of a Tamil Brahmin family, sparking online debate.
- It was one of the first Netflix India films to focus on a long-distance marriage in the tech industry.
- The soundtrack features a mix of Hindi and Tamil lyrics to reflect the couple's cultural backgrounds.