Pelli Choopulu

For the 1983 film, see Pelli Choopulu (1983 film).

Pelli Choopulu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTharun Bhascker
Written byTharun Bhascker
Produced by
  • Raj Kandukuri
  • Yash Rangineni[1]
Starring
CinematographyNagesh Banell
Edited byRavi Teja Girijala
Music byVivek Sagar
Production
companies
  • BigBen Cinemas
  • Dharmapatha Creations
Distributed by
Release date
  • 29 July 2016 (2016-07-29)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹60 lakh–₹1.2 crore[2][3][4]
Box officeest. ₹30 crore[5]

Pelli Choopulu (transl. Matchmaking) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Tharun Bhascker and produced by Raj Kandukuri and Yash Rangineni. It features Vijay Deverakonda and Ritu Varma in the lead roles. Partly based on a real-life incident of "Spitfire BBQ" food truck,[6] the film revolves around a boy and a girl who meet during match-making and how their aspirations that bring them together form the rest of the story.

The film was released worldwide on 29 July 2016 to positive reviews from critics and became a commercial blockbuster .[7][8] The film provided breakthrough for the film's cast and crew. It is considered one of the "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade" by Film Companion.[9]

The film won two National Film Awards for Best Telugu Film and Best Screenplay, two State Nandi Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Actress, and two Filmfare Awards South including Best Telugu Film.[10][11] The film was remade in Hindi as Mitron (2018), in Malayalam as Vijay Superum Pournamiyum (2019) and in Tamil as Oh Manapenne! (2021).

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  7. ^ "'Pelli Choopulu' review: A Refreshing and realistic love story". The New Indian Express. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Pelli Choopulu review: A gem of a film". The Hindu. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  9. ^ "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Nani and Jr NTR bag top honours at SIIMA-2017 | Telugu Movie News". The Times of India. 1 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  11. ^ "64th National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.