Pelli Choopulu

My review: Pelli Choopulu

While watching "Pelli  Choopulu" I was just wondering why such breezy, well made romantic comedies are not getting made in Tamil. Not that they are getting made regularly in Telugu either, but they come up with one or two such gems every year. I can't remember such a feel good romcom in Tamil over the past few years. Tharun Bhascker Dhasssyam's "Pelli Choopulu" is a very entertaining movie that keeps you engrossed mainly with its breezy screenplay with good casual performance from the cast.  

Though the movie follows the template of the romantic comedies to the tee, the premise is fresh. Wrong address, diametrically opposite personalities, witty friends, coming of age trope, family bonding, everything is there but presented in a thoroughly entertaining manner. It is refreshing to see that the movie is bereft of moral preaching, be it the heroine boozing or the hero settling for a marriage mainly to get dowry for his business. Movie's plot revolves around two contrasting people who meet by accident, get together to do business finally getting hooked to one another.

Vijay Deverakonda as the lazy, wastrel Prasanth is casual in his acting. His scenes with his friends are a riot. Watch out for the scene in which he along with his friends try to capture a prank video. He has good comical sense. Ritu Varma takes time to grow on you, but unlike the plastic doll north Indian actresses, she seems to be talented and carries the movie on her shoulder with ample support from Vijay. Among the support cast Priyadarshi Pullikonda as Kaushik is a show stealer with his terrific comedy timing. The audience are in splits whenever he is on screen. 

Music of the movie enhances the feel good factor with mellifluous, soft  and soothing songs and background score. Vivek Sagar is the music director. Movie is technically sleek. Tharun seems to have a flair for comedy. All the comical scenes in the movie have come out wonderfully and are a important reason why the movie clicks with the audience. He is not bad with the romantic or the emotional aspects of the movie too. He is an important addition to the Telugu film industry. "Pelli Choopulu" would do for him what "Bommarillu" did for Baskar. 

On the whole, "Pelli Choopulu" is a clean and thoroughly enjoyable feel good romcom in Telugu after a long time.

Bottomline: a realistic cheerful entertainer 

4/5