Summary
A boisterous, bawdy, meddling village patriarch Komurayya’s death just before the engagement changes the course of his grandson Saayilu's life and the other family members, rattling some skeletons in the closet, exposing the rifts present within the family, causing bigger sociological calamities in the small village.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 79GoodWatch 76
IMDb7.9
Running time
2 h 11 min
Longer than 9 in 10 comedies, +31 min on the typical 100
typical 100131Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 120 countries, rent or buy in 13 more
+110Released
2023
March 3, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
Telugu
Original language
Made in
India
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 1 moreDirecting · 1
- Venu Yeldandi Director, Writer, Playback Singer
Writing · 1
- Kasarla Shyam Lyricist
Production · 3
- Sri Hanshitha Producer
- Harshith Reddy Producer
- Bandi Ratna Kumar Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Acharya Venu Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- K. Madhu Editor
Sound · 3
- Bheems Ceciroleo Original Music Composer, Playback Singer
- Mangli Satyavathi Playback Singer
- Ram Miriyala Playback Singer
Art · 1
- Ramana Vanka Production Design
Other crew · 2
- Vamsi Kaka Public Relations
- Dil Raju Presenter
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