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''Mr. Majnu'' () is a 2019 Indian
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romantic comedy film Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Romantic comedy e ...
written and directed by
Venky Atluri Venky Atluri (born 6 April 1984) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor who works predominantly in Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the produc ...
, and produced by
B. V. S. N. Prasad Bhogavalli Venkata Sathyanarayana Prasad, commonly known as B. V. S. N. Prasad, is an Indian film producer and distributor, primarily known for his work in Telugu cinema. He is the owner of the production companies Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra ...
under
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. The film features
Akhil Akkineni Akhil Akkineni (born April 8, 1994) is an American-born actor in Telugu films of India. He debuted as a child artist in the film '' Sisindri'' (1994), for which he won a Filmfare Special Award. Akhil made his debut as a lead actor with '' Akhi ...
and
Nidhhi Agerwal Nidhhi Agerwal is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil and Hindi films. After participating in Miss Diva 2014, Miss Diva Universe 2014, Agerwal made her acting debut with the Hindi film ''Munna ...
in lead roles. Upon release, the film received mixed reviews, with praise towards Akhil and Nidhhi's performance, and the soundtrack, but criticism towards the plot. The film became a commercial failure at the box-office. The film had also been dubbed in
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and
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under the same title, and in
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as ''Maanidan''. The film was remade in Odia with the same name, starring Babushaan Mohanty and Divyadisha Mohanty in the lead roles, which also took inspiration from the 2010 Tamil film ''
Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai ''Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic action comedy film written and directed by Thiru. The film was produced by Vikram Krishna. Starring Vishal in the lead role along with Sarah-Jane Dias who makes he ...
''.


Plot

Vikram Krishna alias Vicky is a handsome young man, who flirts with everyone and has never been in a serious relationship. Nikitha alias Nikki is a young woman, who dreams of having a husband like
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. One day, on the way to work, she sees a group of women, striking, not to suspend Vicky, who was caught red handed by the dean of the university while romancing with her daughter in her home. Nikki gets disgusted on hearing about Vicky and says that he is a "dangerous character". Nikki's brother is marrying Vicky's younger sister, so Nikki is told to go for shopping with Vicky. A reluctant Nikki goes with him for shopping. Gradually, Nikki discovers Vicky's gentle side and falls for him. She confesses her love to Vicky and asks him to be in a relationship for two months. Vicky agrees after some hesitation and tells her not to inform both families. Vikky tells they may not end up together after two months, and this may cause trouble for his sister. Vikky soon becomes very uncomfortable with her over-enthusiastic relationship. She tries to change his lifestyle. Nikki accidentally tells their relationship to both families. They suddenly arrange marriage. Vikky confesses his hardship to his best friend Chitti. Nikki overhears their conversation and breaks up with him in front of everyone, thinking that she was nothing, but a burden on Vicky and also he was not happy with her. After Nikki leaves for
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, Vicky realises he truly loves Nikki and heads to London to prove his love for her. When Vicky reaches London, he learns that Nikki has told about him to everyone living in the colony in which she lives and being the colony's favorite, the whole colony including his uncle and Nikki's friends bear a grudge against him. He is introduced to them as Krishna by Pulla Rao, who lives in the same colony and starts befriending her family. Vicky tries multiple methods to show his love to her, but she disapproves all his efforts. After the disapproval, Vicky realizes that Nikki is adamant and will not take him back. He confesses the truth to Nikki's family and leaves for the airport to leave for India. Nikki's family makes her realise her mistake and Vicky's love for her. Vicky had told his hardships only to his bestfriend, who is like a brother to him, but she told about him not just among families but to all neighbours making him villain. The efforts Vicky made were ignored by Nikki constantly. After realizing her mistake, Nikki leaves for the airport hurriedly to stop Vicky from leaving
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. A hurrying Nikki parks her car by damaging the other and desperately searches for Vicky. Nikki notices Vicky talking with the girl with whom he has already flirted. Out of anger, Nikki approaches and slaps that girl. Vicky tells her that she was there to invite him at her wedding. After clearing all the misunderstandings, they reunite and get married. Later, the cops file a case on Nikki for damaging the car. Nikki tries to convince the officer that she did it accidentally. The officer asks them to have a talk with their superior, who is a lady. Nikki asks Vicky to have a talk. The film ends with Vicky preparing himself to seduce the lady officer, depicting that he will always be a lover boy.


Cast

*
Akhil Akkineni Akhil Akkineni (born April 8, 1994) is an American-born actor in Telugu films of India. He debuted as a child artist in the film '' Sisindri'' (1994), for which he won a Filmfare Special Award. Akhil made his debut as a lead actor with '' Akhi ...
as Vikram Krishna "Vicky" *
Nidhhi Agerwal Nidhhi Agerwal is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil and Hindi films. After participating in Miss Diva 2014, Miss Diva Universe 2014, Agerwal made her acting debut with the Hindi film ''Munna ...
as Nikitha "Nikki" * Izabelle Leite as Madhavi, Dean's daughter * Kailash Reddy as Bobby * Raja Chembolu as Kishore *
Naga Babu Konidela Nagendra Rao (born 29 October 1961), popularly known as Nagendra Babu and Naga Babu, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who works in Telugu cinema. He has received one National Film Award and two Nandi Awards for his work as ...
as Nikitha's father *
Subbaraju Penmetsa Subbaraju is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema, as well as Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi cinema. Subbaraju has played a variety of roles, from negative to supporting characters. Early life Subbaraju was born in Bh ...
as Ramesh Babu, Nikitha's uncle *
Rao Ramesh Rao Ramesh (born 25 May 1968) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, theatre, and television apart from some Tamil films. He is the son of veteran actor Rao Gopal Rao. Rao Ramesh initially appeared in ''Seema ...
as Siva Prasad, Vicky's uncle * Jayaprakash as Krishna Prasad, Vicky's father *
Soundarya Sowmya Sathyanarayana (18 July 1972 – 17 April 2004), better known by her stage name Soundarya, was an Indian actress known for her works primarily in Telugu cinema. She was regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Telugu ...
as Vicky's Deceased Mother (Portrait only) * Ajay as Local Goon *
Pavitra Lokesh Pavitra Lokesh is an Indian film and television actress. She appears primarily in Kannada and Telugu films playing supporting roles. The daughter of stage and film actor Mysore Lokesh, she made her film debut at the age of 16 and has since ap ...
as Vicky's aunt * Sithara as Nikitha's mother *
Priyadarshi Pullikonda Priyadarshi Pulikonda is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Telugu films. He gained recognition for his role in '' Pelli Choopulu'' (2016). In addition to supporting roles, Priyadarshi played the lead in films such as '' Mallesham'' (2019 ...
as Chitti, Vicky's best friend *
Vidyullekha Raman Vidyullekha Raman (born 4 November 1991), also known as Vidyu Raman, is an Indian actress and comedian who appears in Telugu and Tamil films. The daughter of actor Mohan Raman, Vidyullekha made her debut in Gautham Vasudev Menon's 2012 '' Nee ...
as Linda, Nikki's friend *
Satya Krishnan Satya Krishnan is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She was born in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. She worked as a hotel management professional and entered the film industry with the film '' Dollar Dreams''. Mostly s ...
as Nikki's sister-in-law * Raghav Rudra Mulpuru as Vinod, Vicky's cousin * Kadambari Kiran as Vicky's relative *
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as Pulla Rao *Satish Saripalli as Nikki's Uncle *
S. Thaman Ghantasala Sai Srinivas Sivakumar (born 16 November 1983), professionally credited as Thaman S, is an Indian composer and playback singer known for his works majorly in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He is the recipient of the National Film Award f ...
as cameo appearance in "Koppamga Koppamga" song * Ayvianna Snow as PC Snow *Itish Prasad Adhikari as student


Soundtrack

Music composed by
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. Music released on
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India. The Soundtrack of the film received positive response, especially the song "KopamGa KopamGa".


Reception

The Times of India ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...
gave 3 out of 5 stars stating "It's Akhil who steadies this rocky ship, while composer Thaman remains the unsung hero of the film for its terrific music score. Be it energy, melody or a sense of calm, Thaman's music is a perfect anchor to the film's story. Mr Majnu may not be as heartwarming as Tholi Prema, but has every element in it to make for an engaging watch at the cinemas". Firstpost gave 3 out of 5 stars stating "Mr Majnu some well-crafted sequences which allow the film to find its emotional core".
The Indian Express ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932 by P. Varadarajulu Naidu. It is headquartered in Noida, owned by the ''Indian Express Group''. It was later taken over by Ramnath Goenka. In 1999, eight y ...
gave 2.5 out of 5 stars stating "The film aims to strengthen Akhil Akkineni's brand as a 'chocolate hero' and it works. He has played his role with confidence and swag, and makes even cheesy scenes click".


References


External links

* {{IMDb title, tt9021092 2019 romantic comedy-drama films 2010s Telugu-language films 2010s Indian films 2019 comedy-drama films 2019 films Buddy drama films Films shot in London Indian romantic comedy-drama films 2019 masala films Films set around New Year Films directed by Venky Atluri