''Pressure Cooker'' is a 2020 Indian

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-language

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directed by Sujoi Karampuri and Sushil Karampuri. The film features

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and

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in the lead roles. The film was released on 21 February 2020. The film is about the pressure from an engineering graduate's father to study abroad similar to when a

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is finished cooking.

Cast

as Kishore *

as Anitha *

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as Chandrasekhar, Kishore's friend * Rajai Rowan as Pawan, Kishore's friend *

Tanikella Bharani Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet and playwright who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including few in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi; while he was al ...

as Anand Rao *

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as Narayana, a farmer and Kishore's father *

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as Anitha's mother *

Raj Madiraju Raj Madiraju is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer. In a career spanning about 20 years, he predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. In 2011 and 2012, he wrote and directed ''Rushi (film), Rushi'', for which he won the Nand ...

as Anitha's father *

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as Sunanda Rao *

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as Harish "Harry" Rao, Anand Rao and Sunanda's son *

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as Manohar Rao, Anand Rao and Sunanda's son *

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as Shiva Reddy, the head of EZ Visa Consultants * Keshav Deepak as the owner of Microinfo company

Soundtrack

The music is composed by

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, Smaran and Harshavardhan Rameshwar, and released on

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label.

Home media

The digital rights of the film was sold to AHA. The film is now available on AHA. Also streaming in

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Reception

A critic from ''

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'' noted that "This one

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is more like television serial but even serials are high on drama and emotions". A critic from ''

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'' gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and stated that "''Pressure Cooker'' pretends to be fresh, but is a regular and cliché fare that manages to work". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "The theme of Sujoi and Sushil evokes interest among audiences but screenplay is a bit disappointing."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 10801196 2020s Telugu-language films 2020s Indian films 2020 films Indian comedy-drama films Films scored by Smaran