''Stand Up Rahul'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language coming of age

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film directed by debutant Santo.The film is produced jointly by Nandkumar Abbineni and Bharath Maguluri. The film stars

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and

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. The music is composed by

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. The film was released on 18 March 2022 coinciding with

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festival.

Cast

as Rahul. *

as Sreya Rao. *

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as Prakash, Rahul's father. *

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as Indu, Rahul's mother *

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as Steve Jags. * Venkatesh Maha as Hriday *Devi Prasad as Sreya's father *Rajkumar Kasireddy as Rahul's friend

Production

''Stand up Rahul'' began filming after the extended lockdown in 2020.

Reception

Neeshita Nyayapati of ''

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'' gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote "Stand Up Rahul is the kind of film you want to watch over a large tub of popcorn and while it might be flawed, it also works in bits and pieces. Watch it if breezy rom-coms are your thing". A reviewer of ''

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'' gave the film a rating of 2/5 and wrote "In 'Stand Up Rahul', emotional monologues that should have been ideally spoken in private take the form of public whining - all in the name of stand-up comedy". A reviewer from ''

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'' gave the film a rating of 2/5 and wrote "As a final note, “Stand Up Rahul is a youthful drama that has a few good moments to enjoy but lack of gripping scene order and abruptly written characterizations make the film a disappointing watch". Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of '' The Hindu'' stated "What could have been a refreshing coming-of-age romantic comedy gets marred by clumsy writing".

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*{{IMDb title, 14806338 2020s Telugu-language films 2022 films Indian romantic comedy films 2022 romantic comedy films Films set in Hyderabad, India Films shot in Hyderabad, India