''Teen Maar'' is a 2011 Indian

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-language

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directed by

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from a screenplay written by

Trivikram Srinivas Trivikram Srinivas (born Akella Naga Srinivasa Sarma; 7 November 1971) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work in Telugu cinema. Recognised for his witty dialogues, humour, and philosophical themes, he is one of the high ...

. A remake of 2009

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film '' Love Aaj Kal,'' it stars

Pawan Kalyan Konidela Pawan Kalyan (born Konidela Kalyan Kumar; 2 September 1971) is an Indian politician, actor, philanthropist, and martial artist serving as the List of deputy chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh, 11th Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Prade ...

Trisha Trisha is either: * a female given name usually derived from the female Latin given name Patricia (derived from the Latin word patrician, meaning 'noble'), * a Hindu unisex given name a transliteration of तृषा (Tṛṣā) meaning thirst ...

, and

Kriti Kharbanda Kriti Kharbanda (born 29 October 1990) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Bollywood, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada and Telugu cinema, Telugu language films. Kharbanda is a recipient of several accolades including a South Indian In ...

. The music was composed by

Mani Sharma Yanamandra Venkata Subrahmanyam (Telugu: యనమండ్ర వెంకట సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం; born 11 July 1964), professionally known as Mani Sharma, is an Indian composer and music producer known for his work primaril ...

. The film delves into the timeless nature of love, contrasting modern relationships with traditional ones. The film was released on 14 April 2011.

Plot

Michael Velayudham (

) is a chef in

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. He is an easygoing chap who flirts with girls and enjoys his affairs. His ambition is to go to the US and work in

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for a

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. He dates Meera Sastri (Trisha), an

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professional in

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. After a year, they agree to break up as she has to move to India for work, and he believes long-distance relationships do not work. In Cape Town, Michael meets Senapathi (

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), the owner of a restaurant, who narrates the love story of his friend Arjun Palwai (Pawan Kalyan) with Vasumati (Kriti Kharbanda), which occurred around 1981. Meanwhile, after Meera moves to India, Michael fails to connect with any other girl. To prove to her that he has moved on, he meets a

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girl named Michelle (Danah Marks) in a bar and dates her. However, Meera is proposed to by her family friend, politician Sudheer (

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), and she agrees to marry him, only to prove that she has moved on too. Michael comes to India under some pretext and meets Meera. Frustrated that Meera married Sudheer, he becomes desperate and regrets what has happened. In his sorrow, he receives an offer for his dream job in the US. Initially, he enjoys his new job, but eventually, he feels a loneliness he does not understand. The rest of the story focuses on how Michael realizes his mistakes and how Arjun's story impacts his decisions.

Cast

in a dual role as Michael Velayudham and Arjun Palwai *

as Meera Shastri *

as Vasumathi * Danah Marks as Michelle *

as Senapathi *

as Sudhir *

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as Taxi Driver *

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 Michael's father *

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as Michael's mother *

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as Vasumathi's father *

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as Vasumathi's mother *

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as Restaurant owner *

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* Sandhya Janak

Production

B. Ganesh and Pawan Kalyan acquired the rights to remake the Hindi film '' Love Aaj Kal'' for . The film, which was earlier referred to as ''Khushiga'' and ''Lovely'', before being officially titled as ''Teen Maar''. The film began its production in September 2010.

Soundtrack

composed the songs for the film and compiled the background score. The audio of the film was released on 21 March 2011. The Audio was Released on

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Reception

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'' stated, "Finally, a nice, breezy mid-summer entertainer!" ''

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'' noted, "''Teenmaar'' is entertaining despite its slow pace in parts. It's Pawan's show all the way mostly".

References

External links

* {{Trivikram Srinivas 2011 films 2010s Telugu-language films Telugu remakes of Hindi films Films scored by Mani Sharma Films set in Cape Town Films shot in South Africa Indian romantic drama films Films directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee Films with screenplays by Trivikram Srinivas 2011 romantic drama films