''2 Countries'' is a Telugu film directed by

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starring

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and Manisha Raj. It is the remake of the Malayalam film, '' 2 Countries'' (2015). The film is also produced by Shankar under the Banner of Mahalakshmi Arts. Gopi Sundar composed music for this film while C. Ram Prasad and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao handled the cinematography and editing departments respectively. The film released on 29 December 2017.

Plot

The plot of the film revolves around Ullas (Sunil), who makes a living by deceiving people in his home town. Money is the only motivator that works for him and he wants it without any risks. For making money he decides to marry a disabled women, Simran. But when a better proposal comes from an Indo-Canadian woman Laya (Manisha Raj), he chooses her. Immigration to Canada and easy money lures him. Only later does Ullas comes to the knowledge that Laya is a chronic alcoholic. The knowledge of funds deposited in her name, that Laya cannot claim due to her alcoholism, and the possibility of access entices him however and he adjusts with the troubles. In time Ullas falls in love with his alcoholic wife, and the call of a husband makes him care for Laya even in troubles. Laya comes to knowledge about Ullas's original plan through Avinash, Ullas's friend, accidentally. This leads to a divorce case. Initially Ullas gains the upper hand from the court, citing his wife is an alcoholic and she needs treatment and that the divorce case is resistance towards it. Laya gets treated through a de-addiction center. By the guidance of the doctor, Ullas goes with the divorce process to help Laya. Ullas returns and decides to marry Simran. Later Laya understands about the role of Ullas for her wellness, through certain unexpected turn of events they get together again.

Cast

as Ullas Kumar * Manisha Raj as Laya * Naresh as Murthy *

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as Jimmy * Srinivas Reddy as Bose * Raja Ravindra as Laya's father * Sitara as Laya's mother * Sanjjana as Tamannah, Laya's step-mother * Shiju as Laya's step-father

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Gopi Sundar and it consists of five songs. Lyrics for one song

Reception

''The Times of India'' "(g)ives this one a miss unless you have time to kill and want to watch this film just for Sunil." "telugu360.com" reviewed the movie as a disappointing comedy film! and gave a rating of 2/5.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2 Countries (2017 film) 2017 films Indian comedy films 2010s Telugu-language films 2017 comedy films Telugu remakes of Malayalam films Films scored by Gopi Sundar Films directed by N. Shankar