''Meeku Maathrame Cheptha'' () is a 2019 Indian

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-language

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film written and directed by Shammeer Sultan, and produced by Vardhan Deverakonda and

Vijay Deverakonda Deverakonda Vijay Sai (born 9 May 1989), better known as Vijay Deverakonda, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the recipient of a Filmfare Award, a Nandi Award, and a SIIMA Award. Since 2018, h ...

under the banner King of the Hill Entertainment. The film features

Tharun Bhascker Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian film director, writer, actor, and television presenter who works in Telugu cinema. He directed the critically acclaimed romantic comedy film ''Pelli Choopulu'' (2016), which won him t ...

and

Abhinav Gomatam Abhinav Gomatam is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. Early life Abhinav Gomatam was born and brought up in Hyderabad. He is an engineering graduate from Vignan Institute of Technology and Science. Career He started his career wi ...

in lead roles while

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Vani Bhojan Vani Bhojan (born 28 October 1988) is an Indian actress who works in Tamil cinema. She made her Telugu film debut with ''Meeku Maathrame Cheptha'' in 2019 and her Tamil film debut with '' Oh My Kadavule'' in 2020. Early life and family Bho ...

, and

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play supporting roles. The film marks the debut of Sultan as director and Deverakonda as producer, who also makes a cameo appearance.

Plot

It revolves around a man who lies to his

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and then his friends help him cover up the lies, which leads to humorous situations.

Cast

as Rakesh, a VJ working at a TV channel *

as Kamesh, Rakesh's best friend *

as Samyuktha, Rakesh's friend's sister *

as Stephie, Rakesh's love interest * Naveen George Thomas as Rakesh's friend *

as Rakesh's co-star * Pavani Gangireddy as Jacqueline *

Vijay Devarakonda Deverakonda Vijay Sai (born 9 May 1989), better known as Vijay Deverakonda, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the recipient of a Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Award, a Nandi Awards, Nandi Awa ...

as Himself, a cameo appearance

Soundtrack

The soundtrack is composed by Sivakumar and lyrics by

Rakendu Mouli Rakendu Mouli Vennelakanti is an Indian lyricist, actor, singer, and dialogue writer who works in Telugu films. He is the son of Telugu lyricist Vennelakanti. Career Mouli made his debut as an actor with '' Moodu Mukkallo Cheppalante'' (2015) i ...

. Shammeer Sultan and AsurA.

Reception

Suresh Kavirayani of ''

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'' rated the film 3 stars of 5, and praised the performances of the cast. "Tharun Bhascker steals the acting honours ..Abhinav Gomatam does a fantastic job and is on par with Tharun Bhascker". ''

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...

'' critic Y. Sunitha Cowdhary opined that though the film had situational humour and interesting dialogues, it is only entertaining in parts. A reviewer from ''

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'' called the film, "Smartest Black Comedy of the Year". The reviewer rated the film 3.5/5 and stated: "There is a sneakingly sinuous feel of a

Guy Ritchie Guy Stuart Ritchie (born 10 September 1968) is an English film director, producer and screenwriter. His work includes British gangster films, and the ''Sherlock Holmes'' films starring Robert Downey Jr. Ritchie left school at age 15 and wor ...

crime thriller in this Telugu gamechanger of a film. Except that Ritchie's characters are more laconic."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt10885124 2010s Telugu-language films 2019 films Indian romantic comedy films 2019 directorial debut films 2019 romantic comedy films