''Mithai'' () is a 2019 Indian

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film directed and produced by Prashant Kumar and starring

Rahul Ramakrishna Rahul Ramakrishna (born 15 January 1991) is an Indian actor, writer and journalist. He made his debut with the short film, ''Sainma''. He became popular with his role in the 2017 Telugu film, ''Arjun Reddy''. Early life Rahul Ramakrishna was b ...

and

Priyadarshi Pullikonda Priyadarshi Pulikonda (born 25 August 1989) is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Telugu films. He gained recognition for his role in ''Pelli Choopulu'' (2016). In addition to supporting roles, Priyadarshi played the lead in films such as ...

Plot

''Mithai'', a dark comedy, is set in

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where the city is a part of the narrative. Sai (

) is a techie in his mid-twenties, but unlike a typical brainy computer geek, he is just hanging on to his job. His only achievement, not losing his job, will be short lived. He gets fired four days before his wedding and gets drunk with his best friend Jani (

), a jobless street-smart, self-contained alcoholic with zero ambition. Sai arrives home after the drinking session, leaving his door open unintentionally. A robber breaks in and steals a necklace among other possessions, setting off a series of events that has the characters' lives and fates criss-crossing across three days. Accepting a challenge from his NRI friend Krishna (

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), who rebukes Sai for being a loser, our two friends take it upon themselves to prove him wrong by nabbing the thief before getting married. The challenge takes us along on a wild ride, encountering a host of unforgettable characters along the way. From ‘The Dude", a wise, composed guy, who has life all figured out, and is living a happy, trippy life with his pet goat Sundari to Deepti (Swetaa Varma), his detective friend. A serious method artiste, Deepti cannot get over the role of detective she played once and has taken a vow that she will not get married until she solves her first case. Will she solve the case, will she find the thief and get married, and will our friend Sai get married? That is the ride the audiences are taken on, as we follow our friends on their crazy adventure.

Cast

as Sai *

as Jani *

Kamal Kamaraju Kamal Kamaraju is an Indian actor and writer who works in Telugu cinema. He has a degree in architecture from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. He is passionate about movies. He is also a writer, assistant art director, and a commen ...

as Siddharth * Arsha as Girl with no name * Swetaa Varma as Detective Deepti * Aditi Myakal as Vini *

as Krishna * Bhushan Kalyan as Dude * Ajay Ghosh as Boss

Production

''Mithai'' was produced on Red Ants Cinema banner. The film was launched by

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 ...

and

Sandeep Reddy Vanga Sandeep Reddy Vanga is an Indian director and screenwriter who is known for making Telugu cinema, Telugu and Hindi cinema, Hindi films. Vanga debuted with Vijay Deverakonda starrer 2017 big Telugu hit ''Arjun Reddy'' and rose to further success ...

on 14 January 2018. Shooting began on 17 February 2018. The trailer was released on 15 October 2018. The release date, 22 February 2019, was announced by Sandeep Reddy Vanga.

Reception

The movie was poorly received by both critics and audience. Poor story and screenplay were blamed, but the actors Priyadarshi and Rahul Ramkrishna were praised and their performances were said to be the only saving grace in the movie. Cinematography work by

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was also appreciated.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 8616250 2019 films 2010s Telugu-language films