''Teen Maar'' is a 2011 Indian

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-language

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directed by

Jayanth C. Paranjee Jayanth C. Paranji (born 21 July 1957) is an Indian film director known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He introduced Bollywood actresses: Preity Zinta, Aishwarya Rai, Anjala Zaveri, Bipasha Basu, Lisa Ray, Nauheed Cyrusi to the Te ...

from a screenplay written by

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. A remake of 2009

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film '' Love Aaj Kal,'' it stars

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, and Kriti Kharbanda. The film's music is composed by

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. The film portrays the feeling of pure love which never changes, although the perspective of realising one's soulmate has changed over time. The film was released on 14 April 2011.

Plot

Michael Velayudham (

) is a chef in Italy. He is an easygoing chap who flirts with girls and makes the most of his affairs. His ambition is to go to the US and work in New York for a stockbroker. He dates one of his acquaintances, Meera Shastri (

), an art restoration professional in Cape Town. After a year, they agree to break up as she has to move to India for work and he thinks 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 (

) with Vasumati ( Kriti Kharbanda), which had happened 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 blonde 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. He comes to India with some pretext and meets Meera. Michael, who is frustrated that Meera married Sudheer, gets desperate and tries to regret what had happened so far. In his sorrow, he gets an offer for his dream job in the US. After initially having joyful moments in his new job, he eventually feels some loneliness, which he does not understand. The rest of the story focuses on how Michael realizes his mistakes and how Arjun's story makes an impact on his decision.

Cast

in a dual role as Michael Velayudham and Arjun Palwai *

as Meera Shastri * Kriti Kharbanda as Vasumathi * Danah Marks as Michelle *

as Seenapthi *

as Sudhir *

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as Taxi Driver *

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as Michael's father * Sudha 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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Production

B. Ganesh and Pawan Kalyan bought the rights to remake the Bollywood film '' Love Aaj Kal'' . 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

Indiaglitz stated that "Pawan Kalyan surely focused on this movie and consciously worked hard not to disappoint his fans. He succeeds in his attempt. It is a good movie that makes for a pleasant watch". Oneindia stated that "The film is about a clash between the current and the past generation. The audience in B, C centres may find it difficult to understand the movie at parts due to the jumbling of scenes, which highlight the present and past generation. Moreover, the use of Italian language by the hero for most part of the first half may confuse the audience. However, the film would run well in A centres and it is worth a watch".

References

External links

* {{Jayanth C. Paranjee 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 2011 romantic drama films