Pelli Choopulu

Pelli Choopulu
Film poster
Directed by	Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam
Produced by	Raj Kandukuri Yash Rangineni
Screenplay by	Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam
Story by	Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam
Starring	Ritu Varma Vijay Deverakonda
Music by	Vivek Sagar
Cinematography	Nagesh Banell
Edited by	Ravi Teja Girijala
Production company	BigBen Cinemas(London) & Dharmapath Creations
Distributed by	Suresh Productions Freeze Frame Films (overseas)
Release date	July 29, 2016 (2016-07-29)
Running time	124 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹1.35 crore (US$210,000)
Box office	est. ₹40 crore (US$6.2 million)

Pelli Choopulu (English: Matchmaking) is a 2016 Indian Telugu language romantic comedy film written and directed by Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam and produced by Raj Kandukuri and Yash Rangineni. It features Vijay Deverakonda and Ritu Varma in the lead roles. The film was released worldwide on 29 July 2016 to positive reviews from critics and received critical and commercial success.The Hindu termed it "a gem of a film" and gave the movie 4 stars. The film won two National Film Awards for Best Telugu film, and Best Screenplay - Dialogues at the 64th National Film Awards.

Prasanth (Vijay Deverakonda) goes to Chitra's (Ritu Varma) house for a ″pelli choopulu″ (matchmaking). He is a guy who completes his B.Tech by clearing many subjects for almost 5 years, but he is also lazy and incapable of doing any work. His dream is to become a chef and open a restaurant, but he doesn't get any support from his father. Chitra is a very focused girl who works hard to fulfill her dreams of going to Australia. However, her father shows no interest, as she is a girl. When both of them meet at the pelli choopulu her cousin, Subhash, locks the door and they get stuck. To pass time, they talk about their past.

Chitra reveals that she was in love with a North Indian guy named Vikram. They both wanted to start a food truck business. Vikram went to Delhi to talk with his father about their love and business. Meanwhile, Chitra started her plan eagerly, and was ready to surprise Vikram by buying the truck. Then things went wrong and Vikram did not come back overpowered by greed of getting dowry. Chitra and her father waited for him but when they realized Vikram wasn't coming back, her father decided to get her married to someone else.

On his turn, Prasanth reveals that he was unemployed and always went out with his two friends. He along with his friends made cooking videos, as he is passionate about cooking. But it wasn't profitable enough. So, they plan to make prank videos and was caught red-handed by his father. Then, he got a job in a call center after he was recommended by his father. He started going out with a girl to show off to his friends, but she cheated on him. He found out about it only when her second boyfriend called him at work, and quit his job after having a fight with his boss. Then it is revealed that Prasanth came to the wrong address for his pelli choopulu. Later, Prasanth goes to his original pelli choopulu, which was with a rich family. Meanwhile, Chitra tells the guy coming to her pelli choopulu that she's not interested in marriage. The family of Prasanth's bride wanted him to be able to run a business, so he and Chitra decide to operate the food truck themselves, with Prasanth as the chef, and Chitra in charge of the business side of things. At first, they face many difficulties, mainly through Prasanth's and his friends' laziness as well as fighting with Chitra and giving up the food truck.