Oh Manapenne!
Oh Manapenne! (pronounced [maɳappeɳɳeː] transl. Oh Dear Bride!) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Kaarthikk Sundar in his directorial debut and written by Deepak Sundarrajan. A remake of the Telugu film Pelli Choopulu (2016), it stars Harish Kalyan and Priya Bhavani Shankar as a boy and girl who meet during a matchmaking event. How their aspirations bring them together forms the rest of the story.
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| Directed by | Kaarthikk Sundar |
| Screenplay by | Deepak Sundarrajan Sanjeev Kaarthikk Sundar |
| Based on | Pelli Choopulu by Tharun Bhascker |
| Produced by | Satyanarayana Koneru Ramesh Varma Penmesta |
| Starring | Harish Kalyan Priya Bhavani Shankar |
| Cinematography | Krishnan Vasant |
| Edited by | Kripakaran |
| Music by | Vishal Chandrashekhar |
Production companies | A Studios LLP A Havish Production SP Cinemas Madhav Media Third Eye Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Disney+ Hotstar |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
The rights to remake Pelli Choopulu in Tamil were initially acquired by Gautham Vasudev Menon in 2016, and the film titled Pon Ondru Kandein (transl. I saw a girl) was to be directed by Senthil Veerasamy, with Vishnu Vishal and Tamannaah Bhatia starring. The project faced delays and was ultimately shelved due to budgetary constraints; by November 2019, it had undergone a complete change in cast and crew. The new film, Oh Manapenne!, began principal photography in December 2019 and wrapped in February 2020. It was released on 22 October 2021 via Disney+ Hotstar.