Romantic (film)

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Romantic
Romantic 2021 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnil Paduri
Written byPuri Jagannadh
Produced by
  • Puri Jagannadh
  • Charmme Kaur
Starring
  • Akash Puri
  • Ketika Sharma
  • Ramya Krishna
CinematographyNaresh Rana
Edited byJunaid Siddiqui
Music bySunil Kashyap
Production
company
Release date
  • 29 October 2021 (2021-10-29)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Romantic is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic film directed by Anil Paduri. It is written by Puri Jagannadh who co-produced the film with Charmme Kaur under Puri Connects. The film stars Akash Puri, debutante Ketika Sharma and Ramya Krishna.[1] The film was released theatrically on 29 October 2021.[2]

Plot[]

Vasco da Gama is a street smart ruffian who chooses crime to earn a fortune and fulfill his grandma’s dream. He and his childhood friend Annie join Goa’s most notorious drug mafia lord Rodrigues’ gang. Within no time, Vasco becomes a kingpin in the Goa underworld. Vasco falls for the charms and ‘back’ beauty of a young musician named Monica. After a failed drug deal, Vasco kills Rodrigues and proclaims himself as the new mafia king of Goa. In the process, he kills an SI and that’s when a dutiful and ruthless ACP Ramya Gowarikar is transferred from Mumbai to Goa to nab Vasco.

Cast[]

Release[]

The film was initially scheduled for a theatrical release on 29 May 2020[3] but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 1 March 2021, new release date was announced as 18 June 2021.[4] Later, it was postponed to 4 November 2021.[5] Later, it was rescheduled to 29 October 2021.[6]

Reception[]

The Times of India critic Neeshitha Nyayapati called it " Puri's gangster version of Romeo & Juliet," rating the film 3 stars of 5.[7] In her review for The Hindu, Y. Sunita Chowdhary felt Romantic was "voyeuristic drama at best."[8] Murali Krishna CH of The New Indian Express criticized the writing, calling it an "assault on our senses."[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Akash Puri's Romantic completes Censor; Gears up for release". www.123telugu.com. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Akash Puri's 'Romantic' advances release date". Telangana Today. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Puri's 'Romantic' on May 29". The Hans India. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. ^ "AKASH PURI'S 'ROMANTIC' LOCKS RELEASE DATE AFTER A YEAR'S DELAY". www.indiaglitz.com. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Akash Puri's Romantic gets a release date". www.telugubulletin.com. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Akash Puri: 'రొమాంటిక్‌' న్యూ ట్రైలర్‌: అంచనాలు పెంచిన పూరి తనయుడు". Samayam Telugu (in Telugu). 26 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  7. ^ Romantic Movie Review: Puri's gangster version of Romeo & Juliet, retrieved 14 November 2021
  8. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (30 October 2021). "'Romantic' Telugu movie review: Voyeuristic drama at best". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  9. ^ "'Romantic' movie review: An assault on our senses". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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