Oh Manapenne

Oh Manapenne (transl. Oh Dear Bride!) is an upcoming 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 (2015), it stars Harish Kalyan and Priya Bhavani Shankar. The film began shooting in December 2019 and wrapped in February 2020.

Oh Manapenne
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Directed byKaarthikk Sundar
Produced bySatyanarayana Koneru
Ramesh Varma Penmesta
Screenplay byDeepak Sundarrajan
Based onPelli Choopulu
by Tharun Bhascker
StarringHarish Kalyan
Priya Bhavani Shankar
Music byVishal Chandrashekhar
CinematographyKrishnan Vasant
Edited byKripakaran
Production
company
A Studios LLP
A Havish Production
SP Cinemas
Madhav Media
Third Eye Entertainment
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

Production

Development

In 2016, Gautham Menon bought the rights to remake the Telugu film Pelli Choopulu (2015) in Tamil.[2] The remake, Pon Ondru Kandein, would have been directed by Senthil Veerasamy and produced by Menon under the banner Ondraaga Entertainment with Vishnu Vishal and Tamannaah starring,[3] but was shelved due to budgetary issues.[4] The remake rights were later sold to A Studios LLP, A Havish Production, SP Cinemas, Madhav Media and Third Eye Entertainment,[5][6] with Kaarthikk Sundar, a former associate of A. L. Vijay, making his directorial debut.[7] The film was produced by Satyanarayana Koneru and Ramesh Varma Penmesta, the screenplay was written by Deepak Sundarrajan, cinematography was handled by Krishnan Vasant, and editing by Kripakaran.[6]

Casting

In December 2019, Harish Kalyan and Priya Bhavani Shankar were cast as the lead pair.[8][9] While Kaarthikk thought of the lead characters of Pelli Choopulu, Harish and Priya came to his mind and he was convinced they could pull off the roles of a "boy-next-door" and "bossy character" respectively with conviction.[10] The film is the debut of theatre actor Abishek Kumar, who Kaarthik cast because of their friendship and Kaarthik's belief that he was a "natural actor".[1]

Filming

Principal photography began on 11 December 2019,[7] and wrapped in February 2020,[11] a week before the COVID-19 lockdown in India was announced. Post-production works began soon after filming wrapped. According to Kaarthikk, "The lockdown only helped us as we could patiently edit and get it done".[10] The title Oh Manapenne was revealed on 1 October 2020, derived from the song of the same name from Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010). Kaarthikk said, "We wanted to have a title that refers to weddings/matchmaking. The names that we had zeroed in on were either too old or not interesting enough", but when he was listening to the song, he chose that as the film's title.[12]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Vishal Chandrashekhar. It consists of four songs and two instrumentals.[10]

Release

Oh Manapenne has no release date, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When asked whether it would be released in theatres or OTT platforms, Kaarthikk said he was ready for both.[10]

References
  1. CR, Sharanya (10 January 2021). "Abishek Kumar makes his film debut; stars in Oh Manapenne". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. "Pelli Choopulu remake rights acquired by Gautham Menon". India Today. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. Kumar, Karthik (25 March 2017). "Pellichoopulu's Tamil remake is called Pon Ondru Kanden". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. "Why was Pelli Choopulu remake shelved? Producer Gautham Menon reveals". India Today. 19 July 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  5. "'Pelli Choopulu' Tamil remake shooting wrapped up". The News Minute. 27 February 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. Vijay Deverakonda [@TheDeverakonda] (1 October 2020). "Wishing the team of #OhManaPenne all my very best. #Pellichoopulu was special and it brings the biggest smile and fondest memories when I look back at it, I hope this movie does the same for you @iamharishkalyan @priya_Bshankar" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. Vyas (12 December 2019). "'Pelli Choopulu' Tamil Remake Shooting takes off". The Hans India. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  8. Kumar, Pradeep (11 December 2019). "Harish Kalyan to star in 'Pelli Choopulu' Tamil remake". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  9. "Priya Bhavani Shankar part of Pelli Choopulu Tamil remake". Cinema Express. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  10. Chandar, Bhuvanesh (1 October 2020). "Oh Mana Penne has the original soul of Pelli Choopulu: Director Kaarthikk Sundar". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  11. "Shoot wrapped for Tamil remake of 'Pelli Choopulu'!". Sify. 26 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  12. "Harish and Priya's romcom film titled 'Oh Manapenne'". The Times of India. 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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