:Meeku Maathrame Cheptha
{{short description|Indian Telugu drama film by Shammeer Sultan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Meeku Maathrame Cheptha
| image = Meeku Maathrame Cheptha.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Shammeer Sultan
| producer = Govardhan Rao Deverakonda
Vijay Deverakonda
| screenplay = Shammeer Sultan
| writer = Dialogues
Shammeer Sultan
Tharun Bhascker
| starring = Tharun Bhascker
Abhinav Gomatam
Anasuya Bharadwaj
Vani Bhojan
Avantika Mishra
| music = Sivakumar
| cinematography = Mathan Gunadeva
| editing = Sreejith Sarang
| studio = King of the Hill Entertainment
| distributor = Global Cinemas (India)
Freeze Frame Films (overseas)
| released = {{Film date|2019|11|01|df=y}}
| runtime = 116 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
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Meeku Maathrame Cheptha ({{translation|I will tell only you}}) is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film written and directed by Shammeer Sultan, and produced by Vardhan Deverakonda and Vijay Deverakonda under the banner King of the Hill Entertainment. The film features Tharun Bhascker and Abhinav Gomatam in lead roles while Anasuya Bharadwaj, Vani Bhojan, and Avantika Mishra play supporting roles. The film marks the debut of Sultan as director and Deverakonda as producer, who also makes a cameo appearance.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-details/meeku-maathrame-cheptha/movieshow/70894661.cms|title=Meeku Maathrame Cheptha|date=23 September 2019|website=Times of India|language=en|access-date=16 October 2019}}
Premise
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It revolves around a man who lies to his fiancée and then his friends help him cover up the lies, which leads to humorous situations.
Cast
- Tharun Bhascker as Rakesh, a VJ working at a TV channel
- Abhinav Gomatam as Kamesh, Rakesh's best friend
- Vani Bhojan as Stephie, Rakesh's love interest
- Pavani Gangireddy as Jacqueline
- Anasuya Bharadwaj as Samyuktha, Rakesh's friend's sister
- Naveen George Thomas as Rakesh's friend
- Avantika Mishra as Rakesh's co-star
- Vinay Varma as Rakesh's co-star's uncle
- Vijay Devarakonda as himself in a cameo appearance
Soundtrack
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| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Sivakumar
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| released = 5 October 2019
| recorded = 2019
| genre = Feature film soundtrack
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| language = Telugu
| label = Aditya Music
| studio = Jubilee 10 Studios, Hyderabad
Trinity Waves, Chennai
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The soundtrack is composed by Sivakumar and lyrics by Rakendu Mouli.
Shammeer Sultan and AsurA.
{{Track listing
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| title1 = La la la
| extra1 = Vedala Hemachandra, Krishnan Ganesan, Uma Neha
| lyrics1 = Rakendu Mouli
| length1 = 2:56
| title2 = Chaalu Chaalu
| extra2 = Anurag Kulkarni
| lyrics2 = Shammeer Sultan, Rakendu Mouli
| length2 = 3:16
| title3 = Abadham
| extra3 = Chandana Raju
| lyrics3 = AsurA
| length3 = 2:58
| title4 = Mooskoni Parigethu
| extra4 = Revanth Kumar
| lyrics4 = Shammeer Sultan, Rakendu Mouli
| length4 = 2:48
| title5 = Nuvve Hero
| extra5 = Anurag Kulkarni, Rahul Sipligunj, Rap Written & Performed by AsurA
| lyrics5 = Shammeer Sultan, Rakendu Mouli
| length5 = 3:01
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Reception
Suresh Kavirayani of Deccan Chronicle rated the film 3 stars of 5, and praised the performances of the cast. "Tharun Bhascker steals the acting honours [...] Abhinav Gomatam does a fantastic job and is on par with Tharun Bhascker".{{Cite web|last=kavirayani|first=suresh|date=2019-11-03|title=Meeku Matrame Chepta movie review: It's a fun and entertainment film!|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/031119/meeku-matrame-chepta-movie-review-its-a-fun-and-entertainment-film.html|access-date=2021-01-04|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}{{Rating|3|5}} The Hindu critic Y. Sunitha Cowdhary opined that though the film had situational humour and interesting dialogues, it is only entertaining in parts.{{Cite news|last=Chowdhary|first=Y. Sunita|date=2019-11-01|title='Meeku Maatrame Cheptha' movie review: Entertaining, but only in parts|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/meeku-maatrame-cheptha-movie-review-entertaining-but-only-in-parts/article29854469.ece|access-date=2021-01-04|issn=0971-751X}}
A reviewer from News18 India called the film, "Smartest Black Comedy of the Year". The reviewer rated the film 3.5/5 and stated: "There is a sneakingly sinuous feel of a Guy Ritchie crime thriller in this Telugu gamechanger of a film. Except that Ritchie's characters are more laconic."{{Cite web|date=2019-11-02|title=Meeku Maathrame Chepta Movie Review: Smartest Black Comedy of the Year|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/meeku-maathrame-chepta-movie-review-smartest-black-comedy-of-the-year-2370591.html|access-date=2021-01-04|website=News18|language=en}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}
References
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