CommitMental
{{short description|Indian web series}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Commitmental poster.jpg
| developer = Biswapati Sarkar
| director = Pavan Sadineni
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| producer = Allu Aravind
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|11|13}}
| company = The Viral Fever (TVF)
Tamada Media
| based_on = Permanent Roommates
| starring = Udbhav Raghunandan
Punarnavi Bhupalam
| network = aha
}}
CommitMental is an Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy web series created by The Viral Fever (TVF) for Aha.{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=Binged|date=2020-10-30|title=Commit Mental on AHA Video: Promising Youthful Web Series for Diwali|url=https://www.binged.com/news/commit-mental-on-aha-video-promising-youthful-web-series-for-diwali/|access-date=2020-11-06|website=Binged|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last1=Focus|first1=Filmy|title='కమిట్ మెంటల్' వెబ్ సిరీస్ అనౌన్స్మెంట్!|url=https://filmyfocus.com/telugu/punarnavi-web-series-titled-commit-mental/|access-date=2020-11-06|website=Filmy Focus|language=en-US}} It is directed by Pavan Sadineni starring Udhbav Raghunanda and Punarnavi Bhupalam in lead roles.{{Cite web|last=Kumar|first=Prem|date=2020-11-05|title=Surprisingly Low Ratings for Bheeshma TV Premiere|url=https://panipuri.us/surprisingly-low-ratings-for-bheeshma-tv-premiere/|access-date=2020-11-06|website=Panipuri}} This series revolves around a young couple, Anu and Phani, who after being in a long-distance relationship for three years, face the prospect of marriage. It premiered on Aha on 13 November 2020.{{Cite web|last=admin|title=Commit Mental Web Series Streaming Online Watch on Aha Video|url=https://www.binged.com/streaming-premiere-dates/commit-mental-web-series-streaming-online-watch-on-aha-video/|access-date=2020-11-06|website=Binged|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2020-10-30|title=First Look: Punarnavi's 'Commit-Mental'|url=https://www.gulte.com/movienews/32107/first-look-punarnavis-commit-mental|access-date=2020-11-06|website=Gulte|language=en-GB}} It is the remake of 2014–2016 Hindi-language web series Permanent Roommates.{{Cite web|last=Barwal|first=Aakanksha|title=Commit Mental: TVF's Permanent Roommates to get Telugu remake|url=https://theenvoyweb.com/news/commit-mental-tvf-permanent-roommates-remake/|access-date=2020-11-06|website=The Envoy Web|date=3 November 2020 |language=en-us}}
Plot
CommitMental follows the story of commitment-wary Anu, and Phani, her overeager long-distance boyfriend who returns to India from the United States of America to surprise Anu and to ask her to marry him. Acting upon the advice of her roommate and her own reluctance to marry someone who barely knows her, Anu refuses, but gives in to Phani's persistence. The two eventually strike a compromise, opting to move in together first. The subsequent events- a fallout, followed by a conciliation, and Anu's premarital pregnancy end in the two of them planning their wedding, with unforeseen consequences.
Cast
- Punarnavi Bhupalam{{Cite web|date=2020-10-30|title=Punarnavi Bhupalam: పునర్నవి భూపాలం ఎంగేజ్మెంట్ కాలేదు.. మరి రఘునందన్ ఎవరు ?|url=https://zeenews.india.com/telugu/entertainment/punarnavi-bhupalams-web-series-titled-commit-mental-punarnavi-bhupalam-engagement-is-not-real-31036|access-date=2020-11-06|website=Zee News Telugu}}
- Udbhav Raghunandan
- Sivannarayana Naripeddi
- Vishnu Oi
- Venkatesh Kakumanu
- Namrata Tipirneni
- TNR
- Sai Swetha
- Jabardasth Apparao
- Raj Mudiraj
- Dinesh Koushika
Episodes
{{Episode table|episodes={{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = The Proposal
| DirectedBy = Sadineni Pavan
| WrittenBy = Biswapati Sarkar
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|11|13}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aha.video/originals/commitmental|title = Watch CommitMental Web Series Online in HD Quality - 1080 P}}
| ShortSummary = Phani returns to India from United States of America and puts across a marriage proposal towards Anu, with whom he's had a long distance relationship for the last three years, but Anu is still in two minds about accepting or rejecting his proposal.
| LineColor = #006602
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = The Room
| DirectedBy = Sadineni Pavan
| WrittenBy = Biswapati Sarkar
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|11|13}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aha.video/originals/commitmental|title = Watch CommitMental Web Series Online in HD Quality - 1080 P}}
| ShortSummary = Phani wants to marry Anu, but Anu believes he is rushing things. So both of them try to reach a conclusion by having a discussion with Brijmohan, Anu's father.
| LineColor = #006602
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = The Couple
| DirectedBy = Sadineni Pavan
| WrittenBy = Biswapati Sarkar
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|11|13}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aha.video/originals/commitmental|title = Watch CommitMental Web Series Online in HD Quality - 1080 P}}
| ShortSummary = Ritu and Anu's landlord doesn't approve of boys visiting and staying in their flat, so Laxman takes Phani to a new place to live, a house which is already being shared by eight men.
| LineColor = #006602
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = The Surprise
| DirectedBy = Sadineni Pavan
| WrittenBy = Biswapati Sarkar
| OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|df=yes|2020|11|13}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aha.video/originals/commitmental|title = Watch CommitMental Web Series Online in HD Quality - 1080 P}}
| ShortSummary = While house-hunting Phani and Anu come across Pathik who turns out to be Phani's childhood friend. Pathik is marrying his girlfriend Rashmi but both of them are developing cold feet as the marriage approaches. Phani and Anu try to resolve the conflict between Pathik and Rashmi but end up creating a conflict in their mind about the future of their own relationship.
| LineColor = #006602
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = The Agreement
| DirectedBy = Sadineni Pavan
| WrittenBy = Biswapati Sarkar
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|11|13}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aha.video/originals/commitmental|title = Watch CommitMental Web Series Online in HD Quality - 1080 P}}
| ShortSummary = Anu comes to the conclusion that since Phani and herself are never on the same page, it's better to move away from each other than leading a life filled with arguments and suffering.
| LineColor = #006602
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Production
In 2019, The Viral Fever (TVF) announced that it is going to remake Permanent Roommates in Telugu.{{Cite web|last=TeamBinged|date=2019-09-26|title=TVF to Enter Telugu Market with Permanent Roommates Remake?|url=https://www.binged.com/news/tvf-to-enter-telugu-market-with-permanent-roommates-remake/|access-date=2020-11-06|website=Binged|language=en-US}} They then announced that they are going to produce the remake along with Aha by naming the web series as CommitMental.{{Cite web|title=Aha video is remaking the TVF's webseries 'Permanent Roommates' – Telugu Movie News|url=https://www.xappie.com/entertainment-view/aha-video-is-remaking-the-tvfs-webseries-permanent-roommates-36895|access-date=2020-11-06|website=Xappie.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Aha! to produce Telugu remake of TVF Permanent Roommates|url=https://www.letsott.com/aha-to-produce-telugu-remake-of-tvf-permanent-roommates|access-date=2020-11-06|website=Aha! to produce Telugu remake of TVF Permanent Roommates|language=en-US|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030211331/https://www.letsott.com/aha-to-produce-telugu-remake-of-tvf-permanent-roommates|url-status=dead}}
Popular YouTuber Udhbav Raghunanda and film actress Punarnavi Bhupalam{{Cite web|last=Krishna|date=2020-08-17|title=Punarnavi To Do The Telugu Remake Of A Hindi Web-series|url=https://telugustop.com/punarnavi-to-do-the-telugu-remake-of-a-hindi-web-series/|access-date=2020-11-06|website=TeluguStop.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Ravi|first=Murali|date=2020-08-17|title=Punarnavi Bhupalam in web series|url=https://www.tollywood.net/punarnavi-bhupalam-in-web-series/|access-date=2020-11-06|website=Tollywood|language=en-US}} were taken as lead actors and the series is directed by Sadineni Pavan, who previously directed Tollywood films Prema Ishq Kaadhal and Savitri.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-30|title=Punarnavi's web series titled Commit Mental|url=https://telugucinema.com/news/punarnavis-web-series-titled-commit-mental|access-date=2020-11-06|website=Telugu Cinema|language=en-US}}
Reception
Hemanth Kumar writing for the Firstpost rated the series 2.5/5 and wrote, "Despite moments of genuine humour in CommitMental, we never get enough reasons to feel invested in the leads' romance or their challenges." On performances, Kumar added that "Punarnavi Bhupalam does a good job in her role as Anu, who’s confused about whether she wants Phani in her life or not. And Udbhav fits the role perfectly and his non-stop chatter really gets on to your nerves, which probably was his character brief too."{{Cite web|date=2020-11-14|title=CommitMental review: Permanent Roommates' Telugu remake is too tedious to engage viewers|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/commitmental-review-permanent-roommates-telugu-remake-is-too-tedious-to-engage-viewers-9014241.html|access-date=2020-11-23|website=Firstpost}}
Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India rated the series two stars out of five and wrote "CommitMental has potential to be a relatable, cute series on paper. Sadly it doesn’t rise above the banal and fails to give the viewer enough insight into Anu and Phani’s relationship to feel invested."{{Cite web|last=Nyayapati|first=Neeshita|date=16 November 2020|title=COMMIT MENTAL SEASON 1 REVIEW : SADLY FAILS TO ENGAGE|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/telugu/commit-mental/season-1/seasonreview/79044719.cms|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=23 November 2020|website=The Times of India}}
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