Pelli Choopulu returned 27.5× its production cost, earning $5.5M against a $200K budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
పెళ్ళిచూపులు
Fed up with his carefree attitude, Prasanth's father fixes his marriage to make him responsible. However, meeting an ambitious girl changes his life for the better.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 4m runtime, production spent $2K per minute on screen and earned $44K per minute back.
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Films and series that share thematic tags with Pelli Choopulu. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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Romance + Comedy in India
232 India titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pelli Choopulu itself).
The 2015–2017 India Window
Pelli Choopulu holds position #99 of 314 India films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pelli Choopulu premiered alongside 94 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 94 other India films in 2016.
The 1286th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
28 audience reviews — more than 64% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 51th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #632 of 1,983 India films indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Romance productions specifically: #141 of 573 (top 25%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Telugu |
| Production Companies | BigBen Films, Vinoothna Geetha |
| Runtime | 2h 4m |
| Release Date | July 29, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5824826 |













