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.
The 2015–2017 India Window
314 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Pelli Choopulu sits at position #99.
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The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pelli Choopulu premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 4m runtime, production spent $2K per minute on screen and earned $44K per minute back.
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 |