Tanu Weds Manu
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Tanu Weds Manu also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...
:तनू वैड्स मनू) is a 2011 Hindi romantic comedy film
Romantic comedy film
Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily"...
directed by Anand L. Rai, and produced by Shailesh R Singh. It stars R. Madhavan
R. Madhavan
R. Madhavan is an Indian actor, writer, film producer and television host. Madhavan has received a Filmfare Award, an award from the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards alongside recognition and nominations from other organisations...
, Kangana Ranaut and Jimmy Shergill
Jimmy Shergill
Jasjit Singh Gill , popularly known as Jimmy Shergill , is an Indian actor.-Early life:Shergill was born in a Jatt Sikh family in Gorakhpur, India and studied there till 5th Grade in St. Paul's School. Then, his family shifted to Patiala...
in the lead roles. The story of the film has been written by Himanshu Sharma, music is directed by Krsna and the lyrics penned by Rajshekhar
Rajshekhar
Rajshekhar is an Indian lyricist and Poet and was born and brought up in Madhepura, Bihar.He is basically from Bihar and made his debut in Bollywood in 2011, when the film Tanu Weds Manu was released as a Lyricist.-Early life:...
. The film released on February 25, 2011. Upon release, the film performed well at the box office particularly in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, Indore
Indore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
, Bhopal, Kanpur, Lucknow and East Punjab, hence was dubbed in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
titled Tanu Und Manu Trauen Sich.
Plot
Manoj 'Manu' Sharma (R. MadhavanR. Madhavan
R. Madhavan is an Indian actor, writer, film producer and television host. Madhavan has received a Filmfare Award, an award from the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards alongside recognition and nominations from other organisations...
) is a NRI Doctor living in London. He comes back to India on family pressure to find a bride to be and get married. He begins meeting a few girls with his parents and his friend Pappi (Deepak Dobriyal
Deepak Dobriyal
Deepak Dobriyal is an Indian film and theatre actor.He worked in many films like Not a Love Story, Teen Thay Bhai, Gulaal, Delhi 6, Omkara, Maqbool, Daayen Ya Baayen, Shaurya, 1971, 13B, The Blue Umbrella, Tanu Weds Manu and Mumbai Cutting.-Ealy life and education:Deepak's parents belong to Kabra...
). The first in line to be met is Tanuja 'Tanu' Trivedi (Kangna Ranaut
Kangna Ranaut
Kangna Ranaut is an Indian actress who appears mostly in Hindi films. She made her acting debut in 2006 with a leading role in Gangster. She won both a Filmfare and a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a troubled model in Fashion .-Early life:Ranaut was born to...
). At the meeting time, her parents claim that she is ill, and has taken tablets which have made her drowsy. While Manu talks to her, he finds out that she is asleep, thereby not listening to him at all. Upon seeing her, he falls in love with her, and says to his parents that he is willing to get married to her. While on a trip together, Tanu takes him away from their family members, and says that she had intentionally taken five tablets to fall asleep, therefore trying to get rejected by him. She tells him in a rather vulgar language that she loves someone else, and that she has his name tattooed on her breasts. She was also seen smoking. She demands that Manu rejects her. Manu considers the odds, and though he loves her, he asks his father to announce that he cannot marry her.
Weeks pass, and Manu sees different girls, but could not forget Tanu. Of all the girls, he meets Ayushi (Neha Kaul), who has trouble using her left hand, and her brother Raja (Jimmy Shergill
Jimmy Shergill
Jasjit Singh Gill , popularly known as Jimmy Shergill , is an Indian actor.-Early life:Shergill was born in a Jatt Sikh family in Gorakhpur, India and studied there till 5th Grade in St. Paul's School. Then, his family shifted to Patiala...
), a small goon. When Raja asks him about his thoughts of getting married to his sister, Manu says that he does like Ayushi, but can't marry her because he loves someone else.
Though Manu decides to return to London, Pappi tells him that their friend Jassi (Eijaz Khan
Eijaz Khan
Eijaz Khan is an Indian television actor.He lost his mother early, now living in Mumbai with his father and a younger brother Imran and a sister who lives in Hyderabad....
) is getting married, and asks him to come to Punjab with him. Upon arriving, Manu finds out that Tanu is present there, and she is a friend of Payal (Swara Bhaskar), Jassi's bride-to-be.
Over the course of few days, he becomes close to Tanu, but their new friendship is shattered when Tanu's parents arrive, and Tanu thinks that Manu called them. Due to this, Manu decides to return back. However, Tanu realizes her errors, and asks him not to leave, as her lover is coming tomorrow, and she wants help in eloping and marrying him.
As it turns out, Tanu's lover is Raja. They are about to be married, but are not able to find a pen to sign the papers. Though Manu has one, he lies about not having it, and the marriage is postponed. Raja confesses that he doesn't want to be married this way, but no one in Tanu's family will accept him, that's why they are eloping. Manu talks to Tanu's father, and convinces him to accept Raja.
During Tanu's wedding preparations, Tanu sees Manu's wedding gift (A poster made up of her pictures Manu had taken on different occasions), but does not realize that he loves her. Raja is not able to buy Tanu a wedding dress due to time shortage, so he asks Manu to help him out. After Manu gets Tanu her dress, he confesses to Tanu that he did have a pen, but did not want her to be married, that is why he lied. At that precise moment, Raja appears, and takes Tanu with her. Now Tanu has mixed feelings, and after reaching home, when she confirms with Manu that he loves her, she decides to marry him, not Raja.
Raja, however, is not willing to call off the wedding, and says to Tanu's father that if the wedding does not take place, he will kill him. Manu still prepares for the wedding. By bribing the Inspector, the family of Tanu get Raja arrested. However, Raja arrives to the wedding place at the same time as Manu, and he threatens to kill him. Manu however refuses to be scared and proceeds with Tanu for the wedding. It is then when Raja realizes that Manu is the right choice for Tanu, and allows them to get married.
Cast
- R. MadhavanR. MadhavanR. Madhavan is an Indian actor, writer, film producer and television host. Madhavan has received a Filmfare Award, an award from the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards alongside recognition and nominations from other organisations...
as Manoj Sharma (Manu) - Kangna RanautKangna RanautKangna Ranaut is an Indian actress who appears mostly in Hindi films. She made her acting debut in 2006 with a leading role in Gangster. She won both a Filmfare and a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a troubled model in Fashion .-Early life:Ranaut was born to...
as Tanuja Trivedi (Tanu) - Jimmy ShergillJimmy ShergillJasjit Singh Gill , popularly known as Jimmy Shergill , is an Indian actor.-Early life:Shergill was born in a Jatt Sikh family in Gorakhpur, India and studied there till 5th Grade in St. Paul's School. Then, his family shifted to Patiala...
as Raja Awasthi - Deepak DobriyalDeepak DobriyalDeepak Dobriyal is an Indian film and theatre actor.He worked in many films like Not a Love Story, Teen Thay Bhai, Gulaal, Delhi 6, Omkara, Maqbool, Daayen Ya Baayen, Shaurya, 1971, 13B, The Blue Umbrella, Tanu Weds Manu and Mumbai Cutting.-Ealy life and education:Deepak's parents belong to Kabra...
as Pappi - Rajendra GuptaRajendra GuptaRajendra Gupta is an Indian film, television and theater actor and director who is best known for his television roles of Pandit Jagarnath in the 1990s Doordarshan fantasy television series Chandrakanta and Sudha's father - Jagat Narayan - in the 1998-2001 Sony TV drama Saaya.An alumnus of the...
- K K Raina
- Eijaz KhanEijaz KhanEijaz Khan is an Indian television actor.He lost his mother early, now living in Mumbai with his father and a younger brother Imran and a sister who lives in Hyderabad....
as Jassi - Swara Bhaskar as Payal
- Ravi Kissen
- Neha Kaul as Ayushi
- Archana Shukla as Bulbul Sas
- Mika Singh as Sardar (Special Appearance in song "Jugni")
Production
The film had been originally announced with Konkana Sen Sharma playing the role of Tanu. However after a period of stall, the film was re-announced with Kangana Ranaut replacing the character.Critical response
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The film opened to generally average to positive reviews. According to critics, has a cliched storyline, but has some unconventional and unpredictable situations. The narration of the story is slow according to some critics.
Critic Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh is an Indian film critic, journalist, editor and film trade analyst. He is also a former producer and screenwriter. He is the son of film director and producer, B.K. Adarsh....
of Bollywood Hungama
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Bollywood Hungama is a leading Bollywood entertainment website, owned by hungama.com....
rated it 3.5/5 and noted that "Tanu Weds Manu is a feel-good, light-hearted entertainer with the right dose of humor, drama and romance, besides a popular musical score and some smart dialogue that act as toppings. If you like simple, uncomplicated films that tug at your heartstrings, then chances are that you might just like this sweet little rom-com".
Komal Nahta
Komal Nahta
Komal Nahta is the editor and publisher of "Film Information", India's largest film trade journal. He is also an anchor of the Trade show ETC Bollywood Business on the Bollywood TV channels ETC and Zee Cinema. Well known for his harsh criticism of Movies....
, from Koimoi says "On the whole, Tanu Weds Manu is a family entertainer which will hit the bull’s eye. It may be a slow starter but it will pick up phenomenally by positive word of mouth and ultimately go on to become a hit."
Nikhat Kazmi, from the Times of India stated "the first thing that strikes you about Tanu Weds Manu is a striking sense of familiarity. It wasn't long before you saw Shahid Kapoor playing a similar sacrificial lover to Kareena Kapoor in Jab We Met. But the deja vu doesn't last long. For despite the predictable -- and paper thin -- storyline, the film manages to hook you with its sheer atmospherics. Fun while it lasts, Tanu Weds Manu throws up Bollywood's newest obsession -- small town girls and their gunas (values) -- once again. A meatier storyline and a less messed up climax would have worked wonders for the film".
Anupama Chopra from NDTV
NDTV
NDTV is an Indian commercial broadcasting television network founded in 1988. It was founded by Prannoy Roy, an eminent journalist and current chairman and director of NDTV Group. NDTV currently has more than 1,000 employees producing news from over twenty locations in India...
gave 2.5/5 and noted "Though the director picked up an interesting subject, he has not succeeded in executing his story effectively on screen - there are not enough laughs in the film. But there is something missing to make it a perfect romantic comedy. If you are looking for a great romantic comedy, this is not the one, but watch it for Madhavan and his chemistry with Deepak".
Critic Sukanya Verma from Rediff gave it a 3/5 rating explaining "Tanu Weds Manu is a pleasant experience for most part. Sharma fails to maintain the zing till the very end though. A disappointing, lengthy and gabby third-act makes Tanu Weds Manu's running time of 2 hours and 15 minutes longer than it is. It doesn't take offense at anything but will charm you anyway.
Monica Chopra from sify
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rated 3/5 and mentioned "What's not to like? There's the shaadi-baarat, the romance, lovely clothes, and the atmospherics that transport you into another world.Yes, the film is cliché-ridden, has elements of rom-coms like Jab We Met
Jab We Met
Jab We Met is a 2007 Hindi romantic comedy film directed and written by Imtiaz Ali. The film, produced by Dhillin Mehta under Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd, stars Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor in their fourth film together...
, and Shergill's character track doesn't quite add up, but the film isn't aiming for anything more than a one-time watch entertainer. Anand L Rai (Thodi Life Thoda Magic
Thodi Life Thoda Magic
Thodi Life Thoda Magic is a 2008 Hindi film directed by Anand L. Rai, and produced by Saahil Chhada. The movie stars Jackie Shroff, Parmeet Sethi, Paresh Rawal and Arbaaz Khan in pivotal roles. The film's music is by Vinay Tiwari....
, Strangers) makes a sweet romantic comedy that'll have you smiling as you leave the theatre".
Rajeev Masand
Rajeev Masand
Rajeev Masand is an Indian film critic and entertainment reporter for CNN-IBN. Masand started his career as an entertainment correspondent at the young age of 16...
of CNN IBN
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gave it a two star rating explaining "'Tanu Weds Manu' isn't all bad. There are portions in the first half that enjoyable. But held together by a fractured script, they fail to take good shape".
Box office
Tanu Weds Manu collected Rs. 18.5 crore in its first week of release. The film held up well in its second week with collections of around Rs. 8.50 crore. Its two week total was Rs. 27.25 crore nett. It's business was steady in the third week with around Rs. 5 crore nett which took the collections to Rs. 32.25 crore nett in three weeks. In the fourth week, the film collected Rs. 3.50 crore nett taking its four week collections to Rs. 36 crore nett. In week five, the film collected 2.50 crore nett to take its eight week total to 38.68 crore nett. The film was a hit in India and received most its collections from Delhi/UP and East Punjab.kapurthala is the place where the shooting held near RCF .Soundtrack
The soundtracks are composed by Krsna with lyrics written by Rajshekar. Upon release, the album received positive reviews from most of the critics.| Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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| "Sadi Gali" - (Rhythm Dhol Bass) | Lehmber Hussainpuri Lehmber Hussainpuri Lehmber Hussainpuri in a Jatt Sikh family. He is a popular bhangra singer in India, UK, US, and Canada.-Career:Hussainpuri first appeared onto the mainstream bhangra scene in 2001 through Mukthar Sahota on a track titled Sanu Sohni Lagdi. His next song was the all-time classic Das Ja on the album... |
4:24 |
| "Yun Hi" | Mohit Chauhan Mohit Chauhan Mohit Chauhan is an Indian pop and playback singer, most known for his romantic ballads. He started his career singing Indian pop songs with the band Silk Route, which released two albums, Boondein and Pehchan. The song "Dooba Dooba" became a rave in the Indipop music scene. However, the band... |
4:19 |
| "Rangrez" | Krsna | 6:12 |
| "Piya" | Roop Kumar Rathod Roop Kumar Rathod -Personal life:Roopkumar is the son of the late Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod, the classical luminary – an exponent of the rare and arguably the oldest style of singing i.e. Dhrupad. He belonged to the “Aditya Gharana of Jamnagar”. Pandit Rathod has trained and groomed many well known names like... |
5:29 |
| "Mannu Bhaiya" | Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs.... , Ujjaini, Niladri |
4:49 |
| "Jugni" | Mika | 3:11 |
| "Rangrez" (Hey Rangrez Mere Hey) | Wadali brothers Wadali brothers The Wadali Brothers are Sufi singers and musicians from Guru ki Wadali in the Amritsar District in Punjab, India. Born into the fifth generation of musicians given to singing the messages of Sufi saints, the Wadali brothers dabbled in the most unexpected of professions before they became Sufi... (Puranchand Wadali, Pyare Lal Wadali) |
6:24 |
Sequel
Tanu Weds Manu sequel is under script again with actress Kangna RanautKangna Ranaut
Kangna Ranaut is an Indian actress who appears mostly in Hindi films. She made her acting debut in 2006 with a leading role in Gangster. She won both a Filmfare and a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a troubled model in Fashion .-Early life:Ranaut was born to...
to star in the sequel but Madhavan may not be a part of the film this time.