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Thank You Brother is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language thriller film written and directed by Ramesh Raparthi.[2] Produced by Magunta Sarath Chandra Reddy and Tharaknath Bommi Reddy, the film stars Anasuya Bharadwaj and Viraj Ashwin in primary roles.[3] The film premiered on Aha on 7 May 2021.[4] Music of the film is composed by Guna Balasubramanian. The film is an official remake of the 2019 Nigerian film Elevator Baby.[5][6][7]

Thank You Brother
Release poster
Directed by	Ramesh Raparthi
Written by	Dialogues Maviti Sai Surendra Babu Ramesh Raparthi
Produced by	Magunta Sarath Chandra Reddy Tharaknath Bommi Reddy
Starring	Anasuya Bharadwaj Viraj Ashwin
Cinematography	Suresh Ragutu
Edited by	Nav cuts
Music by	Guna Balasubramanian
Production company	Just Ordinary Entertainment
Distributed by	Aha
Release date	May 7, 2021 (2021-05-07) [1]
Running time	94 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

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The story revolves around the lives of two people - Priya, who is a pregnant widow after her husband Surya dies in a factory accident and Abhi, a young man who has illicit sex with other girls who exploits his mother's money with parties, who later argues with his mother who blocks his credit card to teach him a lesson and leaves the house with anger. Abhi later tries to get a job by attending many interviews only to get unemployed due to COVID-19. He lives in the same apartment where Priya lives. Once, when Priya and Abhi are traveling on the elevator, it gets stuck and then crashes down to the basement. He tries to get help from his friends only to be rejected due to an argument. All of the apartment residents came to know about this and try to help them. One of them broadcast the situation on all television channels. The friends try to help them now. Priya goes into labor. Abhi's father Dr. Prem helps him to assist her birth. At last, Priya's baby girl is born and the electrician helped them by making the elevator work. Everyone accepts Abhi as a changed man.

Cast

• Anasuya Bharadwaj as Priya
• Viraj Ashwin as Abhi
• Mounika Reddy as Sameera
• Anish Kuruvilla as Dr. Prem
• Harsha Chemudu as Chiku
• Annapoorna
• Archana Ananth as Bhanu
• Aadarsh Balakrishna as Surya
• Kadambari Kiran
• Viva Raghav
• Sajiv Pasala

Production

Viraj Ashwin and debutant Mounika Reddy were cast for main roles in the film. Filming was done in late 2020.[8] A promotional poster was released in November 2020, revealing the title of the film.[9]

Soundtrack

The lyrical version of the first single "The Soul of Thank You Brother" was released on 28 April 2021 on Aditya Music label.[10]

Marketing and release

The film was originally scheduled for a theatrical release on 30 April 2021.[11] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was scheduled to release on Aha on 7 May 2021.[12]

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics. Sravan Vanaparthy of The Times of India wrote that "there are more misses than hits and as a viewer, you're left yearning for more."[13] Another critic of Cinema Express quoted "Thank You Brother is a better drama than a thriller."[14] A reviewer of India Today rated the film 2 out of 5 and stated that the film is yet another OTT film that is cliched and predictable and also said that the film's story does not offer anything new.[15]

The Hindu's Sangeetha Devi Dundoo wrote, "Despite the predictability of how things will unravel, I kept watching in the hope that Priya is safe and Abhi rises to the occasion and helps her," and compared the film with the 2019 Nigerian film Elevator Baby.[16]

References

External links

• Thank You Brother! (2021) at IMDb
• Thank You Brother on Aha

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