Thalli Pogathey

<p>On her first wedding anniversary, Pallavi travels from to under the pretext of running errands, unbeknownst to her husband Arun. Her actual intention is to meet Karthik, her former lover. One and a half years ago in , Pallavi, a student aspiring to record a dance performance for her family, lacks the necessary talent. Karthik, a young student and orphan, is supported by his godfather, Duraisamy, the principal of his institution. Karthik aims to pursue a Pallavi spots Karthik dancing at a friend’s wedding and asks him to teach her. Karthik agrees for a large fee, which he needs. He helps Pallavi with her dancing and other issues, including confronting a bully. They eventually fall in love. Pallavi arranges for Karthik to stay in her family’s penthouse, where he starts tutoring and earning money. When Pallavi’s family begins seeking marriage alliances, she asks Karthik to elope with her. He agrees but reconsiders after a chance encounter with Pallavi’s father. Realizing he is not yet settled, Karthik asks Pallavi to let him pursue a Ph.D. in . Pallavi tearfully agrees. Over the next few months, Pallavi ignores Karthik’s attempts to contact her. Her family arranges her marriage to Arun. When Pallavi contacts Karthik, she realizes she is not ready to risk his future and unwillingly marries Arun. A year later, Prof. Duraisamy informs Pallavi that Karthik has become depressed and alcoholic. He is on the verge of being fired by his firm in Los Angeles. Feeling responsible, Pallavi travels to meet him. In Los Angeles, Pallavi tells Karthik she is happily married and does not wish to reunite. Karthik disagrees, insisting she still loves him. Back in San Francisco, Pallavi tells Arun about her encounter and suggests inviting Karthik to stay with them for 10 days to prove her happiness. Karthik agrees on the condition that if he fails to see love between her and Arun, she must leave with him. Pallavi reluctantly agrees. Karthik’s presence creates tension as he mocks their relationship, annoying Pallavi. Arun’s colleagues like Karthik despite his pessimistic nature offending some. The situation becomes complicated when Pallavi’s father and his son-in-law, Omkar, unexpectedly visit San Francisco. Karthik is introduced as Arun’s old classmate and promises Pallavi to keep his true purpose hidden. Pallavi’s father, learning from Pallavi’s friend Nisha about her past relationship, suspects her happiness. He came to San Francisco to find her former lover and help Pallavi if she wanted. Karthik indirectly helps Pallavi’s father and Omkar discover the truth. When interrogated, Nisha fabricates a story, saying Pallavi’s lover is married. Pallavi assures her father she is happy. During a trip to Santa Monica for Arun’s business meeting, Pallavi discovers Arun’s infidelity after seeing him hug another woman. Pallavi’s father also learns about Karthik from a phone call with Arun’s father and Nisha. Pallavi confronts Arun, who lies again, confirming his infidelity. She confides in Karthik, who believes she now wants to be with him. However, when Pallavi’s father tells Karthik he wishes Pallavi to marry him, Karthik reveals Arun’s backstory. Arun’s first friend during his was Caroline. Feeling he found a best friend, he was shocked when she proposed to him, as he never saw her that way. After rejecting her, Caroline became a drug addict and attempted suicide, causing Arun great guilt. This guilt persuaded him to allow Pallavi to call Karthik, believing Karthik was heading in the same direction as Caroline. Realizing Pallavi should stay with Arun, Karthik stages a scenario making himself appear negative to Pallavi, coaxing her to recognize Arun’s honesty. Arun prepares to leave, but Pallavi stops him. They clear their misunderstanding, reaffirming their love. As they embrace, Karthik leaves, heartbroken. and were cast in the lead roles with speculated to also be a part of the cast. The media reports proved to be false and was cast in the lead. reprises her role from the original film. The film was shot in Chennai, Russia, as well as and in . The cast and crew hiked up a mountain in Xızı for a five-minute shot in the film. The film is set in , France. Music of the film was composed by . All of the songs from the original Telugu version except the title song were retained and remade in Tamil. penned lyrics. The film was scheduled to release on 3 December 2021, but was postponed. The film released on 24 December 2021. The streaming rights was acquired by . The film’s satellite rights was acquired by . M. Suganth of gave the film 2 out of 5 criticizing the writing, characterization, performances and emotional weight but praised the production settings but felt that “But this, in turn, only makes us feel like we are watching a feature-length TV commercial with hardly any emotional involvement.” gave the film 3 on a scale of 5 and called the film ‘ is yet another watchable Telugu remake!” also gave the film 3 out of 5 praising the score, performances and cinematography and stated that the film is a “breezy entertainer that is worth a watch this weekend.”</p>