Pitta Kathalu (2021)
Ramula – It is the story of a small town Telangana girl named Ramula(Saanve Meghana) and her fit-for-nothing boyfriend(Abhay Bethiganti). How a local politician called Swaroopakka(Lakshmi Manchu) uses the couple for her political purpose is the basic theme.
Meera- This story is about a young wife named Meera(Amala Paul) who goes through a tough time because of her suspicious and crazy husband(Jagapathi Babu) who is 18 years elder than her.
X Life- It is the story of a young man played by Sanjith Hegde who takes over the world with his futuristic technology called X- Life which has billions of users.
Pinky – This story is about an aspiring writer(Satyadev) who is married but still has an affair with his ex-wife played by Eesha Rebba.
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Rating: 2/5
Sankalp Reddy earlier told indianexpress.com that he he believes that digital space gives filmmakers a lot of creative freedom. And yes the medium allows the creators to be braver and experiment with themes, characters and narration techniques. To be fair, directors of Pitta Kathalu have tried to be bold and daring. But, just not enough to make this collection of short stories memorable..
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Indianexpress.com
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Rating: 3/5
While one has to search hard to find imperfection in Tharun’s rural tale, Nandini, Nag Ashwin and Sankalp’s urban stories in Pitta Kathalu are not without flaws. Predictability haunts all the stories to a certain extent, but what matters is how the directors manage to pull it off. It is definitely refreshing to see Telugu cinema tell tales of real, damaged relationships (and women) on screen without judgement. Give this one a try this weekend!.
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Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Rating: 2.5/5
Pitta Kathalu is a mixed bag that has impressive themes, convincing performances, and a few amazing cinematic moments. But the predictable narratives that lack conviction make this Netflix anthology an unfulfilling watch..
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Filmibeat.com
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Rating: 3/5
Unlike the previous segments, the director of the film, Sankalp Reddy, has left the ends open asking the viewers to connect the dots and draw their own interpretation. Eesha Rebba, who played the titular role, has performed exceptionally well. She portrays a character that's extremely complicated with shades of jealously and possessiveness. The emotions involved between Pinky and her ex-boyfriend Vivek (Satya Dev) is hard to understand and that's one of the reasons why the director didn't conclude the story with a single perspective. However, it looks like this kind of approach didn't work in his favour and has let down the entire story..
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Rating: 0/5
Pitta Kathalu’ is well-made series, some stories work well, and some don’t. But the ideas are good, the anthology is a nice attempt. It gives a mixed feeling but worth a watch..
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Rating: 3/5
On the whole, Pitta Kathalu is a mixed bag and not all short stories find their rhythm and clarity of thought to say what they want to. But it’s also a step in the right direction in many ways. Pitta Kathalu exists in a Telugu cinematic universe and in this world, women are largely in control of their own lives and more than anything, they hate to be mansplained. Thank God, they aren’t treated like deities with pure thoughts and leading pious lives. Their shades of grey is what adds colour to Pitta Kathalu..
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Rating: 2.75/5
On the whole, Pitta Kathalu does not live up to the hype created. Out of the four stories, only Ramula is the best and stands out. Nandi Reddy’s Meera has some really good moments by the end. Nag Ashwin and Sankalp Reddy’s short films are boring and silly to the core. All those who watch the film thinking it is the Hindi version of Lust Stories will be disappointed. The film is a simple amalgamation of four short stories and has nothing great to showcase..
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123telugu.com/
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Rating: 2.75/5
On the whole, Pitta Kathalu does not live up to the hype created. Out of the four stories, only Ramula is the best and stands out. Nandi Reddy’s Meera has some really good moments by the end. Nag Ashwin and Sankalp Reddy’s short films are boring and silly to the core. All those who watch the film thinking it is the Hindi version of Lust Stories will be disappointed. The film is a simple amalgamation of four short stories and has nothing great to showcase..
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123telugu.com/
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Rated 2.375 8
