Pitta Kathalu
Pitta Kathalu (transl. Short stories) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language anthology drama film consisting of four short film segments, directed by Nag Ashwin, B. V. Nandini Reddy, Tharun Bhascker and Sankalp Reddy.[1][2] The film features an ensemble cast of Amala Paul, Ashwin Kakumanu, Eesha Rebba, Jagapati Babu, Satyadev, Lakshmi Manchu, Ashima Narwal, Saanve Megghana, Sanjith Hegde and Shruti Haasan, amongst others.[1] The film was produced by RSVP Movies and Flying Unicorn Entertainment.[3][4] The film premiered on Netflix on 19 February 2021.[5][6] It is Netflix's first Telugu original film.[1]
Pitta Kathalu
Tharun Bhascker
Radhika Anand
Nag Ashwin
Nanda Kishore Emani
Ronnie Screwvala
Ashi Dua
Naveen Yadav
Niketh Bommireddy
Richard Prasad
Abhinav Reddy Danda
Kiran Ganti
Junaid Siddiqui
Upendra Varma
Songs:
Vivek Sagar
Mickey J. Meyer
Sanjith Hegde–Soorya Praveen
Prashanth R Vihari
Score:
Smaran
Flying Unicorn Entertainment
- 19 February 2021
150 minutes
India
Telugu
Reception[edit]
Hemanth Kumar of Firstpost wrote that "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." and gave 3 out of 5 stars.[7] Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India wrote about the film that "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!"[8] Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South wrote "Two films work. Two don’t. And the standout is Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam’s ‘Ramula’, which takes big risks with form."[9]