Meet Cute (TV series)

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Meet Cute
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Genre Anthology
Drama
Created byDeepthi Ganta
Directed byDeepthi Ganta
Starring Sathyaraj
Aakanksha Singh
Adah Sharma
Varsha Bollamma
Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan
Shiva Kandukuri
Music byVijay Bulganin
Country of originIndia
Original languageTelugu
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Producers Nani
Prashanti Tipirneni
Editor Garry BH
Camera setup A. Vasanth
Production companyWall Poster Cinema
Original release
Network SonyLIV
Release25 November (2022-11-25) –
25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)

Meet Cute is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language Anthology Drama streaming television series [1] [2] written and directed by debutant Deepthi Ganta [3] for SonyLIV. [4] The series stars Sathyaraj, Aakanksha Singh, Adah Sharma, Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan, Ruhani Sharma, Shiva Kandukuri and Sanchitha Poonacha in the lead roles. Vijay Bulganin has composed the music and is produced by Nani [5] and Prashanti Tipirneni [6] under 'Wall Poster Cinema' [5] banner. The trailer for the series was released on 18 November [7] [8] and series premiered on 25 November 2022 and was very well received by critics and appreciated by audience.

Contents

Plot

Charming first encounters lead to new experiences and pleasant discoveries in this heart-warming anthology series. Swathi, Saru, Padma, Shalini and Anjana's meet-cutes open them up to whole new perspective on life.

Cast

Meet The Boy

Old Is Gold

In L(aw)ove

Star Struck

Ex-Girlfriend

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal release date
1"Meet the Boy"25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)
Swathi, An accomplished IT professional, yet an obedient daughter reluctantly meets the boy arranged by her mom. Abhi, the boy, who seems really eager to impress her has a reason and was he able to sway Swathi makes this story that kick starts meet cute and sets the stage.
2"Old is Gold"25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)
Saru, who is excited about the girls trip that she is making to Paris and is about to pick up her passport in a consulate, meets Mohan Rao, a retired journalist, who is also at the consulate applying for a visa for his trip to Switzerland. The conversations between the two and Mohan Rao’s take on relationships that changes Saru’s perspective makes up this sweet story of why old is always gold.
3"In L(aw)ove"25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)
Padma, a doting mother, accidentally finds her son with a girl on her way back from grocery shopping. She follows them and ends up at a dog shelter where the girl volunteers over the weekend. What starts off as a spying mother wanting to know more about the son's secret girlfriend, eventually becomes a heartwarming conversation between two women who love the same boy for the same reasons.
4"Star Struck"25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)
Shalini, a celebrity/star on her way back from an award function is stranded on a street due to a broken down car and rain. The stylist who accompanies her hitches her a ride with a stranger who does not recognize her. How this star is struck by the chivalry of a complete stranger makes up this story that highlights what makes a gentleman and how a man that is anything but what is considered a macho stereotype can be completely charming.
5"Ex-Girlfriend"25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)
Anjana, after an altercation over a date night dinner with her newly married husband, Ajay, ends up on a beach. Anjana runs into Kiran, Ajay’s Ex Girlfriend, who also happens to be on the beach. Anjana and Kiran’s conversations on how contradicting their perspectives are about Ajay makes up this story of love and loss.

Reception

The series opened to mixed reviews [9] from India Today [10] and Mirchi9. [11] The Hindu's Sangeetha Devi Dundoo wrote "Meet Cute is a mixed bag, with a few standout stories and other cheerful but generic ones". [12]

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