Couple Friendly

Released on Valentine's Day 2026, this Telugu film follows Siva, who moves to Chennai hoping to become an interior designer but drives a cycle rickshaw while waiting for work, and Mithra, who is waiting on a job offer letter from an IT company. The two meet under difficult circumstances and gradually become inseparable, and once their families learn of the relationship, conflict follows. The film then pivots hard in its second half, when Mithra is diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, turning the story into a much heavier drama. Made on a budget of roughly eight crore rupees and grossing around fourteen crore, the film turned a profit and drew middling reviews, with Manasa Varanasi's performance frequently singled out as the standout, while critics flagged the shift from a light first half romantic comedy tone into heavy drama as jarring and uneven. Who it's for: Viewers open to a Telugu romantic drama about young professionals that can tolerate a hard tonal swing partway through. Who it's not for: Not for anyone expecting a love story that holds one consistent tone throughout, since the second half turn can feel abrupt.