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Bhaskar's 2010 Telugu film follows a relationship that begins when a young man who does not believe love lasts says so openly to the woman he loves. Ram, played by Ram Charan, argues that feeling fades with time; Janu, played by Genelia D'Souza, argues the opposite. The film spreads that argument across a story moving between Australia and India. What makes it interesting is its attempt to invert the usual promise of mainstream Telugu romance; what the hero says is not what the audience wants to hear. It did not find its expected reception at the box office, but has been reassessed over the years. Harris Jayaraj's music and Ravi K. Chandran's photography are its strongest elements. The story loses its shape in the second half. Who it's for: viewers interested in Telugu romantic drama and in attempts to break its template. Who it's not for: anyone wanting a conventional reunion ending, or who will find extended arguments wearing.