A Aa

A Aa[a] is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy family film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by S. Radha Krishna under Haarika & Hassine Creations.

[5] The plot follows Anasuya Ramalingam, daughter of Mahalakshmi, a rich and strict businesswoman, who falls in love with her cousin, Aanand, an ex-chef when she is sent to visit her aunt in a village.

He belongs to a middle-class family with responsibilities to fulfill, like getting his sister Bhanumathi married and paying off debts (his father is dead).

When her mother goes on a business trip, her father Ramalingam sends her to visit her extended family in Kalavapudi village near Vijayawada to avoid a matchmaking for her.

While she happily discovers the joy of being at her maternal uncle's house in Kalavapudi, she and Aanand playfully butt heads through a series of comical situations.

Aanand is not interested, but unable to turn down the proposal from Nagavalli's father, he keeps deferring it using his sister Bhanu's marriage as an excuse.

Ramalingam maintains his calm but quickly calls Aanand and asks him to bring Anasuya back to the city before Mahalakshmi returns from Chennai.

Aanand manages to convince Nagavalli to lend him a jeep, which she agrees to only because Anasuya is leaving the village, and gets her back home before her mother returns.

However, Mahalakshmi has already arranged her marriage with a rich guy named Shekhar, which got intentionally canceled by Ramalingam in Anasuya's favor without revealing their identity.

He reveals that his mother has been hospitalized after Pallam Venkanna ridiculed their family status and Bhanu's lack of marriage prospects in an attempt to make it seem like he was doing them a favour by allowing Aanand to marry his daughter.

She then asks Aanand if Bhanu can stay with her at her family's place as they became close friends during her time in Kalavupudi.

In August 2015, it was announced that Trivikram Srinivas will be directing a movie with Nithiin and Samantha, and S. Radha Krishna will produce the film under his banner Haarika & Haasine Creations.

[23] Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao was confirmed as the film's editor, and Rajeevan was signed in to handle the production design,[22] although he was replaced by A. S. Prakash as the art director during late November 2015.

[31][32] The team headed to Pollachi on 15 February, and the unit canned a romantic duet and some important scenes featuring Nithiin and Samantha for 10 days.

The film's soundtrack album was released on 1 May 2016,[36] at a launch event in Shilpakala Vedika at Hyderabad, with actor Pawan Kalyan attending as chief guest.

[45] BlueSky Cinemas, one of the leading players in overseas market for Indian movies bought the rights of this film during early November 2015.

[46] During the end of December 2015, Eurotolly bought rights from BlueSky Cinemas to distribute this movie in Europe (excluding UK).

[48] The Times of India gave 3 out of 5 stars stating "Trivikram really gives this modern take an edge of its own and sets it apart from both the book and the earlier film, Meena (1973).

Mickey J Meyer's music which is refreshing and the camerawork of [Natty] and Dudley who give the film a visual splendour".

[49] The New Indian Express gave 3 out of 5 stars stating "Trivikram Srinivas masterfully elevates a simple story into a romantic comedy.

A..Aa undoubtedly is Samantha's film, she delivers a stellar performance and shows what she can do if given ample screen time.

[50] Daily News and Analysis gave 3 out of 5 stars stating "A...Aa a film that adds humour to a regular boy-girl romance which should be seen to be experienced.

[51] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com gave 3.25 out of 5 stars stating "Plus points of the film are Trivikram dialogues, Samantha and emotional scenes.