House of cards) is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by Neelagiri Mamilla and produced by Rakesh Varre through Crazy Ants Productions.

Instead, he dreams of making quick money through real estate and plays Online Rummy all the time and building castles in the air.

Lakshman becomes entangled with an NRI woman, Swetha (Rethika Srinivas), married to another man, under the guise of a real estate business partnership.

[4] Citing it as "one of the best Telugu films", BH Harsh of The New Indian Express gave a rating of 4 out of 5, while praising Neelagiri Mamilla's direction, screenplay and performances of lead actors.

[5] Deccan Chronicle's Bhavana Sharma too echoed the same, while stating that "Pekamedalu relies on character-driven storytelling and genuine emotions".

[6] Giving a nearly positive review, The Times of India stated "Director Nilgri Mamilla did a commendable job portraying and narrating a story on real-life struggles, supported by content-oriented actors and great music".

Citing it as "must watch", Suhas in his review wrote that "Peka Medalu is a commendable effort in portraying real-life struggles and the importance of perseverance.

With strong performances, especially by Vinod Kishan and Anusha Krishna, and solid technical work, the film delivers a heartfelt narrative".