Tanu Weds Manu is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama by Aanand L. Rai, and produced by Shailesh R Singh.

It stars R. Madhavan, Kangana Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill, Eijaz Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Deepak Dobriyal.

[4] The story of the film has been written by Himanshu Sharma, the music was directed by Krsna Solo, and the lyrics were penned by Rajshekhar.

Tanu Weds Manu was released on 25 February 2011 and proved to be a commercial success, particularly in Delhi, UP and Punjab.

[6] Upon release, it received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with praise directed towards its refreshing concept, screenplay, soundtrack and performances of the cast, particularly that of Ranaut.

During the train journey, Tanu tells Manu that she had intentionally taken sleeping pills to fall asleep and avoid meeting him.

Upon arriving, Manu finds out that Tanu is also attending the wedding and that she is Payal's best friend, Jassi's bride-to-be.

But Tanu comes to the rail station to stop him and tells him she is on the verge of eloping, that she and her lover are going to get secretly married in a registrar's office, and then present her parents with a fait accompli.

While wedding shopping, Manu confesses to Tanu that he was in love with her all along, and he, in fact, had brought a pen to the registrar's office but hid it intentionally.

[8] Critic Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated it 3.5/5 and noted that "Tanu Weds Manu is a feel-good, light-hearted entertainer with the right dose of humor, drama and romance, besides a popular musical score and some smart dialogue that act as toppings.

Fun while it lasts, Tanu Weds Manu throws up Bollywood's newest obsession – small town girls and their gunas (values) – once again.

Anupama Chopra from NDTV gave 2.5/5 and noted "Though the director picked up an interesting subject, he has not succeeded in executing his story effectively on screen – there are not enough laughs in the film.

Critic Sukanya Verma from Rediff gave it a 3/5 rating explaining "Tanu Weds Manu is a pleasant experience for most part.

A disappointing, lengthy and gabby third-act makes Tanu Weds Manu's running time of 2 hours and 15 minutes longer than it is.

Anand L Rai (Thodi Life Thoda Magic, Strangers) makes a sweet romantic comedy that'll have you smiling as you leave the theatre.

"[11] Rajeev Masand of CNN IBN gave it a 2 star-rating explaining "Tanu Weds Manu isn't all bad.

[16] Tanu Weds Manu was remade in Telugu as Mr. Pellikoduku with actress Isha Chawla along with South Indian actor Sunil.

[23] Following the positive response from Tanu Weds Manu, the team considered making a sequel to carry a story forward showing the next chapter of the couple's life.