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| gross = 210 million (10 days)〔 }} ''Kumari 21F'' is a 2015 Indian Telugu drama film directed by Palnati Surya Pratap. Besides providing the story and screenplay, Sukumar co-produced the film with his friends Vijay Bandreddi and Thomas Reddy under their banners, Sukumar Writings and P. A. Motion Pictures. Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's music and R. Rathnavelu was its director of photography. ''Kumari 21F'' focuses on the love story of Siddhu, a chef and Kumari, a struggling model. Siddhu's friends express doubts on Kumari's character after which she rejects his proposal citing lack of maturity. Siddhu realising the same and uniting with Kumari after an incident; this is the film's centerpiece. ''Kumari 21F'' was produced on a budget of 60150 million. Sukumar took inspiration from his college days in Razole where a girl went to a picnic with a few other boys, a big deal for a girl back then, which earned her the tag of a "loose" character though none knew what actually happened. Raj Tarun and Hebah Patel were signed to play the roles of Siddhu and Kumari. Neither Prasad nor Rathnavelu charged remuneration for the film. The film's principal photography commenced in December 2014 and was wrapped up in 70 working days. According to Rathnavelu, lighting played a key role during the filming process and digital low lighting photography techniques were employed. ''Kumari 21F'' was released on 20 November 2015 in nearly 500 screens across the globe. It received mixed reviews from critics with general praise directed towards the film's climax, performances, cinematography and music. == Plot == Siddhu is a chef leading a middle class life with his mother in K.G.B. colony. His father Ravikanth is accused to have an extra-marital affair which led to the separation of his parents. He aims to be a chef in a star cruiseliner of Singapore and his financial status does not support him. His friends Shankar, Srinu and Suresh make a living by stealing money from the people who draw cash at the local ATM. The trio always hides in an old ruin for three days and Siddhu cooks food and brings liquor for them. He receives a share in the money everytime for the same. He meets Kumari, a struggling model from Mumbai who has recently shifted to the same colony to take care of her ailing grandfather. They fall in love shortly and Siddhu often gets confused with Kumari's bold and daring attitude. His friends however argue that Siddhu is not the "first" boyfriend of Kumari and considering that she is a model, she may have various relationships in the past. Siddhu grows suspicious about her virginity and Kumari comes to know about the same. When he proposes to her, she rejects him saying that he doesn't have the maturity to love her. Siddhu tries to make Kumari feel jealous by romancing his neighbour Madhu but fails to do so. Kumari continues to love him unconditionally and her attitude leaves Siddhu confused. At the same time, Siddhu's friends come to know that Kumari is actually Meena, a Mumbai-based model who was caught in a police raid at a brothel. She rejects their sexual advances which angers them. Siddhu refuses to leave her for good which furiates the trio further. After an ATM robbery, the trio escape and in the process, Srinu loses his phone which is handovered to the police by Kumari. The trio take shelter in the ruins and when Siddhu meets them, Shankar reveals that Kumari is actually Meena and shares the video of a pressmeet by the Mumbai police featuring her among others. Siddhu's advances are rejected by Kumari that night, and on the next day, he comes to know that his father was never in an extra-marital relationship and it was his mother's misunderstanding. On the other hand, to make sure that Siddhu is happy, Kumari asks him to visit her that night to fulfill his desire. The trio reach Kumari's house before Siddhu and rape her after faking an apology for their misconduct and sedating her with narcotics mixed in juice. Siddhu reaches her house to propose to her and finds the trio there. After chasing them away, he reads Kumari's letter which makes him recognise the lack of maturity in him. He starts arranging everything back to normal to make sure that Kumari is not aware of the assault. While adjusting her sari, he sees blood stains on it which indicates that she is a virgin. He removes the saree, washes away the stains, and puts it back. When Kumari gains consciousness, Siddhu lies that she fell asleep after the trio left and he was waiting for her and hides about the assault. She finds something fishy, but Siddhu manages to convince her and proposes her to marry him to which she agrees blissfully. The inspector arrests Siddhu and interrogates him to reveal the whereabouts of his friends to which he refuses. He is shortly released from jail after which he marries Kumari. Three years later, Siddhu is shown running a cuisine in Hyderabad and the inspector plans to close the case for his inability to find the trio. It is revealed that Siddhu chained the trio in the ruins and has been feeding and torturing them everyday since the past three years who beg him to kill them. The film ends with Siddhu, now Kumari's husband, beating the trio with a rod after feeding them and saying that he is not matured enough to forgive them. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kumari 21F」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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