Seriously what were the writers, directors, producers and actors thinking while making this movie. Its clearly unreal and in a bad way. So many loopholes that it's become a sieve. Who gives visa to the entire family when one person gets a job in US? Which US state university will give admission to someone in 2 days for a MBA course? The family is shown struggling to make ends meet in India and as soon as they land in SFO they are shown to be staying in a multi-million dollar house! and these are just for the starters, too many bloopers all the way. Every time the lead actress gets a little makeover they show her entry in slow motion, I mean why. Moreover they show the antagonist entry (KSK) several times as well, like really.
The movie undermines the relevance of a deadly disease like Alzheimer's and shows it just as fillers and to add humor, that's super disgusting.
Too much preaching about women power and their sacrifices.
Corporate Job Interview:
Interviewer: Why should we hire you?
Interviewee: Because I am a female and females are superior and can bear the pain of child birth.
This is the level of crap you are signing up for when you decide to watch it.
Absolutely senseless and baseless movie. I would have gone for 2 stars but just because the movie was so horrible it gave me guilty pleasure of watching it, to see how can people throw their money making something so useless. So will go with 3 stars.
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Typical Indian Film!
manirsoffl4 November 2020
Achievements were so easy , when it comes to this film. Never seen an inspire spark on any scene. Everything was easy on the film. Getting sponsor and money is not at all simple. Please do some quality work behind the cast and crew. Background scores were not impressive. Actors done a fine job. But its not also impressive. Story was good but the screenplay didnt worked well. Do watch at your own risk. Am repeating again its a typical indian style movie.
Not Recommended 👎🏻 by Hit Ya Flop - Movie World
nitsvirusboyz4 November 2020
Weak plot, shoddy screenplay, and poor execution makes it an unimpressive watch.
Keerthy Suresh & Jagapathi Babu delivered an average performances. The potential supporting casts are also wasted.
Direction 2/5 Acting 2.5/5 Dialogues 1.5/5 Story 2.5/5 Screenplay 1.5/5
Direction 2/5 Acting 2.5/5 Dialogues 1.5/5 Story 2.5/5 Screenplay 1.5/5
How not to make a movie!
meowkmimosa6 November 2020
This is everything that could go wrong with a movie. Absolutely 0 sense. That this is absolute bullpoop is already explained in other reviews! Can someone explain which visa category in USA lets you take your entire family with u as soon as you get a job in US? That too the way they move is with the entire baggage (Visitor visa allows only 6 month stay per visit).. they literally live in a bungalow in San Francisco as soon as they move.. and in the real world scientists leonard and sheldon live in pasadena(less expensive than SFO) and share an apartment! One scene i have rewatched about 10 times is in the tea meeting where a man says ' Naa peru Krishnamurthy.. nenu putti perigindi ikkade kabatti... blah blah blah! ' baaboo, were u really born in US? A man who is born and brought up in US and is aged about 50+ speaks nothing like how honourable Mr.Krishnamurthy spoke. Homework and detailing might be something we shouldn't expect from a movie like this!
Unrealistic
jakegylly4 November 2020
I watched this movie in 1.5x speed still the screenplay was very slow and dragged like serial and totally predictable and the way protagonist was portrayed felt like it was a Cakewalk with little efforts to establish a company that too in USA and conflicts with the antagonist is silly...and this movie cannot be an inspiration for people pursuing MBA... misleading totally
"Miss India: manchi samskaravanthamaina chai"
gobbooru5 November 2020
Warning: Spoilers
This movie is everything that's wrong with Tollywood! I don't even know where to begin with this movie. The movie started out really good, focusing on the Indian cultural values and middle class family attitude. This review is going to be long, let me please vent out:
1. I thought this movie was about the Miss India pageant (never watched the trailer!). But the movie is as much about "Miss India" as "Missamma" would be about James Bond.
2. Why's Brooklyn Bridge on the screen with the tag "San Francisco"!!! I am sure the entire movie has been shot in some European country, with European extras. Film makers, do your homework. Indians live in USA will find this movie so irrelevant and hilarious! How dare you try to show off Dubrovnik/Croatia as San Francisco in USA? You guys know that Indian people are actually moving and growing across the globe, discovering new places?
3. When are Tollywood directors gonna understand how are corporate board meetings conducted? During team discussions, no misogynistic idiot tries to show off his ego, specially in board meetings to Dumb AF puppet board members who don't even look like they belong there!
4. Apple should get some profits (if any) for this movie, as Siri did most of the dubbing. Telugu to English voice conversions for "firang" women and men talking in the movie are HILARIOUS! (This is the only comedy you're going to get in this movie).
5. I'd like to know what's that visa on which the ENTIRE family relocated to USA? I wonder if anyone's noticed that neither the home nor it's interiors look like they're in USA!
6. Even i would have sold chai/panipuri/Mirchibajjis on roadside tapri (cart) if it wasn't for food licenses costing $$$$$ here in USA.
7. I am gonna say this: due to the lack of proper talent, we are forced to tolerate the mediocre and flat performances of actors like Anushka, Samantha, Keerthy Suresh etc. Man, why are they so overrated! And what's with Keerthy Suresh's voice? Blehhh!
8. Family not letting daughters pursue their passion, I don't know what timeline do these characters live in. It's 2020 for God's sake and women are doing whatever they like in their careers. Grow up guys! We had movies like English Vinglish which portrays women entrepreneurs in such an inspiring way!
9. The entire punch dialogues in the movie have been ripped off from Facebook shares and whatsapp forwards. "If you don't build your dreams, someone else will hire you build theirs" Like, come on!
10. Although the intentions of the filmmakers may have been noble in showing StreeShakti (power of women), Jagapathi babu's character is so cringey at some moments. Unfortunately, the bad shown in movies has more profound affect on audience than the good.
Please Tollywood. I am done with bleak storylines and bland screenplays. If our TFI can give movies like Nani's Gang Leader, then we can definitely do better than films like Miss India!
Worst Movie..Sorry Serial ever...nice option on choosing OTT
harris-javag4 November 2020
While watching this movie I am confused whether it's a movie or a tv serial...short film directors should know the difference between a short film and a feature film...people who say this serial is good just ignore them as they don't know how to watch a movie..don't know when these type of movies stop coming..all of my friends are laughing at the movie...may be the Director's friend should show and tell him the truth instead of covering it up...better it's released in OTT...if this was released in theaters then max one day...
Cringe alert
paulmasson-540044 November 2020
Why you should skip this:
1. Cringe acting apart from Naresh, Jagapathi babu, Divya dristi. Can't believe Nadia and Kamal are cringe too, a director's mistake.
2. Praveen voice dubbing.
3. Bad focus in a couple of scenes.
4. Unnecessary Dialogues on "Women" and "India" every other minute.
5. Cringe dialogues from every supporting actor.
6. Dubbing issues.
7. Irritatingly slow voice.
In short every scene is damn irritating.
In short every scene is damn irritating.
Very Funny movie!
masrinivasma18 November 2020
One thing very funny to me was, there are some scenes where white people talk to Keerthi suresh, and the voice is the exact same automated voice that we hear on Apple Computers, when we select any text, right click and ask to Speak !
Such a miserly spending on the movie, they cannot even pay a native english speaker to give dubbing for white people !
Like a Disney Movie
ltran-6601413 November 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I enjoy a good movie whether it's a black-and-white silent film by Charlie Chaplain from the 1920's or a more modern 2020's movie. I have watched many different genres of film - documentaries/comedy/horror/drama/LGBT/etc. - that explore taboo and morbid adult themes to cutesy, sweet, and fun PG films. My point is I'm pretty well rounded, and I don't think this is as bad as people are saying.
Although the English voiceovers can be a bit...not so great...(1:37:45 - 1:37:27; in some other scenes they legit used Siri/Google Translate voices for the English characters), the movie is not as bad as people are making it out to be. I've seen Korean/Japanese dramas that are more cringe than this with the dramatic American/Australian/Spanish Novella Soap Opera-esque acting and all.
This movie is akin to a Disney film and can be a bit cheesy - checking the rating, it is indeed TV-PG.
It reminds me of a mix between "High School Musical" and "Charlie's Angels" forced into a PG rating, minus the singing and espionage, with only one female main character, and instead of focusing on basketball the plot revolves around tea and Samyuktha's desire to be a bad ass female entrepreneur.
The parts acted out by the Indian actors/actresses are pretty decent, it's the English bits by the American actors that... aren't so great. I'm guessing this is why it's been given low ratings - English speaking natives might be offended by these parts.
Overall, I give it a 6/10. The Siri/Google translate voices were disappointing to see in a 2020 film, but to be fair COVID-19.
Although the English voiceovers can be a bit...not so great...(1:37:45 - 1:37:27; in some other scenes they legit used Siri/Google Translate voices for the English characters), the movie is not as bad as people are making it out to be. I've seen Korean/Japanese dramas that are more cringe than this with the dramatic American/Australian/Spanish Novella Soap Opera-esque acting and all.
This movie is akin to a Disney film and can be a bit cheesy - checking the rating, it is indeed TV-PG.
It reminds me of a mix between "High School Musical" and "Charlie's Angels" forced into a PG rating, minus the singing and espionage, with only one female main character, and instead of focusing on basketball the plot revolves around tea and Samyuktha's desire to be a bad ass female entrepreneur.
The parts acted out by the Indian actors/actresses are pretty decent, it's the English bits by the American actors that... aren't so great. I'm guessing this is why it's been given low ratings - English speaking natives might be offended by these parts.
Overall, I give it a 6/10. The Siri/Google translate voices were disappointing to see in a 2020 film, but to be fair COVID-19.
Lost it when they used dubbing with a text to speech for a US woman.
DesiReviews5 November 2020
Warning: Spoilers
SPOILERS
1. Movie starts with a slew of tragedies. Two well-established characters who delivered countless comedy movies are wasted right at the start.
2. Not realistic - Entire family relocates to the USA based on single employment, not sure what visa everyone got.
3. Protaginst gives a big speech about how women are capable of running the world, and the next scene starts making telemarketing calls.
4. Not sure is it me, but Kirti Suresh's dubbed voice sounds like low budget Samantha's voice.
5. She literally sets up a tea-stall in an open park implying no licenses were procured but complains when her stuff is confiscated.
Stopped watching after this.
Reason behind 140+M views on Youtube but not popular on Netflix + IMDb
hanirdinteractive11 July 2022
Main reason it have almost Vulgar Free, No spice (Masala) at all, not only visuals/actions even in the dialogs. And most of the Netflix audience like some spice of visuals. Also Netflix audience are techie so they watch movies technical as well. Some dialogs also translated in different meanings.
So what is the recipe behind youtube audience have positive feedback, in my analysis most of people do not watch as technically, but are emotionally aggressive, also they like simple and easy things. It have no poetry which boost emotions but have some inspiring quality dialogs which delivered in very simple way. If you rewatch this movie it have no tense or suspense. It is depression free movie.
I think the writer, director and producer of this movie have same souls, they tried to deliver some life lessons in very simplest way. So it is understood there are few technical errors.
So what is the recipe behind youtube audience have positive feedback, in my analysis most of people do not watch as technically, but are emotionally aggressive, also they like simple and easy things. It have no poetry which boost emotions but have some inspiring quality dialogs which delivered in very simple way. If you rewatch this movie it have no tense or suspense. It is depression free movie.
I think the writer, director and producer of this movie have same souls, they tried to deliver some life lessons in very simplest way. So it is understood there are few technical errors.
Like a Disney Film
ltran-6601414 November 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I enjoy a good movie whether it's a black-and-white silent film by Charlie Chaplain from the 1920's or a more modern 2020's movie. I have watched many different genres of film - documentaries/comedy/horror/drama/LGBT/etc. - that explore taboo and morbid adult themes to cutesy, sweet, and fun PG films. My point is I'm pretty well rounded, and I don't think this is as bad as people are saying.
Although the English voiceovers can be a bit...not so great...(1:37:45 - 1:37:27; in some other scenes they legit used Siri/Google Translate voices for the English characters), the movie is not as bad as people are making it out to be. I've seen some Korean/Japanese dramas that are more cringe than this with the dramatic American/Australian/Spanish Novella Soap Opera-esque acting and all.
This movie is akin to a Disney film and can be a bit cheesy - checking the rating, it is indeed TV-PG.
It reminds me of "High School Musical" minus the singing, and instead of focusing on basketball the plot revolves around tea and Samyuktha's desire to be a badass female entrepreneur.
The parts acted out by the Indian actors/actress are pretty decent, it's the English bits by the American actors that... aren't so great. I'm guessing this is why it's been given low ratings - English speaking natives might be offended by these parts.
Overall, I give it a 6/10.
Although the English voiceovers can be a bit...not so great...(1:37:45 - 1:37:27; in some other scenes they legit used Siri/Google Translate voices for the English characters), the movie is not as bad as people are making it out to be. I've seen some Korean/Japanese dramas that are more cringe than this with the dramatic American/Australian/Spanish Novella Soap Opera-esque acting and all.
This movie is akin to a Disney film and can be a bit cheesy - checking the rating, it is indeed TV-PG.
It reminds me of "High School Musical" minus the singing, and instead of focusing on basketball the plot revolves around tea and Samyuktha's desire to be a badass female entrepreneur.
The parts acted out by the Indian actors/actress are pretty decent, it's the English bits by the American actors that... aren't so great. I'm guessing this is why it's been given low ratings - English speaking natives might be offended by these parts.
Overall, I give it a 6/10.
one of the worst movies i ever saw
lrkrishna-390264 November 2020
80's dialogues, 90's taking, 2000's script 2020 release.
narendratechvander5 November 2020
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I don't know what to write in this review, coz there's nothing in this movie. Disastrously designed script, who ever the producer and the Netflix both did utterly poor "SWOT" analysis. This director successfully failed to get the performances out National award winning actress "Keerthi Suresh". Age old story and dialogs, I don't want to talk much about the screenplay. Jaggu bhai played so called egoistic bad business man role in this movie, which is another boring factor. Too many challenge scenes for lead character(with brother, mother, friends, villain, boy friend, business investor) and old fashioned twists. Totally it's a wrong choice for national award Winning performer and for me as well. I wasted 2 hours 16 minutes of my own peaceful time.
Worst movie
karizmaevr4 November 2020
Illogical, brainless movie
sudhi-kr904 November 2020
Don't watch this plzzzzzz
becauseimhan4 November 2020
Such a bad bad film!
marinarebecca5 November 2020
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I don't understand why someone would want to make a film like this in 2020 featuring a national award winner Keerthi Suresh. Maybe this film with any of the male superstars would have worked with a wafer-thin storyline. I would cringe then too!
The initial few minutes of the film have too much happening. It's rushed and gives you no time to connect with the feelings of the protagonist.
Logical gaps in the film will kill half of your brain cells.
The makers need to understand the concept of women empowerment and the challenges faced by women when they venture into a man's world. Copying old superstar dialogues and giving it to a female lead sound cringe-worthy even to a staunch feminist like me!
The film lacks sense in so many levels. The unwanted explanations (Keerthi explaining SWOT analysis to MBA graduates 🙄)
The unwanted hair flicking, a catwalk with heels and blaring bgm. Not once, not twice but just too many times.
Unwanted flashy dress shows, brand placement?
How on the earth do a newly migrating family find a villa, they were in debt, right?
The Chai business has reached half of America in two months!
Americans haven't heard about tea before Manasa Samyukhta!
Google voice speech for American characters 🤢
Telugu everywhere in the USA
A big brand which has years of market standing falls because of a small allegation 🤣
Unwanted objectification of women
Cringe dialogues like 'girls are precious' every 5 minutes with a sloppy background score! I'm a girl, but I can't stand this fake idea to cash this genre.
Keerthi looks like she will faint any moment, she possibly understood she has walked into trouble! This doesn't deserve even one star. One star for collecting KSK tickets, that was a good one 🤣👌
another gunjan saxena !
saidheerajbandaru4 November 2020
First things first my feeling is , it is ok
First 10 min is not too great but my felt I may feel better in the further part of film .
If Keerthi Suresh is not in the this would be more worse she gave her best for this film,. We may not find Jagapathi Babu as the leading businessman , There will be no scope for Naveen Chandra and Sumanth Sailendra in this film . my rating 6 is given just because of keerthi suresh acting
HILIGHTS:1. Keerthi Suresh
2. technical scills
NEGATIVES: 1. slow naration
2. weak script
Why tollywood why???
gudivenkatsharma5 November 2020
Can't believe they spent money and time for this movie. Looks like the story was written in 1990 but finally found a bakra producer in 2020 to invest is this movie with such expensive casting. This movie is not even worth watching for free on Netflix..
I'm glad I didn't read the negative reviews
ThousandsOfFilms22 November 2020
I saw the movie and thought it an was an excellent film and thoroughly enjoyed it. Keerthy Suresh gives an excellent performance. I went to IMDB and saw that the movie had a very low overall rating. So there's a good chance that the average movie goer will not like the movie - especially if they read the negative reviews. A lot of reviews with the lowest ratings gave no details, but just gave their opinion that it was terrblie. Other low ratingss picked on the details of getting visas and houses. First, this totally misses the point of this or most any movie except for a "slice-of-life" or historical autobiography. In addition, through not fault of those reviewers, while their nitpicking would be accurate for most situations, the story took care of this by making the brother not just a robotics engineer, but one who was thinking originally and on target as he had greatly impressed his professor who passed along that assessment to his contacts in the US. To confirm my knowledge of this special situation, I asked my friend who owns a robotics company and who recruits robotics graduates from all over the world including India and the film's depiction is accurate in this very special and very important niche in the US and he gets full cooperation from the government including Immigration. Of course, such reviewers have no way of knowing this. A similar complaint was that Samyukta's rise to a successful business owner was unrealistically easy. And, again in general, that's true, but the reviewers missed the forest by focusing on one tree and, in addition, this issue was beautifully and insightfully handled by the story. Possibly, the best way to tell if you will or will not like this film is to read the review entitled "13 most interesting dialogues" (Rating the movie as a 6). If those dialogues resonate with you, then give the movie a try, if not, then skip it.
Keerthy
gopichandginjupalli4 November 2020
Telugu industry is gonna die soon!
anthonypille4 November 2020
It's a mixture of all movies basically. Worst direction and screenplay. The plot is meaningless. Story is unrealistic, illogical, senseless. After getting best actor award I'm unable to understand how Keerthy can accept a role that hampers her image. You wanna do comedy with Alzheimer's?? Are you serious? Show some respect to those who suffer.
Soup movie
arnaidu7 November 2020
First thing i regret is watching the movie, it made me regret to such a extent where i am writing my first ever review to save this world from corona and this movie.. If you wanna stay home and stay safe.. please maintain as much as distance possible from this movie.. no much explanation needed....
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