Oopiri (2016) User Reviews (19)

You can't even turn off your eyes. Wonderful, Hilarious & Touching.

[chiranjivmalla · 9/10 · 27 March 2016]

Oopiri/Thozha:

Having said that it is an Official adaption of a great French Movie "The Intouchables" which is truly inspired from Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and his French-Algerian caregiver Abdel Sellou, director Vamsi Paidipally has taken utmost care in rewriting it in Indianised style so that it can sync with the audience here. I won't say the plot because those who watched the French or English version they would have known it and at-least it would be a surprise for those who didn't watch it. So let us maintain that.

First of all it is first of its kind film for our South film industry. The Brother Bonding, BroCode, Bromance, BroComedy between Karthi & Nagarjuna are simply amazing. I truly wonder Nagarjuna has become too choosy in selecting scripts after his historical debacle Bhai, he even promised to audience he will never make such films and now with this movie he is sticking srongly to his word. People might think it is an easy role for Nagarjuna to just sit & act on a wheel chair, but it is really difficult to act like this with not even a bit of movement in his hands or legs. He has passionately acted in this film and he enjoyed acting in this role. Literally he gave meaning to this role. He is definitely a inspiration to Senior & younger generation heroes now. This film makes Karthi's straight debut in Tollywood, he did a splendid job and especially his comic timing is so funny at times. With this, his place will also be cemented here too. No doubt now he will be flooded with many offers here. Tammanah, Prakash raj, Jayasudha, Ali, Gabriella & Kalpana have got apt roles. Even tammanah's own dubbing is very good in the movie.

Vamsi rediscovered himself by beautifully adapting the story. There is a entirely a contrast between this movie & his previous works. He has done a tremendous work for this film. Of course comparisons from everywhere starts because it is a adaption but he delivered his best effort. Dialogues by Abburi are heart touching. Each and every scene has class performance that makes you cry & laugh at a time. It is impossible to make a film like this,it is just PVP Cinema has handpicked all the technicians & cast properly and has done a commendable job. Music by Gopi Sunder is splendid & situational. The only odd in the movie is, length of the film and second half narration is bit slow.

Great story, great star cast, great cameos(Surprise !!), great technicians & great crew has made Oopiri watchable. If you ask me to define Oopiri film, my answer goes likes this: "Oopiri is celebration of life, celebration of companionship, celebration of friendship, celebration of love, celebration of emotions and the list goes on... " I cannot say more, the film must be experienced.

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Smartly remade movie that adds more flavor!

[naveensankaran18 · 7/10 · 28 March 2016]

I have watched The Intouchables a long time ago and I loved that movie for its depiction of the relationship between the Wealthy man and his care taker. When I heard it was being remade, I initially thought that the movie won't make it good on screen. But after seeing the movie, my thought changed completely!

Pros:

Altered Script - the main theme of the movie stays the same. But the way the script has been adjusted to suit the South Indian Audience deserves a mention. Also, there was no considerable lag in the screenplay.

Dialogs - Deserves the applause! Easily the backbone of the movie. The dialogs weren't melodramatic but was sentimental at some places and brought humor to the screen when required.

Casting - Pretty much good. Karthi-Nagarjuna combo steals the show here!

Cons: Ooops!! Sorry nothing to mention. I was just happily enjoying the movie and failed to notice tiny flaws.

This is one of the most credibly remade movie ever in South Indian cinema. Watch it and enjoy the experience.

Really Beautiful indeed !

[navendu_krishnan · 9/10 · 26 March 2016]

Oopiri / Thozhaa Guzaarish, Beautiful (Malayalam) is nothing compared to this beautiful movie. Even though its the remake of the Intouchables, Vamsi Paidipally created this as much beautiful it could be. at the end Oopiri gives you tears with happiness and love. The story goes without lagging , full of emotions , love and happiness. Compared to Vamsi's Yevadu which was an action thriller. this is purely different with dramatic sentimental scenes, which is not on the lot of usual ones. Yet , beautiful than his second one Brindaavanam. Nagarjuna is evergreen, as a main char, he never fails to make an impact. Karthi takes away the claps with his usual acting style and dialogue presentation. Tamannah, Prakash Raj all were too good in this one. OST satisfies to be with the track of the story. One thing i liked in this movie , is at every second it makes us happy, there are no place where it gets bored or lag. Watch it ! otherwise you will miss one of the most beautiful flick in this year. 9 out of 10

Beautiful feel good movie

[nitheeshamyneni · 10/10 · 3 May 2016]

One of the best movies directed by Vamsi Padipalli. Though a remake, Oopiri has the "Indian" essence. The movie is filled with sentiment and cute comedy. The actors chosen were perfect for the roles. The movie starts with a thief(Srinu) coming out of jail on parole and on the hand a rich paralyzed man(Vikram) is looking for a helper. Srinu gets the job as a helper and does everything to make Vikram happy and brings him back to life. The story revolves around Vikram, Srinu and Keerthi(secretary of Vikram).The movie clearly shows the immutable bond between Vikram and Srinu which will leave the audience in tears of happiness. I loved the part where the trio (Vikram, Srinu and Keerthi) go to Paris. The movie is simply beautiful.

It's a must watch movie in Telugu

[narasimhareddy-81249 · 9/10 · 26 March 2016]

Oopiri it's a rare film with a different story which we see in Telugu film industry. Hats off to King Nagarjuna and Karthi for their performances and especially the director for picking Nag and Karthi for the lead roles.

It's a feel good movie, with loads of fun n comedy in Karthi style with Prakash Raj,Tamanna. Nagarjuna did a daring role where his role is to stick to a chair, he was apt for this role and Tamanna is gorgeous and her own voice is good. Vamsi paidipally directed the movie so well and cinematography was so good. It's a must watch and one will regret if they miss out to watch it in Silver screen.

Real celebration of life

[pirpi · 9/10 · 26 March 2016]

Hi,

Oopiri is a mixture of Emotions, Relationship, Friendship. This movie will teach you that Money is not everything. This movie will teach you how to celebrate the life.

Oopiri is the show of Nagarjuna and Karthi. Both of them are just awesome. Nobody could replace both of these actors. Nagarjuna playing the center, different role after Manam, Soggade chinni nayana, Annamayya,Sri Ramadaasu and Shirdi Sai. Karthi with his natural acting and comedy timing steals the show.

I don't like to tell the story. And Please don't read the story. You guys will lose the magic of this fantastic movie if you read the story of this movie. Don't think too much and go and get the tickets for the movie.Enjoy, I can promise you that you will not regret after watching this movie.

Thanks

Thozha is a brilliant feel-good film

[kumarankulam · 9/10 · 21 February 2021]

Vamshi Paidipally's Thozha is a feel-good film. If you're stressed or even not in a good mood, this is strictly for you. It's great to see a film that has everything to attract all types of audiences. From fun-loving comedies to tear-dropping emotional scenes, Thozha has everything to make your day perfect. The film focuses on the main plot right from the beginning without any diversions. Vamshi's writing creates magic on screen especially in those brilliant emotional scenes that are not exaggerated at all. The characters are rightfully established without any delays and enters us into their fun and emotional journey. This visually pleasing drama works marvelously because of the exceptional performances of the lead actors. Our eyes are glued to both Karthi and Nagarjuna because they are an interesting combo on screen. Starting from Karthi, he has a role that fulfills his acting prowess perfectly. After Paruthiveeran, this is his complete role as an actor. He has an extraordinary sense of humor and an amazing careless attitude that connects us with his character. His emotional scenes are one of the pillars of strength in this feel-good drama. On the other side, we have the versatile Nagarjuna essays a really tough role. Sitting in a wheel-chair for the whole film is unimaginably a big challenge for an actor and Nagarjuna did it with justice. He plays the role effortlessly and he is a delight to watch on screen. We have Tamannaah, Prakash Raj, Vivek, and many more supporting actors who are helping the film to be more colorful. Gopi Sunder's musical score is another strength of the film. His songs are beautiful and his background score adds so much intensity to the scenes. Vamshi's filmmaking is the major factor that helps us get along with the film. His dialogues are significantly heart-touching and his screenplay doesn't bring down the pace at any time. Overall, Thozha is a brilliant feel-good film.

An emotional roller-coaster journey

[saradapurushotham · 10/10 · 3 May 2016]

Oopiri – an emotional roller coaster journey.

That is what #Oopiri is all about – an apt tag line – ‪#‎celebrationOfLife – YOLO – You Only Live Once – Make it Count 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

"Life is not the amounts of breaths you take; It's the moments that take your breath away" – Hitch

It is those moments you are by yourself physically and emotionally and analysing your life, experiencing your life, enriching your life and celebrating your life. https://saradapk.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/oopiri-an-emotional- roller- coaster-journey/

Feel good movie

[rajmannar-08230 · 8/10 · 6 June 2016]

A nice feel good movie which engages the attention for most of the part. Well acted, tightly edited with good screen play, story and minimal masala (but high on Entertainment), this movie has lot going in its favor to make it worthwhile watch.

Unlike many other films, the producers have credited the source as remake of a French movie, rather than lifting and passing it off as their creation.

Karthi as the aimless parolee with a tough exterior covering a caring person is standout. He carries the weight of the movie and is a scene stealer. Giving him good company is Nagarjuna who is charming as the invalid bound to wheel chair. He has to use his face and eyes especially to express the emotions as per the role and greatly complements Karthi. Others in the cast like Tamannah etc give good support.

The scenes in Paris and external locations are well shot and add a interesting dimension to the plot.

Big Thumbs up!

What were they going for?

[auurevoir · 1/10 · 1 June 2017]

After watching the original the intouchables, it's hard not to compare the movie with the original one.In the original movie, their main focus was the relationship between both main characters, in a way the entire movie evolved around them, and the movie was told form Driss perspective about Philippe's life. Philippe's heartbreak, laugh, rejuvenation, new profound view for life, through Driss. That was it.That's all that needed for the story.

Coming to the remade version. They included too much nonsense into the movie. Every main character has a backstory. There was no need for that. They prolonged the movie for more than 2 hours, just for the sake of prolonging it. The unnecessary romance between seenu and Keerthi, and a little too much of Prasad character, totally made the movie a regular old "telugu movie formula" cliché. Maybe the movie would be fine for the fresh viewer, who haven't watched the original version. Maybe, that was they were going for, or, they lost the entire plot. Both the main characters, Nagarjuna and karthi, did there best, but, that wasn't enough for the plot at hand. There wasn't anything special from both Tamannaah and Prakash Raj.

Well, all in all, if you haven't seen the original version(The Intouchables), i suggest you give that one a chance before watching the remake(Oopiri). In my personal view, The Intouchables did justice for both the movie, and to the real life story of an incredible friendship. All Oopiri did was, a glorification of the movie actors, in an attempt to make a buck as an investment process.

Touches your heart

[mythilikaranam394 · 10/10 · 16 December 2018]

Even though it was adopted director did his best to keep the emotions stay.karthi was amazing and nagarjuna rocks as usual.music was top notch and best one to watch with your family.

An excellent film; the definition of exemplar character development

[naveennagul · 9/10 · 8 October 2016]

For any who consider watching this film: please do. It is an example of what Tamil Movie Industry is capable of, granted that this is a remake. The characters are fully fleshed out with not one being neglected in any way. At the beginning I thought it would be another generic film along the lines of 'gangster police badmen', but I was so wrong. All the actors play an excellent role, the music is well made, and the scenes are well captured. All without any obligatory fight scene or baddie, like some of the other films that are coming out... Granted there are some areas that feel forced, but this is a minor setback in the grand scheme of the film. A must-watch for all the family.

Oopiri (2016)

[santhosh-10290 · 10/10 · 22 March 2018]

The film is very good with many good messages. The comedy was very good especially Karthi is good at comedy scenes. Nagarjuna has done an excellent work with his brilliant acting. The BGM is very good.

Good movie.

[hmaravind-24605 · 9/10 · 7 January 2021]

Beautiful movie about life and values. Nagarjun and Karti's acting is good and Tamanna looks cute. Totally good story, screenplay and direction.

Hope Tollywood makes more such films!

[tdanji · 8/10 · 22 November 2018]

Oopiri - a differently abled movie that tugs at your heart strings. Vamsi Paidipally needs to be added to the list of directors who are carving out new paths in Tollywood. Mind you, this ain't no typical indie film. It has all the elements of commercial cinema, but takes a new look at the mainstream paradigm. Initially, I thought that they could have cast a Telugu actor instead of Karthi - someone like a Allu Arjun, or a Nani. But, by the end w/o doubt, Karthi brings the much needed fresh authenticity to the character. With Nagarjuna, the Akkineni gene shows throughout the film. A few quibbles, here and there, fall by the wayside due to the high quality of filmmaking!

Feel good movie

[harishnj · 8/10 · 19 June 2022]

This is one of the best movies that makes you feel good and pleasant. The story plot is well written. Performances from Nagarjuna sir, Karthi sir and Tamannaah mam are acted really well. The special cameo from Shriya mam is good.

Commercial HIT

[sakthikanagasabai · 8/10 · 27 January 2024]

Oopiri was a best movie in recent on my watchlist. This movie had Love, friendship, brotherhood, family sentiment. Best of all time.

There are no words in order to appreciate this movie. There is a lot for every person to learn from this movie. It is an example of the real meaning of life and how it should be lived. There is very very less number of movies in this world which is described in such an agreeable and satisfying manner and in fact only around 8 to 10 movies in Indian Cinematic world. And about the acting and direction, it's just superb. A salute to the director Mr. Vamshi Paidipally sir and the whole team of the movie.

Everyone must watch this movie at least once in their lifetime.

Must Watch Feel Good Movie

[IdlyViswanath · 10/10 · 15 May 2022]

Oopiri is one of the better remakes we have. I have not seen Intouchables so I can't comment how well it was adapted. But I love this movie for what it is. I am a sucker for feel good films and this movie just checks all the boxes: charismatic leads, a fun romance plot, a few scenes which make you tear up a bit, a fun color pallette. It's got it all.

I loved Nagarjuna in this movie. He is a good actor and was able to show that in this film, he gave a very nice performance despite being left in a wheelchair for the whole movie. A lot of subtle expressions that make you feel emotional, angry, and laugh. Karthi is another gem in this movie, honestly I became a fan of Karthi in Tamil industry after this movie. He is so charismatic and a bomb to watch on screen. I still quote some of his and Prakash Raj's lines. He is truly the soul of the film and I can't imagine anyone else in this role.

The production values are great although the flashback scenes look quite choppy and the green screen is obvious. But apart from that it was a beautiful film and color pallette which worked for the movie.

The music is wonderful and meaningful. It's a soulful film which shows us human values and the journey of a convict out on parole and how his encounter with a disabled rich man redefines his outlook on life and the value he gave to money. It also upholds how one should not be insecure of themselves and let their weaknesses prevent them from pursuing their desired. A beautiful movie and story.

Overall, one of my favorite feel good films and comfort watches.

Great

[shailendrababu-01581 · 10/10 · 11 January 2024]

I have watched The Intouchables a long time ago and I loved that movie for its depiction of the relationship between the Wealthy man and his care taker. When I heard it was being remade, I initially thought that the movie won't make it good on screen. But after seeing the movie, my thought changed completely!

Pros:

Altered Script - the main theme of the movie stays the same. But the way the script has been adjusted to suit the South Indian Audience deserves a mention. Also, there was no considerable lag in the screenplay.

Dialogs - Deserves the applause! Easily the backbone of the movie. The dialogs weren't melodramatic but was sentimental at some places and brought humor to the screen when required.

Casting - Pretty much good. Karthi-Nagarjuna combo steals the show here!