Mithai (film)

Mithai is a 2018 Telugu dark comedy film directed and produced by Prashant Kumar, starring Rahul Ramakrishna and Priyadarshi Pullikonda.

Plot
Mithai, a dark comedy, is set in Hyderabad where the city is a part of the narrative. Sai (Rahul Ramakrishna ) is a techie in his mid-twenties, but unlike a typical brainy computer geek, he is just hanging on to his job. His only achievement, not losing his job, will be short lived.

He gets fired three days before his wedding and gets drunk with his friend Jani(Priyadrshi Pullikonda), a jobless street-smart, self-contained alcoholic with zero ambition. He reaches his house after the drinking session, leaving his door open by mistake. A robber breaks in and steals a necklace among other possessions, setting off a series of events that has the characters lives and fates criss-crossing across three days.

Accepting a challenge from his NRI friend Krishna (Ravi Varma), who rebukes Sai for being a loser, our two friends take it upon themselves to prove him wrong by nabbing the thief before getting married.

The challenge takes us along on a wild ride, encountering a host of unforgettable characters along the way. From ‘The Dude", a wise, composed guy, who has life all figured out, and is living a happy, trippy life living with his pet goat Sundari to Deepti (Swetaa Varma), his detective friend. A serious method artist, Deepti can’t get over the role of detective she played once. and has taken a vow that she won't get married until she solves her first case. Will she solve the case, will she find the thief and get married, and will our friend Sai get married? That’s the ride the audiences are taken on, as we follow our friends on their crazy adventure.

Cast

 * Rahul Ramakrishna as Sai
 * Priyadarshi Pullikonda as Jani
 * Kamal Kamaraju as Siddharth
 * Arsha as Girl with no name
 * Swetaa Varma as Detective Deepti
 * Aditi Myakal as Vini
 * Ravi Varma as Krishna
 * Bhushan Kalyan as Dude

Production
Mithai was produced under the production banner Red Ants Cinema. The film was launched by Vijay Devarakonda and Sandeep Reddy Vanga on 14 January 2018.

Shooting began on 17 February 2018. The film was made with a budget of 2.5 crores in four schedules spanning 55 days of shooting. The trailer was released on 15 October 2018. . The release date, 22 February 2019, was announced by Sandeep Reddy, the director of the blockbuster Arjun Reddy.