Oopiri (2016) on Netflix
A paragliding accident in Paris left Vikramaditya, a wealthy entrepreneur, a quadriplegic. Five years later he hires Seenu, a convict out on parole, as the caretaker for his daily needs.
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Plot summary
Vikramaditya lost the use of his limbs in a paragliding accident in Paris, and he severed contact with his girlfriend Nandini so that she could make a life elsewhere. Five years on, he keeps to a fixed routine in his mansion and needs a full-time caretaker for his physical needs, so he and Keerthi, his secretary, sit through applicants. Most of them are obsequious and full of pity. Seenu, a street-smart convict on parole, is neither; his lawyer Lingam advised him to apply to show the court he was living lawfully. His mother works as a railway clerk and has cut him off, wanting to shield his younger siblings from his influence. Vikramaditya, amused by his blunt honesty, hires him. Seenu is awkward at the start, and learns to feed, dress and manage his employer's physical therapy.
Cast
- Gabriella Demetriadesas Jenny (Cameo Appearance)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Oopiri (2016)
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- Actress Kalpana made her Telugu-film debut in Oopiri, but died in her sleep at age 50 in Hyderabad while the film was still shooting.
- A customised wheelchair costing ₹25 lakh was imported from Sweden for Nagarjuna's quadriplegic role, and an assistant watched for any limb movement, forcing scenes to be re-shot many times.
- After Shruti Haasan walked out citing scheduling conflicts, PVP Cinema claimed she was civilly and criminally liable; a Nampally city court then barred her from agreeing to any new film and ordered a police investigation.
- N. T. Rama Rao Jr. was signed for one of the two male leads but left over scheduling conflicts with Nannaku Prematho (2016); Karthi replaced him in October 2014, and his arrival turned the film into the bilingual Thozha.
- Nagarjuna asked director Vamshi Paidipally to cut the flashback scenes in favour of a realistic version closer to the French original, and the script was reworked over two months.
- A month-long European shooting schedule began in July in Belgrade and Novi Sad, making Oopiri the first South Indian film shot there.
- Tamannaah Bhatia delivered her own lines in Oopiri, calling her dialogue simple and realistic; it was the first Telugu film to include her voice.
- Inspired by the film, paraplegic television personality Sujatha Barla set up the Challengers on Wheels-Celebrating Life community for physically disabled people in April 2016.
