Gurthunda Seethakalam

Gurthunda Seethakalam (transl. Do you remember the winter season?) is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Nagashekar. A remake of the 2020 Kannada film Love Mocktail, it stars Satyadev and Tamannaah Bhatia. The plot follows a middle-aged software employee, who endures several heartbreaks in his quest to find his true love.

Gurthunda Seethakalam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nagashekar
Based on	Love Mocktail by Krishna
Produced by	Bhavana Ravi Nagashekar Ramarao Chintapalli
Starring	Satyadev Tamannaah Bhatia
Cinematography	Satya Hegde
Edited by	Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music by	Kaala Bhairava
Production companies	Nagashekar Movies Manikanta Entertainments Sri Vedaakshara Movies
Release date	9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Gurthunda Seethakalam began its production in August 2020. The film faced multiple delays starting in February 2022. Finally, the film was theatrically released on 9 December 2022.^[1][2]

Cast

• Satyadev as Satyadev "Dev"
• Tamannaah Bhatia as Nidhi
• Megha Akash as Divya
• Kavya Shetty as Amrutha
• Suhasini Maniratnam as a Doctor
• Priyadarshi as Prashanth, Dev's friend
• Harshini as Geetha, Prashanth's wife

Production

Gurthunda Seethakalam is the Telugu remake of the 2020 Kannada film Love Mocktail.^[3][4] The film was formally launched in August 2020,^[5] with second schedule taking place in Hyderabad in December 2020.^[6] Megha Akash and Kavya Shetty were also cast in the film.^[6][7]

Music

The music is composed by Kaala Bhairava. The filmmakers stated that the audio rights were sold for ₹75 lakh (US$89,000).^[8]

1) "Gurthundha Seethakalam Title Track" - Sanjith Hegde

2) "Anaganaganaga" - Sonu Nigam

3) "Suhasini" - Armaan Malik

4) "Seethala Kaalam" - Shreya Ghoshal

Release

Gurthunda Seethakalam faced numerous delays in its release schedule.^[9] Initially set for February 2022, the film experienced multiple postponements, moving its release to June, July, August and September 2022.^{[10][11][12][13][14]} It finally premiered in theatres on 09 December 2022^[2] and later became available on Amazon Prime Video starting 20 January 2023.^[15]

Reception

Critical response

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo from The Hindu wrote "These done-to-death tropes in stories featuring a character battling terminal illness need a rethink. Winter, mist and a question of life and death in romance cannot make every film a Geethanjali".^[16] Balakrishna Ganeshan from The News Minute says "Though Tamannaah and Satyadev try to give a convincing performance, they can’t salvage the film already damaged by its poor writing. Megha Akash plays a small role in the film, but she too does not make a lasting impression".^[17] A reviewer of Eenadu wrote "Nagasekhar seems to have brought Matrutaka to the screen as it is. If School Days Love track was removed, it would have been matched at least in terms of length. Kala Bairava's music and Satya Hegde's cinematography give strength to the film. The production values match the story".^[18]