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Meet Cute (2022 TV series)

Meet Cute is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language anthology streaming television series of five episodes, created, written, and directed by Deepthi Ganta in her directorial debut and released on SonyLIV on 24 November 2022.¹ Each episode follows a different pair of strangers whose chance first encounter, the "meet cute" of the title, leaves them with a changed perspective on love and life.¹ The series was produced by actor Nani and Prashanti Tipirneni under the Wall Poster Cinema banner and presented by Nani.² It shares its title with an unrelated 2022 American time-loop romantic comedy film starring Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson.³

Key fact	Detail
Format	Telugu-language anthology drama, one season of five episodes, each about 28 to 39 minutes¹^•⁴
Creator	Deepthi Ganta, actor Nani's sister, in her directorial debut²
Production	Wall Poster Cinema, produced by Nani and Prashanti Tipirneni; the banner's fourth production, launched 14 June 2021²^•⁵
Release	SonyLIV, 24 November 2022; dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada¹
Music and cinematography	Vijay Bulganin (music), A. Vasanth (cinematography)¹
Audience rating	7.1/10 on IMDb from 286 ratings, with episode scores of 9.2, 7.8, 8.4, 7.8, and 7.9⁶
Certification	U/A 16+¹

Spoilers

Episodes and premise

The five episodes each center on a conversation between strangers, and the encounters do not all lead to romance; the series deliberately departs from typical boy-meets-girl scenarios.¹¹ The episodes are:⁴^•¹²

Meet The Boy (34 min). Swati (Varsha Bollamma), an IT professional reluctant about arranged marriage, meets Abhi (Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan), the eleventh prospect shortlisted by her mother.
Old Is Gold (28 min). Saru (Ruhani Sharma), on her way to collect a visa for a Paris trip, waits in line at a consulate beside Mohan Rao (Sathyaraj), a retired journalist whose conversation changes her view of her own marriage.
In L(aw)ove (37 min). Padma (Rohini), a mother, follows her son and a young woman she sees him with, and a conversation with the girl, who volunteers at a dog shelter, reveals why they love him.
Star Struck (38 min). Shalini (Adah Sharma), a celebrity stranded by a broken-down car in the rain after an award show, hitches a ride with a stranger (Shiva Kandukuri).
Ex-Girlfriend (39 min). Anjana (Sanchitha Poonacha), after an argument with her husband Ajay (Govind Padmasoorya), meets his ex-girlfriend on the beach, and the two women compare contradictory views of the same man.

The large ensemble cast also includes Aakanksha Singh, Dheekshith Shetty, Raja Chembolu, Sunainaa, and Alekhya Harika.⁹^•¹

Production

The project was announced on 14 June 2021 as the fourth production of Wall Poster Cinema, the banner through which Nani and Prashanti Tipirneni had previously made the films Awe! and Hit.⁵ Nani introduced his sister Deepthi Ganta as director, writing on social media that the project was "special for more than one reason"; she had earlier directed the 2019 short film Anaganaga Oka Nanna.²^•⁷ Early announcements described the project as a multi-starrer dominated by a female cast.⁵

In a November 2022 interview, Ganta said the anthology grew from a single short story she had shown Nani, who asked her to write three or four stories so that an anthology could be made, and that the stories were conceived for streaming rather than theatrical release.⁸ A teaser was released on 12 November 2022 and the trailer on 18 November 2022.⁹^•¹⁰

Reception

Critical response was mixed. The Times of India gave the season 3 out of 5, calling it "a sweet but flawed series about love and relationships" and praising Sathyaraj and Ruhani Sharma's segment while faulting the dialogue-heavy writing.¹³ The Indian Express also rated it 3 out of 5, writing that the anthology "will leave you feeling good" and noting as a strength that the meetings do not necessarily become romances.¹⁴ India Today gave 2 out of 5, describing the five stories as generic and the series as too sweet.¹⁵ Cinema Express rated it 2 out of 5, finding genuine moments in an otherwise generic collection.¹¹ 123telugu gave 3 out of 5, crediting Ganta's writing and the emotional conflict points of each story.¹⁶

On IMDb the series holds a 7.1/10 rating from 286 users, weighted toward viewers in India, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Bangladesh; the first episode is the highest rated at 9.2.⁶ A year-end survey of Telugu streaming output by OTTPlay listed Meet Cute among the Telugu web shows that made an impression in 2022, describing it as a confident debut built on slice-of-life conversations, measured performances, and Vijay Bulganin's music score.¹⁷

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Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 21, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026