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In the hustle bustle of everyday urban lives, 'Pareshan' movie takes you into a peaceful and serene visual environment and holds your attention throughout the film. Pareshan gradually unfolds a story of a bunch of friends in a village in Telangana who have their own individual interests yet stick together during their own problems. In contrast with the larger than life storylines of good vs bad or revenge, heroic saviour stunts or love stories, this film takes the audience through a short time into the lives of these small of group of friends who are as human as us. The characters in this film, reminds us of our caring yet strict families, sensitive friendships and our first moments of love redefining what we traditionally see in our films. With well written relatable characters and performers, lively visuals of the film and with both strong & subtle music and background scores one can also probably feel like a mere observer in a real-time village in a Telangana village. It is as real as that. This might confuse the audience who are used to main stream cinema as not having a story, but this film - a blend of art and realistic story telling, this movie is just an another reminder to pause, cherish our fragile friendships and beauty in our relationships. This well written and directed film, with its innocent characters can make you laugh until your stomach hurt and at times in the film you feel for them too like they are your own.

With the story imbibed into the characters and context of Telangana with commendable performances, photography and direction, one must experience this film on a big screen. The secret of the title -Pareshan can only be experienced rather than trickling it down to few words as a story. So, I would suggest that you must watch it.