Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful

2012 · 167 min · ★ 6.4 · Comedy, Drama, Family

The official synopsis for Life Is Beautiful says, "It is a coming of age story of six youngsters, set in the beautiful nostalgic world of a working-middle class neighborhood. The film tracks their journey through the different seasons, festivals, romances, street cricket, colony fights, and family gatherings. With the beginning of responsibilities, and adulthood looming around the corner, their dreams and aspirations bring them all together, to make the whole experience magical. Life is Beautiful is a story about new beginnings. It is a celebration of life and its smaller joys

Directed by Sekhar Kammula · Written by Sekhar Kammula

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Abijeet Duddala Srinu
Sudhakar Komakula Nagaraj
Kaushik Darbha Abhi
Rashmi Shastry Sathya
Kavya Chinni
Shagun Kaur Paddu
Zara Shah Lakshmi
Shriya Saran Parvati
Anjala Zaveri Maya
Amala Akkineni Amma
Surekha Vani Paddu's Mother "Dabbulattha'
Naveen Polishetty Rakesh

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