BRO (2023) [Hindi-Telugu]

Bro (stylized as BRO) (meaning: Brother) is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language supernatural fantasy comedy film directed by Samuthirakani, from a screenplay by Trivikram Srinivas. Produced under People Media Factory and Zee Studios. An adaptation of the 2021 Tamil movie Vinodhaya Sitham, it stars Pawan Kalyan, Sai Dharam Tej, Priya Prakash Varrier, Ketika Sharma, Brahmanandam and Subbaraju.

After being fatally injured in a car crash, a man is given three months back on earth to make amends. The music is composed by Thaman S, cinematography handled by Sujith Vasudev and editing by Naveen Nooli. Bro was theatrically released on 28 July 2023. Markandeyulu “Mark” is an IT worker in Hyderabad, Telangana, who wants to get married to his girlfriend, Ramya. He is a dominating individual who puts his own interests ahead of others, including that of his own family, consisting of his mother, Easwari, sisters, Veena and Gayathri, brother, Arun, who is working in the United States, and Ramya. While coming back from a road trip from Vizag to Hyderabad, Mark meets with an accident and dies. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a strange dark place, where a man dressed in black approaches him and introduces himself as “Time” alias “Titan”. Time informs Mark that his time on Earth is over. On hearing this, Mark begs him that his company and family depend on his job for everything. He asks Time to send him back so that he can put his family and company on a much stable condition than previously, before departing the world for good. Time agrees but gives him only 3 months to get his personal life in order; based on secrecy about the agreement and on the condition that he is always accompanied by him. Thus, Mark survives the accident and returns home, with Time in tow.