Mismatch (film)

Mismatch (stylized as Mis(s)match) is a 2019 Telugu-language romantic sports film directed by N. V. Nirmal Kumar. The film stars Uday Shankar and Aishwarya Rajesh in the lead roles.

Cast

 * Uday Shankar as Siddharth
 * Master Adhiroh as younger Siddharth
 * The sequence where he repeats thousands of numbers from memory is based on Shankar's real life.


 * Aishwarya Rajesh as Mahalakshmi
 * Pradeep Rawat as Mahalakshmi's father
 * Sanjay Swaroop as Siddharth's father
 * Naga Mahesh as a villager
 * Ravulapati Venkata Ramarao
 * Malakpet Shailaja as a villager
 * Bhadram as Bhadram
 * Roopa Laxmi as Mahalakshmi's mother
 * Sandhya Janak
 * Sharanya Pradeep as Mahalakshmi's friend
 * Padma Jayanthi as Mahalakshmi's aunt
 * Laxman
 * Munna

Production
Uday Shanker, who was last seen in the film Aatagadharaa Siva (2018), wanted to do a film with a message. N. V. Nirmal Kumar, who had previously directed the Tamil film Salim (2014), was chosen to direct the film.

Soundtrack
The songs were composed by Gifton Elias. The first single, "Arere Arere", was launched by Trivikram Srinivas on 25 November 2019. The song "Ee Manase" from Tholi Prema was remixed and used in the film.

Release
The film released on 6 December.

Critical reception
This film received positive reviews from fans and polarized reviews from critics. The Hans India gave 3.5 of 5 stars and stated that "On the whole, 'Mismatch' is a decent entertainer". The Times of India gave 2 of 5 stars and praised the performances of Rajesh and Rawat, but stated how "there’s only so much they can do to save the film from a routine script and terrible narration".