Pratibimbalu is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by K. S. Prakash Rao and Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayasudha, and Tulasi. The film was released after a forty year delay.
Sudha, a college student, is challenged by her friends to transform a flower-seller into a sophisticated man. While she accepts the challenge and educates him, Sudha eventually realises that the man was actually Dr. Ravi, who was pranking her. Sudha falls in love with Ravi but ends up marrying the groom suggested by her parents. Why she followed through with that decision forms the rest of the story.
The film began production in 1982, but the shooting was halted after Akkineni Nageswara Rao went to the United States for treatment after getting a heart attack. Although Nageswara Rao was insistent to complete the film two years later, the production of the film did not continue due to financial reasons.
The film was released on 5 November 2022.
A critic from OTTplay wrote, "Prathibimbaalu isnâÂÂt the âÂÂgolden standardâ among ANRâÂÂs films though it remains extremely watchable due to the treatment and the performances. ItâÂÂs a film thatâÂÂll be in the history books not for its quality but for the fact that someone had the conviction to release it in theatres 40 years after it was made".