Divorce Invitation

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Divorce Invitation
Divorce invitation.jpg
Theatrical released poster
Directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy
Written by
  • S. V. Krishna Reddy
  • Bala Rajasekharuni
  • Robert Naturman
Based on Aahvaanam
Produced by
  • Dr. Venkat
  • M. S. P. Srinivas Reddy
R. R. Venkat
Starring
Cinematography Brad Rushing
Edited by
Music by
  • Lenny "Step" Bunn
  • Ed Barguiarena
  • Title track "Easily" written and performed by Jason Feddy
Production
company
Venkat Productions
Distributed by R. R. Movie Makers
Release date
  • November 15, 2012 (2012-11-15)(Israel)
Running time
115 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States [2]
LanguageEnglish

Divorce Invitation is a 2012 American romantic comedy film directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy and co-written by Robert Naturman and Bala Rajasekharuni. [3] It was produced by R. R. Venkat and co-produced by M S P Srinivas Reddy. [4] Upon release, the film received mixed reviews. [5] [6] The movie is based on director's own 1997 Telugu movie Aahvaanam . [7] [8]

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Plot

Mike Christian falls in love with a Jewish girl, Dylan Lipnick. Her grandparents initially disapprove, but finally agree to their marriage after Mike converts to Judaism. Dylan's parents' divorce badly affected her and she draws up with a long prenup that Mike signs without reading. They honeymoon and return to the house the grandparents have bought for them.

After four months of marriage, Mike comes up with the idea of franchising the family business to make money, he is joined in this by his best pal Scotty. After putting together a business plan they approach a large business only to find the CEO is on her way to a golf/business week. Dylan takes out a new Visa card to allow Mike to track the CEO down and broker the business deal because this will make for a "happy husband". Mike tracks the CEO down in Scottsdale, Arizona and finds she is actually Alex Birch, the girl he was supposed to take to prom 13 years earlier and did not happen due to interference from her dad. The spark that was there before reignites and they start a relationship. Mike e-mails Dylan to ask for a divorce and immediately afterwards finds out she is pregnant. Following the prenup, Dylan refuses the divorce; the prenup has a clause that a divorce can only happen with a formal divorce ceremony, with everyone from the original wedding and the bride and groom in their original clothes. This has to be followed by a formal ceremony paid for by the person wanting a divorce. Also, the person bringing the divorce has to explain the reasons.

Mike spends a lot of time organizing the ceremony and getting people to attend. On the day of the divorce ceremony, he decides he loves Dylan and apologizes to Alex, and stays with his wife.

Cast

Production

Divorce Invitation was reported to be a remake of S. V. Krishna Reddy's 1997 Indian Telugu-language film Aahvaanam , [9] however, Reddy denied the same by saying that it's a completely different subject. [10]

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References

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  2. ↑ Divorce Invitation the movie
  3. ↑ "'The Sopranos Jamie-Lynn Sigler to Star in Indian Company's First U.S. Film". 28 July 2011.
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  5. ↑ Divorce Invitation – Influx Magazine | Influx Magazine
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