India, Feb. 7 -- It has been a while since Tollywood delivered a love story that makes you warm and fuzzy. Chandoo Mondeti's Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi-starrer Thandel is a mixed bag, but one can't fault it when it comes to the love story. The film starts well, falters, but thankfully finds its footing again. (Also Read: Naga Chaitanya reacts as Sobhita Dhulipala looks forward to him 'finally shaving beard' after Thandel release)

Raju (Chaitanya) and his bujji thalli (loved one) Satya (Pallavi), are childhood sweethearts who dream of a future together. The only issue? Because they hail from Matchilesam near Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh, Raju is a fisherman away from home for fishing 9 months a year near Gujarat. Rare phone calls fill...