Basically, Technically, Logically, Practically and Finally Sankrathiki Vasthunam (2025) is a wholesome entertainer.
Venkatesh Garu shines!
Aishwarya Rajesh Garu scintillates!
Meenakshi Choudhary Garu shimmers!
The film is a slapstick entertainer with its basic premise being a rescue mission with an incoherent story line. Don't look for logics. There's none! Just enjoy.
The film works only because it's culturally rooted targeting Telugu audiences. It breaks away from the pan-Indian hype! (Not every film can be pan-Indian. Good sense prevailed here!)
There is comedy, there are sentiments, there are messages, there are emotions, there are fights - a bit of everything for everybody and nicely packaged.
The songs and background music enhance the festive mood.
Relying on clichés and tropes repeatedly, Director Anil Ravipudi Garu serves us a festive wholesome lunch.
All the scenes in the film are forced, but the film surprisingly works for most part and seems to have been made for Instagram reels.
The film is laced with several genuine lol moments though.
Catching this light-hearted film in theater today was a great experience - everyone in the theater were having a good time. And the whole vibe was nice.
Venkatesh Garu is as usual in his elements, surrendering to Anil Garu's style and playing it to the galleries. Aishwarya Rajesh Garu was the surprise! She complements Venkatesh Garu very well. Rest of the cast are passable.
Venkatesh Garu must really owe the film's success to his niche audience - the Telugu women! Droves of women coming to theaters in autos, it's like old times! This film had everything to draw them to the theaters.
I am not really a fan of Anil Ravipudi Garu's mediocre film-making. It's cringe. But people seem to love his films.
My IMDb rating 7/10.
