An Almost Overwhelming, Rollercoaster Of A Feast!

Anil Ravipudi packs his latest entertainer with almost too many gags, and yet manages to sail through with his irreverence, aided by great performances from the entire cast

- BH HARSH

OR a straightforward mainstream entertainer, Anil Ravipudi's Sankranthiki Vasthunam has several flashback sequences in the first half that constantly jolt us in and out of the story. In one of them, we see how Raju (Venkatesh) and Bhagyalakshmi (Aishwarya Rajesh) meet and instantly hit it off. As the two actors hit impeccable comic timing, with their characters exchanging rhythmic sweet nothings, we realise that the true charm of the latest Venkatesh starrer lies in its ludicrous, over-the-top lunacy—you either buy into it or you don't. Thankfully, Anil sells the madness of his latest entertainer with impressive ease.

There is an interesting premise in Sankranthiki Vasthunam. Meenakshi (Meenaakshi Chaudhary), a police officer and Raju's ex-girlfriend, seeks him after six years for a high-stakes mission. The only catch: Raju now is a doting husband to an innocent yet possessive Bhagyalakshmi, who is too afraid of losing her husband to his old flame. Anil Ravipudi blends this quirky love triangle with a farcical rescue mission plot, aiming for nothing but relentless fun.