Movie: Sita Ramam
Director: Hanu Raghavapudi
Cast: Dulquer Salmaan, Mrunali Thakur, Rashmika Mandanna, Bhumika Chawla, Sumanth, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prakash Raj, Tharun Bhascker, Murali Sharma, vennela Kishore, Jisshu Sengupta, Sachin Khadekar, Shatru
Music Director: Vishal Chandrasekhar
Producer: Aswini Dutt
Banner: Swapna Cinema
Release Date: August 5, 2022
8/10
The IBC News Rating
Hanu Raghavapudi, a specialist in making unforgettable romantic entertainers is all set with his latest film Sita Ramam. Starring Dulquar Salman, Mrunali Thakur and Rashmika Mandanna, this most-anticipated love story has hit the screens today. Let us know whether it reached the expectations or not.
Story :
The story revolves around Ram (Dulquer Salmaan) who works as a lieutenant in the Indian Army. In area called Agadha, Ram becomes a hero by defeating the efforts of Pakistani terrorists who trys to creates conflict between Hindus and Muslims. Moreover, as many people know that Ram is an orphan, he starts receiving letters. Among those, the letter written by Seethamahalakshmi as his wife makes him fall in love. However, as she doesn’t mention any details of her, based on a small clue given in a letter, Ram captures Sita Mahalakshmi. But, later, Ram leaves for Pakistan on a military mission and never comes back. Meanwhile, he writes a letter for Sita from Pakistan. Did that letter reach Sita? After 20 years, Why did Aphrin (Rashmika) take responsibility for delivering that letter to Sita? What’s there in the letter? Did Rama and Sita meet each other finally? Forms the crux of the story.
What’s Entertaining & What’s Boring:
The way the director blended a love story with a war backdrop works big time. Chemistry between the lead pair stands out. Visuals give you the eye-feast, and whole songs give you a pleasant experience. Climax and pre-climax need special mention. The way the director dealt with the India-Pakistan issue should be praised as he doesn’t gave space for controversies.
For a film which had such beautiful visuals and good technical values, the slow paced first half is the only drawback. However, this point can be ignored as it is obvious for such types of love stories.
Performance of Cast & Crew:
Dulquer Salmaan delivers his amazing performance as always. After Mahanati, we will again see such a vintage Dulquer Salmaan in this film. Moreover, Dulquer’s fan base is sure to double in Telugu after this film. All kinds of emotions have been brilliantly explored by Dulquer. Mrunal Thakur is the right choice and perfect blend. Her elegance is amazing in her role. She has a certain innocence and charm about her and she has a good future for roles like this. Rashmika’s role is crucial in this movie and she Portrays it with ease. Sumanth also acted well in his role. Prakash Raj, Vennela Kishore and Sunil who played the other roles excelled in their respective roles.
The movie has beautiful visuals and high technical values. The makers of Mahanati, Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinemas once again provided the best production values. Cinematography is good and the frames look rich and colourful. Audience will appreciate the effort that has gone into setting up each and every frame. Editing could have been a lot better. The Dialogues are good. Hanu Raghavapudi finally proved why he is a master in making pleasant love stories. Vishal Chandrasekhar’s music is exceptionally good and gives the film a pleasant feel.
First Half & Second Half:
First half marks a class tale with top-notch production design. The first half of the movie is good but has a slow pace ( which is obvious for this type of gender). Dulquer Salmaan and Mrunal Thakur’s chemistry worked out well.
The entire main plot comes in the second half. Pre-climax and climax marks the heart of the film.
Impressive:
Dulquer – Mrunal chemistry
Twist in Rashmika Role
Visuals
Production Values
Direction
Music
Unimpressive:
Slow Pace In First Half
‘The IBC News’ take on Sita Ramam:
On the whole, Sita Ramam is a well made film with brilliant visuals and soothing songs. Story and the chemistry between the lead pair works bigtime. If you ignore some slow paced scenes in First-half, then the movie will give you a pleasant experience.
One-Line Review:
Beautifully crafted love story with war backdrop
