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Venky Mama movie review: Old wine in an old bottle

Rating: ( 2.5 / 5).

Telugu movie buffs know by now what to expect from a romantic family entertainer set in a rustic backdrop. We get to see an influential man who is well-respected by the community and stands by the downtrodden against tainted politicians. He has a heart of gold and would do anything for his family. Add in some adult jokes, big action sequences, and foot-tapping songs, and you have the recipe for a commercial potboiler. Venkatesh and Naga Chaitanya’s Venky Mama follows this formula and offers nothing new. The film is soaked in kitschy 80s nostalgia and is essentially an old-fashioned melodrama that quickly becomes a slog.

Venky Mama is about Naga Chaitanya's character, Karthik, an Indian Army Captain who was raised by his uncle, Venkata Ratnam aka Military Naidu (Venkatesh). The film takes an hour or so just to establish the relationship between the mama-alludu and the women in their lives. The screenplay thus takes too long to arrive at the core conflict.

A woman like Vennela (Payal Rajput) is hard to find. She stands faithfully by her man even though he is in no mood to get married until he meets his nephew. She plays a Hindi teacher, but you rarely see her in a classroom. In one instance, you see her trying to befriend her students discussing her relationship status and showing a willingness to live in a joint family. No wonder then that Karthik becomes a matchmaker and does his best to get her hitched to his mama .

Then we have this mama , who tries to find ways to rebuild a fractured relationship between his alludu and Harika (Raashi Khanna). Disguised as comedy, the sequences involving the mama-alludu, who try to play cupid for each other, are in bad taste. These clichés could have easily been avoided.

One assumes that the point Venky Mama wants to make about astrology is that even though God writes our fate, love alone can change it for good. However, the message gets lost along the way and the film suffers due to its mediocre script. It might have worked as an enjoyable comedy, but much of it is narrated as an emotional drama, resulting in several contrived scenes that fall flat.

The humour works when it is done intelligently, but the film’s slapstick sequences do not work at all — like the one in which Venkata Ratnam asks his mother to prepare chalimidi (a traditional rice sweet).

Venkatesh is at ease in a character we have seen him play many times before — the aforementioned man of strength with a heart-of-gold, and humour to boot. The blows and the look of pain on his face seem genuine and the film largely benefits from his performance. Naga Chaitanya fits the bill as Karthik and he delivers a few light moments. Hyper Aadi helps muster up a few laughs as well. Prakash Raj as Army Brigadier and Rao Ramesh as the baddie are reduced to caricatures. Nasser and Geetha, who do not get much scope to perform, just breeze through their roles.

To an extent, director Bobby does well to keep things moving without a dull moment. But that’s not enough for this story as the director clearly has the potential to make a better film than this. 

Overall, the film is predictable and tiresome because its wafer-thin storyline is stretched way beyond its potential. If you switch off your brain and enjoy seeing Venkatesh and Naga Chaitanya in action, with zero expectations, then, this one is for you.

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Venky Mama ( U/A ) 13/Dec/2019 Action, Comedy 2hrs 29mins

Critics: 5 Panel: 0 User: 6

Overall: 4.3 from 11 users

Synopsis/Plot : When his sister and her husband die in a car accident, a rice-mill owner decides to raise his nephew as his own child. They become inseparable over the course of time, but there are evil forces at work that are trying to separate them.

Director : K.s Ravindra

Music Director : Devi Sri Prasad

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Regular drama.

'Venky Mama' begins well and establishes super chemistry between the uncle-nephew duo Venkatesh and Naga Chaitanya, and provides some decent entertainment in the beginning but goes haywire later. (more)

Source: GreatAndhra, greatandhra.com

Mama-Alludu combo let down by a stereotypical plot

Mediocre writing and crass humour let down this comic caper (more)

Source: Suhas Yellapantula, Times Of India

Venkatesh and Chaitanya breathe life into an old tale

Barring an odd funny situation and the uncle-nephew camaraderie, there's little else to root for. (more)

Source: SANGEETHA DEVI DUNDOO, The Hindu

Venkatesh, Naga Chaitanya's chemistry is heartwarming in an otherwise bland drama

Venky Mama could have been so much more than what it is, but it's a missed opportunity! (more)

Source: Hemanth Kumar, Firstpost.com

For Venky and Chay's chemistry

Venky Mama is a typical film drama which has a great premise and good star cast. The first half is impressive as both Chay and Venky create good entertainment. But things fall flat in the second half and disappoint a bit. The film is aimed at the single screen audience and will please them. (more)

Source: 123telugu Team, 123telugu.com

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Finally, after several months long delay, Venky Mama, the much-awaited multi-starrer featuring the Daggubati and Akkineni uncle-nephew duo, Venkatesh and Naga Chaitanya, is all set to go on floors from February 22. Sardaar Gabbar Singh and Jai Lava Kusa fame Bobby will direct the movie.

Now, the latest reports reveal that Venky Mama’s first schedule will kick-start in Rajahmundry. Apparently, a part of the film’s story is set in the Konaseema backdrop, and that’s why the film’s unit has chosen Rajahmundry and surrounding areas for the shoot.

Rakul Preet Singh will be romancing Chay in the film and Shriya has been paired opposite Venkatesh. There is also a buzz that Rana may appear in a brief cameo in the film. Suresh Productions, Kona Film Corp and People Media Factory banners will be jointly bankrolling Venky Mama.

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