Movie: Ramarao On Duty
Rating: 3/5Banner: SLV Cinemas LLP, RT Teamworks
Cast: Ravi Teja, Divyasha Kaushik, Rajisha Vijayan, Venu Thottempudi, Nasser, ‘Sarpatta’ John Vijay, Rahul Rama Krishna, Surekha Vani and others
Music Director: Sam C S
DOP: Sathyan Sooryan
Editor: Praveen KL
Art Director: Sahi Suresh
Action Stunts: Peter Hein, Stun Shiva
Producer: Sudhakar Cherukuri
Story, Screenplay, Dialogues and Direction: Sarath Mandava
Release Date: July 29, 2022
Films starring Ravi Teja are usually eagerly anticipated. "Ramarao On Duty" managed to generate enough buzz with its trailer despite its minimal hype. The movie's creators claimed that it differs from Ravi Teja's most recent big-budget action movies.
Let's investigate their statements to see if they contain any truth.
story :
The narrative takes place in Chittoor in 1995. Deputy collector Ramarao (Ravi Teja) is sincere and truthful. He has no problem making compromises in order to serve the public by opposing strong forces.
Rajisha Vijayan, Ramarao's previous girlfriend, discovers letters addressed to the government agency asking for assistance in the issue of her husband's disappearance.
Ramarao realises that there is more to the situation than just a lost case when he starts his investigation. What relation does this case have to Red Sander smuggling?
Performances by Artists:
Ravi Teja has experimented with portraying a government official. Here, he lacks the enthusiasm we see in his acting. Rahul Ramakrishna plays his part admirably.
Heroines Only receiving a love duet each, Divyansha Kaushik and Rajisha Vijayan are given nothing to do in the movie.
The dubbing aspect of Venu Thottempudi's comeback is even worse. He kind of earned nothing from this return. He portrays him as a policeman. Other performers do the usual duties.
Technical Excellence :
Sam CS's tracks stand out like a sore thumb for their technical excellence. The songs are placed incorrectly. On television, none of them seem alluring. But the soundtrack is alright.
The photography is excellent. Well-produced aerial pictures of the woodland are used. The writing is not very good.
Highlights:
Fundamental idea
Several scenes
Drawback:
\sNo emotional flow
boring narration
There is excessive detail in many scenes.
Poor leadership
The culmination
Analysis
Red Sanders smuggling is a significant problem in the Andhra Pradeshi district of Chittoor. The 1990s saw a great deal of controversy regarding the killings of Tamil coolies in the Seshachalam forest. Following "Pushpa," Ravi Teja's "Ramarao On Duty" focuses on this issue.
"Ramarao On Duty," which is set in 1995, opens as the story of a sincere government official contending with dishonest politicians and police officers. It gradually evolves into an investigative drama about people who have vanished and may or may not be connected to a missing maal (goods of smuggled Red Sanders). Director Sarath Mandava spends a lot of time explaining the workings of the government's executive branch.
He approaches the matter in an unusual manner for a movie starring a popular actor like Ravi Teja. At first, his method seems more documentary-like. But after a while, it is obvious that he veers off course. We discover that the issue is with his narrative.
He approaches the matter in an unusual manner for a movie starring a popular actor like Ravi Teja. At first, his method seems more documentary-like. But after a while, it is obvious that he veers off course. We discover that the issue is with his narrative.
Ravi Teja learns that his ex-girlfriend (Rajisha Vijayan) contacted the authorities over her missing husband in letters. The way Sarath Mandava handled the situations between Ravi Teja and Rajisha in this episode demonstrates that he is unqualified to handle such scenes.
In the movie, Divyansha Kaushik plays Ravi Teja's wife. Later in the second half, the filmmaker seems to have become aware of her presence. Up until that point, we observe her making tea or doing housework. His wife unexpectedly visits the house of his previous girlfriend and discovers her husband's "greatness." Finally, she receives a song (a dream song in Spain). Rajisha and Divyansha don't belong in this tale.
The director's screenplay is uneven despite having a good premise. Our tolerance is being tried by the boring narration. The research process takes too long, and the climax—which includes a tease for a sequel—is another failure.
In the first half, too many details are given when they are not necessary, but when they should have been neatly wound up, the effort is lost.
Overall, "Ramarao On Duty" is neither a mainstream movie nor a sophisticated view. Because of the uninteresting narration, the attempt to tell a serious (?) story with mass Maharaja Ravi Teja fails.
The general perception is that government workers in offices sleep while they are at work. The director most likely intended for the audience to fall asleep during this movie in order to support that opinion.