Samuthirakhani's Vimanam directed by Siva Prasad Yanala is releasing on 9 June 2023. The film's first look, teaser, and trailer got a good response from the movie lovers. The film's OTT partner is Zee5 and streaming will be after the end of its theatrical run. Let us find out what Vimanam offered to movie lovers.
Vimanam's story is all about a young kid's dream of becoming a pilot and how his father fulfilled his wish. Veerayya (Samuthirakhani) is a differently abled person who works hard to give good education and life to his son Raju (Dhruvan). However, his life takes a drastic turn and how he deals with it form the rest of the story. How auto driver Daniel (Dhanraj), cobbler Koti (Rahul Ramakrishna), Sumathi (Anasuya Bharadwaj), and air hostess Swetha (Meera Jasmine) are related to it, should be found on the screen.
Samuthirakhani lived in the role of the disabled father who goes all out to make his son happy and realize his dreams. He came up with realistic and natural expressions and he carried the film on his shoulders. Dhruvan who played the role of his son, performed in a natural manner. He elevated the scenes along with Samuthirakhani.
Dhanraj's role is ok and Meera Jasmine who made her comeback to the screen is good in a cameo role of an air hostess. Rahul Ramakrishna and Anasuya Bharadwaj irritated with their roles and performances.
Vimanam's story readied by Siva Prasad Yanala is about father-son bonding, love, and affection. He starts the narration in an emotional manner but he failed to continue in the same run. Except for the Samuthirakhani and Dhruvan characters, other characters and roles do not elevate the scenes. While Dhanraj's character is a little ok, the dialogues involving Rahul Ramakrishna and Anasuya diluted the film's seriousness. The dialogue looked cheap, had a double meaning, and was obscene and came as a shock to the movie lovers who thought the film would be a clean family entertainer.
The film's first half turned out to be below average except for Samuthirakhani and Dhruvan, the other scenes involving Rahul Ramakrishna, and Anasuya marred the proceedings. The second half is a little better with Samuthirakhani and Dhruvan with their performances taking the film to another level. The story of Siva Prasad Yanala is routine and the screenplay is predictable to the core. The direction left a lot to be desired. Except for a few dialogues like 'Adukkovadam Enduku, Edaina Panichesuku Batakochu', 'Anni Ichchevadu Devudela Avutadu, Naanna '
Other dialogues turned out to be pretty ordinary. The cinematography of Vivek Kalepu is good and the music of Charan Arjun and Hanu Ravuri is situational and BGM is ok. The editing of Marthand K Venkatesh could have been better in the first half. Production values are ok.
Altogether, Vimanam is an emotional journey. The film turned out to be above average. Siva Prasad Yanala planned Vinamam with Samuthirakhani with good intentions. The results were impressive, notwithstanding the limited resources. However, he just gave an oakyish film with his story, screenplay, and direction. Except for a few emotions highlighting father-son bonding, everything looked predictable and routine. A few scenes looked unnecessary and the double-meaning dialogues featuring Anasuya and Rahul Ramakrishna and the scenes involving them turned out to be cheap and atrocious. Considering all these aspects, Cinejosh goes with a 2.5 Rrating for Vimanam.