Movie Review: Sathi Gani Rendu Ekaralu

Rating: 2.5/5

Cast: Jagdish Pratap Bhandari, Mohana Sri, ‘Vennela’ Kishore, Raj Thirandasu, Anisha Dama, ‘Bithiri’ Satthi, Muralidhar Goud, Riaz, and others.

Songs: Kasarla Shyam, Nikhilesh Sankoji, Jagadish Pratap Bandari

Cinematography: Vishwanath Reddy CH

Music: Jai Krish

Producers : Naveen Erneni, Y. Ravi Shankar

Written and directed by Abhinav Reddy Danda

Release Date: May 26, 2023

OTT Platform: Aha

Actor Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari got good recognition with the movie ‘Pushpa’. Allu played the role of Arjun’s friend, Keshav. The movie ‘Sathi Gani Rendu Ekaralu’ (Sathi Gani Rendu Ekaralu Movie) starring Jagdish as the protagonist. Mythri Movie Makers, which produced several hit films including ‘Pushpa’, produced the film. ‘Vennela’ stars Kishore, Mohana Sri, Muralidhar Goud, Anisha Dama, and others. This movie was released in Aha OTT (Aha Original Movie). How is this movie?

Sathi Gani Rendu Ekaralu Movie Story: 

Sathi (Jagadish Pratap Bandari) has a wife and two children! He drives a small truck for a living. He has two acres of land in the village. When Satti was young, his grandfather told him not to sell it. Satti lives his life by keeping his word to his grandfather. However, more trouble will come to his head. 

The doctors say that the daughter has a hole in her heart and the operation will cost 30 lakhs. Satthi’s cousin, the Sarpanch of the village (Muralidhar Goud) tries to sell two acres with Satthi for his own gain. When Satti is getting ready to sell the farm, a suitcase comes into his hand. To open it, he goes to his friend Anji (Raj Thirandasu), who has done petty thefts with him in the past.

Did Satthi and Anji open the suitcase together? Or? Any attempts to open it? Why did Lalit (Riaz) tell his henchmen in Hyderabad to bring the suitcase anyway? What’s in it? What did Sattigani (‘Vennela’ Kishore) do when he came to the village for the suitcase? How did the SSI (Bithiri Satthi) investigate if the car caught fire in the village? Finally, did Satti find out what was in the suitcase? Is he out of trouble? You have to watch the movie to know.

Sathi Gani Rendu Ekaralu Movie Analysis: 

The story of ‘Sathi Gani Rendu Ekaralu’ can be said to be a comedy. Or it can be made in the style of a crime thriller. Director Abhinav Reddy voted for Danda Comedy. Each character is uniquely designed. Those characterizations are strong for the movie. Telangana village background too! However, the story is a bit weak. That’s a minus!

There is nothing new in the story of ‘Sattigani Rendekaralu’. The audience moves forward with imagination. However, the Telangana village setting and the characters created by director Abhinav brought something new to this story. There are some videos on YouTube to help them. 

At times, some officials show affection even if they do not know each other and know that they belong to their group. It seems that the director has done a good job in terms of writing, either when watching the starting scene of this movie or when watching the Bitthiri Satthi – ‘Vennela’ Kishore scenes.

Every human being has good and bad. When in trouble, sometimes there is a chance to put aside the good and take a step toward the bad. Necessity makes mistakes. The way the director has shown it in an entertaining way is good. Make sure there is some stretching in between the fun. Good performance by the actors. The beginning of the movie is simple. Curiosity starts once the suitcase arrives. The ending is good. I mean…the setup for the sequel created interest.

Cinematographer Vishwanath Reddy CH has brought out the atmosphere of the Telangana countryside naturally and beautifully on the screen. Jai Krrish’s songs and background music moved forward, immersing the audience in the on-screen scenes as part of the story. The lyrics are natural too. Build values are good.

Sathi Gani Rendu Ekaralu Movie Actors Performance: 

Jagdish Pratap Bandari is a perfect fit for the role of Satti! Dark humor and drama scenes are very well done. At the end of the movie, he gave a good performance as an innocent and cunning person who goes up and down. ‘Vennela’ Kishore scores higher marks than Jagadish when it comes to comedy. This is his best character in recent times.

If the right character and different characterization fall, ‘Vennela’ Kishore will explode. Same in this ‘Sathi Gani Rendu Ekaralu’! More laughs were given with the expressions than with the dialogue. ‘Bithiri’ Satthi is seen in combination scenes. Raj Thirandasu played the role of the hero’s friend well. 

Mohana Sri played an important role as Satthi’s wife. Regular wife character. But, with good scenes in the flow, interest was created. Anisha Dama appeared as Anji’s girlfriend and Sarpanch’s daughter. She also shined as an actress in a somewhat important role as a village beauty. Everyone remembers Riaz’s character in ‘Gully Boys’. That’s the build-up given to it!

A special mention should be made of the child who played Satti’s son. It has been designed to reflect the role of children in Telangana villages. His dialogues are also well written. Muralidhar Goud is okay as Sarpanch.

Finally what? : The entertainment in ‘Sattigani Rendekaralu’ is impressive from the beginning to the end of the movie. Silly comedy entertains in many scenes. Especially the ‘Vennela’ Kishore scenes! The story disappoints. There is a feeling of a missing soul in the story. However, a comedy can be enjoyed without any expectations. Weekend Time Pass Film!