Movie Name : Oh Bhama Ayyo Rama
Release Date : July 11, 2025
Cast : Suhas, Malavika Manoj, Anita hassanandani, Ali, Ravinder Vijay, Babloo Prithiveeraj, Prabhas Sreenu, Raghu Karumanchi, Moin, Sathvik Anand, Nayani Pavani etc.
Director : Ram Godhala
Music Director : Radhan
Telugumopo.com Rating : 2/5
Story:
Ram (Suhas) is the son of Anita, a stage dancer who walks away from her husband after a betrayal she couldn’t bear. She resolves to care for her son and decamps with young Ram to begin a new life. However, fate catches up with her when she dies just after. Ram is thereafter brought up by his aunt’s brother, Maternal Uncle (Ali), who acts as his guardian and pillar of strength.
Ram grows up having a strong aversion to movies and everything related to the film industry. His early life trauma makes him aspire to study abroad and lead a life far from what he had experienced in the past. Ram happens to visit Warangal on his mother’s death anniversary and meets Satyabhama (Malavika Manoj), who has an accident when she was driving drunk. Ram rescues her, and this experience makes a lasting impression on Satyabhama, who begins to fall for him.
As she inches towards Ram, Satyabhama discovers more about his life and encourages him to become an assistant to director Harish Shankar, hoping it will change his outlook. What is Ram’s true tale? What secrets of his past continue to haunt him? And why does Satyabhama feel that cinema might just be the turning point in his life?
Find out by watching the movie.
Review:
Malavika Manoj makes a strong debut in Telugu cinema with this movie, giving a stunning debut performance. She shines with her expressions, natural screen presence, and crisp comic timing, especially while performing opposite Suhas. She has a few light-hearted and exciting moments with actor Sathvik as well that are quite acceptable.
Suhas is fairly good in the role, and he maintains the tone of the character. But his role does not provide him with much scope to experiment or display his true potential. The rest of the cast does a decent job and acts as per their characters, but none of them have scenes that leave any kind of lasting impression.
The story is told at a slow pace, bogged down by needless repetitions and pointless distractions that make the watching process exhausting. A lack of emotional richness — something Suhas’s films typically do so well — that is otherwise notable is sensed throughout, diminishing the engagement with the viewer.
Predictability also influences the narrative. With formulaic storytelling and not much originality, even viewers who entered with modest hopes may leave disillusioned. Suhas’s character lacks depth, and the performance is crippled by the absence of memorable scenes. It looks more like a placeholder role than one that will be remembered. Even veterans like Ali and Babloo Prithiveeraj get wasted, with roles that fail to do justice to their talent or experience.
From a musical perspective too, the film falls short. The songs are misplaced and do not contribute to the narrative or bring forth any kind of emotion. Radhan’s background score is mediocre at best, and even his die-hard fans would find the soundtrack disappointing. The song placements also disrupt the narrative flow instead of complementing it.
On the technical front, the production values are just about average. Manikandan’s cinematography brings some visual polish to the film, with a few frames standing out. However, the editing by Bhavine M. Sha needed more precision — the film could easily have been trimmed to improve the pacing and engagement.
Director Ram Godhala, who begins on a strong note with an idea, does not quite bring it on the screen. The narrative is not deep, does not have energy, nor is it clear, and as a result, the final product is undercooked. A more taut script and direct approach would have made all the difference.
Overall Malavika Manoj impresses in her Telugu debut with charm and assurance on the screen. Suhas, despite being capable, is disappointed by a role that does not provide him with much to deliver. Though the movie had a good idea, it falls short with poor storytelling, a languid plot, and an inability to connect on an emotional level. Subpar song placement and underutilization of veteran actors contribute to the disappointment. Even with some high points, the movie fails to leave a lasting impression.
