Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu movie review: Chiranjeevi and Anil Ravipudi settle for easy, contrived laughs | Movie-review News
Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu movie review: There’s a specific disarming quality about Anil Ravipudi’s films. The ‘hit machine’ filmmaker has somewhat dominated the Sankranthi real estate for himself over the past few years, thanks to his ‘family-friendly’ cinema that has taken audiences away from the inflated, hyperbolic kind of cinema of recent times. Ravipudi has been defiantly uncomplicated and Telugu-first in his outlook, and given how that breed is rapidly diminishing, it feels obvious that he attracts many suitors who do not want to be fussed about watching a movie. Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu is one such outing, in every sense of the word, that ideally appeals to every member of the audience. It has one of Telugu cinema’s ‘Mt. Rushmore’ icons in Megastar Chiranjeevi headlining it. It boasts another superstar, Nayanthara, who returns to Telugu cinema after a small gap. It has a vibe that befits the Sankranthi holiday mood, it has the right title to go with that vibe, and multiple other goodies packed in (the Victory Venkatesh special appearance included) …
