Cast: Suhas, Sangeerthana Vipin, Rajendra Prasad, Vennela Kishore, Murli Sharma, Goparaju Ramana

Crew: 

Written by Sandeep Reddy Bandla
Editing by Kodati Pavan Kalyan
Music by Vijay Bulganin
Cinematography by Sai Sriram
Directed by Sandeep Reddy Bandla
Produced by Hanshitha Reddy, Harshith Reddy    
Released on 12th October 2024

Suhas has established himself as an upcoming star at the box office proving his acting skills with different subjects. In the mid-range budget films, he has become one actor, who can bring audiences to theatres, consistently. Now, he has come up with another interesting movie, Janaka Aithe Ganaka. The court room drama involves a very weird and out-of-box theme and hence, it attained good buzz prior to release. Let's discuss about the film, in detail. 

Plot: 

Prasad(Suhas), a middle-class man, has a burden to run his family but he has an issue with his father(Goparaju Ramana)'s judgement. He keeps pointing it out to his father. His wife(Sangeerthana Vipin), mother and grand mother all respect his wishes but his grand mother keeps pressing him about kids. Prasad doesn't want to become a father until he is able to give his kids, the best possible education and facilities. He keeps using contraceptives, in colloquial terms - condoms, to avoid pregnancy. He gets a job as a salesman and finds it difficult and stressful to cope up with job's demands. 

He resigns after an year and finds out that his wife is pregnant. He is confused that how come his "protective measures" failed and decides to file a case on "NJOOY" contraceptive company. His lawyer friend(Vennela Kishore) enters to consumer court for the first time, with his case. Understanding his friend's incapability to argue, Judge(Rajendra Prasad) allows Prasad to keep his case in front of the court. What are his arguments? Will he be able to convince his family, society about his right to fight against such companies who publicise their products with unrealistic claims? Watch the movie to know more. 

Analysis: 

Suhas is a good performer but he is becoming slightly routine in the kind of characters he choose. While his subjects have something unique, his characters seem to either belong to middle-class or lower middle class or lower class person, consistently. Maybe he should concentrate on varying in that aspect too. He did his job aptly for the character written for him in this film, too. Sangeerthana Vipin looked good and performed well, too. Vennela Kishore and Rajendra Prasad managed to bring some chuckles here and there. Murli Sharma, Goparaju Ramana are wasted. 

Vijay Bulganin's music and Sai Sriram visuals don't really impress us as much as their previous works. Vijay Bulganin's music, especially, is a let down as the songs or background score doesn't really enhance the impact. Kodati Pavan Kalyan's editing could have been more smooth at places where emotions are being conveyed through eyes. Those frames could have been given some breathing space. Also, DI quality isn't impressive. 

Coming to writing, the plot is quite interesting. One can easily anticipate a wacky, quirky comedy with such an unusual premise. But Sandeep Reddy Bandla kept repeating certain jokes far too many times and the court room arguments did not really pack the punch. They all felt genric and too simple for everyone among the audience member to cheer for the protagonist. It also feels too convenient of an argument without much legal basis. 

Had the writing been more inclusive of legal terms and then common sense, pushing courts to look beyond laws, this movie would have been much more fun. Also, the main conflict between husband and wife, for not respecting their privacy and boundaries, should have been explored better. When wife is going through trust issues, the conflict and resolution needs to be even stronger. The embarrassment and tough situations that the young couple have to bare with are also not fully explored. While being light-hearted such conversations would have added weight to the core plot. But the repeatitiveness takes over such emotional touches and film remains bland. 

In Conclusion: 

A good and novel point needs much more than just surface level comedy and writing. On the whole, Janaka Aithe Ganaka remains underwhelming with lot more potential on offer. 

Rating: 2.25/5