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
Andhrawatch.com Rating : 2/5
Story:
Ram (Suhas) has lived with the black mark left by a painful childhood after losing both parents. He was raised by his caring uncle (Ali), has a goal to go overseas for an MS, and works hard throughout college to make that happen.
His life takes a turn when he rescues Satyabhama (Malavika Manoj) from a terrible accident. Thankful and attracted to him, she falls in love. With the passage of time, Ram too starts feeling the same way, and they develop an unbreakable bond.
But just as things are going so well, another accident with Satyabhama causes Ram to be shaken to his core, making him face the dark history that he had attempted to erase from his memory.
What is Ram’s hidden past? How does it impact his present? Can he overcome it and protect his future with Satyabhama? The answers unfold on the big screen.
Review:
Suhas, much loved for his sincere performances in movies such as Color Photo and Writer Padmabhushan, has made a name for himself playing down-to-earth, endearing characters. But in Oh Bhama Ayyo Rama, the charm begins to lose its sheen. His performance of yet another introverted, simple boy gets old and unoriginal. Though Suhas attempts to bring genuineness to the character, the character itself lacks emotional depth, allowing him no space to leave his mark.
Malavika Manoj, winner of critical acclaim in Tamil films with Joe, debuts in Telugu through this film. Unfortunately, her character, Satyabhama, has been penned with limited clarity and depth. The character doesn’t give her much leeway to develop or interact with the audience, and her performance feels flat and distant.
Ali, breaking free from his comic image, gives one of the film’s very few strong performances as the hero’s uncle. His earnest act provides a welcome dash of authenticity. The hero’s friends provide some genuinely light-hearted moments, but otherwise, the supporting actors go unreported. Babloo Prithiveeraj is almost invisible, and Ravindra Vijay is mediocre as the villain. Anita, making her Telugu return after a decade, fares reasonably well in a limited role and indicates potential for more work to come.
Where Oh Bhama Ayyo Rama disappoints most is in writing and narrative approach. The movie tries to craft a narrative based on a young guy overcoming past trauma with a new love interest. The screenplay is short of the emotional depth and lucidity it needs to pull that off. The love track comes across as clichéd—a girl has a fall, the boy rescues her, and they are in love. It’s a formula we’ve seen far too often, with nothing fresh to make it feel new.
The flashback, which is established as a pivotal moment in the film, becomes one of its weakest moments. The build-up doesn’t pay off with any real emotional impact. The ideas of family feud and mother-son relationship are posed but never developed to a satisfactory extent, leading to an emotional disconnect. The story doesn’t provide any real high and low moments, and thus the story feels like it’s nowhere.
Scenes pop in and out throughout the movie without making any lasting impact. The absence of emotional bond between the protagonists only serves to make the disconnection complete. While some laughs here and there are spot on, they are not sufficient to heighten the experience.
Even as the narrative unfolds, the tone is still flat, and the second half follows the same dull pace as the first. Though the film tries to mix romance, family drama, and emotional suspense, it fails to make any of them believable. The climax, instead of being effective, becomes lengthy and ends unresolved and unsatisfying.
Technically, Oh Bhama Ayyo Rama is disappointing. Radhan’s music, which is normally a plus point in his work, is subpar here. Except for one mildly pleasant melody, the soundtrack doesn’t make an impact. The background score is equally forgettable. Manikandan’s cinematography is professional but doesn’t impact the narration in any major manner.
Director and writer Ram Godhala seems unsure about the central message of the film. The characters are not well-formed, and the emotional moments don’t connect. Because of this, the movie seems like a lost opportunity — one with promise that never accomplishes its emotional or narrative objectives.
Oh Bhama Ayyo Rama attempts to provide a feel-good romantic drama but ends up presenting a weak, emotionally distant story. With subpar writing, flat narration, and underdeveloped characters, the film doesn’t stick.