Movie review 'Subramanyam For Sale': Sold out

For director Harish Shankar, a lot depended on Subramanyam For Sale after the debacle of Ramayya Vastavayya with Jr NTR couple of years back. Seetha (Regina Cassandra) runs away from home as she doesn’t want to marry the boy chosen by her uncle (Suman). She goes to US to marry her Facebook friend (Randhir) but realises that he is a fraud. She is saved by Subramanyam (Sai Dharam Tej). Trying to make ends meet, Subramanyam does different jobs in the US — a chef and a radio jockey. Seetha too becomes a chef. In an event organised by NRI Rajasekhar (Nagababu), the two pose as a real couple for the cash prize and wins the Best Couple award.

The two then return to Indian as their respective sisters are getting married. Seetha’s family thinks that she is already married and Subramanyam is supposed to marry a goon’s sister, Durga (Adah Sharma). How Subraman-yam tackles the situation and Durga’s connection with Subraman-yam forms the crux of the story. Harish Shankar has played it safe with SFS. While the subject is nothing great, it is an out and out entertainer. He has also proved that he is good when it comes to writing dialogues. The film’s second half, based in India, is more entertaining — the first half’s in the US.

Apart from the director, Subramanyam For Sale also proves that Sai Dharam Tej is growing with each film. This is only his third film and he improvises well, the comedy scenes especially are nice as his comic timing is perfect. Compared to his two earlier films, in this film he showcases the mannerisms of his uncles Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan, which will definitely go down well with fans of the family. Regina Cassandra as Seetha is beautiful and glamorous. This is probably one of her best roles and she has proved that she can deliver in all departments, like dance, performance and glamour. The two’s on-screen chemistry is also good. In other characters, Rao Ramesh again does a great job in a negative character. His dialogue delivery is impeccable, but his character has been shortened.

Ajay, Suman, Nagababu and Naresh are their usual best. Fish Venkat, who is a small actor, will get due recognition for his comedy. Adah Sharma plays a cameo and Brahmanan-dam as usual, provides some laughs. Tejaswi too plays a cameo. Ram Prasad’s camera work is good and he has captured some beautiful locations, especially for the Guvva Gorinka song. There are, however, a few flaws. The story is routine and quite predictable. The climax is not convincing and could have been better. The relationship between Taj and his stepmother Jhansi could have been shown more convincingly. Finally, SFS, while not being great in the story department, is a mass entertainer and the second half especially has some hilarious scenes. It’s a good paisa vasool film.