Vimanam

<p>Veerayya runs the Sulabh Complex in a Hyderabad slum, near Begumpet. His life revolves around his son Raju. Veerayya has no wife or relatives, except for three neighbors: Daniel, a kindhearted auto driver; Koti, a witty cobbler; and Sumathi, a compassionate sex worker. One day, Veerayya learns that Raju has leukemia and only a few days to live. Raju loves planes and wants to fly in an airplane. Determined to fulfill his son’s wish, Veerayya works day and night to save enough money to buy two plane tickets to Tirupati. He works as a carpenter and asks Rs. 10000 from the boss, but the latter denies. On that day, a sum of Rs. 50000 is lost from the boss’s account. The boss complains to the police, and Veerayya goes to jail. For this, the boss pays Rs. 10000 as a bribe. In lock up, the police beats Veerayya. Later, the boss finds out that the money was taken by his son, so he withdraws his complaint and gives Rs. 5000 as a bribe for this. Afterward, Daniel’s son and Raju are caught by airport security as they were trying to cross a fence, and they were brought to the police station. The police who beat Veerayya go to beat Raju, but Veerayya stops the police and threatens them that he will go to higher officials and file a complaint. He then acts as a comedian in an exhibition and makes the children laugh, while also getting paid a lump sum of money. Veerayya and his friends go to buy tickets at night. However, some rich guys drove the wrong way, hit Daniel’s auto, fought with him and Veerayya, and stole Veerayya’s money. Koti saves the money and goes to Sumathi after paying Rs. 1000. Suddenly, he has a change of mind and grabs the money from Sumathi, gives it to Veerayya, and says that Sumathi gave it. Koti explains to Sumathi about the situation. Sumathi is moved and hugs Koti. Finally, Veerayya has enough money and books two tickets to Tirupati. With the help of Shweta, an air hostess, Veerayya and Raju board the flight, where Veerayya explains the situation to Shweta. Raju is excited on boarding the flight but unfortunately dies during it. Veerayya has an emotional outburst and requests Shweta not to reveal the death news. When the flight lands in Tirupati, Shweta finds out that Veerayya also died. The film was produced by Kiran Korrapati and . This is a comeback film for in the Telugu film industry. The film was entirely made in Telugu and a key scene from the film featuring Samuthirakani was additional filmed in Tamil. The music for the film was composed by Charan Arjun and the music distribution rights was acquired by . The film was released on 9 June 2023. The film streamed on on June 30, 2023. Paul Nicodemus of gave it 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, ” is a film that showcases a father’s (and parents’) love for his son (and children) and possesses universal appeal. Watch it for its solid performances and decent production values.” Satya Pulagam of gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, “The film has heart-wrenching emotional scenes, but it lacks a better narrative to connect the audience with the film.” gave the film a 2.75 star rating out of 5 and wrote, ” is a watchable emotional drama with a good concept and a slow-paced screenplay, which might not appeal to all viewers.” Raghu Bandi of gave it 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, ” is such a 80’s movie that it should have stayed there. Viewers who like sentimental movies, tearjerkers might like this film. They can try it when it comes on OTT.”. Latha Srinivasan of rated 2 out of 5 and stated that “he filled the story with so much melodrama that it’s far too bleak to enjoy.” Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of reviewed the film as “Samuthirakani shoulders a melodramatic tale” and wrote “Samuthirakani and child actor Dhruvan put their best foot forward in the Telugu-Tamil bilingual ‘Vimanam’ that has its moments but gets progressively melodramatic and contrived”</p>