Sita Ramam
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Afreen, a rebellious Pakistani student sets ablaze the car of an Indian in London. Angered Afreen returns to Pakistan to ask for money from her grandfather that she has to pay in a month's time as damages. However, she gets to know that he is no more and the only thing he has left for her is a letter-delivering task, written by Ram to Sita. As Afreen sets out to find Ram, there begins her journey of discovering the secret behind the 20-year-old letter.
What critics thought
A visually lush period romance set against the India-Pakistan conflict, Sita Ramam won over many critics with its old-world earnestness and the natural charm of its leads — but a significant minority felt the writing was too weak and coincidence-laden to support the epic love story it was reaching for. Dulquer Salmaan and Mrunal Thakur's screen presence kept even skeptical reviewers engaged, though some argued the film leaned too heavily on their good looks to paper over a thin narrative.
“Hanu Raghavapudi's old-world romance saga brims with earnestness and is helped by charming performances from Dulquer Salmaan and Mrunal Thakur”
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo·The Hindu
“Sita Ramam tries hard to make the love story between Sita and Ram a poignant tale, but with weak writing, the film does not get the desired response”
Balakrishna Ganeshan·The News Minute
“The screen presence of Dulquer Salmaan and Mrunal Thakur does add a little vigour to the otherwise dull narration. The film majorly leverages the good looks of its actors to make it tolerable”
The Indian Express
“Sita Ramam has all the ingredients of a puffed-up plot, peppered with coincidences and made to look like a web of implausibilities”
Gautama Bhaskaran·News 18
“Sita Ramam shares its soul with the Bollywood classic Veer-Zaara (2004), yet it maintains an identity of its own”
Jayadeep Jayesh·Deccan Herald
Accolades
Genres
Action, Drama, Musical
Cast & Crew
Hanu RaghavapudiDirector
Dulquer SalmaanLieutenant Ram
Mrunal ThakurSita Mahalakshmi
Rashmika MandannaAfreen
SumanthBrigadier Vishnu Sharma
Gautham Vasudev MenonMajor Selvan
Tharun BhasckerBalaji
Vennela KishoreDurjaya Sharma
ShatruVikas Varma
Sachin KhedekarAbu Tariq
Prakash RajBrigadier Y.K. Joshi
Ashwath BhattAnsari
Bhumika ChawlaVishnu's Wife
Vishal ChandrasekharComposerSita Ramam
Afreen, a rebellious Pakistani student sets ablaze the car of an Indian in London. Angered Afreen returns to Pakistan to ask for money from her grandfather that she has to pay in a month's time as damages. However, she gets to know that he is no more and the only thing he has left for her is a letter-delivering task, written by Ram to Sita. As Afreen sets out to find Ram, there begins her journey of discovering the secret behind the 20-year-old letter.
What critics thought
A visually lush period romance set against the India-Pakistan conflict, Sita Ramam won over many critics with its old-world earnestness and the natural charm of its leads — but a significant minority felt the writing was too weak and coincidence-laden to support the epic love story it was reaching for. Dulquer Salmaan and Mrunal Thakur's screen presence kept even skeptical reviewers engaged, though some argued the film leaned too heavily on their good looks to paper over a thin narrative.
“Hanu Raghavapudi's old-world romance saga brims with earnestness and is helped by charming performances from Dulquer Salmaan and Mrunal Thakur”
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo·The Hindu
“Sita Ramam tries hard to make the love story between Sita and Ram a poignant tale, but with weak writing, the film does not get the desired response”
Balakrishna Ganeshan·The News Minute
“The screen presence of Dulquer Salmaan and Mrunal Thakur does add a little vigour to the otherwise dull narration. The film majorly leverages the good looks of its actors to make it tolerable”
The Indian Express
“Sita Ramam has all the ingredients of a puffed-up plot, peppered with coincidences and made to look like a web of implausibilities”
Gautama Bhaskaran·News 18
“Sita Ramam shares its soul with the Bollywood classic Veer-Zaara (2004), yet it maintains an identity of its own”
Jayadeep Jayesh·Deccan Herald
Accolades
Genres
Action, Drama, Musical
Cast & Crew
Hanu RaghavapudiDirectorDulquer SalmaanLieutenant RamMrunal ThakurSita MahalakshmiRashmika MandannaAfreenSumanthBrigadier Vishnu SharmaGautham Vasudev MenonMajor SelvanTharun BhasckerBalajiVennela KishoreDurjaya SharmaShatruVikas VarmaSachin KhedekarAbu TariqPrakash RajBrigadier Y.K. JoshiAshwath BhattAnsariBhumika ChawlaVishnu's WifeVishal ChandrasekharComposerStream