Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu

Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu is a complete Chiranjeevi film where the star carries the entire narrative on his shoulders. Director Anil Ravipudi delivers a typical commercial entertainer without a strong story or logic. While the first half is engaging, the second half feels dragged and forced.

But Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu doesn’t take long to grow complacent, and that trait always remains unwelcome in the comedy genre. The humour in the setup portion works just fine, though the expectation is that the story is only going to become more exciting and make the laughs feel as organic as possible. We do get a turn in the plot on cue, which involves Shankara’s two estranged young children. Ravipudi makes this the emotional hook and lends it a Main Hoon Na kind of design that requires the father (and his subordinates) to move briefly to a boarding school and win over the kids. In conception, this is exciting for several reasons: the story isn’t just relocated to a new terrain, but set up to grow complicated in intriguing, often comical ways.

First Half Report: Till now the movie is engaging. This is Megastar's most entertaining performance post comeback. Some scenes are over the top, but the proceedings hold our attention.

Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu

It is no exaggeration to say, Chiranjeevi, delivered his best performance in ‘Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu’, after making a comeback into films in 2017. It is his one-man show to say the list. His dialogue delivery, subtle expressions, comedy timing and ability to perform in a balanced way during emotional sequences without going overboard, are a treat to watch on screen. It looked like he really enjoyed playing the ‘Vara Prasad’ character and that joy, fully translated onto the screen.