Srinivasa Kalyanam movie review highlights: A lot of preaching and few feel-good moments

Directed by Satish Vegesna, 'Srinivasa Kalyanam' is a wedding film starring Nithiin and Raashi Khanna as the groom and bride.

Featuring music by Mickey J Meyer, the film charts the story of a much in love couple Vasu (Nithiin), an architect and Shri (Raashi Khanna), a billionaire heiress. Vasu hails from a close-knit joint family right out of retro family dramas, with his grandmother (Jayaprada) as the head of the family. Shri on the other hand is the daughter of RK (Prakash Raj), who believes the only thing that deserves his time is his business. Her sister too is going through a divorce because she believes the same.

The first half of the film is filled with a lot (no exaggeration) of preachy dialogues about sampradayalu and the importance of tradition in marriages and weddings, starting out on the same note with a voice-over by Venkatesh. The film also seems to have no qualms so far to fat-shame the character Vidhyut Raman plays in lieu of comedy. Tollywood, it's time you learn the definition of body positivity and write some new, actually funny jokes.

Filled with old-school tropes and some feel-good moments, 'Srinivasa Kalyanam' is a mixed bag so far.