K-Ramp Review

Kiran Abbavaram delivered a hit film, KA, a fantasy thriller, for the last Diwali and followed it up with K-Ramp, a romantic comedy film, yet again during the Diwali season. The film and Kiran Abbavaram have been in the news for the last few weeks for various reasons, and all of these reasons, in a way, helped generate decent buzz around the film. The debutant, Jains Nani, directed the film and Yukti Thareja, played the female lead role. Did Kiran Abbavaram, deliver a hit film yet again during Diwali season? Did the debutant director, come up with a good comedy entertainer? After the not-so-successful, Bachchala Malli and Mazaka, did the producer, Rajesh Danda, get back on track with, K-Ramp? Let’s figure it out with a detailed analysis.

What is it about?

Kumar Abbavaram(Kiran Abbavaram), a good-for-nothing youth from a rich family, falls in love at first sight with Mercy Joy(Yukti Thareja) and promises her a happy and affection-filled life if she agrees to his love proposal. She takes some time and eventually says yes to Kumar’s proposal. When everything seems to be going well, Mercy behaves strangely and attempts suicide. Why did Mercy behave strangely and attempt suicide? What is the shocking revelation that Kumar gets to know about Mercy? What is the backstory of Mercy? How did Kumar find a solution for Mercy’s problem? Forms the rest of the story.

Performances:

Kiran Abbavaram looked very confident while acting in comedy portions. It was very evident that his comedy timing had improved a lot. He delivered a few one-liners very effortlessly and generated good fun with his antics. He did a good job in an emotional sequence during the pre-climax of the film.

Yukti Thareja got a meaty role. She looked good and did an ok job with her performance. However, a notable actress with varied acting skills, would have been an apt choice for the very crucial female lead role in the film. Sai Kumar in the role of the hero’s father made his presence felt in comedy episodes and in an emotional sequence during the pre-climax. Naresh’s role was poorly written. He is a very good actor in general but his look, acting and the lines written for his character, looked and sounded odd and uncomfortable. However, he made his experience count in a crucial emotional sequence.

Muralidhar Goud, Ali and Srinivasa Reddy, generated a few laughs here and there. A few of the Vennela Kishore episodes should have been edited to make the film crisp. Sanjay Swaroop did a good job in a brief role. Kamna Jethmalani appeared in an insignificant and brief role. There’s not much to talk about her performance due to the blink-and-you-miss role she played.

Technicalities:

For a romantic comedy film to connect well with the audience, both the comedy and the songs must work out. A romantic comedy film needs to have at least one or two chartbuster songs. This is where the graph of K-Ramp was restricted. The songs scored by Chaitan Bharadwaj were alright on screen but they do not have the X-factor of chartbuster songs. Better songs would have helped the film a great deal. Also, the background score too, was strictly adequate.

Cinematography by Sateesh Reddy Masam was decent and served its purpose. The picturesque locales of Kerala were captured well by the cinematographer and they looked good on screen. Editing by Chota K. Prasad, would have been a bit better. At least ten minutes of repetitive sequences and a lengthy fight in the first half, would have been easily edited, to make the film a bit more engaging. Production values by Hasya Movies and Rudransh Celluloids, were strictly adequate.

Positives:

1.⁠ ⁠Pre-Interval Sequence
2.⁠ ⁠Comedy Portions
3.⁠ ⁠Kiran Abbavaram’s Comedy Timing

Negatives:

1.⁠ ⁠Naresh ‘Lover Boy’ Track
2.⁠ ⁠Unnecessary Hero Elevations
3.⁠ ⁠Songs
4.⁠ ⁠Predictable Execution
5.⁠ ⁠Excessive Use of Cuss Words

Analysis:

PTSD(Post-traumatic stress disorder) is a serious mental health issue which many people around are dealing with. People end up suffering from this disorder after experiencing terrible situations or incidents in their lives. Even with years of therapy, a majority of people suffering from the disorder find it difficult to avoid the triggers caused by the trauma. It is a very sensible issue and it is certainly debatable when a filmmaker decides to generate comedy using a character that is dealing with the disorder. If you can keep the sensitivity around the disorder aside and be fine with a film that generates comedy involving a person suffering from PTSD, there are good chances for you to like the comedy in the film.

The pre-interval episode and thirty minutes post-interval worked out very well in favour of the film. The over-the-top comedy during the aforementioned period in the film generated good laughs in the theatre. There were quite a few well-executed comedy portions in both halves of the film. Kiran Abbavaram with his comedy timing did a very good job and kept the audience entertained and engaged. Also, the emotional realisation episode during the pre-climax of the film came out well. The dialogue written and the actor’s performance during this emotional sequence worked out well.

On the flip side, once the conflict point is revealed during the interval and after generating good fun for around thirty minutes post-interval, the director seems to have run out of ideas and used a few repetitive scenes as fillers. The entire ‘Lover Boy’ track of Naresh is written and executed poorly. A few below-the-belt dialogues uttered by Naresh’s character are of very poor taste. Even the track of Vennela Kishore did not work out as expected barring his introduction sequence at a bar. The major issue which may restrict family audiences from watching the film is the excessive usage of cuss words. The lead character uses the cuss words liberally throughout the film even when it is not really required. Better care in toning down this aspect would have helped the film to reach out to all sections of the audience.

Overall, K-Ramp provides a few genuine laughs here and there. Around thirty minutes after the interval and Kiran Abbavaram’s comedy timing keeps the audience entertained to an extent. If you enjoy over-the-top comedy, you might give K-Ramp a try. However, be prepared to hear many cuss words throughout the film, and to endure a poorly written and executed below-the-belt comedy track by Naresh, along with the outdated execution during the first hour of the film.

Bottomline: Partly ‘Fun’ & Partly ‘Cringe’

Rating – 2.25/5