Director: Anudeep KV
Rating: 3
It s difficult for Tollywood to appreciate Jathi Ratnalu fully. It s because, in a significant way, the film mocks Telugu cinema. It s an unapologetic satire that has its lead man (Naveen Polishetty) deliver a hilarious monologue during a court scene, a segment that makes it clear that writer-director Anudeep KV, supported by producer Nag Ashwin (the director of the breakout biopic Mahanati), doesn t mind taking satire to the doorsteps of the cliches-obsessed film industry. The backdrop of the film could have been a film studio and the comedy would have worked just fine - the way Shah Rukh Khan s Om Shanti Om did.