Raghuramaiah (Sathya Raj) who lives alone in his Rajahmundry is diagnosed with lung cancer in its advanced stage. Doctor tells him that he might not live for more than another five or six weeks.
He informs his children who are well-settled in the USA, Australia, and Hyderabad. Grandson Sai (Sai Tej) immediately flies down to Rajahmundry to spend time with his grandfather in his last days.
As per his grandfathers wish, Sai agrees to get married to Angel Arna (Raashi Khanna), the local TikTok celebrity.
Raghuramaiahs sons and daughters with their families also land in Rajahmundry, but much to everyones shock they want their father to pass away in four weeks.
Director Maruthi has narrated a regular story about family bonding, the importance of children spending time with their parents in their last years. There is not much difference between this film and Shatamanam Bhavati produced by Dil Raju in terms of story, but the conflict point differs.
Here Sathya Rajs cancer brings all the children to their village unlike in Shatamanam Bhavati Prakash Raj tells a lie that hes seeking a divorce from his wife in an attempt to bring his kids to home for Sankranthi festival.
You dont find much of the story in Prati Roju Pandaage beyond what we have already seen in the trailer. It is more of an amalgamation of old family sentiment movies.
However, Maruthi has packaged the movie with a lot of entertainment, comedy is generated at regular intervals. Especially the first half flies like a jiffy with its breezy comedy.
The romantic thread between Sai Tej and Raashi Khanna is also good in the first half, with TikTok video culture bringing a contemporary feel to an otherwise old story.
As long as the movie focuses on sequences non related to the core point, it entertains but when Maruthi has to narrate the actual story, there he loses the grip and fumbles in taking the movie forward.
Moreover, scenes of Rao Ramesh and his siblings turning too mechanical towards their father defy the logic. When they leave their father reluctantly, how come they turn so aloof It creates the impression that it is forcibly made for the convenience of the story.
Many scenes in the second half seem farcical and the climax lacks impact. The films last 40 minutes become a routine affair.
It is almost like repetition of Shatamanam Bhavati and the movie turns into a cliched drama here. The inconsistency is a huge problem in the second half.
The film scores in its entertainment. Rao Ramesh provides a lot of fun in the second half, while the first half is largely entertaining as a whole.
Despite predictability and regular sentiment sequences, Prati Roju Pandage turns into an okay watch due to this reason and its feel good factor.
