What's it all about?
Karthik (Krishnudu), a soft, ever-happy kind of guy, comes to Hyderabad for a job interview at Hi-Rise, an ad agency. He gets selected, and in the office the next day, he sees Kalpana (Sonia) and likes her. He's generally not taken seriously by anyone because of his soft-spoken nature and his rotund personality, but he's the kind who doesn't take that seriously! Kalpana too doesn't care for him and finds faults with him, due to their initial interactions at work. Slowly though, she starts interacting with him more. Her parents, who leave to USA to visiting her brother's family (Mahesh & Aparna), initiate a matrimonial alliance for Kalpana with Rajeev (Samrat). Kalpana meets Rajeev and they both observe that they have a lot of tastes in common. Meanwhile, another thread of a budding relation is seen between Karthik's friend Altaf (Suryatej) and Kalpana's friend Sandhya a.k.a. Sandy (Poonam Kaur). At about the same time that Kalpana realizes Rajeev is not for her, she gets closer to Karthik but the hell gets loose suddenly due to a petty altercation between Altaf and Sandy. Eventually, Karthik and Kalpana lose even the friendly relation they have. What's the big fat love story then and how it evolves forms the rest of the story.

. The screenplay may seem fabricated sometimes but is generally smooth and not nonsensical. Dialogues are enjoyable and impressive through most part of the film. But, how come the censor leaves off swear words in English, such as "a*s" and "b*st**ds"?

Debutant Sai Kiran Adivi who handled story, screenplay, dialogues, and direction is here to stay. He has shown a lot of care in executing his scenes, studding them with right dialogues, and leaving no space for much nonsense anywhere through the film. It's clear that he knows what he wants to show, and there are appreciable subtleties in his work that one can note. His handling of emotions, and developing a love track implicitly is remarkable. Visuals are naturally colorful throughout the film and did not need many extra effects. P.G.Vinda's camera work is pleasant and in sync with the film's theme. Picturization of songs was all through montages that were chosen well; the songvaraveeNaa... needs a particular mention for the way the director used montages in the song to show the relations developing among the three pairs (Krishnudu & Sonia, Suryatej & Poonam Kaur, Rakesh Mahankali & Ankitha), thereby depicting how each individual is choosing one's priorities of life.

Bottom Line:

Vinayakudu is a feel-good movie with good dialogues, music, characterization, and decent performances. The slow pace that's typical of Sekhar Kammula school seems to have crept into this film too, but the slow pace is not felt because of aforementioned good factors in the film. Though the story's theme may initially seem like it's beaten up in several other films like Kobbari Bondam or Kithakithalu, Vinayakudu is in a totally different style and has a different story treatment that makes it worth watching. On the whole, those sections of audiences, particularly in the 'A' centers, that like a clean and sensible movie with ample dose of comedy would like the film. Don't have too many expectations because of the cast or crew (or this very review) and you can enjoy the film better!