Raajahyogam (2022) Movie Review: Comedy Masala With A Potential

Ram Ganpati’s Raajahyogam (2022) begins with the father and brother of Aishwarya (Bismi Naas) discussing how Goddess Bala Tripura has blessed them with wealth. They also talk about how this could change the fate of their village. While renovating the temple of their dynasty’s inheritance, they found the two most valuable diamonds. Naturally, they wanted to use them to develop the village. However, they are killed on their way to the village, and their diamonds are robbed. What ensues later is a fascinating and funny plot.

Director Ram Ganpati Rao first directed ‘E Ee’ (2017), a romantic comedy where two arch enemies bump into each other. But when they are almost getting intimate, an untoward situation occurs. In 2022, he gave us a nearly commercial masala film that can undoubtedly stay longer and invite a specific audience. Ram Ganpati is a promising director to look for. But the OTT release pushes the movie into rough waters. The Pan India concept that is a buzzword today could impact the works of grooming directors like Ram Ganpati.

Raajahyogam is made for a very specific audience. In fact, it should be watched with that perspective in mind. That being said, Ram Ganpati’s Raajahyogam attempts to provide us with an experience similar to comedy masala films. If it needs to be compared to Bollywood, you will be reminded of a similar concept in Golmaal comedy Franchise or Housefull comedy Franchise, etc.

You won’t be disappointed with the cast as they try their level best to give stellar performances. Starting with Rishi (Sai Ronak), who embraces every scene, making it his own with the Okinawan Martial Arts weapon Nunchaku and bō, which he flaunts throughout the film, proving that he is capable of much more. From start to finish, he is in character and deserves a better role in the future. Sree (Ankita Saha), as the femme fatale, proves her caliber excellently. Whether it is to remain with the Big Daddy and enjoy their money and wealth or trick and rob the sealed and secure diamonds, she does it efficiently. Bismi Naas has a very small role to play. But she is a confident performer; she and Rishi form a good couple and enjoy good chemistry. Both Ankita and Bismi, as debutantes, essay their roles skillfully.

Raajahyogam is a comedy film, and thus you will have loads of fun, although the vulgarity of the jokes is a bit questionable. The hilarious pairing of Trumpu (Tagubotu Ramesh) and Jumpu (Shakalaka Shankar) adds to the comedic feel of the movie. You will want to watch them pair again in any other movie.

Ajay Gosh as the antagonist in Raajahyogam, steals most of the scenes, and rightly so. He doesn’t disappoint you with his timing and his uproarious presence. The director chooses to portray this character amusingly as flawed.

The film doesn’t give us anything new but entertainment overload. Neither the themes discussed nor the way it is depicted is new. You see everyone in the movie running to get the diamonds in their hands towards the end. Diamonds become the reason why they encounter and get into conflicts with one another. Even to the point of killing the other and losing one’s own life.

Rishi gets the diamonds for Aishwarya and hands them over, saying, “For what you lost your everything, those diamonds should belong to you.” But to which, with great conviction and as though preaching to the viewers, Aishwarya replies, “Person more valuable than these is standing before my eyes.” Handing the diamonds back to Rishi, who at the beginning of the movie wanted to be rich and was faking in front of Sree. If a king’s fortune is in our fate, then we are sure to enjoy our wealth. If not, it is a vicious cycle that we are getting into. Raajahyogam correctly cautions us not to get sucked into the remorseless cycle.

The win for Raajahyogam is that it has many comedians who shoulder the burden of making the movie light-hearted and jocular. The music, dance numbers, cameraman, lighting, etc., play their significant part. The screenplay could have been better, and the story too, which was predictable, and needed a little bit of a twist. The director earns my appreciation for infusing enough fun into the narrative. But to reach the level of becoming India’s prominent action and comedy masala director, there is a long way to go for Ram Ganpati Rao. Raajahyogam is a good start. Let’s wait with hope and see what we get from him sooner or later.

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Raajahyogam (2022) Cast: Sai Ronak, Ankita Saha, Ravi Prakash, Ajay Ghosh, and Sijju