The premise alone tells you exactly what kind of ride you are in for. A man, stubborn to the bone, spends fifteen years of his life poring over a magical book, convinced he can summon the celestial angels Ramba, Urvasi, and Menaka down to earth. Fifteen years. That is not a hobby, that is a life sentence of hope. And when the heavens finally do open, Lord Indra himself stands in the way, guarding the pearly gates like a bouncer who has seen one too many mortals try their luck. "Ramba Oorvasi Menaka," which landed in theatres on September 4, 2026, takes this gloriously absurd setup and runs with it for 144 minutes, blending comedy and drama in a way that only Telugu cinema can.
Directed by Chandra Mohan Chintada, the film arrives at an interesting moment for Tollywood, where fantasy comedies rooted in mythology have been finding fresh legs with audiences. What separates this one is its refusal to treat the celestial angle as mere spectacle. The angels are not just set dressing; they are characters with their own agendas, and the comedy flows from the collision between their world and ours.
At the centre of it all is Allari Naresh, an actor who has built a career on playing the everyman with a screw loose. Here, he plays a man whose singular obsession has cost him fifteen years, which means the role demands more than just comic timing. There is pathos buried under the absurdity, and by all accounts, Naresh leans into it. His character is not a fool chasing a fantasy; he is a believer, and the film seems to understand the difference.
The trio of celestial women is brought to life by Vishnu Priya Bhimeneni as Oorvasi, Raashi Singh as Rambha, and Prisha Singh as Menaka. Each gets her own flavour, and the film wisely lets them play off one another rather than reducing them to a single collective gag. Vennela Kishore, meanwhile, steps into the role of Lord Indra, and honestly, who better? Kishore has a gift for playing authority figures who are slightly exasperated by the chaos around them, and Indra, forced to block three angels from descending to earth because one mortal will not let go of a book, is exactly the kind of divine bureaucrat he was born to play.
Surbhi and Naresh round out the ensemble, with Srinivasa Reddy adding further comic heft. The cast list reads like a who's who of Telugu comedy, which signals the film's intentions clearly. This is not a movie trying to be something it is not. It knows its lane and drives in it with confidence.
The runtime, at 144 minutes, is on the longer side for a comedy, and that will be the make-or-break factor for many viewers. The premise is strong enough to sustain a tighter film, but whether the screenplay maintains momentum across two and a half hours is a fair question. The genres listed are comedy and drama, and that balance is delicate. Lean too hard into the laughs, and the emotional core about a man who has sacrificed his life to a belief becomes hollow. Lean too far the other way, and you lose the audience that came for the quirk.
What is intriguing about "Ramba Oorvasi Menaka" is that it taps into something deeply familiar to Telugu audiences: the stories of these three celestial figures have been part of the cultural fabric for generations, appearing in folklore, temple art, and countless retellings. Bringing them into a contemporary comedic framework is not sacrilege; it is tradition evolving. The film seems to approach them with affection rather than mockery, which matters.
The TMDb rating currently stands at 0/10, but that merely reflects the absence of aggregated audience votes at this stage, not any critical verdict. As more viewers catch it in theatres, that number will tell a story of its own.
For now, "Ramba Oorvasi Menaka" stands as an ambitious swing from director Chandra Mohan Chintada, one that asks a simple question: what happens when the heavens finally say yes, but the gatekeeper says no? The answer, apparently, is a whole lot of comedy, a fair bit of heart, and one man who should probably have picked up a different book fifteen years ago. But where is the fun in that?
