Sundarakanda (2025)

A man, born under the Mula Nakshatra, faces endless misfortune and failed relationships. His strict criteria for a partner make things worse. One day, he meets a woman who matches his expectations. Will she accept him, and can he win her heart?

There are already two movies titled Sundarakanda: the 1992 superhit directed by K Raghavendra Rao starring Venkatesh and Meena, and the 2008 dud directed by Bapu starring Allari Naresh and Charmme. Now we have a third, directed by Venkatesh Nimmalapudi, which borrows (though the makers don't admit it) from Raghavendra Rao's 1992 film as well as from the 1991 critically acclaimed Hindi movie Lamhe. However, none of these films has anything to do with the fifth book of the Hindu epic Ramayana, which narrates Hanuman's adventures and is what most Indians think of when they hear the name. In this ....