Review: Romanchakam: Loud And Boring

 

Movie: Romanchakam
Rating: 2.25/5

Cast: Sumanth Prabhas, Ananthika Sanilkumar, Narendra Ravi, Upendra Limaye, and others

Director: Venu Gopal Reddy 

Produced By: Bhadrakali Pictures

Release Date: 03-09-2026

Story:

Anvesh (Sumanth Prabhas) has completed his engineering and leads a happy life with his four friends. The group dreams of launching a dating app called Romanchakam, designed to suit the flexible and modern dating preferences of Gen Z.

As part of their preparation, Anvesh joins a dating app to understand girls and meets Maithili (Ananthika Sanilkumar), a Chennai-based girl. The two gradually become close and eventually fall in love.

On Maithili’s birthday, Anvesh travels to Chennai to surprise her, but gets an unexpected shock when she completely blocks him. What happens between them after this and how their relationship takes several turns forms the rest of the story.

Performances:

Sumanth Prabhas is decent in the lead role. His character feels relatable, but the role does not offer him much scope to showcase his acting abilities.

Ananthika Sanilkumar, who impressed audiences with MAD and 8 Vasantalu, does not get a strong enough character or adequate screen presence in Romanchakam. As a result, she fails to make the desired impact.

Among the supporting cast, Narendra Ravi manages to entertain in a few scenes, while Upendra Limaye and the rest of the actors are just okay.

What Works:

The comedy scenes around the interval bring some much-needed energy to the film. Narendra Ravi gets a few laughs here and there.

The hospital episode in the second half works to an extent, while the climax also manages to generate a couple of laughs.

What Doesn't Work:

Director Venu Gopal Reddy manages the comedy reasonably well in parts, but he fails to handle the film’s most important element: the love story.

The introduction between the hero and heroine, their growing bond, and their eventual romance happen far too quickly, without creating any emotional connection. Once Maithili enters Anvesh’s life, the way his friends behave and the things they do become irritating rather than entertaining.

The story gains some interest after the episode involving Maithili’s arrival in Hyderabad.

The missing-case backdrop does provide a few entertaining scenes involving Upendra Limaye and the hero’s gang. However, the attempt to combine suspense with comedy does not work effectively.

Several scenes feel repetitive and test the audience’s patience. The film also attempts to create a strong emotional moment between the lead pair before the pre-climax, but the scene falls flat.

Maithili blocking Anvesh over a small misunderstanding when he visits Chennai, followed by her suddenly calling him after several days and asking him to find a flat for her in Hyderabad, is not convincing. Her decision to leave the flat without properly informing him and the reasons behind it also fail to make sense.

Towards the end, Maithili blames Anvesh heavily despite having her own share of mistakes, which makes her character’s behaviour difficult to understand.

Anvesh’s sudden transformation is another weak point. After spending most of the film behaving casually, he suddenly gains wisdom and delivers a few philosophical lines about girls and mothers before heading to Chennai to convince Maithili. The entire sequence feels routine and predictable.

Romanchakam Review And Verdict:

Romanchakam has a somewhat interesting basic idea, but weak writing, underdeveloped characters, and a poorly handled love story work against it. Apart from a few comedy stretches, the film has several bland and repetitive sequences that drain its energy.

Overall, Romanchakam is a disappointing affair.