Movie Name : Godari Gattupaina
Release Date : May 08, 2026
123telugu.com Rating : 2.75/5
Starring : Sumanth Prabhas, Nidhi Pradeep and others
Director : Subash Chandra
Producer : Abhinav Rao
Music Director : Naga Vamshi
Cinematographer : Saai Santosh
Editor : Anil Pasala
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Sumanth Prabhas has now come up with the romantic drama Godari Gattupaina. Let’s see how the film is.
Story:
Raju (Sumanth Prabhas) belonging to Velpuru is an auto driver. He accidentally meets engineering student Maaya (Nidhi Pradeep) and falls in love with her. Initially, Maaya hates Raju, but slowly she develops feelings for him. However, Maaya doesn’t do anything that her father Sam Babu (Jagapathi Babu) dislikes. How Raju wins Maaya’s hand in marriage forms the rest of the story.
Plus Points:
Music is the quintessential aspect of any love story, and Godari Gattupaina gets this element right. The first half almost feels like a musical entertainer with back-to-back songs that are soothing to listen to and pleasant to watch. Music drives the proceedings for most of the first half.
Sumanth Prabhas did a fine job in Godari Gattupaina. His effort to ace the Godavari slang is visible. As Sumanth stated in the interviews, the film tries to portray an auto driver as innocent and a good soul, avoiding the usual mass angle, which adds freshness to the character.
Debutant Nidhi Pradeep is neat in her role. She displayed conviction in her performance and appeared confident throughout the film. The drama during the last half-an-hour is decent. Sudarshan evokes some laughs here and there with his comic timing.
Minus Points:
Apart from the love story, Godari Gattupaina also aims to showcase a father-daughter bond, but the movie doesn’t do proper justice to this aspect. More scenes highlighting the bond could have been included to bring the desired impact at the end. Jagapathi Babu’s screen time should have been increased by reducing some unnecessary scenes.
There isn’t anything fresh or magical about the love story, with the scenes being quite normal in nature. The conflict point between the lead pair comes suddenly and should have had proper establishment beforehand. Given the plot, Godari Gattupaina feels too long, and it could have been easily 20 minutes shorter.
There is a block that revolves around a false rape accusation, and the entire sequence isn’t treated sensibly. A dialogue by the hero’s father casually brushes aside the damage a false accusation can cause to a man while only treating the woman’s reputation as serious. These lines come across as disrespectful, and this portion should have had a more balanced approach.
Technical Aspects:
Naga Vamshi’s music is the heart and soul of Godari Gattupaina, with almost every song striking a chord. The euphonious soundtrack, backed by Saai Santosh’s cinematography depicting the Godavari backdrop, makes the film somewhat work. The editing is below-par.
The production values are neat. Direction by Subash Chandra could have been much better. The culmination happens well, but the scenes leading up to the finale are underwhelming.
Verdict:
On the whole, Godari Gattupaina is a regular love story with only a few moments clicking, but it does have a very good album. Sumanth Prabhas and female lead Nidhi Pradeep did well in their respective roles, and the pre-climax to climax stretch works. However, the routine love scenes, prolonged duration, and some problematic portions work against the film.
123telugu.com Rating: 2.75/5
Reviewed by 123telugu Team