Sri Chidambaram Garu which is directed by Vinay Ratnam hit the screens today on 6 Feb 2026. The film is one of the flurry of films that are testing the luck at the box office. Let us see what thrills Sri Chidambaram Garu offered to movie lovers.
Sri Chidambaram Garu story is all about a youngster who experiences various problems and becomes heartbroken and starts hiding behind shame. Chidambaram aka Solomon (Vamsi Tummala) who works as a construction worker lives along with his mother in Rajamundry. However he suffers from inferiority complex and hides his face from others with sun glasses and what happens when Leela (Sandhya Vashishta) comes into his life form the interesting part of the developments.
Vamsi Tummala made his debut with this film. He came up with an impressive performance and showed good emotions and expressions. He showed impressive variations while exhibiting his physical attributes. Sadhya Vashishta looked pretty on the screen and delivered dialogues in Godavari accent and made the right impact. The chemistry between them is good and it appeals to all.
Others like Gopinath, Sivakumar Matta, Kalpalatha Garllapati, Arun Kumar, Tulasi, Naidu Moram, Shankar Rao performed well and did full justice to their roles.
Sri Chidambaram Garu story is penned by Vinay Ratnam. He came with the interesting plot which excited all. However he came up with many scenes that diluted the intensity levels and the lack of gripping narration impacted his honest attempt. The scenes and many simple scenes and many turned out to be silly. He came up with a good message but that could have been more impactful had he worked more diligently on the story.
Chandu Ravi's music is in sync with the storyline. His background score added value to the narration. Anwar Ali's editing failed completely especially in the second half. The cinematography of Akshay Ram Podishetti captured the scenes in a natural and realistic manner and turned the film colorful. Dialogues are good and production values are decent.
Altogether, Sri Chidambaram Garu turns out of be a decent entertainer. Vinay Ratnam came up with a good message that individual should first love himself before he expects others to love him. He got the optimum out of the actors but the slow pace and lack of engaging elements impacted the film's overall output. Considering all these aspects, Cinejosh goes with a 2.25 rating for Sri Chidambaram Garu.