Overview
Three ex-prisoners embark on a quest for happiness and love, but their past catches up with them in unexpected ways.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- group movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the lead trio's comic timing, chemistry, and rapid-fire dialogue while noting the weak story, repetitive jokes, and overlong second half.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Srikanth, Shekar, and Ravi are introduced as three hapless prisoners whose plans for a better life repeatedly produce comic complications.
The central trio depend on one another while pursuing freedom, happiness, and love after release from prison.
The protagonists' release and subsequent entanglement in events involving Chanakya create the film's crime-comedy engine.
Reviews repeatedly emphasize the one-liners, scene-by-scene laughs, and the lead actors' comic timing.
Films like Jathi Ratnalu, and why
Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi
madcap ensemble comedy, eccentric friends, rapid-fire one-liners, and escalating criminal mishaps
Pelli Choopulu
telugu buddy comedy built around chaotic friendship, youthful irresponsibility, and irreverent humor
Aavesham
absurdist crime-comedy tone, comic misunderstandings, and a group of lovable underachievers
Movie Details
- Director
- Anudeep
- Release Date
- 2021-03-11
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (29)
Cast
- Naveen Polishetty
- Priyadarshi Pullikonda
- Rahul Ramakrishna
- Faria Abdullah
- Murali Sharma
- Brahmaji
- Brahmanandam
- Tanikella Bharani
- Subhalekha Sudhakar
- Vennela Kishore
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Jathi Ratnalu about?
- Three newly released prisoners stumble through criminal confusion, romance, and outrageous misunderstandings in a relentlessly playful Telugu buddy comedy.
- What is Jathi Ratnalu like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jathi Ratnalu as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Jathi Ratnalu violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Jathi Ratnalu as mild.
- What did critics think of Jathi Ratnalu?
- Critics broadly praised the lead trio's comic timing, chemistry, and rapid-fire dialogue while noting the weak story, repetitive jokes, and overlong second half.
- Which films are like Jathi Ratnalu?
- Films with a similar feel include Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi, Pelli Choopulu, and Aavesham.
- How long is Jathi Ratnalu?
- Jathi Ratnalu runs 148 minutes.
- Where can I watch Jathi Ratnalu?
- In United States, Jathi Ratnalu streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
