Movie: Anumana Pakshi
Rating: 1.5/5
Banner: Chilaka Productions
Cast: Rag Mayur, Merin Philip, Prince Cecil, Anannayaa, Charith, Brahmaji, Raasi, Ajay, Mast Ali and others
Music: Sricharan Pakala
DOP: Sunil Kumar Nama
Art Director: JK Murthy
Editor: Chota K Prasad
Producers: Rajiv Chilaka & Meghha Chilakka, Sneha Rajesh Jagtiani, Vihaan Dand
Director: Vimal Krishna
Release Date: September 25, 2026
After being postponed multiple times, Anumana Pakshi has finally hit the screens. Does the film offer anything worthwhile?
Let’s look at its merits and demerits.
Story
Sunny (Rag Mayur), who runs a YouTube channel called Anumana Pakshi in Vizag, travels to Kashmir to help his friend, who is reportedly suffering from depression. He takes Varma (Prince Cecil) and another friend along with him.
After meeting Kanya (Merin Philip), Sunny lands in trouble when Varma is found dead. A series of unexpected developments follows, including the arrival of Vasu (Ajay), a police officer from Vizag.
Performances
Rag Mayur, who has appeared in several films as a comedian and supporting actor, gets a full-length lead role here. Unfortunately, the film suggests that he is not yet ready to carry an entire movie on his shoulders.
Neither his comedy nor his character’s antics work. After a point, the performance becomes more irritating than entertaining.
Merin Philip gets a poorly written female lead role and has little scope to make an impact.
Prince Cecil plays a familiar kind of character that reminds us of his role in DJ Tillu. Ajay gets a silly part, and his performance does little to elevate it.
Raasi does not have much to do, while Brahmaji’s attempt at comedy also falls flat.
Technical Aspects
The cinematography is basic, while the music is forgettable. The dialogue writing is particularly weak.
The film has clearly been made on a limited budget, and even the Kashmir setting fails to provide much visual richness.
Despite running for less than two hours, the film feels much longer because of its sluggish narration and weak editing.
Highlights
None
Drawbacks
Boring narration
Laughless jokes
Cringe-worthy scenes
Weak writing and direction
Analysis
When DJ Tillu, starring Siddu Jonnalagadda, released in 2022, much of the credit for its success went to the lead actor. Vimal Krishna, who directed the film, did not return for the sequel.
At the time, there were also rumours about the creative control behind DJ Tillu, with some claiming that Siddu Jonnalagadda had played a major role beyond acting.
Four years later, Anumana Pakshi unintentionally brings those old discussions back into focus.
This is not to say that Vimal Krishna did not direct DJ Tillu. But after watching Anumana Pakshi, it is hard not to wonder how the same filmmaker could deliver two films with such vastly different comic energy.
DJ Tillu had a distinct rhythm, sharp dialogue and an infectious sense of fun. Anumana Pakshi, on the other hand, exposes serious weaknesses in both writing and direction.
The screenplay is mediocre, the staging is basic and, at several points, the filmmaking feels amateurish. From the narration and dialogues to the songs and performances, almost every department struggles.
Most importantly, there is hardly a single scene that generates genuine laughter.
At one point, Ajay’s character, a police officer obsessed with making Instagram reels, is asked, “Inta cringe unnaru enti saar meeru?” Ironically, that line perfectly sums up the audience’s reaction to several portions of the film.
Comedy films can survive even with a thin plot if the jokes work. Anumana Pakshi has neither a compelling plot nor effective humour.
The characters behave absurdly, the dialogues are silly and the actors keep trying to create comedy, but very little of it translates into actual entertainment.
After the first half, there is at least some hope that the film may settle into a coherent drama. Instead, the lengthy sequence involving Ajay, Raasi, Prince Cecil’s dead body and a string of supposed jokes turns into an exhausting farce.
The twist involving Merin Philip is equally underwhelming.
There is simply very little here that stays with the audience — no memorable comedy, no engaging sequence and no interesting character.
Overall, Anumana Pakshi is painfully boring from beginning to end. It is meant to be a comedy, but it delivers far more irritation than laughter.
Bottom Line: Silly
