Thank You Movie Review: Naga Chaitanya, Raashii Khanna film is more like no, thank you

Director Vikram Kumar's Thank You, featuring Naga Chaitanya and Raashii Khanna, is a feel-good coming-of-age flick that talks about the importance of staying true to one's roots. Here's our review.

'Life is a race. Run. Run. Run,' said Virus in 3 Idiots and Nanban (the Tamil version of 3 Idiots). In effect, everyone in life has hopped on the wheel, which keeps spinning. You don't stop - or get to stop - and look back. And that's what director Vikram Kumar's Thank You is all about. A successful businessman, Abhiram (Naga Chaitanya), is completely consumed by himself and tends not to look at anything else or anyone around. But, what if he got a reality check and looks back at his life?

Abhiram (Naga Chaitanya) has had a humble beginning laced with struggles on his way up the ladder. With his sincere effort, he becomes a successful businessman by launching a diagnostic app called Ydhya, with Y being shaped in the form of a stethoscope. Yes, it's not Vaidhya. Get the twist?

He is in a live-in relationship with his girlfriend Priya (Raashii Khanna), who is pregnant. However, she is in tears whenever the camera zooms into her. The reason is obvious. It is her boyfriend. Abhi is not the person she fell in love with anymore. He has become a self-centred and arrogant human being, who doesn't believe in teamwork. After hearing the news of a life-altering incident, Priya leaves him. It's a reality check for him. And he goes on this journey of self-introspection.

At a time when revenge dramas and action thrillers are releasing week after week, Thank You is a film that tries to put a smile on our faces. Director Vikram Kumar's films always have the feel-good factor in them. Thank You is no exception. The film talks about the importance of pausing and looking back at the life we've crossed to become what we are now. It also highlights that a simple 'thank-you' can make someone's day.

While the intention is noble, Thank You falters in execution. The screenplay has no ups or downs, and maintains the same pace throughout. There are no surprise elements either. Just one feel-good scene stacked after another. The emotional connection in the second half nudges you to feel for the character. But, the emotions don't hit you.

Here's the trailer of Thank You:

Thank You takes us on a nostalgic ride. We get to see Naga Chaitanya as a naive school guy and an angry young man in college. In every phase of his life, there's a significant person who teaches him a quality that made him successful in life. When he revisits Malavika Nair (from school) and Sai Sushanth Reddy (from college), the experience is humbling.