Arjun S/o Vijayashanthi is an emotional action drama film starring Nandamuri Kalyan Ram and senior actress Vijayashanthi in the lead roles. The film is directed by Pradeep Chilukuri and released in theaters on 18 April 2025. The film has opened with decent expectations among the audience. The story is set in the backdrop of Visakhapatnam, where Arjun Vishwanath (Kalyan Ram) lives with his honest IPS officer mother Vijayashanti. Vijayashanti dreams of her son becoming an honest police officer like her. But an unexpected incident creates distance between Arjun and his mother and Arjun emerges as a criminal who protects the people of the city. The film is a mix of emotions, revenge, motherhood and action. The scenes between Vijayashanti and Kalyan Ram are emotionally powerful. The director has presented a simple story in an interesting way. Though some scenes seem exaggerated, the overall flow of the film keeps the audience engaged. This film is worth a watch, especially for those who like action films with an emotional touch.

Arjun S/o Vyjayanthi Story

The story of the film Arjun S/o Vijayashanthi is set in the backdrop of Visakhapatnam, where Arjun Vishwanath (Nandamuri Kalyan Ram) lives with his mother Vijayashanthi. Vijayashanthi is an honest and respected IPS officer who wants her son to become a responsible and honest police officer like her. Arjun also tries to live up to his mother’s expectations. Everything is going well, but then an unexpected incident brings a storm in their life.

Due to this incident, Vijayashanti separates her son Arjun from her life. After this painful separation, Arjun’s life takes a new turn and he turns into a criminal who works to bring justice to society. He fights the wrongdoers, but by staying outside the ambit of the law.

Meanwhile, a new character enters the story – Pathan (Sohail Khan), who wants to take revenge from Vijayshanti. But who he is and what his enmity is with Vijayshanti remains a mystery for the audience.

The story raises many questions: Why did Vijayashanti leave Arjun? Why did Arjun become a criminal? Will the mother and son be reunited? Will Arjun be able to save his mother?

The film depicts the emotional journey of the characters juggling between action, emotion and motherhood. There is a twist in the climax that makes the audience think. This film presents the mother-son relationship and the conflict of duty in an emotional way.

Movie Review

Arjun S/o Vijayashanti is a film that gives hope of an emotional mother-son relationship from its title, but the film completely fails to establish that emotional connection with the audience. When you name a film like this, there is an expectation of depth and seriousness, but here the story seems scattered and disorganized right from the beginning.

There are many scenes in the film that are not only illogical but also look extremely awkward. For example, in the middle of an important mission, the hero Arjun brings a cake for Vijayashanti. Now imagine, a serious police operation is going on and someone arrives there with a cake – this scene looks distracting and childish to the audience.

The background score and music of the film is also quite disappointing. At times it sounds like a truck or lorry horn is blowing – and to be honest, that horn sounds better than this.

A lot of plot points are touched upon in the film but they are not explored properly. The whole angle of the drugs racket is handled very superficially, as if it is just a company on paper and Srikanth is its “benami”.

Critic Saraswathi Ramanand feels that the story of the film is completely disappointing. The collusion between the police and criminals is shown but there is no positive character to be seen who helps the public. In the end only Vijayashanti emerges as an honest and powerful police officer, all the other male officers just keep getting beaten up – this too seems unbalanced and exaggerated.

Vijayashanthi, who believes in the country’s justice system and distances herself from her son because he kills criminals, ends up depending on the same son – this ultimately puts a question mark on the very essence of the film.

A scene in the film where Kalyan Ram cuts his handcuffs to free himself and then fights is an example of extremely unnatural and terrible direction.

Finally, the film of almost an hour could have been easily cut as it drags on and tests the patience of the audience.

Movie Public Review

Conclusion

Arjun S/o Vijayashanti tries to be an emotional and action-packed drama, but due to weak writing, illogical scenes and half-baked screenplay, the film fails to engage the audience. The hard work of Kalyan Ram and Vijayashanti is commendable, but the film lacks emotional depth and logic. Many scenes seem exaggerated and unnecessary. If you expect a well-crafted story and strong emotional connection, this film may disappoint. Only for those who like action, this film may be worth watching once.