Rules Ranjann
{{Short description|2023 film by Rathinam Krishna}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Rules Ranjann
| image = Rules Ranjann.jpg
| caption =
| director = Rathinam Krishna
| writer = Rathinam Krishna
| producer = Divyang Lavania
Murali Krishnaa Vemuri
A. M. Rathnam (Presenter)
| starring = {{plainlist|*Kiran Abbavaram
}}
| cinematography = Dulip Kumar M. S.
| editing =
| music = Amresh Ganesh
| studio = Starlight Entertainment
| released = {{film date|2023|10|6|df=yes}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget = ₹10 crore
| gross = ₹10 crore
}}
Rules Ranjann is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language romantic action drama film written and directed by Rathinam Krishna. The film features Kiran Abbavaram and Neha Shetty in lead roles.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-05 |title=I kept laughing for two hours while hearing 'Rules Ranjann' script, says Kiran Abbavaram |url=https://telanganatoday.com/i-kept-laughing-for-two-hours-while-hearing-rules-ranjann-script-says-kiran-abbavaram |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011071926/https://telanganatoday.com/i-kept-laughing-for-two-hours-while-hearing-rules-ranjann-script-says-kiran-abbavaram |url-status=live }} It was released on 6 October 2023.
Plot
{{More plot|date=March 2025}}
Manoranjan (Ranjan), a job-seeking graduate from a rural background finds employment in a Mumbai IT office after pressure from his father. Despite being ridiculed for a language barrier, he eventually gains the respect of his co-workers and begins adopting an arbitrary approach to logic and eventually becoming a stringent enforcer of rules, even towards his own boss. Similar absurdities unfold in his apartment complex, when his neighbour, Kamesh, brings multiple girls to his apartment. This prompts Ranjan to try and succeed at getting Kamesh out of the building for breaking his world view. Upon this incident, Ranjan is confronted by Kamesh when Kamesh asks Ranjan if he's ever loved anyone. Ranjan then begins to narrate a story about how he had a crush on a girl in college, but Kamesh proceeds to ridicule him as he never even made a move for her. Coincidentally, Ranjan runs into his crush, Sana, at the train station the very next day and they end up spending the day, and night together. The following day Ranjan drops Sana off at the train station and before Sana leaves, he tries and fails to get her number. The next day, Ranjan tells Kamesh about this miracle and Ranjan decides that he needs to go back to his hometown to try and woo his love. When he goes home, three men who he considers his friends, try to hinder his chances. But through a series of miracles, he proceeds to marry Sana and stick it to his friends while he's at it. While he's at it, he gets Kamesh married to Sana's friend.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Kiran Abbavaram as Manoranjan "Ranjan"
- Neha Shetty as Sana
- Meher Chahal as Swapna
- Vennela Kishore as Kamesh
- Subbaraju as Sana's brother
- Hyper Aadhi as Ranjan's friend
- Harsha Chemudu as Ranjan's friend
- Annu Kapoor
- Ajay as Swapna's brother
- Nagineedu
- Atul Parchure as Ranjan's coworker
- Vijay Patkar as Tukaram
- Makarand Deshpande
- Sudharshan as Ranjan's friend
- Goparaju Ramana as Ranjan's father
- Abhimanyu Singh
- Siddharth Sen
- Gulshan Pandey
}}
Music
{{track listing
| all_music = Amresh Ganesh
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Naalo Nene Lenu
| length1 = 3:14
| lyrics1 = Rambabu Gosala
| extra1 = Sarath Santhosh
| title2 = Sammohanuda
| length2 = 3:22
| lyrics2 = Rathinam Krishna, Rambabu Gosala
| extra2 = Shreya Ghoshal
| title3 = Enduku Ra Babu
| length3 = 3:18
| lyrics3 = Krishna Kanth
| extra3 = Rahul Sipligunj, L. V. Revanth
| title4 = Dhekho Mumbai
| length4 = 4:20
| lyrics4 = Kasarla Shyam, Megh-Uh-Watt
| extra4 = Adnan Sami, Payal Dev
| title5 = Emaindhira Mama
| length5 = 3:34
| lyrics5 = Megh-Uh-Watt
| extra5 = Kunal Ganjawala, Megh-Uh-Watt, Ab
| total length =
}}
Release and reception
Rules Ranjann was initially scheduled to be released on 28 September 2023 but was later postponed and released on 6 October 2023.{{Cite web |title=Rules Ranjan gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2023/sep/04/rules-ranjan-gets-a-release-date-47297.html |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Cinema Express |date=4 September 2023 |language=en |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011071925/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2023/sep/04/rules-ranjan-gets-a-release-date-47297.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2023-09-13 |title=Kiran Abbavaram's romantic flick 'Rules Ranjann' receives a new release date: set to hit theaters on October 6 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/kiran-abbavarams-romantic-flick-rules-ranjann-receives-a-new-release-date-set-to-hit-theaters-on-october-6/articleshow/103612825.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-10-11 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011071925/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/kiran-abbavarams-romantic-flick-rules-ranjann-receives-a-new-release-date-set-to-hit-theaters-on-october-6/articleshow/103612825.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}
Subhash K. Jha for Times Now called it a "chaotic comedy that starts with office absurdities, loses focus in a misogynistic subplot, and relies too heavily on weak dialogues, leaving viewers with a mindless and aimless experience".{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |author-link=Subhash K. Jha |date=2023-12-08 |title=Rules Ranjann Movie Review: Office Hilarity To Apartment Absurdity, A Comedic Rollercoaster That Loses Its Way |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/telugu/rules-ranjann-movie-review-office-hilarity-to-apartment-absurdity-a-comedic-rollercoaster-that-loses-its-way-review-105827793 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Times Now |language=en}} Naresh Kota of NTV rated the film 2.25 out of 5 and opined that the screenplay and story were too bad, with over-the-top bad performances being the major negative factor.{{Cite web |last=Kota |first=Naresh |date=2023-10-06 |title=Rules Ranjann Movie Review: Cringey and Outdated! |url=https://www.ntvenglish.com/movie-news/rules-ranjann-movie-review-jaded-and-dated.html |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=NTV |language=en-US |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011071927/https://www.ntvenglish.com/movie-news/rules-ranjann-movie-review-jaded-and-dated.html |url-status=live }} Telugucinema.com wrote, "Such non-serious films work only when the comedy portions are hilarious. But the comedy track involving Vennela Kishore in the first half is distasteful. In the second half, the comedic parts starring Hyper Adhi, Harsh, and Sudarshanam are equally inane".{{Cite web |date=2023-10-06 |title=Rules Ranjann Review: A total bore! |url=https://telugucinema.com/reviews/rules-ranjann-review-a-total-bore |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Telugucinema.com |language=en-US}}