Movie: K-Ramp
Rating: 2.5/5
Banner: Hasya Movies, Ruudransh Celluloid
Cast: Kiran Abbavaraam, Yukti Thareja, Saikumar, Muralidhar Goud, Vennela Kishore, Naresh VK, Kamna Jethmalini, Vimala Raman, Ali, Srinivasa Reddy, and others
Dialogues: Ravindra Rajaa
Music: Chaitan Bharadwaj
Director of Photography: Sateesh Reddy Masam
Editor: Chota K Prasad
Production Designer: Brahma Kadali
Producers: Razesh Danda, Shiva Bommak
Written and directed by: Jains Nani
Release Date: October 18, 2025
Kiran Abbavaram went all out in promoting “K-Ramp,” placing full faith in its content. The trailer also piqued interest with its youthful dialogues.
Let’s see how the film fares.
Story:
Kumar (Kiran Abbavaram) is a rich kid who is extremely poor in academics. His father (Sai Kumar) manages to secure him a seat in an engineering college in Kerala through the management quota. There, he falls in love with Mercy Joy (Yukti Thareja), a fellow student.
One day, Mercy asks Kumar to meet her at a specific place and time. When he fails to reach on time, she panics and attempts suicide.
Kumar is shocked by her extreme reaction, which stems from post-traumatic stress. The rest of the story revolves around how he deals with her condition and fights for their love.
Artistes’ Performances:
Kiran Abbavaram delivers a highly energetic performance. Playing a wealthy student with a drinking habit, he goes all out to showcase both his mass appeal and youthful vibe. His styling is on point. He shines in the second half, especially in the scenes where he realizes he must handle his girlfriend, who turns into a mini Chandramukhi whenever she’s stressed. As always, he tends to go slightly overboard, but there’s a noticeable improvement in his body language and overall presentation.
Yukti Thareja strikes a balance between glamour and believable performance. Naresh fits perfectly as a 63-year-old flirt, while Sai Kumar is adequate as Abbavaram’s father.
Muralidhar Goud delivers well in his role. Vennela Kishore, playing Abbavaram’s Canada-returned friend, attempts to inject humor into the narrative. Ajay and Vimala Raman make brief appearances.
Technical Excellence:
Chaitan Bharadwaj delivers just average music. None of the tracks are particularly standout. With most of the film set in Kerala, the visuals appear rich and the cinematography is clean.
The runtime is around 140 minutes, which is reasonable for this genre, but a few scenes could have been trimmed further for better pacing.
Highlights:
Comedy portions
Kiran Abbavaram’s acting
Timepass moments in second half
Drawback:
Template style of writing
Cliched scenes
Lack of freshness in treatment
Analysis
“K-Ramp,” starring Kiran Abbavaram, makes its intentions clear right from the start, telling us that the narrative is meant to be light-hearted and not taken seriously. From there on, the film asks the audience to sit back and enjoy whatever form the humor comes in.
The first half sticks to a familiar formula: a rich but academically weak student falls in love in a Kerala-based engineering college. The usual campus antics follow like copying in exams, teasing, casual kissing scenes, drunken nights with friends, and the hero teaching a lesson to college bullies. It’s all routine entertainment until a twist at the interval finally introduces the core conflict.
The real story unfolds at the midpoint, revealing that the heroine suffers from PTSD, a condition that heavily affects her behavior.
The second half revolves around how the hero handles her unpredictable reactions, often with both fear and affection. Despite the serious theme, the film continues to function largely as a comedy, with Vennela Kishore and VK Naresh contributing some genuinely funny moments. Even the hero’s fearful encounters with the heroine are played for laughs.
While the humor is far from fresh, it caters well to its target audience.
Some jokes drift into double-meaning territory, and a few scenes veer into outright cringe. In fact, there’s even a moment where Kiran Abbavaram himself calls Naresh’s romantic flashback “cringe,” as if the makers are aware of their own excesses, but choose to serve it all in the name of fun.
In short, “K-Ramp” is largely a Kiran Abbavaram show. He powers the film with his energy and keeps the entertainment flowing, even when the narrative turns noisy and lacks freshness. It aims to be both youthful and massy, and while it doesn’t offer anything new, it delivers passable time-pass moments. The first half feels routine and flat, but the second half fares better thanks to the comedy.
Bottom-line: Timepass
