Red Sandal Wood Movie Review : A great idea let down by weak writing

 A boxer from north Madras searches for his girl friend's brother in the Andhra Pradesh forest only to uncover a scandal, according to the Red Sandal Wood movie synopsis.

Review of the film Red Sandal Wood: One cannot overlook Vetri's movie even though it doesn't do well at the box office. He selects stories that have a compelling plot and, for the most part, engaging situations. One such movie with a fantastic concept is Red Sandal Wood. We can only really appreciate the narrative here once it somehow takes a backseat. It might have been one of the Vetri Maaran movies that deals with crime and police abuse. However, because of the writing, it's merely an average thriller.

A boxer from Vyasarbadi named Prabha (Vetri) makes the decision to travel all the way to Andhra Pradesh in order to find Karuna (Kabali Viswanath), the brother of his girlfriend. He lets the local police know about his travels and even files a Civil Information Report to ask for help if needed. Beyond anything he could have anticipated, he discovers something.

Prabha becomes involved in a Red Sandalwood smuggling case, and the senior official handling it takes custody of him. Prabha learns about a scandal that has claimed the lives of numerous innocent Tamilians who had been employed there as workers while he works to establish his innocence.

He also learns that the chaos is being caused by the kingpin Harimara (KGF Ram). Will this north Madras boxer overcome all the difficulties and bring Karuna back home safely?

The initial scenario is great since Prabha feels compelled to travel with us as we travel through the AP and Telangana jungles. We frequently feel a strong want to know how this young man would fare in his battle with the criminals engaged in the illegal sandalwood trade, especially the Khaaki officials. In the scene where Prabha registers himself in the Civil Information Report, we get a fair idea of how thrilling this journey may be.

When MS Bhaskar's character enters, all we get is disappointment because we had hoped the writing would improve to a higher level. His character description and setting just support the sentimental theme without contributing to the story's complexity. Things would have been a little more successful if the author had created a lovely relationship between both characters. Additionally, the situations where Tamilians are encountered are overly drawn out. Even though the movie is less than two hours long, we think the story moves a little too slowly.

Ganesh Venkatraman portrays a special task officer, and the metamorphosis of his character in the second half is skillfully written. His blending of Vetri sceneries is somewhat effective. Even if MS Baskar only arrives for a brief while, he still gives his all. In the movie, Diyaa Mayurikha plays Vetri's girlfriend, and she does a good job in the part. Watch attention for her performance as the north Madras-born character she portrays.

The picture is beautifully supported by Sam CS's background soundtrack and other technological elements. Red Sandal Wood has some strong moments, but as the story drags on, the movie becomes mediocre.