after directing keshava and penning the screenplay of kirrak party sudheer varma is back with the sharwanand kalyani priyadarshan kajal aggarwal gangster drama ranarangam this independence day deva sharwanand is a gangster living in spain who remembers his humble beginnings as a black movie ticket seller in visakhapatnam him and his loyal friends raja chembolu adarsh balakrishna sudharshan decide to take advantage of the liquor prohibition imposed on the state under the ntr regime smuggling in alcohol from odisha in innovative ways and selling them for a profit he also remembers the time he fell headoverheels for a girl kalyani priyadarshan whom he tells the truth of his profession he makes a lot of enemies along the way including an mla effortlessly played by murli sharma who modulates his voice and changes his body language for this role the film shifts between two timeframes of devas life in visakhapatnam in the past and in spain at present theres a young girl he brings up who calls him by his name it isnt clear yet who she is and where she has come from geeta kajal aggarwal is a doctor he happens to come across one fateful night and whose lives intercept for better or worse the first half of the film doesnt pack in a lot of revealing information but it definitely packs in enough drama the toandfro between the time frames gets a little too random at times but for the most part it works while the cast delivers earnest performances what majorly works for the film is the way its styled while prasanth pillais music is a delight its his bgm that truly stands out cinematographer diwakar mani too delivers some standout frames especially in two scenes one of which involves rain the other an elevator while the first half of ranarangam is definitely a delight to watch onscreen it remains to be seen if the film has enough substance backing all that style