adi pinisettys most awaited film marakathamani has finally hit screens on june 16 the film has kota srinivasa rao anand raj brahmanandam in pivotal roles nikki galrani plays the female lead in the moviethe first half of the film is quiet engaging and is filled with many gripping scenesthe 2 hour 12 minutes movie is a horror thriller laced with loads of comedythe plot revolves around a gem marakathamani touted as the lucky charm of king vikramaditya which is buried with himin 1990 an archaeologist retrieves the gem belonging to 19th century and keeps it to himself only to be hit by an unidentified vehicle it is later revealed that 132 people who had possession of the gem were hit by the same vehicle on the other hand raghunandan aadhi flees to city from anantapuram to escape money lenders he joins his friend bujji who works under a small smuggling don to make some quick bucksother than accompanying bujji raghunandan has feelings for alekhya nikki galrani who gets married to someone elsefed up with the small money that they are making and in a bid to clear his rs 40 lakh debt raghu and his friend embark on a journey to retrieve marakathamani how and what happens when they meet a swamiji kota srinivas rao seeking help for the same kick starts the hilarious flow of incidents that are entertaining the movie is an outanout entertainer and may come as a surprise for many with the right amount of comedy speedy narration gripping plot and welldefined characters the film scores some good brownie points in the first half that will make you come back for the second the music and background score too compliment the films mood and pace