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Salaam Venky

Play trailer 2:17 Poster for Salaam Venky Released Dec 9, 2022 2h 17m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Based on a true story, a true incident... this is the story of Venkatesh and Sujata who challenged medical science. Suffering from the irreversible and fatal DMD (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy) Venkatesh was meant to lead a sickly worthless life and die at the age of 16, but his zest for life, his determination and soaring human spirit surprised medical science and he achieved accolades which many of us don't achieve in an entire lifetime. By the time he breathed his last, out of his own will, at the age of 24 he was a "hero". Wanting to donate his organs before he left the world, the ever smiling Venkatesh, in his last 15 days challenged the state, the law of the country and earned his place in the hearts of people and left behind a legacy and a conversation that still is relevant and is being discussed.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala Scroll.in The intention is right, but this is too sorrowful a film that pries open a tiny crack of hope. Dec 17, 2022 Full Review Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express Revathy eschews all understatement in this Kajol-starrer. Every sequence is created to fill you with pathos, and leave you teary-eyed. Rated: 2/5 Dec 17, 2022 Full Review Anupama Chopra Film Companion A visually opulent but dramatically inert film. Dec 9, 2022 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Difficult to watch without becoming overwhelmed with sadness. Rated: C+ Jan 2, 2023 Full Review Monika Rawal Kukreja Hindustan Times Kajol and Vishal Jethwa's film gets better in the second half but still cannot inspire too many emotional reactions. Dec 19, 2022 Full Review Dhaval Roy The Times of India The last scene is so poignantly powerful that it will leave you misty-eyed. The heart-touching fare, replete with positivity as much as pain, is a must-watch. Rated: 4/5 Dec 19, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Court of O This movie is a must watch, I definitely loved this movie from the start... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/19/23 Full Review Sha T Every second of this movie had me one step away from tearing, there a lump in my throat throughout. This is such a beautiful but heart wrenching movie. The cast specially the actor playing Venky did a outstanding job. Its so sorrowful but definitely something I would recommend everyone to watch Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/28/23 Full Review Lincoln M Great direction and great performances. Touched the deep emotions of a human. You can't watch this movie without controlling your tears; once you start crying, there is no stopping. Some may call it a sorrowful movie, but we all know that's the truth and we should face it because sometimes the lack of drama makes sense. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review mirza m 'Salaam Venky' is an excellent deeply humane drama replete with positivity as much as pain. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Jayant K Super boring movie with no storyline. Bad cinematography as well, opening scene looks totally fake. One of the worst movies ever made. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/09/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Based on a true story, a true incident... this is the story of Venkatesh and Sujata who challenged medical science. Suffering from the irreversible and fatal DMD (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy) Venkatesh was meant to lead a sickly worthless life and die at the age of 16, but his zest for life, his determination and soaring human spirit surprised medical science and he achieved accolades which many of us don't achieve in an entire lifetime. By the time he breathed his last, out of his own will, at the age of 24 he was a "hero". Wanting to donate his organs before he left the world, the ever smiling Venkatesh, in his last 15 days challenged the state, the law of the country and earned his place in the hearts of people and left behind a legacy and a conversation that still is relevant and is being discussed.
Director
Revathi
Producer
Shraddha Agrawal, Varsha Kukreja, Suraj Singh
Screenwriter
Sameer Arora
Distributor
Trident AV Technologies
Production Co
Blive Productions, Connekkt Media, RTake Studios
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Hindi
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 9, 2022, Limited
Runtime
2h 17m