Vidya Vasula Aham

Vidya Vasula Aham (“Vidya and Vasu’s Ego”) is a 2024 Telugu romantic comedy directed by Manikanth Gelli, starring Rahul Vijay and Shivani Rajashekar as a newly married couple. Kalyani Malik composed the music, and the film was produced by Eternity Entertainment and Thanvika Jashwika Creations. Planned for cinemas, it premiered directly on Aha on 17 May 2024.

What the story is about

The film opens in Vaikuntam, where the sage Narada, who loves stirring up quarrels, teases Goddess Lakshmi that husbands on earth cleverly turn their wives into servants through love. To settle the argument, Lakshmi asks Lord Vishnu to show her not a love story but a marriage story, and Vishnu turns his attention to Vidya and Vasu.

On earth, Vidya is an IT professional who is careful with money, and Vasu is a mechanical engineer who is not. They are opposites in almost everything except one trait: ego. After a traditional meeting they agree to an arranged marriage and, despite their differences, fall in love. Then Vasu quits his job after a row with his manager and is too proud to tell his wife. The film follows how two people who each need to win every argument learn to live together, with the gods commenting from above.

Cast and crew

• Shivani Rajashekar as Vidya
• Rahul Vijay as Vasu
• Srinivas Avasarala as Lord Vishnu
• Abhinaya as Goddess Lakshmi
• Srinivasa Reddy as Narada
• Y. Kasi Viswanath as Vidya’s father
• Rupa Lakshmi as Vasu’s mother
• Raghu Babu as Vasu’s boss
• Tanikella Bharani in a cameo as a spiritual preacher

Director: Manikanth Gelli. Production: Eternity Entertainment and Thanvika Jashwika Creations. Music: Kalyani Malik. Runtime: 103 minutes.

Release and reviews

Vidya Vasula Aham was first scheduled for a theatrical release but went straight to streaming on Aha. BH Harsha of The New Indian Express gave it 2.5 out of 5, finding the screenplay “disjointed”, which he felt kept the film from saying much about modern relationships. News18 praised the two leads but wrote that “the movie lacks the amalgamation of drama and humour” and that the director failed to harness those qualities.

Where to watch Vidya Vasula Aham

The film premiered on Aha on 17 May 2024, and our record of Aha’s platform listing shows it streaming there. Availability can vary by region.

Sources: the Wikipedia article on Vidya Vasula Aham and the reviews it cites; Aha’s listing; our own cast and crew records.