Achari America Yatra

Achari America Yatra () is a 2018 Telugu comedy film produced by Kirthi Chowdary and Kittu and directed by G. Nageswara Reddy. The film stars Vishnu Manchu, Pragya Jaiswal, and Brahmanandam. The movie was remade in Odia in 2019 as "Golmaal Love" starring Babushan.
Plot.
Kedari Krishnamachari (Vishnu Manchu) is a young pundit working under Applacharya (Brahmanandam), along with two other pundits. In the opening scene, they conduct a hawan at a rich household, where due to smoke an elderly man dies, apparently due to asthma attack. The relatives blame the four pundits and go for their lives. They try taking refuge at a mosque and a church. When they find no other choice, Krishna insists on fleeing to America. Acharya reluctantly agrees after he reads Bhavishya vani that Krishna has tampered.
In America, they face the harsh realities, working odd jobs and live in rented apartment. Krishna keeps searching for someone. Acharya manages to find a temple in Vegas where he gets employed as cleaner. There Krishna hears a female voice singing Krishna Bhajan and chases the singer. He sees a girl, Renuka (Pragya Jaiswal) leaving in a car and cheers, indicating this is the girl he has been looking for. In the temple, Acharya meets a woman Surekha Vani who says that her boss needs a pundit for his wedding. Acharya agrees.
They reach the Boss, Vikky's home for conducting engagement. There they see Renuka, and get shocked. Renuka sees Krishna and faints. Flash back starts.
Renuka arrives from America. Dadaji (Kota Shrinivasa Rao), who is wheelchair bound, is very happy. He says that she is the heiress of all his properties. Her uncles are angry because she refused to marry his son Vikky. There is a four day long pooja in house and Acharya is called for that. During that time Krishna accidentally sees Renuka nude and later confesses and apologises. Renuka gets angry. She and her friend (Vidyulekha Raman) plot revenge that always fail. But she is impressed when Krishna blesses a maid's daughter for her birthday. Renuka takes Dadaji for a stroll in the fields, when they are attacked. Krishna saves them. He suspects the uncles are behind the attack. Renuka and Krishna become closer. She says that on the final day of pooja she has some thing to say. Flashback ends.
Krishna tells Acharya and others pundit that Renuka left for America before the last day. And he came to search for her.
Renuka's friend tells them that Renuka had confessed to Dadaji about her feeling for Krishna. Her uncles heard and abused Dadaji and Renuka. Dadaji died of heart attack when he saw her being mistreated by her uncles and not for asthma. After Dadaji died the uncles refused to give the ashes over to Renuka and said she had to marry Vikky to get ashes.
Krishna and pundits make plans to steal ashes from Vikky and flee with Renuka. When they manage after two tries, they are chased by Vikky's henchmen. They are accosted at an abandoned factory. The family lawyer (Posani Krishna Murali) tells Krishna to sign some papers. Everyone gets confused. He reveals Dadaji had made Krishna his heir before he died, and also leaves a video evidence. Krishna refuses and fight ensues, where he manages to subdue all others.
At the ending, Krishna and Renuka visit Kasi to fulfil Dadaji's last wishes.
Reception.
"The Hindu" wrote that "Nageshwar Reddy had the premise with scope to be developed further, but "Achari America Yatra" is a lazy effort at whipping up some laughs". "Times of India" gave the film a 1 out of 5 saying, "This Yatra [pilgrimage] will take the audience on a ride they wouldn't want to remember." 