What you end up getting is a climax that gets the point across in the most half-assed way possible, managing more to reinforce the regressive nature of the story’s beginning than to move away from it. This movie also makes you realize that Sukumar does not really write characters, but Ideas, which is true particularly in the case of Kumari. She is basically the embodiment of a trope, particularly a trope that Tollywood seems to currently be in love with as you’ll find this trope in movie after movie after movie – that of the scantily-clad manic pixie girl.

Kumari 21F is not the usual run of the mil movie which is designed to entertain audience. Watching it with such an intent can be disappointing. Also labelling it as a Sukumar film will heighten the expectation. Instead watch the movie for its different depiction and muse over some of the questions that the movie poses. All in all, Kumari 21F is a mixed bag. Its not an interesting film. But its sincere and largely piece of cinema about unconditional love in present day relations.