Remake of the Tamil hit NALA DAMAYANTHI, which also starred Madhavan as a cook [in the Tamil version, Ramji heads for Australia], RAMJI LONDONWALE succeeds in bringing a smile on your face and a tear in your eye.

Ramji [Madhavan], a cook from Bihar, leaves for London to earn money and dole out the promised dowry for his sister's marriage. After a hilarious air travel, he lands in London to find that his U.K.-based employer is dead. Things go from bad to worse when Ramji loses his belongings, including his passport, and is virtually on the streets, completely clueless about what to do next. But hope comes in the form of an Indian [Harsh Chhaya] and his wife, who employ him as a chef in their Indian restaurant. But the immigration department swoops on Ramji and the only way out is to get into a marriage of convenience with Sameera [Samita Bangargi], a U.K. national. However, she is already into a steady relationship [Raj Zutshi], but agrees for this marriage since her fianc? compels her to take this step.

The rest of the film is about the immigration authorities getting on Ramji's trail and how the simpleton triumphs in every situation despite obstacles and barriers.

The simple film turns very contrived with a dozen little side characters and a lot of very avoidable melodrama. As things drag needlessly on the film stretches slowly close to the three-hour mark Ramji's constant confusion is replaced by his being a man of action, and the director begins to prioritise the wrong subjects in his narrative. Director Sanjay Dayma is totally lost throughout the film, with continuity and factual errors glaringly difficult to miss.

R Madhavan just doesnt have the charisma required of a hero and though Samita is nice looking and okay as an actress, she doesnt come across as interesting. Everyone else bores you to tears. Even Vishal Bharadwajs music cannot make up for all the boredom in the script.

On the whole, Ramji Londonwale is a feel-good entertainer.