Venkata in Sankata

Venkata In Sankata (Kannada: ವೆಂಕಟ ಇನ್ ಸಂಕಟ) is a 2009 Kannada comedy film directed by Ramesh Aravind and produced by "Sinema House" banner. The story is written by the popular Telugu film writer, Madhu Thotapalli. This is the fourth directorial venture of actor Ramesh.

Besides Ramesh playing the titular role of a traffic cop, the film cast includes Sharmiela Mandre, Anusha, Meghana Mudiyan, Tulu theatre artist Devadas Kapikad, H. G. Dattatreya, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Umashree Umesh and rajinikant s among others. The film made its theatrical release on 20 February 2009 and received favorable reviews from the critics.

The film is all about a traffic constable Venkata (Ramesh) who dreams big to become a commissioner. Situations provoke him to become a target for all the troubles that happen around him. Later he is sent as an undercover cop to a college. His duty is to bust the terrorist who are stealing the chemicals from that college to prepare bombs. How he comes out of the trouble and reaches his aim forms the rest of the plot told in a hilarious manner.

The music was composed by Ricky Kej for Anand Audio company. The audio was launched and released to the market on 20 January 2009.

Upon release, the film met with positive critical reviews for its comical content and character portrayals. Times Of India reviewed with 4 stars lauding the film to be a "brilliant family entertainer with an excellent script, neat narration and slick placement of sequences". Rediff.com reviewed that the film is "worth a watch" giving it a 3.5 star rating.