Released last week in Bombay and C.I., Shine Screens’ Kishkindhapuri (dubbed from the Telugu film of the same name; A) is a horror drama.
Raghav (Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas) and Mythili (Anupama Parameswaran) work for a company which organises ghost-walking tours in Kishkindhapuri town. During one such tour, an antique radio in an old radio station suddenly starts working. Raghav senses a supernatural presence but he successfully rescues the tourists from the haunted place. However, every visitor to the radio station after this incident dies under mysterious circumstances. Who is behind these murders?
Koushik Pegallapati has written a story which lacks novelty. His screenplay treads the beaten path. There are some spooky scenes but they don’t have the desired terrifying impact. Dialogues are ordinary.
Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas is okay as Raghav. Anupama Parameswaran is fair as Mythili. Sandy Master is so-so in the role of Visravaputra. Tanikella Bharani is alright. Hyper Aadi, Srikanth Iyengar, Makarand Deshpande, Prema, Sudharshan and Dr. Bhadram lend routine support.
Koushik Pellagapati’s direction, limited as it is by the below-average script, is just about ordinary. Chaitan Bharadwaj’s music is below the mark. Lyrics are weak. Background music ought to have been more impactful. Chinmay Salaskar’s camerawork is quite good. Manisha Dutt’s production designing, and Siva Kamesh’s art direction are alright.Niranjan Devaramane’s editing leaves something to be desired. Dubbing is ordinary.
On the whole, Kishkindhapuri is a weak fare.
