Dhimahi Review: Lacks freshness

As the festival season is done, close to half a dozen films have hit the screens today. One among them is Dhimahi. Written and directed by Suhaas Pagadala, the film also has Suhaas Pagadala as the lead actor and is out for public viewing today. Let’s see how it is.

Story:

After Mahi, a seven-year-old blind girl, gets kidnapped and killed, the family goes through a trauma. Her uncle Kartik ( Saahas Pagadala) blames himself for her death and makes it his mission to find out the cause of her death and dives deep into the concept of Necromancy to meet her one last time. Will Kartik succeed in the process? Who kills Mahi? What the mystery behind the series of murders, forms crucial crux.

On screen performances:

Lead actor Saahas Pagadala gave a convincing performance in the purposeful role. His acting and facial expressions in close up shots is impressive.

Nikihita Chopra is cute on screen and did her role effectively as the female lead. The chemistry between the lead pair has been showcased in a decent manner.

Virat Kapoor and Ashika Pagadala are impressive too in the given kid’s parents role. The small kid who acted in the role of Mahi did her limited role in a convincing manner.

Other actors like Anand and among others are decent in their respective roles. The actor who played the antagonist role is impressive in his character.

Off screen talents:

Director Saahas Pagadala came up with a concept which is not seen earlier but he would have focused on the execution part as it lacks freshness. He should be appreciated for handling multiple departments like acting and producing, alongside the direction.

Cinematography by Rah Sharma is adequate as he presented the Australian locations in a breezy and captivating manner. The music composed by the music composer is good as his instruments has freshness in it.

Editing work done by Santosh Kamireddy is decent enough. The production values for this limited budget movie are fine.

What’s hot?

• Production values
• Concept

What’s not?

• Execution part
• Lengthy runtime

Verdict:

In an overview, Dhimahi movie has an interesting concept which can be made even gripping with a tight screenplay. But sadly, the makers ignored it due to which the film lacks freshness in it, hence making it a below average fare at the box office.

Telugubulletin.com Rating: 1.5/5