Highway Review: Disappointing Mystery Thriller

Anand Devearkonda’s Highway skipped theatrical release and premiered on OTT today. The film can be streamed on Aha Video. Here’s our review of the film.

Story: ‘Highway’ is a psychological thriller about a photographer Vishnu (Anand Devarakonda), falling in love with Tulasi (Manasa), who was sheltered all her life. When Everything is going great, his life turns upside down when a serial killer named ‘D’ Kidnaps His Lady Love. What follows later forms the rest of the plot.

What about on-screen performances?

Anand Deverakonda has done a decent job. He fits the specifications of the role. Manasa Radhakrishnan and Abhishek Banerjee deliver to the best of their capabilities. The rest of the star cast is decent.

What about off screen talents?

The director KV Guhan messes up with this mystery thriller as his narrative and screenplay are way too twisted and inorganic. The story, as an entity, is okayish but the presentation is not good enough. Guhan should’ve focused more on narrating his story in an intriguing manner rather than lacing it with twists.

The songs are below par, but the BGM is fitting enough. The visual composition is good as the low-lit visuals set the tempo for the film. The editing is poor as the run time should have been crispier. Production values are adequate.

What’s Hot?

• Basic premise
• BGM

What’s Not?

• Unever screenplay
• Bad editing
• Tiring narration
• Bad climax

Verdict: Highway is a poorly executed mystery thriller that neither has a mystery element nor offers enough thrills. It is an uneven thriller with a tiring screenplay. You can give it a skip if you have something else worthwhile to do this weekend.

Telugubulletin.com Rating: 1.5/5