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Karthikeya Movie Reviews
- 10/27/2014 12:27:50 PM
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Cast: Nikhil, Swati, Thanikella Bharani, Rao Ramesh, Praveen, SatyaDirection: Chandoo MondetiGenre: ThrillerDuration: 2 hours 4 minutes
Story: A medical student, Karthik (Nikhil) gets entangled in a conspiracy surrounding a famous temple in a village and how he unravels the secret behind the series of mysterious deaths in the village forms the crux of the story.
Movie Review : Telugu film industry's tryst with suspense thrillers, in any given year, is quite marginal and it's all the more rare to come across a suspense thriller that's done right. In this context, where dabbling with a bunch of cliches is the name of the game, Karthikeya comes like a breath of fresh air. It does fall short from being a true blue edge-of-the-seat thriller and the climax pops up quite abruptly, but a closer look at the proceedings in the film establishes the notion that filmmaker Chandoo Mondeti is a good storyteller, who gives the mood of the story as much importance as he gives to the story and its characters.
The film begins with the death of an official from the Endowments Department, who goes to Subramaniapuram to research more about the popular Subramanya Swamy temple in the village. Soon, we are told that anyone who either talks about the temple or even tries to know more about it is killed by a snake bite. And slowly, this fear turns into a legend which keeps everyone away from the temple for almost a year. Elsewhere, Karthik (Nikhil), a medical student,
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