Pindam Movie Review: Pindam, a new horror film starring Sriram and Kushee Ravi, is now in theaters. Pindam was marketed as the scariest: Pindam, a new horror film starring Sriram and Kushee Ravi, is now in theaters. Movie was marketed as the scariest film ever made. Let’s wait and see how the film turns out.
Rating: 2.5/5 Stars!
Starring
Kushee Ravi, Srinivas Avasarala, Ravi Varma, Srikanth Sriram, Baby Chaitra, Baby Leisha, Srilatha.
Director
Saikiran Daida
Cinematographer
Sathish Manoharan
Editor
Sirish Prasad
Producer
Yeshwanth Daggumati
Story
Antony (Sriram), a rice mill accountant, purchases a new home in Suklapet. His pregnant wife, Mary (Kushee Ravi), his mother, and their two daughters, Sophie (Baby Leisha) and Tara (Baby Chaitra), accompany him. Almost immediately, everyone in the family begins to experience strange occurrences. They believe the house is haunted and attempt to leave. Annamma (the Demonologist) comes to their aid. What happened after that? What is the mystery surrounding the house? This is intertwined with the rest of the story. – Pindam Movie Review
Plus Points
In terms of the backstory, Pindam gets it perfect. The flashback sections are simultaneously fascinating and unsettling. The film addresses a significant social issue, which is skillfully communicated in the concluding moments.
Sriram does a respectable job in the part. The actor did an amazing job portraying a worried family member. Kushee Ravi is impressive and a great housewife who fits the bill. A horror movie’s backdrop music and settings are crucial, and Pindam excels in both areas.
In their respective roles, Baby Chaitra and Baby Leisha are excellent children. Eswari Rao leaves her imprint on a significant figure. The other members of the cast carried out their assigned tasks.
Minus Points
Pindam adheres to the standard horror narrative style that has been prevalent for a number of years. The idea of a family moving into a new home and feeling a ghostly presence is absurd. It’s not the primary problem, but there aren’t many exciting scenes in the story.
Most of the first half isn’t very interesting. A few intriguing scenes are present, but they don’t last very long. Rather, what we witness are standard horror cliches such as flickering lights, falling picture frames from the walls, moving objects, etc. The largest flaw in Pindam is the jumpscares, which don’t land well and look extremely fake.
The film bears a strong similarity to the Hollywood production Conjuring in numerous aspects, which influences the watching experience as well.
Technical Aspects
With the background score, music director Krishna Saurabh Surampalli gave it his all. The writing problems are primarily to blame for the interesting background score’s lack of impact. The cinematography of Sathish Manoharan is excellent.
The production design and the images create the right atmosphere for a horror movie, but the use of antiquated methods to frighten the audience lessens the effect. Parts of Saikiran’s direction seem promising. While it’s a good thing he didn’t try to stuff in extraneous details, the horror elements aren’t very exciting. The outcome would have been far superior if he had given the screenplay more attention.
Final Verdict
Pindam is a typical horror thriller overall, with very few good scenes. The main cast gives strong performances, and the film has excellent technical aspects. However, the mostly uninteresting narrative is the primary problem. The film drags on past its conclusion, and the scary scenes don’t have the intended impact. The backstory and a few scenes work well, but overall the outcome is far from ideal.