Time tested filmmaker M. S. Raju, whose films include some of the best-known Telugu films in cinema history, is entering a genre he didn’t know existed with his upcoming Agadha. The pan-India venture would be a mystical divine thriller that would be all mythology, suspense and more grand visual storytelling.
Okkadu, Varsham, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana, Manasantha Nuvve these are among the films M S Raju has a legendary following building on throughout the years. From an incredibly successful producer to director, he has consistently established his emotional depth. But given Agadha, though, there is a certain emotional depth about himself as creative that will be on the cusp of his work going into the further end of the creative continuum.
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And with Agadha, that’s when he appears to be testing the limits of his imagination and pushing the envelope creatively toward a darker and more inscrutable world of cinema: A darker, more impenetrable cinematic environment.
With its releases scheduled for Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi, Agadha is just one more of the films set in a pan-India story telling style. The director is reported to have worked on the film over a period of over a year to create a story with the world that fuses spiritual ideas with mystery and suspense. Even the film’s ad campaign itself attracts attention for being an original work in its own right.
A slick ad hoc video shows two thieves getting into Raju’s office, snuck around by flyers of his previous smashes. In this way their lighthearted curiosity suddenly turns sinister. They stumble upon a new poster that is also intended to be an Agadha. It is not just an idea arousing curiosity, but also generates mood for the film which is sinister and is somewhat mysterious at different levels. You have also received the first-look poster which adds intrigue. The scene is of a dim cave with the photo showing a giant idol with twelve hands, lit by flickering torches.
A lone girl behind conveys a bit of the mystery and the suspense that this is a supernatural and divine story. It is shot on a grand scale, produced by Kasi Visalakshi Balusu, as an effort by Sri Adi Varaha Productions. Filmed over 85 days in a number of lavish sets and real locations. This essentially means that nearly 45 minutes of the movie will come in the form of visual effects. The technical employees of Agadha also seem apt. Music is by Mikkin Arul Dev; cinematography is by Nani Chamidishetty. Editing is by Junaid Siddiqui production design by Rajeev Nair.
The screenplay is similarly well done; it was also contributed by Chaitanya Vegi. It’s perfect for our generation of filmmakers with Agadha’s potent idea, the vibe in its visuals, and the crew who have gone before so nobody else has it in their recent memory. Agadha is already making waves in India, and you can’t look back. As audiences are increasingly embracing a wider variety of stories, including some kind of strange thriller which has taken on more form, this may be a new and complete viewing experience for you.
