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Bhaagamathie
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rating: 3/5
Punchline: Well-packaged thriller
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Type: Straight
Banner: UV Creations
Runtime: 142 minutes
Censor Certificate: U/A
Release date: 26 January, 2018
Theater watched: Screen 1, Prasads multiplex, Hyderabad
Cast: Anushka Shetty, Unni Mukundan, Jayaram, Asha Sarath, Prabhas Srinu, Dhanraj, Murali Sharma .etc
Music: S Thaman
Cinematographer: R Madhi
Art: Ravinder Reddy
Choreography : Vishwa Raghu
Action: Jashuva
Lyrics: Sreejo
Editor: Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao
Story, Screenplay & Directed: Ashok
Producers: V Vamsi Krishna Reddy, Uppalapati Pramod
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Chanchala (Anushka) is an IAS officer who works as personal secretary to irrigation minister (Jayaram). A lot of precious idols are stolen from temples. Irrigation minister who is an honest politician threatens the high command in a public meeting. Home department orders a CBI enquiry into this issue with an intention to frame irrigation minister in a scam. Chachala who is serving jail term for killing a guy is taken to a secret location of Bhaagamathie Bungalow for interrogation. Rest of the story is all about what happens in Bhaagamathie Bungalow.
Actors: Anushka is elegant as Chanchala. She is terrific in interval scene as Bhaagamathie. This is her 1st release after Baahubali 2 and it’s nice to watch her on big screen again. Malayalam actor Jayaram does justice to the pivotal role of a politician. Malayalam actor Unni Mukundan Nair is okay as love interest of heroine. Malayalam actress Asha Sharath is good as a CBI officer. Dhanraj, Prabhas Seenu and Vidyulleka Raman provide entertainment and Dhanaraj’s character is story driven. Murali Sharma is good as a cop.
Story - screenplay - direction: Story of the film is different. It’s a thriller and is a screenplay-based film. Director G Ashok comes up with strong characters and a screenplay that holds well. He has used actors well. The interval episode of ‘bhaagamathie adda’ is spine chilling. It’s very difficult to mix so many elements and a few genres while narrating a film. I have a few observations regarding story and screenplay which I had written below the review. Please read it only after you watch the film. 
Other departments: Background music scored by SS Thaman is exceptionally good. Sound Design deserves a special applause. Cinematography by Madhie is outstanding. Raveender’s production design is authentic and stands out. Dialogues penned by G Ashok are good. He played well with words like Prathinidhi (representative - every source). Visual effects are good. Editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao is good. Production values by UV Creations banner are splendid. 
Analysis: Bhaagamathie is a kind of film that’s difficult make and difficult to position in Telugu market. Director and production house have packaged the film in such a way that it partly satisfies the people who look for horror elements and the audiences who seek thrill. Despite having a complicated screenplay, Bhaagamathie tries to give something for everybody. Plus points of the film are Anushka, screenplay and background music. On the flipside, the narration should have been true to its genre. On a whole, Bhaagamathie is a well packaged thriller.