Spandana Kommuri

The movie should have been made in the 90s when cringe was still appreciated. This movie is going into my "it's so bad that it is good" list.

I don't think I have cried this much in the recent times. It is such a powerful series. A story like this had to told with the right amount of sensitivity, confrontation and vulnerability. And the makers of the show did it with such perfection! Right from the direction to music to cinematography to everything.. I mean everything! They got it just perfect. And the actors, OMG! What a terrific job. You could feel loving them, hating them, being scared for them. You could live with them. They did an extremely brilliant job. Highly recommended! Not only to discuss the racial politics but a whole new brilliant level of technicality.

What could have been an interesting native horror story is ruined by bad writing with many loose ends, plot holes and uneven editing. This is not a show for intelligence audience who enjoy interpreting things on thier own. Almost everything is spoon fed which is very boring after a while. Everything including set design, ghosts crying and interpretation of several key elements is mediocre. The only svaing grace is the actors. Especially Amala Akkineni whom you immediately will believe can solve the problems from different realms. She comes across as warm and empathetic that is required for the role. Or it can be her own personality that is reflected in the role. The other cast does a good job but the Telugu dubbing is boring. Almost every character from every episode sounds the same. It could have been a good alternative for horror enthusiasts who would like to watch native horror stories over the western horror stories but it couldn't be executed well. The stories must have sounded brilliant on paper but what comes out is a mediocre series.

This series is an excellent example of how drama can be mixed with horror and how horror is nothing but a portrayal of our internal vulnerabilities at their worst. This is not a show that has some cheap jump scares which kind of gets boring. The story telling is so fantastic that it makes you part of this house and the family who resides in it. Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys pure trill of storytelling sprinkled with horror.