Teja Sajja is convincing, although he needed to look more anxious. Shivani knows her Telugu and can become another 'Colours' Swathi if she makes the right choices.
By and by, they behave like run-of-the-mill lovers. Surya and Vennela initially freak out at the turn of events. After a point, her boozing surprises us more than the sci-fi element. The grandma in 'Adbhutham' starts giving insights with the confidence of a family head talking about religious rituals. The concerned expert conveniently lives in the same city as him or her. The protagonist gets to meet a researcher or an expert who helps him or her unravel things in no time. Characters in some of the sci-fi movies start researching esoteric phenomena as if it's like googling about a disease in a medical portal. It's not enough to leverage a mythological story in a passing conversation or some abnormal incident to explain away what is happening and what is at stake.įrom Surya's sidekick (played by a formidable Satya) to Vennela's grandmother (played by Tulasi), everyone behaves as though the fantasy element is not that surreal. There has to be something that makes us believe that the unusual circumstances that are driving the love story in a certain way exist because they have to exist in a particular way. Stories, where extraordinary events come together to enable or mar a love story, need to possess splendid features. While a song makes us feel conscious about the surreal nature of the story, the staging still feels mostly mundane. What separates them? Is there is an invisible force keeping them apart? How do they manage to finally end the pangs of separation? That's what the final act of the film is about.ĭirector Mallik Ram tells an exceptional idea in a somewhat generic fashion. They both live in Hyderabad but can't get to meet. Destiny intervenes and makes them connect with each other. What is common between them is that they both have had enough in life and want to kill themselves.
Newcomer Shivani Rajasekhar plays Vennela, a dullard who wants to pursue an Automobile Engineering course in Germany. Teja Sajja plays Surya, who is frustrated to be a mediocre news presenter besides being a failed musician. Writer Prasanth Varma, however, makes this feel a bit convoluted instead of letting the audience soak into the incredible universe of the lead pair. In 'Adbhutham', a direct OTT release, life gives Surya and Vennela, who are destined to be reunited, a second chance. In fact, the time-loop plot device gave them multiple chances to do the same thing differently for the intended result. In the recent Aha web series 'Kudi Yedamaithe', life gave its protagonists a chance to rectify their mistakes. 'Adbhutham' is a science-fiction film at one level. Cast: Teja Sajja, Shivani Rajasekhar and others
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