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Review by : Behindwoods Review Board

Starring: Rajesh, Munnar Ramesh, Rajesh Kanagasabai, Victoria, Vidya
Direction: Bandi Sarojkumar
Music: Siddharth Vipin
Production: Char Productions

Director Bandi Saroj Kumar who gave the audience a different kind of technical experience in his first film Porkkalam is back with Asthamanam, which claims to be based on a true nightmare.

Asthamanam is an adventure trip of four boys and two girls who go into a forest for trekking. What the forest has in store for the young people forms the arc of the film.

The technical aspects of Asthamanam are very much similar to Porkkalam in terms of high contrast lighting and desaturated colors but thankfully Saroj Kumar has done  way with the overused slow motion shots which were an integral part of Porkkalam. All the same Saroj Kumar gives you his typical brand of visuals and sound effects.

Having said that, Asthamanam is a flat, unexciting film where you fail to judge till interval what the director intends to convey and still when you wait patiently with misplaced optimism, hoping that he may have lined up something exciting in the second half, there is absolutely no respite as the narration moves in a listless tone.

The performance of the all the artists are sub-par. The dialogues sound completely vague and the dialogue deliverance is another matter of annoyance altogether. The scenes where the character Karna pleads with the Adivasis are a sample to this. All the characters are totally caricatured.

When a film is a thriller, some amount of excitement is expected but Asthamanam travels in a very flat terrain and does not provide any thrill moment anywhere. Saroj Kumar’s attempt at humor also falls flat.

Siddharth Vipin’s music is a nice feature in Asthamanam and also the different camera experience. And the running time of an hour and fifteen minutes could well be a plus point for Asthamanam.

Verdict: A flat fare!

Tags : Asthamanam, Rajesh, Munnar Ramesh, Rajesh Kanagasabai, Victoria, Vidya, Bandi Sarojkumar, Siddharth Vipi
 
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