Hidimbha Explained

Hidimbha
Director:Aneel Kanneganti
Producer:Gangapatnam Sridhar
Starring:Ashwin Babu
Nandita Swetha
Cinematography:B. Rajasekar
Editing:M. R. Varma
Music:Vikas Badisa
Studio:Sri Vignesh Karthik Cinemas
OAK Entertainments
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Country:India
Language:Telugu

Hidimbha is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language psychological action thriller film directed by Aneel Kanneganti and starring Ashwin Babu and Nandita Swetha.[1] [2] The film was released on 20 July 2023.[3]

Plot

The movie starts with disappearance of girls in Hyderabad city. Police officer Adhya has been appointed to resolve the mystery. Fearless cop Abhay, who was Adhya's former lover is also with her team. Adhya and Abhay find out that unknown killer targets only the girls with red colour dress. Adhya's father was also missing long ago to solve same type of missing cases in forest of Kerala. It reveals that an aborigines clan named Hidimba is behind those ruthless murders.[4]

Production

The film began production in 2021.[1] The film was shot in Hyderabad, the forests in Kerala and Andaman Islands.[5] In November 2022, the shooting for the film had been completed.[6]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vikas Badisa.

Release and reception

Hidimbha was released on 20 July 2023. Post theatrical digital rights were acquired by Aha and was premiered on 10 August 2023.[7]

A critic from Sakshi rated the film 2 out of 5.[8] Raghu Bandi of The Indian Express stated in his review that the film is, "a daring subject that comes undone by its conclusion".[9] BVS Prakash of Deccan Chronicle opined that "Young director Aneel Kanneganti had a good and novel plot on his hand and also triggered some interest with his trailers, but he couldn’t really handle the multi-layered script with conviction and left the audience in despair".[10] A critic from ABP Desam rated the film out of 5.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2021-08-03 . Ohmkar's brother comes up with a new movie 'Hidimba' . The Times of India . 2023-05-02 . 0971-8257.
  2. Web site: Striking first look of Ashwin Babu and Nandita Swetha's Hidimba unveiled. 1 August 2021. 123 Telugu. 11 February 2024.
  3. Web site: 2023-07-17 . Hidimba: A reverse action trailer to drop at this time . 2023-12-18 . 123telugu.com . en.
  4. Web site: Hidimbha review. Hidimbha Telugu movie review, story, rating . 2024-01-03 . IndiaGlitz.com.
  5. Web site: Exclusive: 'Hidimbha' is a historical fiction; an unexplored genre in India, says director Aneel Kanneganti. Y. Sunita. Chowdhary. 25 May 2023.
  6. Web site: It's a wrap for Hidimba. Cinema Express.
  7. Web site: 2023-08-06 . Hidimba OTT: ఓటీటీలోకి వచ్చేస్తున్న హిడింబ.. స్ట్రీమింగ్ ఎక్కడ, ఎప్పుడంటే? . 2023-12-18 . Zee News Telugu . te.
  8. Web site: Hidimba Review: 'హిడింబ' మూవీ రివ్యూ. 20 July 2023. Sakshi. te.
  9. Web site: Bandi . Raghu . 2023-07-21 . Hidimba movie review: A daring subject that comes undone by its conclusion . 2023-12-18 . . en.
  10. Web site: Prakash . BVS . 20 July 2023 . Hidimbha movie review . 18 December 2023 . Deccan Chronicle.
  11. Web site: 'హిడింబ' రివ్యూ : మనుషులను తినే గిరిజన జాతి మహానగరానికి వస్తే?. ABP Desam. te. 19 July 2023.
  12. Web site: Hidimba movie review: రివ్యూ: హిడింబ.. అశ్విన్‌, నందితా శ్వేతల సినిమా ఎలా ఉంది?. Eenadu. te.