Thamma

The story writing is weak, and the dialogue/comedy writing is even poorer. The plot unfolds exactly as you expect - no surprises, no spark - especially if you've ever seen Twilight.

Dialogues feel like they were written by a kid who just discovered old reels and assumed no one's heard those lines before. The comedy too feels forced-unlike Stree, where humor came naturally.

Walking out of Thama, I'm honestly just shaking my head. I wanted to like it - I really did - but man, what a mess. There was so much potential with this whole "Stree universe" type setup, and instead, it felt like the director just didn't know what to do with it. From Munjiya to Thama, it's like he got promoted without proving himself. I genuinely don't know how he landed this movie.

The first half dragged like crazy. The pacing was off, jokes felt forced, and that whole detour into the city? Completely unnecessary. They could've easily used that time to explore Nawazuddin's backstory - how he became a Betaal, what his connection was to the myth, and how the curse began. That's the movie we should've gotten. Instead, we got random chaos stitched together.

Ayushmann, man... he's a solid actor, but this time every reaction, every line - like he was trying to prove too hard that he belonged in this universe. The love story with Rashmika felt so forced. No buildup, no emotion - just assumed we'd buy into it because they're the leads.

Rashmika, though, I was surprised by her performance. She actually looked the part. And for most scenes, she was the saving grace. She brought some charm and calm in the middle of the chaos. So many missed opportunities with her character though, I would have liked to see her grow more powerful as the movie went on. But it confusing as hell. They kept changing her name like the writers couldn't decide who she was supposed to be. And honestly, it looked like she was meant to be Thama - the one who falls for a human and now she has a heart that is beating. That twist would have been wild.

And Paresh Rawal a LEGEND completely wasted. His role meant nothing to the story or the universe. Same with Seema Pahwa, plays the mom - another powerhouse performer, thrown into an insignificant part. Both could've easily been cast into better characters than just parents.

Funny enough, the cameos had more impact than the main cast - Janna, God of Hand, and Bhediya's short scenes were actually the best parts of the movie. They reminded you why people cared about this universe in the first place.

The rest of the casting was on point, but the direction was the real problem. No grip, no consistent tone, no real scary moments anywhere. You never once felt tension or fear - it played like a confused fantasy drama instead of horror. The emotional beats didn't land, the suspense never built up, and the whole thing just lacked heart.

Bottom line: Thama had all the right ingredients - mythology, horror, strong cast, and a connected universe - but ended up bland because the director couldn't pull it together. It had moments, sure, but they were never executed to its potential.

Rating: 6/10 - carried by Nawazuddin, Rashmika and cameos, let down by poor direction, forced love story, flat scares, and direction that didn't live up to the mystery and thrills. A MISSED OPPORTUNITY!

This look like a corporate micromanagement and focus group created monstrosity! Because the movie switches from horror, to comedy, to dark comedy, to thriller, to political correctness, to love, to drama, to mindless action - sometime as in same scene / sequence!

Basically too many cooks and advisors / revisions have made this into a concoction that is very difficult to digest - let alone enjoy.

The entire Street universe keeps getting worse with each movie that comes out... Only the originals Stree was good- The rest is all crap designed to make more money by forcibly copying Hollywood's movie universes. I was cringing toward the entire movie, I was cringing throughout the entire movie and only watched it because I was curious if there are any changes.

1. No. Originality None of the stories have any originality- they have just taken vampire and werewolf lore from the west and adapted it in an Indian context without any original story. They just gave it a Hindi name such as Betaal and Bhediya yikes .. 2. Bad special effects The CGI is absolutely terrible in India and it shows no signs of improving. Especially in this universe. It's just so fake that you just can't immerse yourself in the story.

3. Terrible acting All of the Stree universe movies have terrible acting (except the originals Stree) but this one is the worst. Rashmika cannot act to save her life- I don't know why people keep saying she acted well in this movie. She's absolutely garbage, even worse than Jhanvi Kapoor. Ayushman doesn't have any good writing to work with, and overdoes everything. Nawaz is awful in the movie- he just can't do horror and it shows. It's just comedy through and through and not in a good way.

4. Awful script The script and dialogue is so bad that I just kept shaking my head throughout. Even the jokes fall flat except a couple of jokes in the beginning. Totally cringeworthy.

Ok ok not bad, but I'd say I went into this with negative expectations, but yeah it did better than expected. Still I have a number of problems. First, it's too long, around 2 and half hours, and it starts showing when some actors (I'm looking at you Paresh Rawal) take up too much screen time without any contribution to the story. Second, it doesn't really do the individual story well, I'll accept that it does it's job well of expanding the overall MHCU but still this story just seems.. off.

And the dialogues man, just please change your writers I'm begging you maddock studios. This movie, no I think the whole MHCU is really held back just beacuse of the 'comedy' tag they have to carry around. Nawazuddin Siddiqui's character is not just wasted, but brutally thrown aside for some reason. But I have to talk about the Bhediya fight, this was the highlight of the movie, just amazing 👏 But other than that the cgi feels off at sometimes, especially during movements. The climax is rushed badly, everything just happens because the movie is close to it's runtime. But it does set up some interesting things for this universe's future films. Overall, a mid but enjoyable addition to the MHCU.