Agnyathavasi

Inspector Govindu is residing in Nalkeri, Malnadu and has been leading a peaceful life as the locality is largely crime free, resulting in the local police station to barely exist. It's the late 90s and the boom of computers is slightly beginning. Rohit convinces his brother to buy him a computer which everyone else resents. The village's landlord Srinivasaiah is lonely after his son left him and Pankaja, a girl from the same village is in love with Srinivasaiah's son. 2 mysterious death happen in a fateful night and Inspector Govindu solves it instantly while it leads to another case from the past. How did he solve the case and what really happened in the past, forms rest of the story.

The film had the right setting and spends the entire first establishing the plot. The film picked up when Ananthu starts to question Govindu and that would remain the best part of the film. The whole Malenadu setting and limited characters should have ideally made way for a gripping murder mystery but the slow paced writing simply doesn't allow the script to evolve. The tone is laced with humor in the first half which makes it little tough to take seriously and the non-linear narrative doesn't add anything positive. The film has solid actors but doesn't give them much to work on. Overall, Agnyathavasi is a misfire.

This is a simple story of few people in a village, there are no big things here, no exaggeration, no extra ordinary human to save distressed people, it's just a small, simple story and ordinary story. BUT the screenplay is so brilliant it'll keep you alert on the ongoing story, the back and forth narration of episodes keeps the brain vigilant while the eyes get to experience soothing backgrounds, beautiful misty scenery, aesthetic frames. All the actors have done their best while keeping it all natural, relatable and simple. Shout-out must be given to the writer who kept the circumstances, characters and situations apt to the plot. The story buildup between characters are effortless, logical and befitting, there's no unusual events happening upto third quarter of the story, the last quarter is what bothers me. Great story, awesome screenplay, brilliant actors, they could have finished it with out of the box events, everything was built up perfectly for a thrilling ending but it rather unfolds into predictable events or slightly unusual events. The climax is what I believe is a lost opportunity but everything except that is beautiful, worthwhile and well executed. I'm not going to rate the movie low for a lukewarm ending, Kannada industry needs such skilled artists who deserves to be supported despite few errors. I have hopes for the future of KFI by such team and individual artists.

Watched this movie in theatre this week, very slow narration and unnecessary showing same scenes again and again for scenes which are already understood.

Message to society is totally lost, if mother is having mind related issues killing does not make sense, there were alternative solutions at 1990s also totally absurd.

Atleast shakahari had some suspense till end but story was on similar lines.

I went to movie based on previous stitnt by janardhan chickannas gultoo but disappointed.

Blink was really good with oedipus stuff like dark.

If we watch monk or any suspense tv series this could have been an epsiode.

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Different title Agnyathavasi written in interesting font, and above all, the intriguing, layered face of Rangayana Raghu on the poster (reminding of his look in Shakahaari) pulled me to watch this film over others on my watchlist.

The film opens with parallel tracks and a bunch of characters, leaving us puzzled - even disoriented in the first half. But this narrative chaos seems intentional to build tension and curiosity, making us wonder how - or if - all these threads will converge. Thankfully, they do, and with finesse. The director ties the loose ends into an impactful climax that gives a profound message on parenting.

Rangayana Raghu delivers a nuanced performance reminding us of his portrayal in Shakahari. His portrayal is restrained, and emotionally layered - a man burdened by the weight of choices, yet silent in his suffering.

Siddu Moolimani catches our attention with his expressive face, whose performance as a youngster of the 90s adds enthusiasm to the narrative. The rest of the cast too, mostly from the theatre background are impressive.

Set in a time when owning a computer was a life's milestone, the experience of connecting to the internet using dial-up modem, the thrill of logging into email, the excitement of online chats. For anyone who grew up in the '90s, these moments are pure nostalgia.

Agnyathavasi is not for the impatient viewer. Watch it with no distractions till the end to feel the impact.

Agnyatavasi is an excellent thriller, the movie starts off slow but slowly get us into their world. Charan raj bgm is brilliant, cinematography is top notch, the story telling uses a Rashomon method which worked out very well. The theatre experience is definitely amazing! Thanks for the team for bringing this movie to Kannada movie industry. The performance by each and everyone is truly marvellous, they are all into the character and the fun elements are actually fun which is very less but it is fine for this type of movie. Didn't feel anything is unnecessary scene The Final Cut is perfect, Thanks Haemanth for trusting this team and bringing this to theatres.