Yet another thriller offering from the super-talented Aishwarya Rajesh, 'Bhoomika' is a film with its heart in the right place but in trying to do too many things, director Rathindran Prasad looses his way and in turn. Looses the audience as well.
Our up and coming lady superstar plays the role of a child psychologist, who moves into an eerie boarding school which she along with her developer husband hopes to turn into eco villas. There, they encounter a series of supernatural incidents and how the motley crew of scared youngsters tackle these forms the rest of the plot.
While there are many sequences that provide jump scares, Aishwarya is let down by a largely mediocre supporting cast with Madhuri, Surya Ganapathy and Ayaan Abhishek's performances being largely forgettable.
The ever dependable Pavel Navageethan makes a strong impression in a short role while Avantika Vandanapu excels in playing an autistic teenager with depth and nuance.
In trying to deliver a different horror experience, the director meanders unconvincingly into techno-horror and ecological horror elements, without providing sufficient intrigue get the audiences to buy into the plotline at any point.
While the idea and the theme were on point, sadly, the execution wasn't. Even an earnest performance from Aishwarya Rajesh cant save this mediocre effort.
Not recommended!
