Mandala: The UFO Incident

A rather average UFO movie. A scientist lady gets abducted and her boyfriend begins investigating what happened, trying to get people to believe him. There are a lot mystery box setups that keep you interested throughout the runtime and the acting is consistently engaging, but the story ultimately goes nowhere worthwhile.

What little CGI was in the picture was surprising good for a movie which was clearly made on a tight budget, with better compositing than many current Marvel productions. I also appreciated the minimalist computer displays that didn't get carried away with themselves when dealing with the science stuff.

The one song sequence was quite nice. Again, there was clearly no budget involved, but the director did a lot with just the actors and locations.

With a more satisfying conclusion or a more fleshed out story, I would give this a recommendation, but it's just kind of "meh" when you reach the end credits. Watch if you have nothing else to do.

My first Kannada-language film.