Pindam Date of Release: December 15, 2023
Starring: Manik Reddy, Baby Chaitra, Baby Leisha, Vijayalakshmi, Srilatha, Kushee Ravi, Eswari Rao, Srinivas Avasarala, Ravi Varma, and others
Director: Daida Saikiran
Producer: Daggumati, Yeshwanth
Music Director: Surampalli Krishna Saurabh
Director of photography: Sathish Manoharan
Editor: Prasad Sirish
Rating : 3/5
Story:
An accountant at a rice mill named Antony (Sriram) purchases a new home in Suklapet. Along with him are his mother, two daughters, Sophie (Baby Leisha) and Tara (Baby Chaitra), and his expectant wife, Mary (Kushee Ravi). Everyone in the household quickly begins to have weird experiences. They try to leave the house because they think it’s haunted. Demonologist Annamma saves the day for them. What took place next? What secret lies beneath the house? This contributes to the remainder of the narrative.
Extra Credits:
In terms of the backstory, Pindam gets it perfect. The flashback sections are simultaneously fascinating and unsettling. The film addresses a significant social topic, which is skillfully communicated in the concluding moments.
Sriram does a respectable job in the part. The actor did an amazing job portraying a scared family member. Kushee Ravi is remarkable and a great housewife who fulfills the criteria. A horror movie’s backdrop music and settings are crucial, and Pindam excels in these areas.
In their separate responsibilities, Baby Chaitra and Baby Leisha are excellent children. Eswari Rao leaves her imprint on a significant figure. The remaining actors performed as one could anticipate.
Negative Points:
Pindam adheres to the standard horror narrative style that has been prevalent for a number of years. The idea of a family moving into a new home and feeling a ghostly presence is absurd. It’s not the primary problem, but there aren’t many exciting scenes in the story.
Most of the first half isn’t that interesting. A few intriguing situations are included, although they don’t last very long. Rather, what we witness are standard horror cliches such as flickering lights, falling picture frames from the walls, moving items, etc. The largest flaw in Pindam is the jumpscares, which don’t land effectively and look really fake.
Technical Aspects:
With the background score, music director Krishna Saurabh Surampalli gave it his all. The literary problems are primarily to blame for the interesting background score’s lack of effect. The cinematography of Sathish Manoharan is excellent.
The production design and the images create the right atmosphere for a horror movie, but the use of antiquated methods to frighten the audience lessens the effect. Parts of Saikiran’s direction seem promising. While it’s a good thing he didn’t try to stuff in extraneous details, the horror components aren’t really exciting. The outcome would have been far superior if he had given the screenplay more attention.
Verdict:
Pindam is a typical horror thriller overall, with relatively few good scenes. The main cast gives strong performances, and the film has excellent technical aspects. However, the narrative, which is mostly uninteresting, is the primary problem. The film drags on into its conclusion, and the scary scenes don’t have the intended impact. The history and a few sequences work well, but overall the outcome is far from ideal.
