

We get a look into their lives, from college to jobs, from their families to their relationships, and most importantly, the bond among each other. The film is basically a buddy-comedy with a group of four friends in the lead. He actually cooks up a script from slightly dramatizing his real-life experiences. Same is the case with ‘Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi’. The writing is organic, probably because Tharun takes out situations and moments from his real life. It’s just the way Tharun sketched his characters to make them grounded and natural. The film is nothing new or out of the box. It gave Telugu audience a new star Vijay Devarakonda and a lot of hope to aspiring filmmakers. Tharun Bhascker took over the Telugu film industry by storm when his directorial debut ‘Pelli Choopulu’ came out a few years ago. Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi | “What’s Wrong with this City?” (2018) Read More: Best Malayalam Movies of 2018 13. If you don’t mind the slow pace, and a little shoddy cinematography, give it a shot.

Sree Vishnu, the actor, despite not being the best of performers, has a nag of doing the right parts that suit him and has been doing some good movies lately. One particular scene where the guy talks to people who have low-level jobs and tiny-scale businesses, is really well written.
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Writing of the movie is one of the assets, as it portrays all these delicate emotions in an effective way. The film actually talks about sensitive topics like the value of education in life, the dignity of labor, parental pressure and most importantly, the psychology of Indian students in the current era. However, things go out of hand when his love life gets into trouble and he struggles to achieve his goals. His father is always nudging him, while his mother, sister, and girlfriend support and help him. The story is about a below average student who has to make it big in life, and the only way he can is by scoring good grades. If these two problems weren’t there, the film could’ve been much above in the list. The film is shot on natural locations and the cinematography ends up being pretty dull. The film majorly suffers due to the low production values, which is pretty normal for an Indian independent film. ‘Needi Naadi Oke Kathe’ is one of the most underrated movies of the year. Needi Naadi Oke Kathe | “Our Stories are the Same” (2018) Read More: Best Bollywood Movies of 2018 14. It’s too bad if you couldn’t catch the film in an auditorium with good sound, but keep in mind to use good headphones or speakers to get a nice, scary experience. What stands out is the soundtrack and sound effects by Thaman, about whom you’ll hear about again in the later stages of the article. Director Ashok who previously made ‘Pilla Zamindar’, does a good job, despite not getting the deserved pat on the back.

The art and set design are great and the script packs the right amount of thrills. This character is Anushka’s bread and butter and she duly delivers. What follows is a normal horror drama, but twists and turns start popping up, making it more of a cleverly written thriller towards the end, along with the horror element of course. She is rigorously interrogated by the CBI and Police for months, and all she can do is deny the charges against her. The bungalow is said to be haunted by the spirit of Bhaagamathie, who lived in it decades ago. The story revolves around a government official who is framed for a crime and is locked in a spooky bungalow. After almost a decade, she got back into the horror genre and acted in ‘Bhaagamathie’. One might say that her performance in that film built a platform for her to go on and act as the mighty Devasena in the epic ‘Baahubali’. This not only started a trend in the Telugu Cinema industry but also started a trend of horror films with female protagonists across South India. 2009 was a year where Anushka Shetty broke the shackles and gave a performance of her life in the horror film ‘Arundhathi’.
