Madha (film)

Madha
Film poster
Directed bySrividya Basawa
Written byPrashanth Sagar Atlluri
Produced byIndira Basawa
Starring
  • Trishna Mukherjee
  • Rahul Venkat
CinematographyAbhiraj Nair
Edited byRenjith Touchriver
Music byNaresh Kumaran
Production
company
Third Eye Productions
Release dates
  • January 2019 (2019-01) (Noida Film Festival)
  • 13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Madha is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language medical thriller film directed by Srividya Basawa (in her directorial debut) and starring Trishna Mukherjee and Rahul Venkat.

Plot

Cast

Production

Sri Vidya Basawa conceptualized the film in 2011.[2] Initially, the venture was supposed to be an independent film before it was made into a feature film.[3] The film is of the thriller genre and much of the crew of the film are relatively newcomers and marks the directorial debut of the director.[4] The low-budget film began shooting in June 2017 and commenced in September 2017.[4][2]

Themes

According to the director Sri Vidya Basawa, Madha means "madness personified" in Sanskrit.[5]

Release and reception

The film released on 13 March 2020 and was removed from theatres two days later due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

The News Minute gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and stated that "All in all, Madha, somewhere at its core, had a decent plot. Between a low budget, bad actors, and incoherent screenplay, it loses its essence".[7] Idlebrain noted that "Despite some shortcomings, Madha will stay as a nice attempt with good script/technical work".[8] Film Companion wrote that "But for all that it gets wrong, Madha does more things right".[9] The Times of India gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and stated that "Madha is a well-written thriller, penned by Prashanth Sagar Atlluri and helmed by Vidya, majorly because the duo does not indulge in clichés specific to the genre. This is one gripping thriller that’s worth a watch".[1]

The film was available on Amazon Prime Video in April 2020.[10][11]

Awards and nominations

  • Noida International Film Festival 2020 - Best Feature[2]
  • SIIMA Award for Best Debut Producer - Telugu for Third Eye Productions

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Rajasekhar, Paturi (13 March 2020). "Madha". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Nyayapati, Neeshita. "Film festival favourite Madha has a release date". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "The lights and colours in Madha". The Times of India.
  4. ^ a b Nadadhur, Srivathsan (18 June 2018). "Madha : A gritty thriller in the making". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ^ "Sending chills down your spine". Telangana Today.
  6. ^ Nyayapati, Neeshita. "The release of Madha remains a bitter-sweet experience for me: Sri Vidya Basawa". The Times of India.
  7. ^ "'Madha' review: Half-baked plot full of creepy characters". The News Minute. 13 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Madha review by jeevi - Telugu cinema review - Trishna Mukherjee & Venkat Rahul". www.idlebrain.com.
  9. ^ Varma, Sankeertana (14 March 2020). "Madha Movie Review: Srividya Basawa Makes An Assured Debut As Director With A Middling Thriller That Boasts Good Performances".
  10. ^ "10 new south Indian films you can now watch online". The News Minute. 9 April 2020.
  11. ^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (7 April 2020). "Amazon Prime Video new arrivals: 'It: Chapter Two', 'Dharala Prabhu', 'Godzilla' and other titles". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.