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Critic Review
Maaya (2014)The very first scene of Maaya looks like a good omen with some really good acting, and it turns out to be just the start of a sequence of appalling scenes that literally claw into you in no time. Meghana (Avanthika), experiences Extra Sensory Perception and sees the future of her near dear. In the meanwhile, famous Fashion Designer Siddharth (Harshavardhan Rane) meets Meghana for a traditional programme about local weavers. In a short time both start liking each other, but things turns around when Meghana’s childhood friend Pooja (Sushma Raj) returns to Hyderabad. Suddenly, Meghana starts experiencing ESP (Extra Sensory Perception) again as she starts getting close to Siddharth. She is unable to understand or explain this gift, except to recall that it started when she was very young. She tries to use this gift to help people, despite the risk. Seeing the latest frames about Pooja and Siddharth, Meghana, she decides to use her supernatural powers to get to the bottom of this incident and comes up with startling facts..
It is the last 20-minute of the film that make you realize it’s a Neelakanta film as the screenplay comes back on track. Fitting twists in the climax giving justification to the story that convinces you that Maaya is not a bad film. If the maker has wor.
Overall, ‘Maaya’ is a brilliant opportunity for Neelakanta to show his touch apart. Per contra, he could have kept a far better output if the subject is closed in crispy time. Lengthy runtime and unwanted scenes languidly scrubbed the very ESP essence.
Its really sad to see a director like Neelankanta who delivered impressive films like Show, Missamma and Mr. Medhavi coming up with an ordinary screenplay. While the First Half looked just okay, Second Half was terrible and the Climax twist wasn't effecti.
Director Neelakanth tried to do magic with twists. One has to bear the full length to experience these twists. It’s a good relief for audience who are longing for. Out of routine applaudable flick..
When it comes to directing a super-natural suspense thriller, the key is to make a highly unrealistic concept believable. Most importantly, the answers raised in the screenplay have to be convincing and justified. But the second half is very hard to diges.
On the whole, Neelakanta does not create much magic with ‘Maaya’. Except for the opening scene, climax and few thrilling moments, there is not much in the movie. It lacks the essential rush which is must for a thriller, and will be only liked by the m.
