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Critic Review
Lanka (2017)Swathi (Ina Saaha) a National Award-winning actress is in Hyderabad on a professional assignment. In the initial moments itself, it becomes clear that hers is a troubled life. But who is after her is not clear. All that we see is that she is scared for her safety. She gets fearsome nightmares and hallucinations, making the audience wonder if some supernatural danger is upon her. When a young short filmmaker sees her, he finds her to be very beautiful. Not knowing that she is a famous actress in Malayalam, he tries to convince her to act in his short film. She finally accepts his offer.
As it happens in most horrors/thrillers, they (read Swathi, the director, the hero who is played by Sathya, and DoP who is played by Sudarshan) move to a bungalow which looks suspicious. There is a strange character living in that house and it's Rebecca Williams (yesteryear screen diva Raasi), who starts to observe Swathi keenly and strangely right from the first day. Very soon Swathi becomes close to Rebecca, reading a book on Telepathy. But in a few days, the actress goes missing and none else but Rebecca knows about it!. .
A complicated thriller that could have been simple and effective. Technical output gets distinction, the performances 60 per cent. What starts off fairly well fizzles out later..
On the whole, Lanka is one film which could have been a lot better if it was executed in a simple way. Unnecessary twists, too much of melodrama and a complex narration makes this film go over the top of audience head. Except for some weight in Raasi’s .
On the whole, a good try from the director with just Rasi alone in the star cast who is well-established star other than the noted artists like Supreet, Satyam Rajesh, Satya, and Sudarshan. The movie can be watched only once and those who like suspense th.
Lanka' was supposed to be a crime thriller. The element of scientific thriller was smuggled into with no proper rational. Some good technicality and performances aside, the film falls flat because of its old-fashioned narrative style..
