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Rachayitha (2018) Aditya Varma (Vidyasagar Raju) is a writer par excellence.  When he speaks, it's more often than not poetry (and sometimes RGV).  Having become a famous writer, he approaches the father of Padmavati (Sanchita Padukone), his childhood sweetheart, with a marriage proposal.  By now, Padmavati is sadly widowed. Aditya and the reluctant woman travel to a lonely place and live in a beautiful bungalow by an ocean.  Even as Aditya starts penning a novel based on the theme of fear, the morose-looking Padmavati starts encountering eerie experiences in the bungalow.  Her now-dead husband (Sridhar Varman) seems to be haunting the place. The rest of the film is about if and why the late hubby is baying for the blood of the duo, and more..
123telugu.com  (Feb 08, 2019)
Rating:  2/5

On the whole, Rachaitya is a normal horror-thriller with an age-old narration. Though lead actors’ performances and a few emotional scenes that come in the latter half are good, the film is diluted due to lack of a strong screenplay and gripping narrati.

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Indiagliz.com  (Feb 08, 2019)
Rating:  2/5

Rachayita' succeeds in hiding its formulaic self throughout the first half. But once the veneer is off, we see through the games. And it's not pleasant when the realization dawns upon us..

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