'Jatadhara' Movie Review: Sonakshi Sinha-Sudheer Babu starrer supernatural thriller is unique & entertaining

Cast: Sudheer Babu, Sonakshi Sinha, Divya Khossla, Shilpa Shirodkar, Indira Krishna, Ravi Prakash, Jhansi, Rajeev Kanakala, Srinivas Avarsala, Rohit Pathak, Naveen Neni, Rupa Laxmi, Anand Chakrapani, Alekhya, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Pradeep Rawat, Sreedhar Reddy, Kumanan SK, Shankar Mahasta, NagaChaitanya

Director: Venkat Kalyan & Abhishek Jaiswal

Apart from diverse religions and cultures, India is a land of mysterious rituals, which connect to spirits and energies, which are beyond science and the understanding of human minds.

Talking about the plot of Jatadhara, it narrates a past story of a village, where rich people possessing gold and precious ornaments are looted by dacoits, as during that time, there were no lockers. Despite hiding the precious things inside the land, their jewels were not safe.

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Later, they come up with a solution by inviting pishachs through black magic, who will protect their gold but will only return the precious things to them after they sacrifice animals or sometimes a human in exchange.

Cut to, in the present time, Shiva (Sudheer Babu) is introduced as a ghost hunter who doesn’t believe in ghosts and often visits haunted places to experience energies.

However, he often has a dream of a middle-aged couple trying to kill an infant, only to later realise a negative energy named Dhan Pishachini (Sonakshi Sinha), who wants his sacrifice.

Shiva is now on a journey to find out his connection with Dhan Pishachini and why she wants to kill him.

Well, the concept is unique, but what lacks is the execution and especially the editing part, as it falters the narrative, leaving the audience confused. While the makers have played smart by dissing the songs, which hamper the narrative of these kinds of films, the shoddy VFX sometimes play a spoilsport.

Talking about the performances, Sudheer Babu is decent as Shiva but deserved a better arc. Sonakshi Sinha unfortunately disappoints, as it is not a role which allows her to showcase her acting mettle. All the supporting cast have done an okayish job, but none make a mark.

On the whole, _Jatadhara_ deserves a watch for its unique and novel concept along with the ideation.

Rating: 3 (out of 5 stars)

Jatadhara is releasing on 7th November