You can become an overnight sensation but it is tough to stay at that level. Telugu people did not know a lot about Vijay Anthony until ‘Bichagadu’ arrived. But the unique plot and the mother sentiment connected well with the audience. The film was a super hit and Vijay Anthony arrived with a lot of movies after that. None of them were liked by the audience and his last film ‘Bichagadu 2’ got some decent collections after a long time.
He has arrived this weekend with ‘Hatya’ and it is a crime thriller. There is nothing unexpected in this movie. Hero is a detective and a model (Meenakshi Chaudhary) gets murder. Hero along with an inspector (Ritika Singh) start investigating this case. How will they catch the criminal forms the rest of the story. Hundreds of films arrived with the same concept.
Balaji Kumar could have made this an appealing film but he went about it in the most ordinary fashion. The screenplay which should have been gripping was quite slow. The introduction of lead characters and suspecting people were showcased in a very uninteresting manner. Even detective Vinayak’s investigation too lacks any novelty.
As the second half runs around the point of finding the culprit, one may feel that it is better than the first half but it is not enough. The revealing scene of the killer has a bit of a twist but the narration is too slow which damaged the experience. Despite having a runtime of 130 minutes, the film takes forever to end.
A few years back, Vishal arrived with ‘Detective’ Directed by Mysskin and it was successful in Telugu too. The unexpected twists and intelligent investigation were a huge plus point of that film. But ‘Lakshya’ lacked these ingredients. On top of everything, there is an unnecessary flashback too. On the whole, this ‘Hatya’ does not impress at all.
The movie is written and directed by Balaji K Kumar. Apart from Vijay Anthony, Ritika and Meenakshi, noted actors like Radikaa Sarathkumar, Murli Sharma, Siddhartha Shankar, Kishore Kumar, John Vijay, Arjun Chidambaram, Samkit Bohra and others played key roles. Girishh Gopalakrishnan is the music composer while Infiniti Film Ventures and Lotus Pictures have produced the movie.
