A taut thriller that is intense and keeps you at the edge of your seat through out, Pachchis is no less than a delight for crime thriller aficionados. A intricately knitted together plot that revolves around a mole in the system called Abhiram, who increasingly loses control being a gambler. He sways on the side the wind blows assuming his tricks work while being knee deep in debt and trouble. His quest to discover the truth by his own means while trying to arrive at a truce with his foes, has him learn that he's on the gamble of his life and time's ticking faster than he thinks.
The characters are gritty, dark and sinister in their own way having all the ingredients of betrayal, backstabbing and double crossings that make for a promising crime thriller piece. The screenplay is tight and the pace is worked out such, that film grow on you as you watch, making it increasingly harder to move your eyes away from the screen. It's a refreshingly new and nuanced approach to the genre that keeps you hooked, not having wasted even a single moment in the film.
In all its aspects the film is no less than a technical feat achieved. Right from the terrific camera work by Kartik Parmar, who's lit and framed the film in an aesthetically intriguing manner making it a true genre piece of its kind. Authentic and aesthetic production design by Rohan Singh makes it a believable world, quite a tight edit by Rana that keeps you hooked and a terrific sound design by Nagarjuna that is absolutely visceral, bringing to life the sinister edgy world of Pachchis. The use of silence is brilliant and the nail biting music by Smaran Sai is on point. And an over all gripping performances by the ensemble cast directed beautifully by Sri Krishna. The execution of the project is top notch for the kind of budget it was made at and the kind of film that it is, excellently put together by Dinesh Yadav.
It's quite the way forward for Telugu films, having such new strong independent voices to come out, leaving behind the cliched template of mainstream cinema that's been done and overdone for years now. It's a promising watch and appears to be a film that shall carve a niche for itself in the years to come. Looking forward for a lot more work from this team in the future.
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