Karthikeya (2014) User Reviews

Interesting Thriller

[suchipalem · 8/10 · 26 October 2014]

The movie is about a famous Karthikeya temple in Subramanyapuram. This temple is shut down an year back. All the curious people/journalists who try to enter temple are killed by a snake. Karthik a medical student and atheist who is sent for a medical camp to Subramanyapuram stumbles upon a few mysterious events. Karthik is curious about why the temple is closed and what is the mystery about the people dying when trying to open the temple. The movie has a good story line but the climax is a let down. The pros of the movie are different plot from Telugu movies, the plot execution and screenplay are good. The climax of the movie should have been better and romance between nikhil and swati is a weak point. Overall the movie is must watch and is different from other Telugu movies

Fantastic Suspense Thriller

[ravikishore009 · 8/10 · 27 October 2014]

From Watching Trailer itself, I had a very good Feel About the movie since the Story is Suspense Thriller.

Reaching my expectations, From Titles till the Endcard movie is Extraordinary. The Main Asset is Direction and Screenplay making all flavors of the story mixed in a handy Way.

Another Asset is Cinematography. Taking and Lighting Effects are awesome. Even the Animated version of flashback is very good. Two Songs Picturisation is good. Music and BGM was added advantage. Swamy rara pair Nikhil and Swathi was good. Goose Bumps when the lighting hits the Subramanya Swamy Statue at the End.

Climax should have extended a bit as the movie felt like ended Quickly.

Overall A Very Good Attempt and a Super HIT small movie.

Good Movie

[shovonbhattacharjee · 7/10 · 26 August 2022]

The storyline of this movie is just good, and the acting is also good. However, the acting could be more interesting. Secondly, I have already watched Karthikeya 2 so my expectation was quite high.

Worth Watching Thriller Even in 2022

[sumanth-05484 · 10/10 · 25 June 2022]

I watched This movie After YouTube Recommended me "Kartikeya 2" Sequel of this movies Trailer .

I didn't get any feelings that this is released 8 Years ago .

Even in 2022 I got Thrilled by it's story and Narration.

Worth Watching Mythology Mystery Thriller.

Nice acting By Nikhil .

Waiting For It's Sequel.

Available in YouTube For Free .

Most Recommended Mythological Thriller.

mythological suspense thriller

[kumarjogi · 10/10 · 31 March 2018]

Very good attemtp by director ..best story and taking

Brilliant job

[jayeetabobo · 10/10 · 13 August 2022]

It's a great movie, attractive poster, excellent cinematography, brilliant acting, casting is superb and last but not the list the story is mind blowing. I just loved it.

Karthikeya 2

[anujs-11657 · 10/10 · 15 August 2022]

Karthikeya, a supernatural suspense thriller, has all the right elements to make this movie a super hit. The screenplay is a major plus as every dialogue and every scene had a purpose. It is directed in such a way where things are slowly unraveling allowing the audience to enjoy the whole ride. The camera angles really add to the mystery by allowing the audience to keep guessing what is happening. The songs add to the flow, instead of distracting the audience.

Almost everything was bad but the story

[pal-gandharv · 3/10 · 27 August 2022]

Watched Karthikeya 1 yesterday. Could not tolerate for more than an hour. What a bad film. Nothing was good. Maybe, I will give 2.5/5 for the story but apart from this, a third class B grade movie it was. Full of unnecessary songs. Totally unnecessary presence of the heroine. A typical Ramsay sort of thriller and comedy horror till first 30 40 mins with random scenes with no connection at all. Maybe, because it was a 2014 movie but the execution looked too poor. Acting was horrible. Hindi dubbing was okayish. If this movie is awaited, I will happily ignore the first part. Intolerable for any movie buff. 3.4/10.

Karthikeya Leaves Audiences Hanging At The Edge Of Their Seats

[arundathi · 9/10 · 29 January 2015]

Karthikeya, a supernatural suspense thriller, has all the right elements to make this movie a super hit. The screenplay is a major plus as every dialogue and every scene had a purpose. It is directed in such a way where things are slowly unraveling allowing the audience to enjoy the whole ride. The camera angles really add to the mystery by allowing the audience to keep guessing what is happening. The songs add to the flow, instead of distracting the audience.

The casting is great. All the characters have equal screen time so the audience is always left guessing. The lead pair Nikhil and Swati have great chemistry.

More importantly, the film questions our belief in God in a gentle way without attaching the belief.

However, a couple of areas need work. The animation of the snake, at times, looks fake. The other area is the climax. Unfortunately it fell a little flat in comparison to the build up.

Overall, this film is a must see and a rare treat for film watchers.

Must watch part 1 and upcoming part

[eshanksinghme · 10/10 · 23 July 2022]

I can say now that i have watched a real movie and best direction with a heart touching story Thank you director and actor for this gift for all hindu love you guys.

A gripping mystery with mythology!!

[manishrvce · 8/10 · 23 August 2022]

After the big success of Karthikeya-2, many Hindi film viewers were prompted to watch part 1 of the series. On hearing its good reports, I also watched the prequel of this hit Telegu supernatural thriller on Amazon prime. The film is un-available in Hindi language but the decent English subtitles made the film quite relatable. The film is about the central character Karthikeya who is the young Indian version of Indiana Jones kind character who is interested in solving mysteries. This lands him in a temple town which is in news and mystery. How he gets into trouble and how he solves it all makes the film very interesting. In Indian films, we have had films based on mythology meet the modern era including Hindi ones like Rudraksha, Naksha and a lot of south Indian films. However, Karthikeya's approach is very fresh and it manages to keep the film very engaging. The film has suspense, mythology, history, a bit of horror(like Ramsay's film) and mystery and does justice to all genres. A very tight screenplay and crisp editing make the film nail-biting and entertaining as well. The lead actor Nikhil is in great form and fits the role to the T! A well-made thriller with all elements of mystery and mythology well adapted!!

A decent attempt but there is no gripping suspense in screenplay

[SrinivasAgnes · 4/10 · 15 February 2015]

'Karthikeya' is a decent mystery suspense thriller. but there is not so much of gripping suspense in this film.movie plot was good but execution is not very interesting. Actually it was a mystery thriller but director moreover concentrated on other scenes like love,family attachments, comedy with friends etc. It was director Chandoo first attempt.he tried a genre film with as usual Telugu entertainment elements that was the main problem of this film. Finally these both sides he failed.

some logic mistakes has been happen in this film.How was the journalist dairy reached to his wife after his death and police death sequence is one the most important sequence in this film but there is no explanation in the end how it was happen.then beginning showed Nikhil zodiac sign was Scorpio, at the end Thanikella Bahrain told his zodiac sign was Aries. then elevated hero characterization in the beginning. he realized about the mystery after 65% of the film completion and reacted 80% completion of the film.So very late reaction of Karthikeya.

except direction and screenplay work film plot and technical values are good. visually good in some scenes,especially flashback story telling scenes. bgm score and art work is well. Nikhil performance is good.

Finally a good attempt, worth a watch.

don't believe the ratings.

[speedyhsr · 3/10 · 13 February 2021]

There is literally nothing in this movie except very few lame jokes. don't fall for these reviews.

a BAD film.

[MandalBros-5 · 4/10 · 28 October 2022]

There's nothing to like in the film. Bad acting, full of cliché moments, so many loopholes and most importantly unnecessary and unaffective comedy dialogues. Still couldn't stop the film in between only because of the mystery. I'll say the film is bad. After finishing the first part, I had no interest in watching part 2, but had to because of its amazing responses.

Now, no doubt part 2 is far better than part 1 but still can't say that it's brilliant. Only because of the mythological reference I was watching till the end, otherwise I would stop it in between. While watching this type of films we audiance should surprise in moments, but I had the same expression from beginning to end of the film. Only good thing I found in part 2 is the scenes with Anupam Kher. Finally, maybe this genre is not for me or it's really not a very good film, I don't know.

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Karthikeya 2 Available on ZEE5.

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Average Flick

[IPyaarCinema · 5/10 · 17 July 2022]

This movie started well with some comic scenes . But after 20 minutes the movie started to bore me. Actually there was nothing in the movie. There wasn't even good chemistry between the actors. The screenplay was not that good. Nikhil acted well but still movie was not up to the mark.

not that good

[amitd-67910 · 5/10 · 18 August 2022]

Built up was good.. but poor ending.. could have been much better...vfx not much but poor .. end has spoiled experience. ... movie is around 2 hrs.. could have been even shorter...it feels bad to see such below par ending.

The curse that haunts the country

[harikrish2612 · 2/10 · 19 July 2021]

Religion is the curse that haunts the country. From religion came superstitions. This movie is just a lame attempt to link all bad happenings to people and all good happenings to god. The movie gives a logical and rational explanation to every problem in the movie but in the last scene everything was just wasted away again with worthless religious superstition talks. Better to avoid it.

Story is simple and decent. Screenplay and acting was also decent. Where the story turns into a god rant is in the last scene. Dialogues were good. One dialogue that was, is and will ever fit India is "everything is possible in India with faith". Superb dialogue. Shows the stupidity religious people have in India.

One can watch this movie when they feel rational thinking is increasing inside themselves. They can watch this movie and start believing in lame worthless superstitions.

Interestingly written!

[sriramthestranger · 5/10 · 21 August 2022]

The movie gets to the plot point only after 30 minutes. Till then, there were only fillers and unnecessary scenes. The heroine character is not at all needed. There were many logical flaws. But, its a good thriller overall.