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Hidimbha
Aha Release Poster
Directed byAneel Kanneganti
Written byKalyana Chakravarthy (dialogues)
Produced byGangapatnam Sridhar
StarringAshwin Babu
Nandita Swetha
CinematographyB. Rajasekar
Edited byM. R. Varma
Music byVikas Badisa
Production
companies
Sri Vignesh Karthik Cinemas
OAK Entertainments
Release date
  • 20 July 2023 (2023-07-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Hidimbha is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language psychological action thriller film directed by Aneel Kanneganti and starring Ashwin Babu and Nandita Swetha.[1][2] The film was released on 20 July 2023.[3]

Plot

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The movie starts with disappearance of girls in Hyderabad city. Police officer Adhya has been appointed to resolve the mystery. Fearless cop Abhay, who was Adhya's former lover is also with her team. Adhya and Abhay find out that unknown killer targets only the girls with red colour dress. Adhya's father was also missing long ago to solve same type of missing cases in forest of Kerala. It reveals that an aborigines clan named Hidimba is behind those ruthless murders.[4]

Cast

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Production

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The film began production in 2021.[1] The film was shot in Hyderabad, the forests in Kerala and Andaman Islands.[5] In November 2022, the shooting for the film had been completed.[6]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Vikas Badisa.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Memories Memories"Virinchi PutlaYasaswi Kondepudi, Yazin Nizar, Vikas Badisa3:36
2."I am the Bad Guy"PranavamLavita Lobo, Vikas Badisa2:55
3."Theme Music"Ramajogayya Sastry, B. Subbaraya Sharma—2:37
Total length:9:08

Release and reception

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Hidimbha was released on 20 July 2023.[3] Post theatrical digital rights were acquired by Aha and was premiered on 10 August 2023.[7]

A critic from Sakshi rated the film 2 out of 5.[8] Raghu Bandi of The Indian Express stated in his review that the film is, "a daring subject that comes undone by its conclusion".[9] BVS Prakash of Deccan Chronicle opined that "Young director Aneel Kanneganti had a good and novel plot on his hand and also triggered some interest with his trailers, but he couldn’t really handle the multi-layered script with conviction and left the audience in despair".[10] A critic from ABP Desam rated the film 2+1⁄2 out of 5.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ohmkar's brother comes up with a new movie 'Hidimba'". The Times of India. 3 August 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Striking first look of Ashwin Babu and Nandita Swetha's Hidimba unveiled". 123 Telugu. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Hidimba: A reverse action trailer to drop at this time". 123telugu.com. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Hidimbha review. Hidimbha Telugu movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  5. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (25 May 2023). "Exclusive: 'Hidimbha' is a historical fiction; an unexplored genre in India, says director Aneel Kanneganti".
  6. ^ "It's a wrap for Hidimba". Cinema Express. 13 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Hidimba OTT: ఓటీటీలోకి వచ్చేస్తున్న హిడింబ.. స్ట్రీమింగ్ ఎక్కడ, ఎప్పుడంటే?". Zee News Telugu (in Telugu). 6 August 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Hidimba Review: 'హిడింబ' మూవీ రివ్యూ". Sakshi (in Telugu). 20 July 2023.
  9. ^ Bandi, Raghu (21 July 2023). "Hidimba movie review: A daring subject that comes undone by its conclusion". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  10. ^ Prakash, BVS (20 July 2023). "Hidimbha movie review". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  11. ^ "'హిడింబ' రివ్యూ : మనుషులను తినే గిరిజన జాతి మహానగరానికి వస్తే?". ABP Desam (in Telugu). 19 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Hidimba movie review: రివ్యూ: హిడింబ.. అశ్విన్‌, నందితా శ్వేతల సినిమా ఎలా ఉంది?". Eenadu (in Telugu).
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