Identifying the right balance between Indian cinematic style and supernatural/horror style has always been a difficult task. Not much often, chemistry does not just sit right. The style mainly demands a strong hand on visual effects, sound and cameravark with a thrilling story. Does ‘Aghthiya’, Tamil actors, and Arjun Sarja manage to mix it right? Let’s know!

‘Aghthia’ is a supernatural thriller directed by a national award -winning lyricist Pa Vijay, who has previously directed films like ‘Strawberry’ and ‘Aaruthra’. The film also stars Rachi Khanna.

Here is the trailer of ‘Aghthia’:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxoydjj0dx8

Aghthia (Jeeva) is a struggling art director, born under mysterious circumstances and divine intervention. When one of his film projects are closed, he tries to establish a haunted house business in Pondicherry, with his fiancé, Veena (zodiac), and his friends, once in a mansion owned by French colonial governor Edwin Duplex.

When Aghthia and his team discover an old piano in the mansion, its tunes highlight a mystery associated with Siddha’s ancient Indian treatment tradition. Why was it hidden in the mansion of a French colonial administrator? What was its purpose? The answers to these questions and more, make the film’s plot.

The ‘Aghthia’ has a blind hypnotic story on paper, which offers a well-written story, jumping between two deadlines- one, one, one, where Aghthia and friends of Jeeva gradually exposed the mystery of the duplex mansion, and another, another, another person who is practicing actressing.

The lead and supporting cast hold the film together, even in those moments when the screenplay and editing stumble. Jeeva’s dedication is clear because he constantly efforts to make a person try to save his mother to give a chance to do so. However, Sarja has strengthened here, as he captures the audience with his screen appearance, and supports the audience with his charm in convincing the audience to abandon the logic.

Music and cinematography also contribute significantly to the film, managing the audience repeatedly. A prominent Chilo VFX goes to the VFX team, especially fully provided, the motion-capture animation-long-lasting spectacles and 3D effects between the 3D-priests and the devil, as described in the film’s tagline, as described in the film’s tagline.

Despite aligning so many elements, the script of the film does not allow it to be longer. When the scenes are broken into the scenes, interesting concepts can be seen and accepted, but an effective screenplay weaves these concepts to carry out the story of the film originally. Without a tight screenplay, everything in the film is hiders. As is in the case of ‘Aghthia’.

Pa. Vijay’s screenplay and dialogue are major deficiencies that prevent the film from achieving their full potential. The old melodrama is being integrated into scenes, repeatedly acts as a constant distraction rather than being emotional hooks. The editing of the film is also temper and suddenly, which gives an amateur experience to the overall product.

A story results from the director’s effort to mix a lot of styles. It tries to cover everything – from patriotism and tradition to divinity, astrology, colonial conflict and racial oppression. These were three separate films that were packed in one, so that no one was fully known. Chemistry did not just sit right.

However, these shortcomings do not make the film a tired watch. Although the end is to guess, the story throws into the twist and attracts attention to keep the audience busy. And finally the larger VFX fight will definitely leave an impressive. And yet it will be a lost opportunity later!