Film: Mummy-save me
Director: H Lohith
Cast: Priyanka Upendra Yuvina Parthavi, Aishwarya Shindogi, Vatsala Mohan, Sidlingu Sridhar and Sandeep
Weaving a story around horror and adorning it with emotionalism, Mummy - Save Me could fall into the spectrum of a ‘work of art’. After all, inducing fear in a cinematic effort is not an easy achievement and debutant director H Lohith seems to have succeeded to an extent.
Technically brilliant, the film has several instances of gray drizzle of horror, which is noteworthy for impeccable execution. Taking the audience to an emotional high and placing them somewhere between a daymare and deja vu,
Lohith’s film is not short of trepidation; imagination taking the reins and reason pushed to the backseat.
Supposed to be based on true incidents, its premise make viewers feel sad for a moment and feel fear the next. In one line, what happens when your own shadow becomes a stranger is the crux of Mummy- Save me.
Widowed Priya (Priyanka), who is pregnant with her second child moves to a mansion, with her young daughter, Kriya, sister and mother. Kriya, who feels lonely gets attached to a doll.
Whether the doll is possessed by an evil spirit, will it turn a monster and will the mother comes to her rescue forms the storyline.
Lohith’s passion for filmmaking is evident and his advantage lies in choosing the right technology and the characters. He has made excellent use of limited people, blending with the required technology and effective sound effects. There are some repetitive scenes which if avoided could have made the film more crisp but the director surely has the knack for experimental filmmaking.
Priyanka carries the film on her shoulders with ease, ably supported by Yuvina Parthavi. They are supported well by Aishwarya Shindogi, Vatsala Mohan and Sidlingu Sridhar. The film might have lacked the right effect had it not been for HC Venu’s picturisation and Ajaneesh Lokanth’s background score.
On the whole, Mummy- Save Me does scare and it could offer a tip or two for horror aficionados who plan to hit the screens with their version.