MANTRA MOVIE REVIEW

What's it about:

Mantra (Charmee) owns an ancestral property in suburbs. To repay the debts, she wants to sell it off but the residence is branded as haunted house and all the prospective buyers flee as they hear this. Finally, a professor come forward to buy that bungalow on one condition that Mantra should get people to stay in it for three months.

Meanwhile,a henchman of settlement don offers to stay in the house along with his friends. But the story has not ended, soon may twist follow.

Analysis:

Thrillers especially scary movies like this are enjoyable only if they are made in taut manner. Mantra offers enough chills and thrills but it could have been shorter and crisper. Nevertheless, the movie is paisa vasool fare. The new director Tulasiram is should be commanded for making the the movie  is paisa vasool fare. The new director Tulasiram is commanded for making the movie laced with enough  suspense. Especially in the first half, the movie is so scary and in topnotch form.

It peters out in the sescond half and ends up an okey thriller.It is always tough holding viewers interest with a single storyline in thrillers. Tulasiram faults in the later half of the film by dragging storyline. Yet he and his technical team have come up with nice scary movie that can provide enough time pass fare despite many flaws and certain illogical scenes. 

Cinematographer Sailandra's Camara work, re-recording and good plot line deserve a special mention.

Performances:

At the outset, it seems the film belongs to Charmee but actually it is Shivaji who gets maximum screen space. Charmee in her brier role does good job both in acting wise and glamour department. her skin show is good eye feast for men. Kausha another glam girl, gets good attention She is sexy and does neat job to her role Shivaji as the main character has shown his range in comic timing. he makes us sit through the film.

Technically, it is cinematographer Sailendra's work that Catches the eye.He gives slick look to the thriller. Andand's re-recording is good. Director has shown his spark in the first half of the film. He looks promising.

Bottom-line:

If you have yen for thrillers and suspense movies, it offers enough chills and scares. Despite some flaws, and nagging pace in the second half the positive points and thrilling moments ouweigh them. Mantra is a decent thriller and good time pass.