Dheyyam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRam Gopal Varma
Written byRam Gopal Varma
Produced byJeevitha Rajasekhar
Venkata Srinivas Boggaram
Natti Kranthi
Natti Karuna
StarringRaja Sekhar
Swathi Deekshith
CinematographySatish Muthyala
Edited bySatya Giduturi
Pratap Kumar Sanga (Bobby)
Music bySai Karthik
Release date
  • 16 April 2021 (2021-04-16)[1]
Running time
98 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Deyyam (transl. The devil) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language horror film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Rajasekhar and Swati Dixit in pivotal roles.[2][3][4] The film was earlier titled as Patta Pagalu.[5]

Plot

The story revolves around Rajasekhar and his happy family. Their lives are disturbed when his teenage daughter is possessed by an evil spirit. The story explores whether or not the doting father is able to save his daughter's life.

Cast

Release

As the film's talkie part completed, but Jeevitha and Rajasekhar want to re-shoot some scenes but RGV was not interested and handed it over to Rajasekhar.[6][7]

Reception

A reviewer from Eenadu criticized the film for its poor story and screenplay while appreciating Deekshit's performance.[8] Surya Prakash of Asianet News also echoed the same, rating the film 1.5/5. He opined that the film was outdated, possibly because it was shot much earlier in 2014.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Deyyam". Times of India. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ram Gopal Varma's Horror Film 'Patta Pagalu' Trailer Released". Ibtimes. 7 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Trailer Talk: RGV's Patta Pagalu is Promising". Gulte.
  4. ↑ "First look of RGV's Patta Pagalu". deccanchronicle.
  5. ↑ "RGV new horror film to take the place of Chai Love Story". tupaki. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Patta Pagalu shelved?". Deccanchronicle. 5 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Hero Asks Director About His Shelved Film on Stage". Mirchi9. 21 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Rgv deyyam review: రివ్యూ: ఆర్జీవీ దెయ్యం - rajasekhar and swathi deekshith deyyam movie review". www.eenadu.net (in Telugu). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "ఆర్జీవి 'దెయ్యం' మూవీ రివ్యూ". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Telugu). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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