Virupaksha review

Now, the story of Virupaksha begins with the villagers of Rudravanam burning a couple alive because they practised witchcraft on the children of the village. With this introduction scene, the director sets up the world and plot of Virupaksha. Then comes the regular romantic track between Sai Dharam Tej and Besides establishing the romantic track between the leads, Karthik Dandu also laid the path for the conflict in the film with some episodes of black magic and the superstitions of the village. All these scenes are well shot. Cinematographer Shamdat and production designer Nagendra excelled with their works all through the film. The first half of Virupaksha turns thrilling and pacy when a sequence of murders happens for unknown reasons. And then it reaches a stage when Samyuktha Menon is standing next to someone dying in the village. This intermission block is very exciting and surely makes the audience root for the second half. The second half of Virupaksha follows the regular pattern of revealing the flashback and loosening the twists one after the other. The primary part of the second half looks like a thrilling quest. Actor Ajay is very good on screen as he aids Sai Dharam Tej. Ravi Krishna also plays a major role here. The solution to the quest was so nicely planned by Sukumar in his screenplay until its reveal. But once the flashback is revealed, it looks like the writing can be better because it is just another revenge story about an innocent family. Virupaksha is ...