Yes, it has its flaws, most notably that runtime, but Avane Srimannarayana manages to create such an incredible and unique experience with such a small budget and the way they lean into the absurdity, in a similar way to one of my favorite movies of all time in RRR, made any obstacle they had faced obsolete and the final product is pretty gorgeous. It’s a fantasy treasure hunt storyline heavily inspired by the American western genre (so much so that letterboxd actually classifies it as a western) and has an interesting mystery narrative to follow, that collection of words alone is enough to intrigue me to such a level that the discomfort the unnecessarily long runtime gave me pales in comparison to the joy of the unique concept and how whimsically it was executed. Rakshit Shetty is awesome in the lead, I’ve seen some reviews comparing his performance to Jack Sparrow and I totally get it, he has a very specific charisma about him which makes this whole experience that much better. I also liked Shanvi Srivastava as her and Shetty’s chemistry was definitely a highlight of the character work, she also had a specific screen presence that I really enjoyed and now want to see more of. Technically is where this movie shines most for me though with the beautiful cinematography from Karm Chawla paired with B. Ajaneesh Loknath’s western-inspired score making a delightful experience for my eyes and ears, this was also one of the better edited films I’ve seen from India so far. There’s nothing else I can really add, it’s a wildly unique concept impressively brought to life in a way that fills me with such wonder of the bounds that cinema can push only hindered by its drawn-out runtime and budgetary restrictions, I’d definitely be interested in seeing more from Sachin Ravi in the future especially if he can get more money to work with.

Yes, it has its flaws, most notably that runtime, but Avane Srimannarayana manages to create such an incredible and unique experience with such a small budget and the way they lean into the absurdity, in a similar way to one of my favorite movies of all time in RRR, made any obstacle they had faced obsolete and the final product is pretty gorgeous. It’s a fantasy treasure hunt storyline heavily inspired by the American western genre (so much so that letterboxd actually classifies it as a western) and has an interesting mystery narrative to follow, that collection of words alone is enough to intrigue me to such a level that the discomfort the unnecessarily long runtime gave me pales in comparison to the joy of the unique concept and how whimsically it was executed. Rakshit Shetty is awesome in the lead, I’ve seen some reviews comparing his performance to Jack Sparrow and I totally get it, he has a very specific charisma about him which makes this whole experience that much better. I also liked Shanvi Srivastava as her and Shetty’s chemistry was definitely a highlight of the character work, she also had a specific screen presence that I really enjoyed and now want to see more of. Technically is where this movie shines most for me though with the beautiful cinematography from Karm Chawla paired with B. Ajaneesh Loknath’s western-inspired score making a delightful experience for my eyes and ears, this was also one of the better edited films I’ve seen from India so far. There’s nothing else I can really add, it’s a wildly unique concept impressively brought to life in a way that fills me with such wonder of the bounds that cinema can push only hindered by its drawn-out runtime and budgetary restrictions, I’d definitely be interested in seeing more from Sachin Ravi in the future especially if he can get more money to work with.