Name: Adbhutham
Genre: Romance
Released: 2021-11-19
Cast: Teja Sajja, Shivani Rajashekar, Sathya, Sivaji Raja

Synopsis

Adbhutham

Surya and Vennela are standing on top of an office building and near a lake, respectively, both wanting to commit suicide. 12 hours earlier, Surya wakes up in a dream about a car accident and answers his friend's call, asking him to reach the office early because he is late for a music director interview that his friend is hosting. He gets an unknown call, which he disconnects, and also gets food from an unknown person. He receives a call from someone asking him to participate in a competition. However, he gets lost in his thoughts about his father and is about to meet with an accident, but nothing happens. During the interview, Surya insults the music director and gets insulted by his manager, who happens to be his father's friend. The manager says that his being adamant about music was the primary reason behind his father's death. Meanwhile, at Vennela's house, the groom and his family have come to see her. She tries to cancel the arranged marriage to follow her dreams, but the groom still wants to marry her. Also, her father wants her to get married as she has been unable to clear her entrance exam for the past two years. She assures her father that she will pass the entrance test this time. It turns out that she has failed the mock test. Because of these reasons, each of them wants to commit suicide. Surya decides to message someone that he is going to commit suicide. Confused about whom to message, he messages himself.

Release: 19 Nov 2021
Run time: 142 min
Language: Telugu

Cast & crew

Teja Sajja Cast SH Shivani Rajashekar Cast SA Sathya Cast SI Sivaji Raja Cast PR Prasanth Varma Writer GA Garry BH Editor

Radhan Composer

Reviews

Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.

Critics' consensus

Mixed

Across 2 available source-linked Indian-media reviews for Adbhutham, reception is mixed.

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Reception Order

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Film Companion

It's the sci-fi angle that cements the film as one of the best entertainers of the year. It's not art like Predestination, which Adbhutham clearly is influenced by, but it's a fantastic fusion with all the masala expected of a Telugu film.

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The Hindu

A story such as this would have benefitted with a tighter screenplay and better performances. As newcomers, Teja and Shivani have good screen presence and come up with reasonable performances, but there are times it doesn’t feel good enough. The music is also a letdown; we have heard much better tunes from Radhan. As the story progresses, the attempts to race against time across the two periods to change the course of crucial events get messier. The twists and turns keep coming but it turns out to be a test of patience. Satya remarks jovially at one point that this is the most complicated, unrealistic and hypothetical love story of the century. That describes the progression of this story too.

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