priyadarshia

As a cinephilic Odia, this is the film I had been waiting for! This is a milestone! If you know even the basics of filmmaking, you'd understand that this is something the Odia industry has never produced before. Congratulations and thank you to the entire cast and crew for even attempting to make this film!

All the lead and supporting actors have been well cast and well written-except for Archita. She was, in my opinion, the weakest link in the film. Any newcomer might have done a better job than her.

The score, the songs, the sound design, the stills, the drone shots, the aerial views, the chilling edits-every department has clearly given its best. Hats off to Mr. Jagadish Mishra and Mr. Babushan for that!

The opening scene is the best part of the film for me-one of the best-directed scenes in Odia cinema to date! I was hoping the film would maintain that level throughout, and it absolutely did. It exceeded all my expectations.

I just wish the climax had been worked on a bit more-it felt somewhat underwhelming and amateurishly written. Also, I would've loved to see more of Udit Guru's character after he learns the truth about Buttu.

That said, I'm so happy today that I don't want to dwell on the flaws. Thank you to the entire team for this film. The Odia film industry and the cinephiles of Odisha will always be grateful to you.

I understand that the general audience might criticize the story, but what you've achieved is truly remarkable-I hope the team knows that.

And just to reiterate: compared to this, Karma felt like a huge letdown for the Odia industry. This film is in a completely different league.