Thamma

Walking out of Thama, I'm honestly just shaking my head. I wanted to like it - I really did - but man, what a mess. There was so much potential with this whole "Stree universe" type setup, and instead, it felt like the director just didn't know what to do with it. From Munjiya to Thama, it's like he got promoted without proving himself. I genuinely don't know how he landed this movie.

The first half dragged like crazy. The pacing was off, jokes felt forced, and that whole detour into the city? Completely unnecessary. They could've easily used that time to explore Nawazuddin's backstory - how he became a Betaal, what his connection was to the myth, and how the curse began. That's the movie we should've gotten. Instead, we got random chaos stitched together.

Ayushmann, man... he's a solid actor, but this time every reaction, every line - like he was trying to prove too hard that he belonged in this universe. The love story with Rashmika felt so forced. No buildup, no emotion - just assumed we'd buy into it because they're the leads.

Rashmika, though, I was surprised by her performance. She actually looked the part. And for most scenes, she was the saving grace. She brought some charm and calm in the middle of the chaos. So many missed opportunities with her character though, I would have liked to see her grow more powerful as the movie went on. But it confusing as hell. They kept changing her name like the writers couldn't decide who she was supposed to be. And honestly, it looked like she was meant to be Thama - the one who falls for a human and now she has a heart that is beating. That twist would have been wild.

And Paresh Rawal a LEGEND completely wasted. His role meant nothing to the story or the universe. Same with Seema Pahwa, plays the mom - another powerhouse performer, thrown into an insignificant part. Both could've easily been cast into better characters than just parents.

Funny enough, the cameos had more impact than the main cast - Janna, God of Hand, and Bhediya's short scenes were actually the best parts of the movie. They reminded you why people cared about this universe in the first place.

The rest of the casting was on point, but the direction was the real problem. No grip, no consistent tone, no real scary moments anywhere. You never once felt tension or fear - it played like a confused fantasy drama instead of horror. The emotional beats didn't land, the suspense never built up, and the whole thing just lacked heart.

Bottom line: Thama had all the right ingredients - mythology, horror, strong cast, and a connected universe - but ended up bland because the director couldn't pull it together. It had moments, sure, but they were never executed to its potential.

Rating: 6/10 - carried by Nawazuddin, Rashmika and cameos, let down by poor direction, forced love story, flat scares, and direction that didn't live up to the mystery and thrills. A MISSED OPPORTUNITY!

Ok ok not bad, but I'd say I went into this with negative expectations, but yeah it did better than expected. Still I have a number of problems. First, it's too long, around 2 and half hours, and it starts showing when some actors (I'm looking at you Paresh Rawal) take up too much screen time without any contribution to the story. Second, it doesn't really do the individual story well, I'll accept that it does it's job well of expanding the overall MHCU but still this story just seems.. off.

And the dialogues man, just please change your writers I'm begging you maddock studios. This movie, no I think the whole MHCU is really held back just beacuse of the 'comedy' tag they have to carry around. Nawazuddin Siddiqui's character is not just wasted, but brutally thrown aside for some reason. But I have to talk about the Bhediya fight, this was the highlight of the movie, just amazing 👏 But other than that the cgi feels off at sometimes, especially during movements. The climax is rushed badly, everything just happens because the movie is close to it's runtime. But it does set up some interesting things for this universe's future films. Overall, a mid but enjoyable addition to the MHCU.

The story writing is weak, and the dialogue/comedy writing is even poorer. The plot unfolds exactly as you expect - no surprises, no spark - especially if you've ever seen Twilight.

Dialogues feel like they were written by a kid who just discovered old reels and assumed no one's heard those lines before. The comedy too feels forced-unlike Stree, where humor came naturally.

The movie is good, indeed it starts with a story, a cultural cinematography which includes scenes which make you grab your attention to the screen, but slowly:

• the movie scenes becomes predictable,
• the punches in the dialogues become adapted from reels, and viral cheap content (if they had to take punches from viral reels from common people only, why they're spending Rs150 cr. On making these movies, where is their own peak cinematic creativity).

Like,

• We don't even remember Aayushmann's character name but his surname (as his father keeps calling him by, Goyal after each time he calls him from his name)
• We know what would happen to Aayshmann in the interval scene where his car meets with an accident, and how he'd become a Vampire,
• We know few dialogues before they even speak them,

They could not do justice with Nawazuddin Siddiqui 's villian character, he has played more intense villain roles in Salman Khan's movies, I still remember his dialogue from a other movie - "Main takk se maut ko chhu kar waapas aa sakta hoon" from Kick, that being a mass movie.

In this movie, they've just used Nawaz to just make the movie look a bit interesting, but he has no such role to play, other than being jailed and when freed, ending up take a beating from the Hero.

So, I'd give this movie 1 star more than 5 = 6 stars.

The first half was dragged with barely any action, relying heavily on humour and romance to keep things afloat. The comedy does land more often than not, thanks to almost every character, including the villain Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

There is an overemphasis on romance and humour, which takes away from the thrill of the action. Some scenes exist purely for comic relief and could easily have been trimmed to introduce Ayushmann's transformation much earlier.

The second half finally picks up once Ayushmann turns into a vampire, injecting the story with much-needed energy. Rashmika's action scenes are a delight, and Varun Dhawan absolutely steals the show during his fight sequence with Ayushmann.

Overall, a quicker build-up to the action could have made it more engaging and entertaining to watch.