Cast: Naveen Chandra, Sunaina Yella, Srikrishna Dayal, Kanna Ravi, Malini Jeevarathnam, Kumaravel, Harini Sundararajan, Semmalar Annam, Misha Ghoshal, Gajaraj
Crew:
Created by J.S. Nandhini
Cinematography by Bargav Sridhar, Goutham Govindarajan
Music by Ashwath
Produced by Jithin Thorai
Written & Directed by J.S. Nandhini
No: of episodes: 10
Languages available: Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada
Streaming OTT Platform: Amazon Prime Video
“A” Certified
Started Streaming on 29th March 2024
Inspector Rishi Web Series Rating: 2.25/5
Naveen Chandra has decided to act in a web series following current trend. He played the role of Inspector Rishi and the horror based story has been stated to have many exciting twists and turns. Horror fans have been waiting for such different content based series. So, let’s dive into the details about the series and discuss in detail.
Plot:
Inspector Rishi Nandan(Naveen Chandra) is assigned a series of murders case in a dense forest. He hears myths about Vanaratachi, a forest goddess, commiting these murders due to unpleasant omens. Why did she do so? Or these murders are work of humans? Watch the series to know more.
Analysis:
The story behind the mystery is so weak that you don’t really be engrossed into the proceedings. Every scene and twist don’t really add to the tightness in the screenplay. The kind of mystery behind killings in a forest could have been handled with more care and creativity. The scenes don’t really engross us while the technicalities have been handled well. Some scenes do give interest twists to already seen and known story elements. Still, it all seems to be handled by an amateur team without really giving a thought into the screenplay.
Naveen Chandra as a performer shines well in this role. As an one-eyed, quick tempered person he has shown his range. While he did well within the limits of his character, he couldn’t really overcome the shortcomings in the script. Sunaina is good in parts and she pulled off some action scenes well, too. All other actors have been asked to overact and overreact. While some of them are good in few scenes, yet times, their over reactions does become a stone under the teeth.
Screenplay and pacing are so slow that the people trying to engage in the story will also find it irritating. The pacing issue could have been corrected in editing and screenplay turns predictable with every twist and scene. Overall, the series could have been handled better as the story does have some metal. While the intentions of the makers seem honest, the execution and needless drag in the major episodes does make it an underwhelming watch.
Positives:
Technical abilities
Naveen Chandra’s performance
Sunaina is good few scenes
Negatives:
Predictability
Unengaging at many places
Very loose screenplay
Amateurish execution
Inspector Rishi Web-series Bottom-line: Underwhelming Horror Drama
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