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From Watching Trailer itself, I had a very good Feel About the movie since the Story is Suspense Thriller.

Reaching my expectations, From Titles till the Endcard movie is Extraordinary. The Main Asset is Direction and Screenplay making all flavors of the story mixed in a handy Way.

Another Asset is Cinematography. Taking and Lighting Effects are awesome. Even the Animated version of flashback is very good. Two Songs Picturisation is good. Music and BGM was added advantage. Swamy rara pair Nikhil and Swathi was good. Goose Bumps when the lighting hits the Subramanya Swamy Statue at the End.

Climax should have extended a bit as the movie felt like ended Quickly.

Overall A Very Good Attempt and a Super HIT small movie.

The storyline of this movie is just good, and the acting is also good. However, the acting could be more interesting. Secondly, I have already watched Karthikeya 2 so my expectation was quite high.

I watched This movie After YouTube Recommended me "Kartikeya 2" Sequel of this movies Trailer .

I didn't get any feelings that this is released 8 Years ago .

Even in 2022 I got Thrilled by it's story and Narration.

Worth Watching Mythology Mystery Thriller.

Nice acting By Nikhil .

Waiting For It's Sequel.

Available in YouTube For Free .

Most Recommended Mythological Thriller.

Very good attemtp by director ..best story and taking

It's a great movie, attractive poster, excellent cinematography, brilliant acting, casting is superb and last but not the list the story is mind blowing. I just loved it.

Karthikeya, a supernatural suspense thriller, has all the right elements to make this movie a super hit. The screenplay is a major plus as every dialogue and every scene had a purpose. It is directed in such a way where things are slowly unraveling allowing the audience to enjoy the whole ride. The camera angles really add to the mystery by allowing the audience to keep guessing what is happening. The songs add to the flow, instead of distracting the audience.

Watched Karthikeya 1 yesterday. Could not tolerate for more than an hour. What a bad film. Nothing was good. Maybe, I will give 2.5/5 for the story but apart from this, a third class B grade movie it was. Full of unnecessary songs. Totally unnecessary presence of the heroine. A typical Ramsay sort of thriller and comedy horror till first 30 40 mins with random scenes with no connection at all. Maybe, because it was a 2014 movie but the execution looked too poor. Acting was horrible. Hindi dubbing was okayish. If this movie is awaited, I will happily ignore the first part. Intolerable for any movie buff. 3.4/10.

Karthikeya, a supernatural suspense thriller, has all the right elements to make this movie a super hit. The screenplay is a major plus as every dialogue and every scene had a purpose. It is directed in such a way where things are slowly unraveling allowing the audience to enjoy the whole ride. The camera angles really add to the mystery by allowing the audience to keep guessing what is happening. The songs add to the flow, instead of distracting the audience.

The casting is great. All the characters have equal screen time so the audience is always left guessing. The lead pair Nikhil and Swati have great chemistry.

More importantly, the film questions our belief in God in a gentle way without attaching the belief.

However, a couple of areas need work. The animation of the snake, at times, looks fake. The other area is the climax. Unfortunately it fell a little flat in comparison to the build up.

Overall, this film is a must see and a rare treat for film watchers.

I can say now that i have watched a real movie and best direction with a heart touching story Thank you director and actor for this gift for all hindu love you guys.

After the big success of Karthikeya-2, many Hindi film viewers were prompted to watch part 1 of the series. On hearing its good reports, I also watched the prequel of this hit Telegu supernatural thriller on Amazon prime. The film is un-available in Hindi language but the decent English subtitles made the film quite relatable. The film is about the central character Karthikeya who is the young Indian version of Indiana Jones kind character who is interested in solving mysteries. This lands him in a temple town which is in news and mystery. How he gets into trouble and how he solves it all makes the film very interesting. In Indian films, we have had films based on mythology meet the modern era including Hindi ones like Rudraksha, Naksha and a lot of south Indian films. However, Karthikeya's approach is very fresh and it manages to keep the film very engaging. The film has suspense, mythology, history, a bit of horror(like Ramsay's film) and mystery and does justice to all genres. A very tight screenplay and crisp editing make the film nail-biting and entertaining as well. The lead actor Nikhil is in great form and fits the role to the T! A well-made thriller with all elements of mystery and mythology well adapted!!

There's nothing to like in the film. Bad acting, full of cliché moments, so many loopholes and most importantly unnecessary and unaffective comedy dialogues. Still couldn't stop the film in between only because of the mystery. I'll say the film is bad. After finishing the first part, I had no interest in watching part 2, but had to because of its amazing responses.

Now, no doubt part 2 is far better than part 1 but still can't say that it's brilliant. Only because of the mythological reference I was watching till the end, otherwise I would stop it in between. While watching this type of films we audiance should surprise in moments, but I had the same expression from beginning to end of the film. Only good thing I found in part 2 is the scenes with Anupam Kher. Finally, maybe this genre is not for me or it's really not a very good film, I don't know.

Karthikeya Available on YouTube, MX Player, Prime Video.

Karthikeya 2 Available on ZEE5.

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There is literally nothing in this movie except very few lame jokes. don't fall for these reviews.

This movie started well with some comic scenes . But after 20 minutes the movie started to bore me. Actually there was nothing in the movie. There wasn't even good chemistry between the actors. The screenplay was not that good. Nikhil acted well but still movie was not up to the mark.

Built up was good.. but poor ending.. could have been much better...vfx not much but poor .. end has spoiled experience. ... movie is around 2 hrs.. could have been even shorter...it feels bad to see such below par ending.

The movie gets to the plot point only after 30 minutes. Till then, there were only fillers and unnecessary scenes. The heroine character is not at all needed. There were many logical flaws. But, its a good thriller overall.

1. What is the obsession with Indian directors inserting a love story in everything?

2. Karthikeya gives Dairy Milk to others but smokes cigarettes himself.

3. Promotes the Aryan invasion myth.

4. Okay Pacing. Doesn't feel uneven. Doesn't rush or drag. Don't remember being bothered by it.

5. Alright Character Development: we understand their motivations & they make sense.

6. Underdone Visuals and Effects but can be forgiven given the budget & because there's not much of it.

7. The accents of some foreigners shown at the end of the film are hilariously bad. And cringe worthy.

Anyway, it's a childish and inexperienced film.