Deyyam (2021 film)

Dheyyam
Dheyyam
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ram Gopal Varma
Written by	Ram Gopal Varma
Produced by	Jeevitha Rajasekhar; Venkata Srinivas Boggaram; Natti Kranthi ; Natti Karuna
Starring	Raja Sekhar; Swathi Deekshith
Cinematography	Satish Muthyala
Edited by	Satya Giduturi; Pratap Kumar Sanga (Bobby)
Music by	Sai Karthik
Release date	16 April 2021;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Deyyam (transl. The devil) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language horror film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Rajasekhar and Swathi Deekshith in pivotal roles.^[2]^[3]^[4] The film was earlier titled as Patta Pagalu.^[5]

Plot

The story revolves around Rajasekhar and his happy family. Their lives are disturbed when his teenage daughter is possessed by an evil spirit. The story explores whether or not the doting father is able to save his daughter's life.

Cast

Release

As the film's talkie part completed, but Jeevitha and Rajasekhar want to re-shoot some scenes but RGV was not interested and handed it over to Rajasekhar.^[6]^[7]

Reception

A reviewer from Eenadu criticized the film for its poor story and screenplay while appreciating Deekshit's performance.^[8] Surya Prakash of Asianet News also echoed the same, rating the film 1.5/5. He opined that the film was outdated, possibly because it was shot much earlier in 2015.^[9]

References

^ "Deyyam". Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ "Ram Gopal Varma's Horror Film 'Patta Pagalu' Trailer Released". Ibtimes. 7 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^ "Trailer Talk: RGV's Patta Pagalu is Promising". Gulte. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^ "First look of RGV's Patta Pagalu". deccanchronicle. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^ "RGV new horror film to take the place of Chai Love Story". tupaki. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ "Patta Pagalu shelved?". Deccanchronicle. 5 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^ "Hero Asks Director About His Shelved Film on Stage". Mirchi9. 21 December 2016. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^ "Rgv deyyam review: రివ్యూ: ఆర్జీవీ దెయ్యం - rajasekhar and swathi deekshith deyyam movie review". www.eenadu.net (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "ఆర్జీవి 'దెయ్యం' మూవీ రివ్యూ". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

External links

Deyyam at IMDb

[1] "Deyyam". Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[2] "Ram Gopal Varma's Horror Film 'Patta Pagalu' Trailer Released". Ibtimes. 7 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

[3] "Trailer Talk: RGV's Patta Pagalu is Promising". Gulte. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

[4] "First look of RGV's Patta Pagalu". deccanchronicle. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

[t123-5] "RGV new horror film to take the place of Chai Love Story". tupaki. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[6] "Patta Pagalu shelved?". Deccanchronicle. 5 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

[7] "Hero Asks Director About His Shelved Film on Stage". Mirchi9. 21 December 2016. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

[8] "Rgv deyyam review: రివ్యూ: ఆర్జీవీ దెయ్యం - rajasekhar and swathi deekshith deyyam movie review". www.eenadu.net (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[9] "ఆర్జీవి 'దెయ్యం' మూవీ రివ్యూ". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

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