Hidimbha

<p>The movie starts with disappearance of girls in city. Police officer Adhya has been appointed to resolve the mystery. Fearless cop Abhay, who was Adhya’s former lover is also with her team. Adhya and Abhay find out that unknown killer targets only the girls with red colour dress. Adhya’s father was also missing long ago to solve same type of missing cases in forest of . It reveals that an aborigines clan named is behind those ruthless murders. Last in the climax reveal that all girls are killed by Police Officer Abhay alias Joseph Thomas because from childhood, he is a cannibal. He used to drink blood and eat meat. Adhya finds his secret chamber and realise himself. Finally Adhya shoot him. The film began production in 2021. The film was shot in , the forests in and . In November 2022, the shooting for the film had been completed. The music was composed by Vikas Badisa. was released on 20 July 2023. Post theatrical digital rights were acquired by and was premiered on 10 August 2023. A critic from rated the film 2 out of 5. Raghu Bandi of stated in his review that the film is, “a daring subject that comes undone by its conclusion”. BVS Prakash of opined that “Young director Aneel Kanneganti had a good and novel plot on his hand and also triggered some interest with his trailers, but he couldn’t really handle the multi-layered script with conviction and left the audience in despair”. A critic from rated the film out of 5.</p>