Touch Me Not is a web series starring Navdeep and Dheekshith Shetty in the lead roles, directed by Ramana Teja. Streaming on Hotstar, the series comes with an interesting and unique concept. Now, let’s see how well it manages to entertain the audience!
Touch Me Not Movie Story: Touch Me Not follows Rishi, who gains a special power to see the past of anything or anyone he touches. SP Raghav and Devika rope him in to solve a mysterious hospital fire case. The series revolves around how Rishi uses his power to uncover the truth behind the incident.
Performances: Dheekshith Shetty gave a sincere performance, but his college student look didn’t suit him. Navdeep impressed as a cop with a layered role, but stretching his character arc too long hurt the pacing and reduced interest in Season 2. Sanchitha Poonacha was energetic, though her role lacked depth. Komalee Prasad handled her intense character well, despite her college girl look not landing right. Supporting actors like Pramodini, Babloo Prithviraj, and Anish Kuruvilla weren’t explored much, possibly reserved for the next season.
Technical Aspects: Anwar Ali’s editing style was impressive, especially with the intercuts and transitions. Gokul Bharathi’s cinematography was decent, delivering good output in the lorry chase and night scenes with effective lighting. Technically, DI and sound mixing were well-handled with good attention to detail.
Though director Ramana Teja, focusing all six episodes of this web series only on character introductions and setups, turned out to be a major drawback. Stretching one case across all episodes without engaging subplots made the narrative dull. As a writer and director, Ramana Teja couldn’t make a strong impact with this approach.
Analysis: A strong core point needs an equally engaging narrative to truly impress the audience. Just having a different concept isn’t enough; if it’s stretched too much without gripping storytelling, it becomes hard to keep viewers hooked. Unfortunately, Ramana Teja missed this key aspect. That’s why Touch Me Not fails to engage and ends up falling flat.
Verdict: Touch Me Not has an interesting concept but suffers from slow pacing and lack of engaging storytelling. Despite a few good performances and technical strengths, the stretched narrative and underwhelming execution make it a disappointing watch.
Bottom Line: Promising idea, poorly executed series.
Rating: 1.5/5
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