With the triumph of Bichagadu 2 still fresh in his mind, Vijay Antony has just released the criminal thriller Hatya.
Ritika Singh and Meenakshi Chaudhary also have significant parts in the Balaji K Kumar-directed film.
Story : Model Laila (Meenakshi Chaudhary) dies in her flat, locked from within, causing confusion.
Sandhya Mohan Raj, an IPS officer, seeks Vinayak's assistance in solving a murder case, initially refusing but ultimately joining forces.
Vinayak and Sandhya question Babloo, Laila's manager, Satish, Arjun Vasudevan, and Aditya Kowshik, while the film focuses on the killer who killed Laila.
Performances :Vijay Antony portrays a private investigator in Hatya, delivering a subtle yet effective performance with natural salt and pepper expressions.
Meenakshi Chaudhary delivers a poetic performance, with Vijay Antony and Ritika Singh providing excellent support.
Technicalities : Girishh Gopalakrishnan's background music enhances the second half, while Sivakumar Vijayan's cinematography is fantastic.
Art direction enhances movie's dimension, but VFX could improve, and manufacture quality is commendable.
The movie has editing errors and a mediocre director, Balaji K. Kumar.
The second half is cluttered with family drama, and the slow tempo of Hatya's slow pacing loses its impact.
Analysis : The movie's plodding pacing is a major flaw, with characters introduced early but progressing slowly.
The editing team should have cut the length of sequences for a better experience.
Vijay Antony's character's family scenes deviate significantly from the primary plot, despite the filmmaker's efforts to evoke familial feelings.
Vijay Antony's character's family scenes deviate significantly from the primary plot, despite the filmmaker's efforts to evoke familial feelings.
Additionally, Murali Sharma didn’t do the Telugu dubbing, thus it is a little hard to see someone else doing it in place of the excellent performance.