Everyone is obsessing over the jump scares, but they’re missing the forest for the trees—or rather, the predator for the pool. Bejoy Nambiar isn’t just making a "Creature Feature"; he’s staging a violent deconstruction of the influencer industrial complex. The transition from SoBo aesthetics to a blood-soaked drain isn't just a genre flip; it's a calculated strike at the "Main Character Energy" both protagonists radiate until they realize nature doesn't have a follow button.

In a landmark move poised to reshape the landscape of contemporary Indian cinema, Aanand L Rai’s Colour Yellow  and Vinod Bhanushali’s...