These Telugu Thriller Movies Failed at the Box Office in 2021
At present, the audience are showing more interest in thriller movies. Moreover, such movies are getting good results. The thriller genre is the most heard name in Hollywood. However, now it has spread to all film industries. Many thriller movies are coming every year in Telugu too and succeeding too. Even in the year 2021, there are many thriller movies in Telugu. Only a few of them were winners at the box office. Many movies were disappointing.
Now let’s know about some Telugu thriller movies which failed at the box office. Although the thriller elements are good in these movies, they did not connect with the audience due to some flaw in the film making. Let’s see what those movies are and what are their positives and negatives.
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Telugu Thriller Movies
- Play Back
- Check
- Ichata Vaahanamulu Niluparadu
- Kapatadhaari
- Kanabadutaledu
- MMOF
- Ishq
- Power Play
1. Play Back
This movie, which was made with the concept of time travel was good, but did not do well at the box office. It got good reviews from the film critics but could not reach the audience. I think it would have been better if the screenplay had been made more engaging. However, this movie has twists and thriller elements. This movie has a rating of 7.6/10 on IMDb and is available on Aha.
2. Check
It is a thriller movie. The hype was raised by the thrilling trailers before the release. But it was disappointed after the release. All the thrills in this movie seemed unnecessary. With an unsatisfactory climax, this movie became a disaster at the box office. The film has a rating of 6.4/10 on IMDb and is available on Sun NXT.
3. Ichata Vaahanamulu Niluparadu
The movie starts off interesting, but the proceedings seem very boring. The narration and the screenplay are also uninteresting. Some scenes are boring, and some scenes are lagging. As a result, it failed at the box office. It is on Aha and IMDb’s rating is 5.7/10.
4. Kapatadhaari
It is the most underrated mystery thriller film. Either the investigation sequences or the suspense will thrill you. This movie, which raised expectations with promos before the release, could not reach the majority of the audience after the release. Hence, it failed at the box office. It can be said that this is an underrated movie in Telugu thriller movies. This thriller has a rating of 6.2/10 on IMDb and is available on Amazon Prime.
5. Kanabadutaledu
Just by looking at the movie title, you will understand that this is an investigative thriller. Although the movie is a thriller, the movie goes on with an uninteresting screenplay. The novelty is missing. As a consequence, the film failed at the box office. The IMDb rating is 5.6 and is available on Amazon Prime.
6. MMOF
In recent times, movies with Chakravarthy in the lead role are very rare. MMOF is one of them. It is an experimental thriller movie. But the experiment failed. Therefore, this movie also failed at the box office. This movie, with a rating of 6/10 on IMDb and is available on Amazon Prime, and it can be also watched for free on YouTube.
7. Ishq: Not a Love Story
The Malayalam movie Ishq: Not a love story was remade in Telugu with the same name. It was a hit in Malayalam but disappointment in Telugu. It is a thriller movie, but the thrilling scenes don’t connect as well. So it was not successful. The movie has a rating of 5.4/10 and is available on Sun NXT.
8. Power Play
Although this movie was released directly on OTT, it created hype with teasers and promos before the release. But the movie disappointed the audience. The screenplay of the movie is not very impressive. This movie has a rating of 5.7/10 on IMDb and is streaming on Amazon Prime.
In Conclusion…
Apart from the above movies, there are many more Telugu thriller movies. But they came without any expectations and were disappointing. The above movies were released with expectations and disappointed.