Zombie Reddy Story
Zombie Reddy is a new attempt in Telugu cinema as the audience have never watched zombie-based films that are quite popular in Hollywood. Zombie Reddy is the story of Mario (Teja Sajja) who is a video game designer and has a team who plans things differently. Mario and his team land in Kurnool for his friend s wedding after which things change completely. The vaccination drive in the country turns into a misfire and all those who get vaccinated turn into zombies. The rest of Zombie Reddy is how Mario and his team battle against the zombies and brings things back to the normal. Watch Zombie Reddy to know about the first-ever zombie movie in Tollywood.
The opening shot of
Zombie Reddy, written and directed by Prashant Varma, is a sight to behold. Somewhere in Rayalaseema, a bird, flying over a temple, is struck by lightning. Call it a miracle or a stroke of luck, the bird survives.
It works both as a symbol of a mythical element in the story and also, a reminder that when stakes are high, there will always be a divine intervention a quintessential plot point in Telugu action dramas. After all, the biggest threat to the characters in the story is a zombie attack, and nothing less than a miracle can stop these half-dead creatures to restore harmony and peace.
Prashant Varma on how the pandemic influenced the script of Zombie Reddy, Telugu cinema s first zombie film Zombie Reddy is the first zombie film in Telugu cinema, and the film’s director and lead actors are confident that they have an exciting story to tell about zombies wreaking havoc in the hinterlands of Andhra Pradesh. Hemanth Kumar February 05, 2021 08:14:42 IST
Prasanth Varma, the director of
Kalki, had been toying with the idea of making a Telugu zombie film for almost six years now. But every time he approached the topic, he was told the concept might not work for a Telugu audience. This lack of interest in the industry prompted him to put the idea on a back burner and move on to other projects.
Watch it like a zombie
Updated Feb 5, 2021, 2:48 pm IST
Zombie Reddy is Prashanth Varma’s third outing and he picked the zombie genre
A poster of Zombie Reddy Rating:
Direction: Prasanth Varma
Rating: 2.5
Zombie Reddy is Prashanth Varma’s third outing and he picked the zombie genre which is a first of its kind for Telugu cinema. The trailer was impressive and what is expected from the film is nothing short of a hilarious and a fun ride. But
Zombie Reddy injects the virus into the audience and you turn into a zombie mode while watching the film.
Zombie Reddy movie review: Mario (Teja), a game designer, along with a bunch of friends, travels to Kurnool to attend a friend’s wedding. This is in the post lockdown timeline. A scientist invents a corona vaccine and that backfires creating zombies. A zombie outbreak ensues. How Mario and his friends come out of this pandemic situation forms the rest of the story.
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