Highway (2022 film)

Highway is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language mystery crime thriller film written and directed by K. V. Guhan and, produced by Venkat Talari through Sree Iswarya Lakshmi Movies and Northstar Entertainment. The film features Anand Deverakonda, Manasa Radhakrishnan (in her Telugu debut) and Abhishek Banerjee (in his Telugu debut) in primary roles. Highway was premiered on Aha on 19 August 2022.[1]

Highway
Digital premier poster
Directed byK. V. Guhan
Written byK. V. Guhan
Produced byVenkat Talati
StarringAnand Devarakonda
Manasa Radhakrishnan
Abhishek Banerjee
CinematographyK. V. Guhan
Arun Kumar Selvaraj
Edited byTammiraju
Music bySimon K. King
Production
companies
Sree Iswarya Lakshmi Movies
Northstar Entertainment
Distributed byAha
Release date
  • 19 August 2022 (2022-08-19)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

Cast

Production

After watching Abhishek Banerjee's performance in the Hindi web series Paatal Lok, Guhan cast him for the role of a serial killer.[2] The film's launch event with a puja ceremony was held in May 2021.[3] It was extensively shot on the highways near Hyderabad, Araku Valley and Chikmagalur in approximately forty days.[4] Filming was wrapped up in October 2021.[5][6]

Soundtrack

The film score and soundtrack album of the film is composed by Simon K. King. The music rights were acquired by Aditya Music.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kommallo"Ananta SriramSanah Moidutty, Yazin Nizar4:37
2."Oohicha Ledhu Kadhe"Sri ManiYazin Nizar3:19

Release and reception

Highway was premiered on Aha on 19 August 2022.[7][8]

Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India gave a rating of 2 out of 5 and wrote that "Highway is passable fare at best, but given the kind of talent involved in the project, you can’t help but wonder if the story had the potential to be fleshed out better".[9] Balakrishna Ganeshan of The News Minute also gave same rating and wrote that "Highway sticks true to the crime thriller genre without meandering into unnecessary details or scenes".[10] Pinkvilla too rated the film 2 out of 5 and stated "Highway is barely clued into the emerging plot devices in the Indian OTT space, especially those concerning crime thrillers, which have long ceased to present obvious formats".[11]

Writing for The Hindu, Sangeetha Devi Dundoo opined that the film "unfolds on familiar lines and delivers thrills from time to time. However, it falls short in the final portions that seem stretched and dilute the potential for a nail-biting finish".[12] India Today's Roktim Rajpal stated: "Highway had the potential to be a dark and disturbing thriller but it ends up being a damp squib".[13]

References
  1. Jha, Lata (14 August 2022). "Telugu service aha Video to stream new thriller 'Highway'". Mint. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. "Bollywood actor Abhishek Banerjee all set to make his Tollywood with the upcoming thriller 'Highway'". 6 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. "Director KV Guhan's Next With Anand Devarakonda As Main Lead Produced By Venkat Talari Titled "Highway" Launched With Pooja Ceremony". Industry Hit. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  4. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (16 August 2022). "K V Guhan's new film starring Anand Deverakonda and Abhishek Banerjee explores mayhem on the 'Highway'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  5. "Anand Deverakonda wraps up 'Highway'". Telangana Today. 9 October 2021. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021.
  6. "Makers of Anand Deverakonda Starrer Highway Share Poster Featuring Lead Actors". News18. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  7. "Anand Deverakonda-starrer 'Highway' to have direct OTT release". Telangana Today. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  8. "Watch Anand Deverakonda's Highway on Aha, Check Release Date". Sakshi Post. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  9. Nyayapati, Neeshita (19 August 2022), "Highway Review: This serial killer saga fails to rise above cliché", The Times of India, retrieved 31 August 2022
  10. Ganeshan, Balakrishna (19 August 2022). "Highway review: A crime thriller let down by poorly written characters". The News Minute. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  11. "Highway Movie Review: This Anand Deverakonda starrer half-baked thriller is spoiled by rudimentary plotting". Pinkvilla. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  12. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (19 August 2022). "'Highway' movie review: Telugu thriller engages, but doesn't go beyond tried and tested tropes". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  13. Roktim, Rajpal (19 August 2022). "Highway Movie Review: Anand Deverakonda's film is beyond redemption". India Today. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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