Hidimbha

Hidimbha is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language psychological action thriller film directed by Aneel Kanneganti and starring Ashwin Babu and Nandita Swetha. The film was released on 20 July 2023.

Plot
The movie starts with disappearance of girls in Hyderabad city. Police officer Adhya has been appointed to resolve the mystery. Fearless cop Abhay, who was Adhya's former lover is also with her team. Adhya and Abhay find out that unknown killer targets only the girls with red colour dress. Adhya's father was also missing long ago to solve same type of missing cases in forest of Kerala. It reveals that an aborigines clan named Hidimba is behind those ruthless murders.

Production
The film began production in 2021. The film was shot in Hyderabad, the forests in Kerala and Andaman Islands. In November 2022, the shooting for the film had been completed.

Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vikas Badisa.

Release and reception
Hidimbha was released on 20 July 2023. Post theatrical digital rights were acquired by Aha and was premiered on 10 August 2023.

A critic from Sakshi rated the film 2 out of 5. Raghu Bandi of The Indian Express stated in his review that the film is, "a daring subject that comes undone by its conclusion". BVS Prakash of Deccan Chronicle opined that "Young director Aneel Kanneganti had a good and novel plot on his hand and also triggered some interest with his trailers, but he couldn’t really handle the multi-layered script with conviction and left the audience in despair". A critic from ABP Desam rated the film $2 1⁄2$ out of 5.