Deyyam (2021 film)

Deyyam (transl. The devil) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language horror film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Rajasekhar and Swathi Deekshith in pivotal roles.^[2][3][4] The film was earlier titled as Patta Pagalu.^[5]

Dheyyam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ram Gopal Varma
Written by	Ram Gopal Varma
Produced by	Jeevitha Rajasekhar Venkata Srinivas Boggaram Natti Kranthi Natti Karuna
Starring	Raja Sekhar Swathi Deekshith
Cinematography	Satish Muthyala
Edited by	Satya Giduturi Pratap Kumar Sanga (Bobby)
Music by	Sai Karthik
Release date	16 April 2021 (2021-04-16)[1]
Running time	98 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

The story revolves around Rajasekhar and his happy family. Their lives are disturbed when his teenage daughter is possessed by an evil spirit. The story explores whether or not the doting father is able to save his daughter's life.

Cast

• Rajasekhar as Shankar
• Swathi Deekshith as Vijji
• Ahuti Prasad
• Tanikella Bharani
• Ananth Babu
• Jeeva
• Sana
• Banerjee

Release

As the film's talkie part completed, but Jeevitha and Rajasekhar want to re-shoot some scenes but RGV was not interested and handed it over to Rajasekhar.^[6][7]

Reception

A reviewer from Eenadu criticized the film for its poor story and screenplay while appreciating Deekshit's performance.^[8] Surya Prakash of Asianet News also echoed the same, rating the film 1.5/5. He opined that the film was outdated, possibly because it was shot much earlier in 2015.^[9]