Chaavu Kaburu Challaga (2021)

Chaavu Kaburu Challaga has a breezy first half but things don’t go quite so smoothly in the all-important second half as the emotional episodes are underwhelming. The core plot is compelling and catches the attention but the presentation, not quite. The lead pair, Kartikeya and Lavanya Tripathi come up with fine performances and the dialogues are good. All in all, Chaavu Kaburu Challaga is another film that falls under the 'good first half – not-so-good second half' category.

Overall, Chaavu Kaburu Challaga has a decent and progressive premise. Its set up is unique. But, the focus on standard and routine tropes and generating morbid fun using the setting give a neither here nor there kind of feeling. It could have been so much more, but what we get is a routine love story with a different backdrop.