Hidimba (film)

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Hidimba
Directed byAneel Kanneganti
Written byKalyana Chakravarthy (dialogues)
Produced byGangapatnam Sridhar
Anil Sunkara (presenter)
Starring Ashwin Babu
Nandita Swetha
CinematographyB. Rajasekar
Edited byM. R. Varma
Music byVikas Badisa
Production
companies
Sri Vignesh Karthik Cinemas
OAK Entertainments
Release date
  • 20 July 2023 (2023-07-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Hidimba is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language medical thriller film directed by Aneel Kanneganti and starring Ashwin Babu and Nandita Swetha. [1] [2]

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Cast

Production

The film began production in 2021. [3] The film was shot in Hyderabad, the forests in Kerala and Andaman Islands. [4] In November of 2022, the shooting for the film had been completed. [5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vikas Badisa.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Memories Memories"Virinchi PutlaYasaswi Kondepudi, Yazin Nizar, Vikas Badisa3:36
2."I am the Bad Guy"PranavamLavita Lobo, Vikas Badisa2:55
3."Theme Music" Ramajogayya Sastry, B. Subbaraya Sharma2:37
Total length:9:08

Reception

A critic from Sakshi rated the film 2 out of 5. [6] A critic from ABP Desam rated the film 2+12 out of 5. [7] [8]

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References

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  7. "'హిడింబ' రివ్యూ : మనుషులను తినే గిరిజన జాతి మహానగరానికి వస్తే?". ABP Desam (in Telugu). July 19, 2023.
  8. "Hidimba movie review: రివ్యూ: హిడింబ.. అశ్విన్‌, నందితా శ్వేతల సినిమా ఎలా ఉంది?". Eenadu (in Telugu).