Veteran P Vasu should be credited for pulling even star heroes like Rajinikanth to juice on an untapped horror thriller genre. ‘Chandramukhi’ was a trendsetting flick of those times whose Box Office magnanimity enhanced in the presence of Super Star. Later on, majority of star heroes have looked upon horror and thriller genres as safest channels to click.
Despite we have watched numerous movies in this genre, South Indian audience are still accepting the same formula if well made on production and deftly handled in direction. Yesterday released ‘Shivalinga’ from P Vasu starring Lawrence and Rithika Singh is one such example to serve.
One of a noted and senior film technician is heard calling ‘Shivalinga’ as a Balashiksha (elementary school book) to understand the screenplay of horror thrillers. Though comedy isn’t entertaining, P Vasu packaged ‘Shivalinga’ very neatly with dealt horror, murder mystery crime scenes and nevertheless Lawrence to entice masses. That’s the seniority and experience of P Vasu.