Odela 2 Review: Tamannaah Bhatia's thriller fails to capitalise on a solid start
Odela 2 Review: The sequel has a supernatural touch and is executed well in the first half. But sadly, the second half goes for a toss and ends as a routine thriller due to a lack of strong emotion.
Odela 2 movie review
Last Updated: 03.30 PM, Apr 17, 2025
Odela 2 Story
The sequel starts with Radha (Hebah Patel) landing in jail after killing her husband (Tirupathi). Fed up with his atrocities, the villagers do not give him a proper funeral and brutally bury him. But, to their bad luck, Tirupathi’s spirit frees itself and starts killing the villagers one after the other. Left with no choice, the villagers bring in a Naga Sadhu, played by Tamannaah Bhatia, with special powers to help them. Did she tame the evil spirit and save the villagers? That forms the rest of the story.
Odela 2 Review
Odela Railway Station is a village drama that skipped its theatrical release and premiered on Aha in 2022. Thanks to a few thrills, the film ended as a watchable fare. Ashok Teja directed the film with a story by noted director Sampath Nandi. The same team is back with the sequel, adding a mythological and supernatural effect to the story.
Tamannaah Bhatia plays the female lead; she dons a de-glam role and is the mainstay of the film. The entire first half of Odela 2 showcases how the evil spirit frees itself and attacks the villagers one after the other. Director Ashok Teja creates new ways to kill the villagers, and the multiple killings showcased are quite good.
The conflict points and how the villagers take the help of a Naga Sadhu, and Tamannaah’s entry, are quite good and set up for a solid interval bang. But it is the second half that has multiple issues. The way the evil spirit unleashes itself and the scenes that showcase all these are rushed and do not create much of an impact.
As too much time is spent on narrative in the first half, the key moments in the second half have less time to be elevated. Everything happens too fast. Yet another aspect of the film is that the proceedings in the second half are way too predictable.
There are no major twists as the narrative is flat. More scenes related to the destructive power of the evil spirit should have been showcased to make things interesting. The emotional angle in the film is also weak. The villagers go through a lot of trauma, but sadly, that is not showcased much in the latter part.
The climax twists and the entry of the divine force are quite good. However, the lead to Odela 3 is very disappointing. It lacks proper depth, and just to cash in on the franchise, they have introduced the third part.
Coming to the performances, Tamannaah, who has done films like Naa Nuvve, is the major highlight of the film. We have mostly seen her in glamorous roles to date, but she takes a U-turn and does a role that has only scope for performance. There were so many doubts as to how Tamannaah would pull off such a role, but she has done quite well. Be it her expressions, body language, or dialogue delivery, she was amazing and is the selling point of Odela 2.
Vasishta, the young actor, gets a meaty role and gives a solid performance. Though he is young, the maturity needed for such an evil role is showcased so well by the actor. Murali Sharma is good in his key role, and so is Hebah Patel. She, too, did not get much screen time in the sequel.
Ajaneesh Loknath of Kantara fame has composed the music, and his background score is very good and elevates the thrills superbly. One of the biggest assets of the film is the camerawork, which is quite impressive. The VFX needs a special mention, and the scenes with the fantasy setup are highlighted superbly.
Odela 2 has amazing production values backed by amazing art direction. The manner in which the evil spirit escapes, and the setup that showcases all this, is nearly planned. Sampath Nandi has made sure that he added more supernatural touch to the sequel, but there is nothing new he has showcased. The narrative is quite convenient, though it has decent thrills in the first half.
Finally, the major asset is the presence of Tamannaah and the first half. Odela 2 lacks novelty, but Sampath Nandi adds a few moments that keep you sitting through the proceedings.
Odela 2 Verdict
On the whole, Odela 2 is a partly engaging supernatural thriller. The story is routine and does not have standout moments. But Tamannaah’s performance and a few thrills are a saving grace.
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