Kakuda, which has released today on Zee5, is yet another rustic horror comedy from director Aditya Sarpotdar of Munjya fame. The film is less than 2 hours long and tells a very intriguing story. The first half has ample funny and scary scenes and the developments keep the interest going. The second half is also engaging, especially once the back story emerges. Sadly, the film also gets bewildering at this point. The ending is unimaginative. Riteish Deshmukh has a late entry but makes up for it with his entertaining act. Sonakshi Sinha is superb. Saqib Saleem, too, gives his best but gets overpowered. Asif Khan (of ‘Gazab beizzati hai’ fame) raises laughs. Rajendra Gupta (Indu’s father), Neelu Kohli (Indu’s mother), Yogendra Tiku (Sunny’s father Kishanchand), Alok Gutch (bespectacled old villager) and late Sameer Khakhar (Kalamandi Goyal) are decent. All in all, Kakuda is a nice timepass horror comedy.
My rating – *** out of 5!