Poster of the film Odela 2

Odela 2

Telugu


In a remote village, steeped in rich cultural heritage and age-old traditions, its true saviour Odela Mallanna Swamy always protects his village from evil forces.

Cast:Tamannaah Bhatia, Hebah Patel, Vasishta N. Simha, Naga Mahesh,
Director:Ashok Teja
Writer:Sampath Nandi

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Tamannaah cannot salvage this outdated sequel

Fox in morning light

Srivathsan Nadadhur | Independent Film Critic writing for The Hindu

Fri, April 18 2025

Director Ashok Teja’s ‘Odela 2’ is a regressive mishmash of devotion, action, suspense and horror

The 2022 film Odela Railway Station, directed by Ashok Teja and featuring Vasishta Simha and Hebah Patel, was a rural thriller focusing on sexual crimes in a quiet Telangana village. The narrative followed a woman’s chilling revenge after discovering that her husband was the perpetrator. With its use of graphic visuals and a voyeuristic lens on violence, the film, despite its disturbing tone, garnered significant viewership on OTT (Aha Telugu). Ashok Teja and writer Sampath Nandi reunite for its sequel, Odela 2, led by Tamanaah Bhatia, reimagining the story as a supernatural thriller. After meeting with a horrific end at the hands of his wife, Tirupathi (Vasishta N Simha) returns as a vengeful spirit, undeterred and more dangerous. His spirit manipulates a new set of men, reigniting a similar pattern of crimes in the village. As chaos escalates, the stage is set for the arrival of Bhairavi (Tamannaah), a mythical force destined to restore order. A conventional good-versus-evil showdown ensues.

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