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'''''A: Ad Infinitum''''' is an Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language medical [[thriller film]] directed by Ugandhar Muni which stars Nithin Prasanna and [[Preethi Asrani]] in lead roles. The film was released on 5 March 2021 in theatres across the world to mixed to positive reviews and on Amazon Prime, streaming from 16 March 2021.<ref>{{cite news|title=Filmbeat - A (Ad Infinitum) |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/a-ad-infinitum.html}}</ref> | '''''A: Ad Infinitum''''' is an Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language medical [[thriller film]] directed by Ugandhar Muni which stars Nithin Prasanna and [[Preethi Asrani]] in lead roles. The film was released on 5 March 2021 in theatres across the world to mixed to positive reviews and on Amazon Prime, streaming from 16 March 2021.<ref>{{cite news|title=Filmbeat - A (Ad Infinitum) |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/a-ad-infinitum.html}}</ref> | ||
<ref>{{cite news|title =Bookmyshow - A (Ad Infinitum) |url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/hyderabad/movies/a-ad-infinitum/ET00132392}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title =Eenadu news - A (Ad Infinitum)|url=https://www.eenadu.net/latestnews/general/0205/120073494}}</ref> | <ref>{{cite news|title =Bookmyshow - A (Ad Infinitum) |url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/hyderabad/movies/a-ad-infinitum/ET00132392}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title =Eenadu news - A (Ad Infinitum)|url=https://www.eenadu.net/latestnews/general/0205/120073494}}</ref> | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Sanjeev (Nithin Prasanna) is a disabled receptionist at a hospital who is married to a nurse Pallavi ([[Preethi Asrani]]) and has a daughter Amrutha or Ammu (Baby Deevana). Sanjeev met Pallavi while he was rescued from a forest | Sanjeev (Nithin Prasanna) is a disabled receptionist at a hospital who is married to a nurse Pallavi ([[Preethi Asrani]]) and has a daughter Amrutha or Ammu (Baby Deevana). Sanjeev met Pallavi while he was rescued from a forest 59 km away from Hyderabad by members of an NGO and admitted in the same hospital, having suffered from [[Memory Loss|memory loss]] and having no recollection of his past life. He tries to lead a normal life but is haunted by a recurring dream of a dark room in which an unknown figure is performing brain surgery on a tonsured patient. | ||
Officer Vishnu (Rangadham) of the Preventive Crimes Unit is tasked with a case of multiple abductions of children, mostly orphans and runaways. His only lead is a CCTV footage of a hooded man along with a dog kidnapping a child from the highway at the early hours of the morning. He locates a newspaper who witnessed the man with the dog and uses him to create a sketch of the suspect. | Officer Vishnu (Rangadham) of the Preventive Crimes Unit is tasked with a case of multiple abductions of children, mostly orphans and runaways. His only lead is a CCTV footage of a hooded man along with a dog kidnapping a child from the highway at the early hours of the morning. He locates a newspaper who witnessed the man with the dog and uses him to create a sketch of the suspect. | ||
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The suspect of the police sketch turns out to be Sanjeev and Vishnu arrests him despite having no other evidence. However, Pallavi and Yasir were able to prove his innocence by showing the CCTV footage of the hospital at the time of the kidnapping and proving his alibi. But, a man who looks exactly like Sanjeev takes Ammu from her school, which leads Vishnu to believe that Sanjeev and the kidnapper share a connection. | The suspect of the police sketch turns out to be Sanjeev and Vishnu arrests him despite having no other evidence. However, Pallavi and Yasir were able to prove his innocence by showing the CCTV footage of the hospital at the time of the kidnapping and proving his alibi. But, a man who looks exactly like Sanjeev takes Ammu from her school, which leads Vishnu to believe that Sanjeev and the kidnapper share a connection. | ||
Sanjeev talks to the now-old Amrutha who tells him that the last time she saw Ashwatthama was about 41 years ago, when he told her that he was going to his brothers place, and he realises that the place Ashwatthama told about was the same place where he was found by the hospital staff. He goes to the forest and discovers a house, in which he finds the dark room in his recurring dreams along with several tonsured patients on which brain surgery had been performed. It is shown through his recovered memories that he is actually Ashwatthama who had gone to his brother Arjun to lay low after the bombing incident. Arjun was a doctor who was obsessed with studying the [[pituitary gland]] and controlling it, thereby stopping the ageing process and making one immortal. Arjun was able to perfect the process on himself and Ashwatthama/Sanjeev thereby stopping their ageing, but was unable to recreate the effect on others. | Sanjeev talks to the now-old Amrutha who tells him that the last time she saw Ashwatthama was about 41 years ago, when he told her that he was going to his brothers place, and he realises that the place Ashwatthama told about was the same place where he was found by the hospital staff. He goes to the forest and discovers a house, in which he finds the dark room in his recurring dreams along with several tonsured patients on which brain surgery had been performed. It is shown through his recovered memories that he is actually Ashwatthama who had gone to his brother Arjun to lay low after the bombing incident. Arjun was a doctor who was obsessed with studying the [[pituitary gland]] and controlling it, thereby stopping the ageing process and making one immortal. Arjun was able to perfect the process on himself and Ashwatthama/Sanjeev thereby stopping their ageing, but was unable to recreate the effect on others. | ||
Sanjeev finds Ammu unconscious but safe and tries to escape with her but is stopped by Arjun who tells him that Ammu, being born of the immortal Sanjeev, holds the key to duplicating the effect on others. They are interrupted by Vishnu who had tracked Sanjeev's phone and followed him, but he is killed by Arjun. An enraged Sanjeev attacks Arjun and beats him, and sets fire to the house and the research of Arjun, thereby saving the other kidnapped children in the process and helping the police solve the case. | Sanjeev finds Ammu unconscious but safe and tries to escape with her but is stopped by Arjun who tells him that Ammu, being born of the immortal Sanjeev, holds the key to duplicating the effect on others. They are interrupted by Vishnu who had tracked Sanjeev's phone and followed him, but he is killed by Arjun. An enraged Sanjeev attacks Arjun and beats him, and sets fire to the house and the research of Arjun, thereby saving the other kidnapped children in the process and helping the police solve the case. | ||
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== Home media == | == Home media == | ||
The film is available on [[ | The film is available on [[Amazon Prime Video]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Amazon Prime - A (Ad Infinitum)|url=https://www.primevideo.com/region/eu/detail/0OJX37CIYKWLD9HDC5XY0J5D2K/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=అమెజాన్లో 'ఎ' వచ్చేసింది!|url=https://www.eenadu.net/latestnews/a-ad-infinitum-on-amazon-prime/121057625}}</ref> | ||
== Reception == | == Reception == | ||
''[[The Times of India]]'' noted that " A decent attempt that tests your patience"<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-03-05|title=A (Ad Infinitum) Movie Review : A decent attempt that tests your patience|language=en-IN|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/a-ad-infinitum/movie-review/81348245.cms}} </ref> and gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and stating that "Thrillers are not a genre often explored in Tollywood but director Ugandar Muni makes a decent attempt. The film’s leads end up delivering a decent performance."' | ''[[The Times of India]]'' noted that " A decent attempt that tests your patience"<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-03-05|title=A (Ad Infinitum) Movie Review : A decent attempt that tests your patience|language=en-IN|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/a-ad-infinitum/movie-review/81348245.cms}}</ref> and gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and stating that "Thrillers are not a genre often explored in Tollywood but director Ugandar Muni makes a decent attempt. The film’s leads end up delivering a decent performance."' | ||
Indiaglitz stated "'A (Ad Infinitum)' is a slow burn thriller where science is an important element. There is also a political movement involved. It's a crime film and a semi-period drama, too. It's also an emotional family drama. The overlong film has got strong performances. However, it can test your patience if thrillers are not your thing."<ref>{{cite news|title=Indiaglitz A (Ad Infinitum) Review |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/a-ad-infinitum-review-telugu-movie-23069|date=8 March 2021}} </ref> | Indiaglitz stated "'A (Ad Infinitum)' is a slow burn thriller where science is an important element. There is also a political movement involved. It's a crime film and a semi-period drama, too. It's also an emotional family drama. The overlong film has got strong performances. However, it can test your patience if thrillers are not your thing."<ref>{{cite news|title=Indiaglitz A (Ad Infinitum) Review |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/a-ad-infinitum-review-telugu-movie-23069|date=8 March 2021}}</ref> | ||
123Telugu and nettv4u reviewed it with 2.5 our of 5 stars<ref>{{cite news|title=123Telugu Review |url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/a-telugu-movie-review.html}} </ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=nettv4u Review |url=https://nettv4u.com/movie-review/telugu/a-ad-infinitum}} </ref> | 123Telugu and nettv4u reviewed it with 2.5 our of 5 stars<ref>{{cite news|title=123Telugu Review |url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/a-telugu-movie-review.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=nettv4u Review |url=https://nettv4u.com/movie-review/telugu/a-ad-infinitum}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Indian thriller films]] | [[Category:Indian thriller films]] | ||
[[Category:Films set in Andhra Pradesh]] | [[Category:Films set in Andhra Pradesh]] | ||