Overview
Three women's lives intertwine in a tale of love, resilience, and unexpected connections.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Labyrinthine
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- witty
- surreal
- late night thriller viewing
- discussion night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Awe for its technical craft, progressive characters, emotional range, and unusual psychological-thriller structure, while noting that its slow, overextended passages and climactic explanation may feel uneven or unconvincing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kali, Radha, Krishnaveni, Meera, Nala, and Shiva are introduced through separate story strands that build toward a connection.
The final portion reveals how the apparently separate characters and episodes are connected.
The critical reception specifically highlights its shifts among thrills, chills, comedy, emotion, and philosophy.
The film is described as a psychological thriller of a traumatized woman told through episodic stories.
Films like Awe!, and why
Memento
psychological thriller built from interconnected character perspectives with a reality-bending reveal
The Machinist
layered psychological drama using fractured identities and nonlinear revelation
Tumbbad
Indian psychological thriller combining genre shifts, trauma, and an unusual narrative structure
Cloud Atlas
ambitious ensemble puzzle film whose separate storylines converge through a late revelation
Movie Details
- Director
- Prasanth Varma
- Release Date
- 2018-02-16
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (40)
Cast
- Kajal Aggarwal
- Eesha Rebba
- Nithya Menen
- Regena Cassandrra
- Priyadarshi Pullikonda
- Srinivas Avasarala
- Murali Sharma
- Kaitelyn "Kate D'mello
- Rohini
- C. V. L. Narasimha Rao
Common questions
- What is Awe! about?
- An unconventional Telugu psychological thriller interweaves several emotionally charged lives until its strange, genre-shifting puzzle snaps into focus.
- What is Awe! like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Awe! as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as labyrinthine.
- Is Awe! violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Awe! as mild.
- What did critics think of Awe!?
- Critics broadly praised Awe for its technical craft, progressive characters, emotional range, and unusual psychological-thriller structure, while noting that its slow, overextended passages and climactic explanation may feel uneven or unconvincing.
- Which films are like Awe!?
- Films with a similar feel include Memento, The Machinist, Tumbbad, and Cloud Atlas.
- How long is Awe!?
- Awe! runs 115 minutes.
