The Vvaan, starring Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia, has received a strongly negative review for its storytelling, humour and treatment of its fantasy elements.
The film follows a Mumbai-based engineer and his wife as their personal journey takes them into a world of folklore, supernatural forces and mysterious forest guardians. However, the review argues that the story struggles to build an engaging narrative from these elements.
The film reportedly begins with the couple living in a seaside bungalow while dealing with their desire to have a child. Their storyline soon leads them to a practitioner offering traditional remedies before the narrative shifts toward a darker folklore-driven setting.
The review also criticises the film for its early humour, describing some of the jokes as uncomfortable and poorly handled. The fantasy storyline revolves around forests, guardian deities and supernatural beings that threaten those who enter their territory after dark.
Despite its combination of fantasy, folklore, romance and comedy, the review finds the film unable to sustain its premise effectively. The performances of Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia are also assessed within a story that, according to the review, struggles to provide enough engaging material.
