Mandala: The UFO Incident is a one-of-a-kind sci-fi thriller in Kannada written and picturised brilliantly

Does life exist beyond the planet Earth? Are there any intelligent creatures like us living somewhere in the Universe and did they ever visit us in some form or the other are some of the most fascinating questions that remain unanswered beyond scientific reasoning.

A few may immediately dismiss the possibilities of aliens citing it as a figment of imagination or as a cock-and-bull story floated by someone for a reason.

However, incidents like Roswell that are believed to have occurred in the USA in 1947, which is one of the closely guarded secrets, intrigue us all.

So, what Area 51 is all about and did aliens crash land near Roswell city in the USA in an unidentified flying object (UFO)?

Well, Mandala: The UFO Incident may not be an answer about UFOs and the existence of extraterrestrial life.

But it does guarantee an exciting experience for the audience, especially for those who get excited hearing the word aliens, including the likes of multi-billionaire Elon Musk!

The UFO incident

An aerospace engineer played by Sharmiela Mandre secretly works on a mission tracing the existence of extra-terrestrial life that was once believed to have crash landed near the foothills of Chamundi hills in Mysuru just before India attained its Independence.

She is soon abducted right in front of her boyfriend Arjun (Kiran Srinivasa) by a UFO after she gets close to the truth of the 1947 Chamundi hill incident.

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Why was Maya (Sharmiela Mandre) abducted and in the presence of Arjun is the base of Mandala: The UFO Incident‘s story.

An effective screenplay

A one-of-a-kind sci-fi thriller written, produced, and directed by Ajay Sarpeshkar, Mandala: The UFO Incident has a lot of surprises stored for almost two hours for sensible entertainment.

Prakash Belawadi plays the chief of the national space agency — referred to as Bharat Space Research Agency (BSRA) in the film — wrote the script along with the director to near perfection.

Looking at the world beyond us … our film “Mandala” releasing this Friday March 10 in cinemas near u… #sci-fi @samyuktahornad @itsmekiran7 @AjaySarpeshkar #Anantnag pic.twitter.com/cgOHTAdWMs

— Sharmiela Mandre (@sharmilamandre) March 8, 2023

Simple yet brilliant

Though it might sound similar to dozens of Hollywood movies based on aliens, UFOs, and so on, Mandala: The UFO Incident is different and stays true to its making.

There are hardly any space tales or CGI scenes and only revolve around the characters for an edge-of-the-Earth experience!

As the missing case of Maya gets entangled, the film travels to science fiction which is simple yet brilliantly presented on the screen.

The earthly beings

Firstly, it is a treat to witness a subject that is beyond the run-of-the-mill commercial mass masala which heavily rests on aggrandizing heroism.

The characters in Mandala: the UFO Incident are performed effectively right from Sharmiela Mandre to senior actors including Anant Nag and Prakash Belawadi.

Kiran Srinivasa as Arjun and Sharmiela Mandre as Maya balance a good act supported by the acting geniuses of Anant Nag and Prakash Belawadi.

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Sudha Belawadi as the wife of a senior journalist (Anant Nag), and Samyukta Hornad as a senior police officer who investigates the missing case of Maya, fit the bill perfectly.

Verdict

Mandala: The UFO Incident is tailor-made for those who love sci-fi movies and that they love anything to do with extra-terrestrials — UFOs and aliens.

It is a great attempt to create an Indian version of extra-terrestrial lives that have greatly existed in Hollywood till now.

(Views expressed are personal.)