After watching Hidimbha, you might probably get curious about who these man-eating tribals of Hidimbha were in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and start googling about them.
As the situation worsens, an IPS officer — Aadhya (Nandita Swetha) — from Kerala is appointed and observes a pattern in the case — women wearing red clothes go missing.
Further investigation reveals some startling facts that a father-son duo is behind the crime and that their crimes starting from the 90s to till date go undetected.
The narrative in the first half lacks proper construction of sequences. Instead of making the audience anticipate the plot developments, the story drifts all over the place.
Ashwin gives his best for the role of a police officer. He looks marauding best in his beastly avatar. His muscular physique is impressive and rightly looks apt.
Director Aneel Kanneganti did a good amount of research but nothing seems to have added weight to the story of Hidimbha in the end. The story simply fails to pack a punch.