Munjya is a horror comedy that brings pop culture excess and Konkani legend together, often inadvertently bringing out the eerie side. It is clumsy and confused, requiring the voluntary suspension of disbelief but failing to achieve it. Directed by Aditya Sarpotdar and written by Niren Bhatt, the Maddock Films movie is the fourth in the banner’s slate of spooky films, following Roohi, Bhediya, and Stree. The story was devised by Yogesh Chandekar.
Munjya: The Plot
The narrative starts in 1952, when Goya, a young Brahmin boy, wanted to wed Munni, who was seven years his senior. He follows various rituals in the forest because his family doesn’t agree, but he unfortunately dies in the process and is buried beneath a tree.
In the present day, Bittu (Abhay Verma), a nerdy college student from Pune, works at a salon alongside his mother, Pammi (Mona Singh), and cherishes his time spent with his aaji (Suhas Joshi) at home. He harbors feelings for Bella (Sharvari), his childhood friend, but he is hesitant to let her know since she is seeing Kuba, an Englishman. Bittu frequently experiences nightmares and a muffled voice coming from Munjya’s haunting peepal tree. He soon travels to the village with his mother and grandmother to meet their relatives, where Bittu discovers long-forgotten details about his father’s life and the family’s connection to the dangerous location known as chetuk-baari, where Munjya’s soul resides in peepal trees.
When Bittu becomes trapped by Munjya, his entire life is turned upside down, and the story takes a humorous turn that is both unexpected and predictable. Munjya’s premise, which touches on the legends of an eponymous kid demon-turned-monster that many believe in and others just want to know more about, is very engaging from the outset. Because Munjya died young, people saw him as a creature who was both horrible and innocent. He was once a demon, only now visible to those descended from him, and he often torments them to satisfy his desires—mostly related to marriage and locating Munni.
The Cast And Final Verdict
Abhay Verma exhibits a masterful fusion of fearlessness and bravery, perfectly embodying the role he is playing. Bittu and Munjya have an unsettling bond, and even if there are some scary moments between them, there is something endearing about them. Not to be left out is Bittu’s friend Diljit (Taran Singh), whose jokes provide a healthy dose of humor. Sharvari gives a passable effort in the first half and only really comes into her own in the second. Mona Singh is a magically protective mother. She has several common characteristics, and no one can match her comedic timing.
Munjya can be summed up as a potent mixture of horror, black magic, love, obsession, and possession. While Munjya isn’t the ideal horror comedy, it does provide you with amusement and both old and new experiences. Watch out for the music, the closing credits, and the shocking revelation that connects Munjya to its relatives in the horror-comedy series.
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