October 20, 2025: Thamma Review: If Delhi ever needed a vampire infestation, Thamma makes a strong case for it, with Betaals lurking in alleyways and journalists chasing supernatural scoops. Ayushmann Khurrana plays Alok Goyal, a reporter who’s less Clark Kent and more “what’s that noise in the basement?” curious. His journey into the undead underworld is part horror, part comedy, and part “what even is this?”
Rashmika Mandanna enters as Tadaka, a warrior with sass and a sword. She’s not your usual scream queen, she’s more like the one who’d slap a ghost and ask it to behave. Her scenes with Ayushmann are breezy, and their dynamic feels like two people who accidentally joined the same WhatsApp group and decided to fight vampires together.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays Yakshaasan, the vampire overlord who looks like he binge-watched Game of Thrones and decided to cosplay. His performance swings between theatrical and meme-worthy, which oddly fits the film’s tone. Paresh Rawal, meanwhile, is the suspicious dad who thinks everyone’s possessed. He’s basically every WhatsApp uncle during Diwali.
The first half of Thamma is a riot, jump scares that feel like TikTok pranks, musical numbers that pop up like ads, and lore that’s explained faster than you can say “Betaal.” The second half? It gets a bit tangled in its own mythology. There’s a prophecy, a cursed bloodline, and a climax that feels like someone spilled CGI all over the script.
Thamma Review: When Mythology Crashes a Meme Party
But here’s the thing: Thamma doesn’t care about being polished. It wants to be loud, weird, and fun. It throws in mythology, romance, horror tropes, and even a cameo that hints at a crossover event. It’s like the MCU, but with more bats and fewer billionaires.
Verdict: Thamma is a Diwali dhamaka with fangs. It’s not here to win awards, it’s here to entertain, confuse, and maybe make you Google “Yakshaasan mythology” at 2 a.m.
