Irrespective of the fact that his last few movies haven’t really been great experiences, one still enters a Ram Gopal Varma film with certain expectations in mind. But Ramu currently it seems is hell bent on scaring even his most loyal fans away. Agyaat turns out to be one such understanding wherein you go in expecting a thrill ride but come out totally unmoved rather irritated.

Agyaat tells the story of a movie crew arriving in a dense forest to shoot their movie. The team comprises of a tantrum throwing hero Sharman (Gautam), the heroine he badly lusts for – Aasha (Kothari), a South Indian producer Moorty (Ishrat Ali), an eccentric director JJ (Howard), a submissive spot boy Laxman (Ishtiyak Khan), the philosophical cameraman Shakky (Kali Prasad), a forever frustrated action director Rakka (Kale), Assistant Director Sujal (Nitin) and the simple script supervisor girl Sameera (Rasika Duggal) who has a secret crush on Sujal. While Sameera pines for Sujal, he dreams of attaining the film’s leading lady Aasha. Circumstances lead to a two-day shoot break. Setu (Joy) the local jungle guide then suggests a small camping trip in the jungle. During night when everyone is enjoying the bonfire, following a strange sound Setu goes on to find out more about it but doesn’t return. When the crewmembers go on to find him they find his dead body. Frightened, they all try to run out the jungle but their car meets with an accident. Now trapped in the unknown terrain as they try to find their way out more crewmembers start dying under mysterious circumstances.

With hardly any known faces amongst his cast members, Ramu manages to hold your interest to some extent by his gimmicky shot taking and efficient use of background music. Agreed in a thriller with a short running time of under two hours there is less time for character development but what about the screenplay Sir? Also, the placing of the irritating item song in the opening credit titles serves no purpose. Most of the actors too are a vast let down in the sense that they simply end up grating on your nerves and in fact you feel thankful that they have been bumped off.

Agyaat through its promos and Ramu’s interviews appeared to be his ode to movies like Predator, Blair Witch Project etc but in reality it appears an insult to them. At the end by literally keeping the strange killer ‘Agyaat’ (unknown) he seems to have already made a preparation for a sequel.

Telugu star Nitin Reddy making his Bollywood debut is sparkling. Priyanka Kothari shows a bit of upgrading in her acting. Gautam Rode is OK. Amongst the rest cast, none actually strike.

Agyaat is average film like other horror films.