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Filmi Score
Very good
10 reviews
67
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Critics call Awe! an ambitious, technically polished hyperlink film with strong performances and clever genre-hopping, but many find its rapid tonal shifts exhausting and the story far-fetched by the end.
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Summary
Awe! (2018, Telugu) has a Filmi Score of 67 from 10 critic reviews, and is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A).
‘Awe’ charts the journey of a motley of characters that have nothing to do with each other but are yet connected by a single, fragile string. Who are these people and what about their lives connect them to each other is what the film is all about.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed and written by Prasanth Varma · music Mark K. Robin
Prasanth VarmaDirector · Writer
Mark K. RobinMusic
Karthik GhattamaneniCinematography
Gowtham NerusuEditing
Kajal AggarwalLead
Eesha Rebba
Nithya Menen
Regena Cassandrra
Priyadarshi Pullikonda
Srinivas Avasarala
Murali Sharma
Kaitelyn "Kate D'mello
Rohini
C. V. L. Narasimha Rao
Devadarshini
Pragathi Mahavadi
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SoundSachin Sudhakaran · Hari Haran
Production designSahi Suresh
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Summary
‘Awe’ charts the journey of a motley of characters that have nothing to do with each other but are yet connected by a single, fragile string. Who are these people and what about their lives connect them to each other is what the film is all about.
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What the critics said
10 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 10 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Priyanka Sundar · 16 Feb 2018
Awe movie review: Nani and Prasanth Varma’s film is technically brilliant | Entertainment News Read it there →
Published · 5/5
Filmi’s reading 92
100
Manoj Kumar R · 16 Feb 2018
Awe movie review: Prasanth Varma’s film is awe-inspiring indeed Read it there →
Published · 4/5
Filmi’s reading 85
80
Baradwaj Rangan ✓ Claimed · 1 Mar 2018
Rangan calls the film genuinely subversive and admires its interlocking screenwriting, but flags a 'serious case of too-much-itis', a tacked-on… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
72
Neeshita Nyayapati · 16 Feb 2018
Awe! Review {4/5}: Go watch this movie if you’re looking for something definitely out of the box and fresh, ‘Awe’ will not disappoint you Read it there →
Published · 4.0/5
Filmi’s reading 70
80
Suresh Kavirayani · 18 Feb 2018
Praises the fresh genre experiment, clever character reveals and surprising climax, but flags the magician subplot as dragging and the narration… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
70
Calls the film a 'festival' picture and Telugu's answer to world cinema, praising direction, cast and technicals, but frames it explicitly as not… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
65
Janani K · 16 Feb 2018
Awe Movie Review: This Kajal Aggarwal film has both awesome and awful moments Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 62
60
Hemanth Kumar CR · 16 Feb 2018
Praises Awe! as an ambitious, well-performed hyperlink film with a strong segment on gender and abuse, but finds its rapid tonal shifts exhausting… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
48
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 10 readings; 6 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Awe!: quick answers
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Where can I watch Awe!?
Awe! is not on any OTT service we track in India, the US, the UK or Canada right now. Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Awe!?
Awe! has a Filmi Score of 67 (Very good), the mean of 10 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 30 (Sify) to 92 (Hindustan Times). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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