When it comes to horror shows on streaming platforms, restraint is not a word that would normally apply. But the Prime Video series Adhura, written and directed by Ananya Banerjee and Gauravv K Chawla, manages to keep the schlock scares under control for most of the seven episodes.
While the plot recycles the I Know What You Did Last Summer formula, foggy hill stations, Gothic buildings, old boy reunions and murder make for a watchable cocktail. Nilgiri Valley, an elite boarding school for boys in Ooty, is the setting for the drama. The timeline moves from 2007 to the present, when that batch from the past is congregating for a 15-year reunion.
Adhiraj (Ishwak Singh), an anxiety-prone professor, is travelling from America, hoping to mend fences with his old friend Ninad (Poojan Chhabra). His former sweetheart Malvika (Zoa Morani) is now married to Dev (Rijul Ray), a former classmate and arrogant son of the school trustee. A few others from the 2007 batch, which includes TV star Suyash (Sahil Salathia), land up for the celebration.
The tall turrets, high-ceilinged halls and swanky guest rooms have been witness to bullying. While Ninad suffered brutal hazing as a student, the saucer-eyed Vedant (Shrenik Arora) is being tormented in the present. The…
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