An appetite that has been whetted to an optimum level and then left unsatisfied makes for a cranky viewer. And watching Avunu can leave you very cranky indeed.
Not that it is a bad movie. That's not what we mean at all. In fact, Avunu is that rare Telugu thriller that actually manages to do what thrillers are meant to, i. e. get your hindquarters to the edge of the seat, without sliding down to the meaningless mass of factory-outlet "scares" and the "shock" value of tomato ketchup-laden decapitated body parts.
Instead, it is subtlety - a commodity that is apparent....