# Gaami (గామి)
**Gaami** (గామి) is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language adventure drama thriller written and directed by Vidyadhar Kagita in his debut, starring Vishwak Sen as Shankar, an amnesiac Aghora with a debilitating fear of human touch who treks into the [Himalayas](https://www.edgepedia.org/himalayas) in search of a mythical cure[1](https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/gaami/0-0-1z5542628). It was produced by Karthik Sabareesh under the Karthik Kult Kreations and V Celluloid banners and released in theaters on March 8, 2024[1](https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/gaami/0-0-1z5542628) • [2](https://telugu.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/gaami-movie-review-in-telugu-149666). The title is explained in the film as meaning "seeker", or one who travels[3](https://telugucinema.com/reviews/gaami-review-a-different-attempt).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | March 8, 2024, worldwide, on the eve of Maha Shivratri[4](https://filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/vishwak-sen-gaami/story.html) |
| Director | Vidyadhar Kagita, in his directorial debut[1](https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/gaami/0-0-1z5542628) |
| Producer | Karthik Sabareesh, Karthik Kult Kreations and V Celluloid, with crowdfunding[2](https://telugu.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/gaami-movie-review-in-telugu-149666) |
| Lead cast | Vishwak Sen, Chandini Chowdary, Abhinaya, Harika Pedda, Mohammad Samad[1](https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/gaami/0-0-1z5542628) |
| Genres | Adventure, drama, thriller[1](https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/gaami/0-0-1z5542628) |
| Runtime | Reported variously as 2h 19m (ZEE5), 140 minutes (JioTV), 147 minutes (Filmibeat), and 2h 30m (Rotten Tomatoes)[1](https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/gaami/0-0-1z5542628) • [5](https://www.jiotv.com/full-movie/gaami/5799607445a75cd48ba49651eba7a2c6) • [4](https://filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/vishwak-sen-gaami/story.html) • [6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gaami) |
| Streaming | ZEE5, from April 12, 2024, in Telugu, Kannada, and Tamil audio[7](https://www.zee5.com/global/movies/details/gaami/0-0-1z5542628) |
| Certification | A (adults only)[4](https://filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/vishwak-sen-gaami/story.html) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
The film follows three parallel storylines that converge. Shankar (Vishwak Sen) is a trainee Aghora, a Hindu Shaivite ascetic, who begins the story in Haridwar[3](https://telugucinema.com/reviews/gaami-review-a-different-attempt) • [8](https://www.thenewsminute.com/andhra-pradesh/gaami-review-vishwak-sens-genre-bending-sci-fi-thriller-is-a-gripping-watch). He cannot remember his past and suffers from a rare condition in which human touch causes him to faint, and his skin loses color and blood[1](https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/gaami/0-0-1z5542628) • [9](https://teluguadda.co.in/gaami-vishwak-sen-chandini-chowdary-telugu-movie-story-review-rating/). Banished by his ashram, he learns from a Swamiji that a remedy exists in the Himalayas: the Mali Patra, a rare flower on the Dronagiri mountain that blooms only once every 36 years, and that will bloom again in 15 days[3](https://telugucinema.com/reviews/gaami-review-a-different-attempt) • [10](https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/vishwaksen-gaami-telugu-movie-review.html). A doctor, Jahnavi (Chandini Chowdary), joins his expedition with motivations of her own[3](https://telugucinema.com/reviews/gaami-review-a-different-attempt).
The second storyline concerns Durga (Abhinaya), a devadasi (woman dedicated to temple service, historically associated with ritual dance and exploitation) in a village in southern India, and her daughter Uma (Harika Pedda), whom Durga urges to escape the village to avoid following in her footsteps[3](https://telugucinema.com/reviews/gaami-review-a-different-attempt). The third follows a boy held as test subject CT-333 in a secret laboratory near the India-China border, where a rogue scientist conducts covert experiments manipulating cognitive and emotional states on abducted people[11](https://telugu.abplive.com/entertainment/gaami-director-vidyadhar-kagita-about-reveals-interesting-facts-about-movie-key-characters-157027) • [3](https://telugucinema.com/reviews/gaami-review-a-different-attempt). How the three threads connect is revealed as Shankar's journey progresses and his memories return[1](https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/gaami/0-0-1z5542628) • [10](https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/vishwaksen-gaami-telugu-movie-review.html).
## Production
The film took about six years to reach the screen; the unit repeatedly mentioned this six-year journey during promotions[12](https://telugu.samayam.com/telugu-movies/movie-review/vishwak-sen-gaami-movie-review-and-rating/moviereview/108318655.cms). Director Vidyadhar Kagita worked on this single project for more than six years, and few audiences knew details of the film before its trailer appeared[13](https://telugu.gulte.com/movie-reviews/85375/gaami-telugu-review). Production was crowdfunded alongside Karthik Sabareesh's producing credit[2](https://telugu.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/gaami-movie-review-in-telugu-149666).
The crew included music director Naresh Kumaran, cinematographer Vishwanath Reddy Ch, and editor Raghavendra Thirun; the screenplay is credited to Vidyadhar Kagita and Pratyush Vatyam[10](https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/vishwaksen-gaami-telugu-movie-review.html) • [6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gaami). Kagita has described working around budget limits on effects; he said the team lacked the budget to create a lion in graphics and solved a scene with a bottle cap instead[14](https://telugu.abplive.com/entertainment/cinema/gaami-director-vidyadhar-kagita-reveals-how-they-shoot-amid-budget-issues-157020/amp).
## Reception
Critical response was mixed. Review scores clustered between 2 and 3.5 out of 5: The Times of India gave 2.75/5 ("Different, But Not Gripping"), 123telugu gave 3/5, Deccan Chronicle gave 2/5, and The News Minute gave 3.5/5[15](https://critictheater.com/Movies/gaami/) • [10](https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/vishwaksen-gaami-telugu-movie-review.html) • [8](https://www.thenewsminute.com/andhra-pradesh/gaami-review-vishwak-sens-genre-bending-sci-fi-thriller-is-a-gripping-watch). Reviewers consistently praised the visuals, music, and Vishwak Sen's performance as the Aghora, delivered largely with minimal dialogue and expressive acting, while criticizing the slow-paced screenplay and the uneven second half[10](https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/vishwaksen-gaami-telugu-movie-review.html) • [13](https://telugu.gulte.com/movie-reviews/85375/gaami-telugu-review). On Rotten Tomatoes the film held a Tomatometer score of 51% based on 3 reviews[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gaami).
The film blends genres unusually for [Telugu cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/telugu-cinema): The News Minute described it as framing itself as an occult thriller before blending into science fiction, body horror, and a social issue drama, touching on the devadasi system, electroconvulsive therapy misused as "conversion therapy", and touch starvation[8](https://www.thenewsminute.com/andhra-pradesh/gaami-review-vishwak-sens-genre-bending-sci-fi-thriller-is-a-gripping-watch).
## Streaming
ZEE5 acquired the digital streaming rights before the theatrical release, and the film premiered on the platform on April 12, 2024, with audio in Telugu, Kannada, and Tamil[7](https://www.zee5.com/global/movies/details/gaami/0-0-1z5542628). The ZEE5 listing records an IMDb rating of 7.0/10 for the film[7](https://www.zee5.com/global/movies/details/gaami/0-0-1z5542628).
## References
1. [Gaami, ZEE5 movie page](https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/gaami/0-0-1z5542628)
2. [Gaami Movie Review in Telugu, ABP Desam](https://telugu.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/gaami-movie-review-in-telugu-149666)
3. [Gaami Telugu Movie Review - A different attempt!, TeluguCinema](https://telugucinema.com/reviews/gaami-review-a-different-attempt)
4. [Gaami Story, Synopsis - Filmibeat](https://filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/vishwak-sen-gaami/story.html)
5. [Gaami, JioTV movie page](https://www.jiotv.com/full-movie/gaami/5799607445a75cd48ba49651eba7a2c6)
6. [Gaami, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gaami)
7. [Watch Gaami Full HD Telugu Movie Online on ZEE5 (global)](https://www.zee5.com/global/movies/details/gaami/0-0-1z5542628)
8. [Gaami review: Vishwak Sen's genre-bending sci-fi thriller is a gripping watch, The News Minute](https://www.thenewsminute.com/andhra-pradesh/gaami-review-vishwak-sens-genre-bending-sci-fi-thriller-is-a-gripping-watch)
9. [GAAMI REVIEW, Telugu Adda](https://teluguadda.co.in/gaami-vishwak-sen-chandini-chowdary-telugu-movie-story-review-rating/)
10. [Gaami Telugu Movie Review, 123telugu](https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/vishwaksen-gaami-telugu-movie-review.html)
11. [Vidyadhar Kagita reveals facts about Gaami's key characters, ABP Desam](https://telugu.abplive.com/entertainment/gaami-director-vidyadhar-kagita-about-reveals-interesting-facts-about-movie-key-characters-157027)
12. [Gaami Movie Review, Samayam Telugu](https://telugu.samayam.com/telugu-movies/movie-review/vishwak-sen-gaami-movie-review-and-rating/moviereview/108318655.cms)
13. [సమీక్ష - గామి, Gulte Telugu](https://telugu.gulte.com/movie-reviews/85375/gaami-telugu-review)
14. [Gaami director Vidyadhar Kagita reveals how they shot amid budget issues, ABP Desam](https://telugu.abplive.com/entertainment/cinema/gaami-director-vidyadhar-kagita-reveals-how-they-shoot-amid-budget-issues-157020/amp)
15. [Gaami - Critic Theater review roundup](https://critictheater.com/Movies/gaami/)
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