Evil Eye
Evil Eye (2020 film)
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| Screenplay by | Madhuri Shekar |
| Based on | Evil Eye by Madhuri Shekar |
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| Music by | Ronit Kirchman |
| Cinematography | Yaron Levy |
| Edited by | Kristina Hamilton-Grobler |
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| Distributed by | Amazon Studios |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million[1] |
Evil Eye is a 2020 American horror film directed by Elan and Rajeev Dassani and written by Madhuri Shekar, based on her Audible Original audio play of the same name. The film stars Sarita Choudhury, Sunita Mani and Omar Maskati. It was executive produced by Jason Blum of Blumhouse Television and Priyanka Chopra of Purple Pebble Pictures.[2][3]
Evil Eye was released on October 13, 2020, by Amazon Studios.[4]
Premise[edit]
"A seemingly perfect romance turns into a nightmare when a mother becomes convinced her daughter's new boyfriend has a dark connection to her own past."[5]
Cast[edit]
- Sarita Choudhury as Usha Khatri,[2] Krishnan’s wife and Pallavi’s mother
- Sunita Mani as Pallavi Khatri, Usha and Krishnan's daughter and Sandeep’s girlfriend[2]
- Omar Maskati as Sandeep, Pallavi's wealthy boyfriend[2]
- Bernard White as Krishnan Khatri, Usha's husband and Pallavi's father
Production[edit]
Filming took place in New Orleans from November to December 2019.[6]
Release[edit]
The film was released on October 13, 2020 alongside Nocturne as one of the first four films in the eight film anthology Welcome to the Blumhouse, after Nocturne, The Lie, and Black Box.
Reception[edit]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 50% based on 48 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "With Evil Eye, directors Elan and Rajeev Dassani spy a premise that has no shortage of potential, but despite the efforts of a game cast, it remains tantalizingly unfulfilled."[7] On Metacritic has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, based on nine critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[8]
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