Final Leg Of Thama: Climax Shoot Begins In Ooty’s Forest Trails
After three months of blood-sucking humour and bizarre forest trails, the team of Thama, featuring Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna, has begun the final phase of filming. Thama, directed by Aditya Sarpotdar, started its final leg on April 28 in the misty woods of Ooty and will wrap up by May 25.
This phase is especially exciting because it includes the high-voltage climax of Thama as well as the backstory of the vampire character portrayed by Nawazuddin Siddiqui, which the audience has been eagerly awaiting.
According to a source near to the production, “Ayushmann and Rashmika are currently filming in and around Doddabetta Peak. This section of the story focuses on the romantic arc between Ayushmann and Rashmika and all the major reveals in the plot. In mid-May, Nawazuddin will join the crew to film the transformation scenes, as well as the eventual showdown.”
Thama is set across two timelines and melds supernatural mythology with contemporary fantasy. The contemporary story features Ayushmann’s character, who is a historian researching the origins of vampirism and the history of Indian mythology, while the flashbacks take the audience to the ancient Vijayanagar, where a cursed love story potentially depicting the origins of his eternal suffering begins foreshadowing the characters’ plight.
The title Thama is influenced by Ashwatthama — a mythological figure whose powerful essence is believed to be immortal — and the film draws from lore, heartbreak, and even horror mythology; that is, it has an actual cinematic vibe.
This leg in Ooty completes the main phase of filming, after which two songs are yet to be filmed before the film is released in theatres this Diwali.
The first schedule started in December 2024, with subsequent filming in Delhi and Mumbai during February, March, and April. The amalgamation of lore, humour, and vampire fantasy has already generated significant interest.
With a cast that includes both star power and performance, Thama might be that unique genre-defying Diwali blockbuster fans didn’t know they were missing or needed.
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