Taxiwala Story: A happy-go-lucky graduate moves to the city in search of a job. When nothing seems to work out for him, he decides to become a taxi driver to make a living. On his hunt for a car, he stumbles upon a vintage car. He gives it a makeover and the car turns his luck around. However, his joy is short-lived as he soon finds out that the car is possessed.

Taxiwala Review: There’s a thin line between spooky, unintentionally funny or downright lame. That’s one of the reasons why supernatural thrillers are often the hardest to execute. Directors tend to over indulge, often complicating a rather straightforward story. Director Rahul Sankrityan tiptoes around this fine line with his latest film Taxiwaala. The film thoroughly entertains in parts but flatters to deceive as it progresses. The pace of the film and the director’s tendency to overstate the supernatural element works towards Taxiwaala‘s undoing.

The film centres around Shiva (Vijay Deverakonda), who wants to become a cab driver to make money and help his elder brother and his pregnant wife. When he struggles to find a car within his budget, he stumbles upon an old vintage car, which is for sale, but has no takers. For Shiva, this is his ideal car. “A car with a character,” he calls it. He gives it a makeover and with it, his life turns around completely. He starts making money and even gets a girlfriend (Priyanka Jawalkar). However, his joy is short-lived as he soon realises that the car is possessed.