Sangeeth Sivan, brother of Asoka director Santosh Sivan, makes his
directorial debut with the horror-thriller Sandhya. The film stars Jackie Shroff
and Ashutosh Rana. Sivan has probably decided to test the theory that after Raaz
it is only movies that make one's hair stand that are successful commercially.
From an audience point of view, Sandhya will be an interesting look into the
minds of the insane and also a thrilling ride; as the promos say, “What if the
hunter becomes the hunted?” The story is about Dr. Singhania (Ashutosh Rana), a
psychiatrist who works in an asylum. One day his family is ruthlessly murdered
in their home and the shock causes him to go insane. He ends up being admitted
in the very same hospital where he was practicing. Time passes and when
evaluated, he appears to be normal and has recovered from the trauma. Upon his
release, he even decides to go back home, renovate it and turn it into a nursing
home called 'Sandhya'. But normalcy doesn't last long as Singhania starts
remembering his family.
