Hindi Tamil: Diary (2022)
The film shifts from a standard police procedural to a supernatural thriller. The narrative is heavily influenced by the folklore surrounding Bus Route 375 and an accident that occurred on February 29, 2000.
Reviewers like Malini Mannath praised Arulnithi's performance and his penchant for choosing experimental horror-thriller scripts. However, the film received mixed feedback regarding its "amateurish treatment" of a complex "time-loop" or "lapse" concept that occurs during the bus journey. Diary (2022) Hindi Tamil
Critics from The Times of India noted the film's engaging "chapters," though some found the screenplay convoluted in the latter half. The film shifts from a standard police procedural
As the mystery unfolds, Varadhan discovers a deep personal connection to the case; his parents died in a car accident at the same hairpin bend on the very night the bus met its fate. Thematic Elements and Production However, the film received mixed feedback regarding its
Varadhan travels to Ooty, where the case originated. His journey becomes complicated when his gun is stolen, leading him to board a mysterious bus traveling from Ooty to Coimbatore.