Gatham (transl. Past) is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language thriller film directed by Kiran Kondamadugula and starring Bhargava Poludasu, Rakesh Galebhe, and Poojitha Kuraparthi. It premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 6 November 2020. The film was selected in the Indian Panorama of feature films 2020 and was screened at International Film Festival of India in January 2021.
Entire film was shot in California, USA during extreme winter conditions that lasted 28 days from December to January 2019.
Originally, the makers planned for a theatrical release, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided to release the film through the OTT service Amazon Prime Video. The film was released worldwide on 6 November 2020 to generally positive reviews.
Rishi (Rakesh Galebhe) wakes up from a coma and remembers nothing from his past sets out on a journey along with his girlfriend Adithi (Poojitha Kuraparthi) to visit Rishi’s father and their car breaks down in a route. A stranger (Bhargava Poludasu) offers them a stay at his house and as their stay extends, Rishi gets nightmares and the stranger behaves freakishly. With each passing moment, there are startling twists, and many dots between Rishi’s past and the stranger get connected which leaves the couple shell-shocked. What is Rishi’s connection with the stranger and how does he and his girlfriend come out of the weird situation is the story of Gatham.