ZEE5’s ‘ATM’: Heist drama offers the right ingredients
The characters jagan, Karthik, Abhay, and Harsha (VJ Sunny, Krishna, Raviraj, and Roiel Shree) are from low-income families. Their slum existence is made worse by problems with money, health, and other factors. In contrast to his humble father, who is indebted to the self-centered politician Gajendra, jagan has lofty ambitions (Prudhvi). One fateful day, the four underdogs must move heaven and earth to acquire Rs 10 Cr in just 10 days after becoming involved in a lost set of diamonds with a worth of several crores. They devise a complex plan to seize the money chest being transported by the ATM van.
With the introduction of Subbaraju's cop role, what was initially an underdog drama is transformed into a robbery thriller and an investigative procedural. This cop has a few peculiarities. CI The comic relief is enhanced by Uma Devi (Divya Vani). 'ATM' smoothly executes its concepts. The audience will find the first four episodes to be simple. The second batch of episodes demand the full attention of the viewer. In the final three episodes, the investigation track keeps us interested while the narrative turns racy and the situational comedy takes a backseat. The eighth episode completes the story and provides a clear picture.