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Kishkindhapuri

Horror Thriller Telugu


A ghost walking tour group visits an abandoned radio station, inadvertently awakening a vengeful spirit.

Cast:Bellamkonda Srinivas, Anupama Parameswaran, Hyper Adhi, Makrand Deshpande, Tanikella Bharani, Srikanth Iyengar,
Director:Koushik Pegallapati
Writer:Koushik Pegallapati
Editor:Niranjan Devaramane
Camera:Chinmay Salaskar

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Bellamkonda Sreenivas’ Horror Thriller Is Watchable, but Plays It Safe

Fox in morning light

Srivathsan Nadadhur | Independent Film Critic writing for The Hindu

Fri, September 12 2025

Though director Koushik Pegallapati’s Telugu film offers a potent mix of drama, horror, humour and thrills, it doesn’t rise above the sum of its parts

Film after film, horror enthusiasts continue to get a raw deal as storytellers lazily rehash old tropes for cheap thrills — a haunted house, mysterious deaths, a ghost with a flashback, a possessed woman, and a man who braves it all to end the menace. However, Kishkindhapuri is at least forthright about not being any different, embracing its masala mishmash exterior earnestly. Kishkindhapuri, while showcasing glimpses of a tragedy at a radio station in the 1980s, shifts to a contemporary timeline with the story of a much-in-love couple, Raghav (Bellamkonda Sreenivas) and Mythili (Anupama Parameswaran), who offer spooky experiences in haunted houses through their ghost walking tours. The tours, while deceptively curated, bank more on their participants’ fears.

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