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Bhoothayanam

2025 · 18 min

A quiet, sorrowful slow burn that tightens around you as loneliness curdles into something unsettling.

Directed by
Tony Davis
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Drama
Overview
Lonely and desperate, an elderly matriarch will go to any length to be reunited with her beloved granddaughter.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Grief, isolation, family, obsession
Content
Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Tony Davis
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror7
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    horror, mystery, drama
    Directed by
    Tony Davis
    Written by
    Pratheek Thomas
    Starring
    K.P.A.C Leela, Vriddhi Vishal, Jins Baskar, Haritha Parokod, Rini K Rajan, Uma K.P, Abraham Edayadi, Preetha George
    Cinematography
    Uma Kumarapuram
    Runtime
    18 min
    Country
    India
    Languages
    Malayalam

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