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Bramayugam

2024 · 139 min

A slow, suffocating plunge into black-and-white folk horror, rich with myth and menace, where every frame feels like a half-remembered nightmare.

Directed by
Rahul Sadasivan
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Starring
Arjun Ashokan, Mammootty, Sidharth Bharathan
Tagline
The Age of Madness.
Overview
A folk singer in 17th-century Kerala discovers a mansion. Inside, he encounters an enigmatic cook and a powerful master, setting in motion a chain of events that changes his life.

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Directed by
Rahul Sadasivan
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Starring
Arjun Ashokan, Mammootty, Sidharth Bharathan
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • isolation
  • deception
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror8
Humour1
Realism3
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, horror, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
139 min
Country
India
Languages
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