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Prakambanam

2026 · 128 min

A silly, energetic possession romp where student politics and ghostly grandmothers collide for broad laughs and mild scares.

Directed by
Vijesh Panathur
Genres
Horror, Comedy
Overview
A group of students' lives are thrown into chaos after one of them is possessed by the spirit of an elderly woman.

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Directed by
Vijesh Panathur
Genres
Horror, Comedy
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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • faith
  • family
  • identity
  • death
Places
  • school
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour7
Realism5
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
horror, comedy
Directed by
Vijesh Panathur
Written by
Sreehari Vadakkan
Starring
Ganapathi S. Poduval, Sagar Surya, Ameen, Mallika Sukumaran, Azees Nedumangad, P. P. Kunhikrishnan, Aneesh Gopal, Sanesh Guinness
Music
Bibin Ashok, Sankar Sharma
Cinematography
Alby
Runtime
128 min
Country
India
Languages
Malayalam

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