Viraaji(2024)
Telugu97 mins
A stand-up comic, gynecologist, hotel manager, police officer and a drug addict, among others reach an abandoned mental asylum by a mysterious host, who informs them that they would all be dead by dawn for their past sins and proceeds killing. Will they live to see another day?
Director:Adhyanth Harsha
Mood:
darksuspensefuldisturbing
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Aha, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 2 August 2024
- Director
- Adhyanth Harsha
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
Storyline
A mysterious host brings a group of strangers to an abandoned asylum. He tells them they will all be dead by morning as punishment for their past sins and starts killing them. They must fight to survive the night.
“Trapped in an asylum, strangers must pay for their sins by dawn.”
Film Details
97Minutes
TeluguLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date2 August 2024
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darksuspensefuldisturbing
Themes
survivaljusticecorruptionrevenge
Toneintense
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withfriends
Violence4
Emotion3
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
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Pramodini PammiDr. Sudha
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Raghu KarumanchiAstrologer Ramakrishna
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#4K
Kushalini PulapaVeda
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Varun SandeshAndy
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Ravi Teja NannimalaConcept Raju
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K
Kota JayaramCI Prabhakar
→#7
#8K
Kakinada NaniProducer Kodandaram
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Harsha ChemuduActor
→#9
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Phani AcharyaActor
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Prasad BeharaActor
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Adhyanth HarshaDirector
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Mahendra Nath KondlaCrew
→Trivia
- The film's title 'Viraaji' is a rarely used Telugu word meaning 'to be brave or heroic', tying to the characters' fight for survival.
- Director Adhyanth Harsha also wrote the screenplay, drawing inspiration from classic 'whodunit' thrillers and confined-space horror films.
- The abandoned mental asylum set was built from scratch in Hyderabad, using detailed references from old Indian psychiatric hospitals.
- Actor Sree Vishnu, who plays the stand-up comic, reportedly improvised some of his dark humour lines during filming.
- The film's promotional campaign included a real-life escape room experience in Hyderabad themed around the movie's plot.
- Cinematographer Suresh Boggavarapu used primarily handheld cameras to create a tense, claustrophobic feel throughout the asylum scenes.
- This was one of the few 2024 Telugu thrillers to release simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil dubbed versions.