Geethanjali Malli Vachindi(2024)
A group of boisterous artists come to film a horror movie in a seemingly haunted bungalow but their plans are soon derailed by intercepting ghosts and spirits inhabiting the premises.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video, aha, Jio Cinema
- Theatrical Release
- 11 April 2024
- Director
- Shiva Turlapati
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Rating
- 6.9/10
Storyline
A lively film crew arrives at an old bungalow to shoot a scary movie. Their work gets completely disrupted when they encounter real ghosts living in the house.
“They came to film a ghost. They found a real one.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Geethanjali Malli Vachindi
Cast reunions in this film: Rao Ramesh & Srinivasa Reddy (6 films together), Srinivasa Reddy & Sunil Varma (6 films together), Sunil Varma & Srikanth Iyengar (6 films together), Rao Ramesh & Sunil Varma (5 films together), Satyam Rajesh & Srinivasa Reddy (5 films together), and Satyam Rajesh & Sunil Varma (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title is a direct sequel reference to the 1989 classic 'Geethanjali', but it is not a narrative continuation of the original story.
- Director Shiva Turlapati previously worked as an assistant director on several big-budget Telugu films before making his directorial debut with this movie.
- The haunted bungalow set was primarily constructed on a studio floor, with detailed practical effects to create a creepy atmosphere for the actors.
- A key comedy sequence in the film involves the characters attempting to use a popular social media reel trend to deal with a ghost, reflecting modern internet culture.
- The film's soundtrack includes a recreated version of a musical motif from the original 'Geethanjali' score, adapted with a spooky twist.
- This was one of the few Telugu horror-comedies released in early 2024, aiming to capitalize on the post-festival season audience.
- Lead actor Srinivas Reddy is known primarily for comic roles, and his casting was intended to balance the film's horror elements with humor.