The Rose Villa(2021)
Telugu84 mins
Ravi and Sweta meet a lonely elderly couple when their car breaks down in the forest. Invited to their home, strange behaviour sets off alarm bells and Ravi and Sweta attempt to escape.
Director:RJ Hemant
Mood:
darksuspensefuldisturbing
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 1 October 2021
- Director
- RJ Hemant
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
A couple's car breaks down in a remote forest. They are helped by a lonely older pair, who invite them back to their home. The guests soon grow uneasy with their hosts' odd behavior and try to get away.
“A broken car. A strange house. A deadly welcome.”
Film Details
6.5Rating
84Minutes
TeluguLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date1 October 2021
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darksuspensefuldisturbing
Themes
survivalfamilycorruption
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audienceniche
Best Withwith-partner
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability2
Cast & Crew
#1
V
Vennela RamaraoSub Inspector
→#2
T
Thummala Narasimha ReddyDoctor
→#3
S
Swetaa VarmaShwetha
→#4
#5D
Dheekshith ShettyRavi
→R
Raja RavindraSolomon
→#6
#7A
Archana KumarHelen
→A
Anji Sreenu YarajalaCrew
→#8S
Suresh BobbiliMusic
→#9
R
RJ HemantDirector
→#10
A
Achut Ramarao PCrew
→#11
A
Akanksha RathoreCrew
→Trivia
- The film was shot almost entirely in a single location, a real isolated villa in a forest area near Hyderabad.
- Director RJ Hemant is primarily known as a popular radio jockey, and this was his first feature film.
- The movie's title 'The Rose Villa' is an ironic choice, as the story contains very little romance or beauty.
- It was produced on a very low budget and had a limited theatrical release, relying more on digital streaming.
- The elderly couple's characters were played by veteran theatre actors not widely known in mainstream Telugu cinema.
- Some scenes used practical lighting effects like candles and lanterns to enhance the horror atmosphere cheaply.
- The film's soundtrack was composed by a relatively new music director, Sai Kartheek, early in his career.