Kadampari(2021)

Storyline

A group of friends travel from Chennai to a hill station in Andhra Pradesh.

“A trip to the hills becomes a terrifying descent.”

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Cast & Crew

Trivia

• The film was shot in the real-life hill stations of Horsley Hills and Kolli Hills, giving it authentic outdoor locations.
• Director Arul also played the lead role in the movie, pulling double duty as actor and filmmaker.
• It was produced by a relatively new production house called Sri Varnam Pictures, which had only made a few films before this.
• The movie's title 'Kadampari' refers to a mythical forest-dwelling female spirit in Tamil folklore, similar to a banshee.
• Some scenes were reportedly filmed at night in dense forest areas to increase the horror atmosphere for the actors.
• The film had a limited theatrical release, focusing more on digital streaming platforms shortly after its premiere.
• Sound design used specific local bird calls from the shooting regions to create unsettling audio cues in the forest scenes.