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Deyyam(1996)
Telugu96 mins
Deyyam (1996) is a 96-minute Telugu film directed by Ram Gopal Varma. With an audience rating of 4.7/10, Deyyam stands as one of the notable Telugu releases of 1996.
Director:Ram Gopal Varma
Mood:
darksuspensefuldisturbing
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Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1996
- Director
- Ram Gopal Varma
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- GudVibe Rating
- 4.7/10
Storyline
A couple buys a farmhouse near Hyderabad. Their young son starts talking to imaginary friends there. They soon discover these friends are actually ghosts who want the family to leave the house.
“New home. New friends. They want you gone.”
Film Details
4.7Rating
96Minutes
TeluguLanguage
ACertificate
Release Date1 January 1996
Release Typetheatrical
Original Titleదెయ్యం
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darksuspensefuldisturbing
Themes
familysurvivalidentity
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audienceniche
Best Withwith-partner
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
4.7/10Rating
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Trivia
- The film was originally planned as a low-budget experimental project by Ram Gopal Varma before its scale increased.
- The ghost characters' visual effects were considered advanced for Telugu cinema in the mid-1990s.
- The movie's title 'Deyyam' translates to 'Ghost' or 'Demon' in Telugu, directly signaling its horror theme.
- It was one of the early Telugu horror films to use a haunted house setting within a modern urban context.
- The child actor's performance was noted for carrying much of the film's eerie atmosphere.
- The film's sound design and background score were emphasized to build tension with minimal gore.
- Despite being a horror film, it incorporated family drama elements, which was uncommon for the genre at the time.