Aghori(2023)
Tamil126 mins
Five young filmmakers who embark on a script writing session end up in a haunted house . The spirit in the house gives them various tasks to perform based on a script and if not completed will end up dying. Will they outsmart the evil spirit or succumb is the culmination of the story .
Director:D.S. Rajkumar
Mood:
darksuspensefuldisturbing
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 15 December 2023
- Director
- D.S. Rajkumar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Rating
- 6.3/10
Storyline
A group of filmmakers start a writing session in a haunted house. A spirit forces them to perform dangerous tasks from a script, threatening death if they fail. The story follows their fight to outsmart the evil presence or be killed by it.
“Write the script, or die by it.”
Film Details
6.3Rating
126Minutes
TamilLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date15 December 2023
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darksuspensefuldisturbing
Themes
survivalcorruptionidentityjustice
Toneintense
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withfriends
Violence4
Emotion3
Humor2
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
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Sonu GowdaActor
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Madhan GopalActor
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Vetri VijayActor
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Mime GopiActor
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KPY Sarath RajActor
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Sidhu SidActor
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Sayaji ShindeActor
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A.V. VasanthCrew
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D.S. RajkumarDirector
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Suresh K MenonCrew
→Trivia
- The film's director D.S. Rajkumar is also a professional cinematographer, which influenced the movie's visual style.
- The haunted house set was built from scratch in a Chennai studio to have complete control over the spooky atmosphere.
- Actor Suresh played a dual role, portraying both a character and the menacing Aghori spirit in heavy makeup.
- The story was partly inspired by classic 'cabin in the woods' horror tropes but set in a South Indian context.
- Some of the ghostly tasks the characters perform are nods to rituals found in Tamil folklore and local ghost stories.
- The movie had a very short shooting schedule, wrapping principal photography in under 30 days.
- Despite being a horror film, it includes several stunt sequences, blending action into the supernatural plot.