South Horror Movies Hindi Dubbed List

[Martin Glow]

Welcometo Day 27! I originally was going to do a list of the best horror movie opening scenes. However, I was struggling a little bit with that article. I started getting back into South Park recently and as I was rewatching the show, I was enjoying all of the horror references and homages. So, I wanted to discuss all of my favorite horror parodies from the show!

But Indian film audiences have no dearth of horror movies to call their own. With elaborate folklore to draw from, Indian horror cinema has a style of its own, and when it comes to the regional South Indian film industries, they have mastered an even more idiosyncratic take on the horror genre. From mind-bending thrillers that remind you of the horror offerings of Japanense and Korean horror cinema to fully-fledged entertainment packages featuring action, comedy, and a healthy serving of the paranormal, here are 14 of the best South Indian horror movies you need to watch.

Directed by acclaimed Tamil director Mysskin, the 2014 movie Pisaasu made a definite mark on its viewers with its unique take on the horror genre, blending it with heartfelt romantic notes. The movie begins with an up-and-coming violinist named Siddharth, played by Naga, witnessing a violent accident one day. A compassionate man, he is moved to help the victim to the fullest and rushes her to the hospital, where she passes away while holding hands with the protagonist. Following this incident, strange events begin taking place at his home, and Siddharth finds himself heading towards a discovery that will move him to his very core.

The 2022 Malayalam-language film Kumari is one of the most memorable horror offerings to come out of India recently. A unique and well-realized premise combines the eerie familiarity of Indian mythologies with the terrifying unknowability of classic Lovecraftian mysteries. Actress Aishwarya Lekshmi appears in the leading role as the titular Lekshmi, an exuberant young woman who is unceremoniously married off to a village far away. Even as she tries to make the best of her circumstances, her life is thrown into terrors of the cosmic variety. She discovers that the family she has married into is under the debt of an otherworldly entity, and her soon-to-be born child might be at imminent risk because of it.

Kumari is an excellent watch among South Indian horror movies with its superior ambiance. It develops its story less with idle plot points and more with its compelling atmosphere, which continuously whispers through each frame to craft a truly memorable watch.

Telugu-language film Arundhati falls more in line with the standard horror offering that comes out of the regional South Indian film industries. Anushka Shetty, who is effectively the default choice for powerful women leads in Telugu cinema, appears as the titular character in this movie about reincarnation and powerful occultist spirits. Written as a chapter in the lore of an ancient royal clan, Arundhati centers around the enmity between an illustrious heir of the Gadwal royal clan and an evil sorcerer who desires her. As supernatural elements come into play, it is only until two generations later that the saga is finally concluded.

An intriguing supernatural thriller that will remind some viewers of Korean cross-genre thrillers, the 2016 Kannada-language movie U Turn has enjoyed massive success in the South Indian market, even being remade a staggering seven times. The movie follows an interning reporter Rachana, played by Shraddha Srinath, who investigates a series of unusual accidents at a particular flyover in her city. She quickly understands that these accidents are being caused by drivers who choose this point to take illegal U-turns on the road, leaving road dividers haphazardly on the road. But when these rule-breakers begin to die off one by one, Rachana is slowly taken down the tunnel of a supernatural mystery.

Aranmanai has a fairly involved storytelling, the kind of which is typical to South Indian cinema and perhaps even resembles the best of it. Typical Indian beliefs, superstitions, and motives figure into the plot for a rich, culturally grounded story.

Released in 2012, the Tamil-language film Pizza was critically acclaimed for its unique story and impressive performances. The movie was a breakout hit for actor Vijay Sethupathi, who acts in the lead role as a pizza delivery man who gets trapped in a house whose inhabitants are serially murdered in circumstances that defy logical explanation. Pizza has a mind-bending plot that confounds viewers with elements of supernatural mystery as well as crime thriller, as it comes with a surprising twist on top of an already captivating premise.

Jallikattu begins in a placid, harmonious village community in Kerala, where a massive upcoming wedding feast is the talk of town. As the local butcher makes his preparations to butcher a massive buffalo, it runs off into the nearby forest. The entire village is enlisted to hunt down the beast; after all, a runaway buffalo promises a rare treat to its catchers in this small community. But along the way, slow chaos descends upon its peaceful inhabitants as they get consumed by greed.

Bhinna is a landmark for the Kannada film industry, set apart by its unusual plot and the fact that it is the first Kannada-language original feature by a streaming platform in India. Actress Paayal Radhakrishna appears in the lead role as Kaveri, an actress who swears by the method acting style and who is struggling to solve complicated issues in her marriage.

The elements of horror begin to settle into place once the two begin their married life, as Harini begins to show signs of possession by an otherworldly entity. And it seems to be connected with a mysterious trunk that Harini brought to her new home.

The year 2022 was a tremendous one for Indian cinema, as audiences were treated to multiple titles that were quickly dubbed iconic, winning hearts across the country. Kantara was one of those movies, a mammoth achievement for the Kannada film industry that became the third highest-grossing movie of the year. Written, directed by, and starring Rishab Shetty in the lead role, Kantara drew attention to a cultural phenomenon known as Bhoota Kola, a ritual dance tradition where local protector gods are believed to possess the bodies of its dancers.

The classic South Indian horror tropes of black magic and wars waged on the mystical front find a more dramatic expression in the 2023 movie Virupaksha. The story begins in a little village where an innocent couple is accused of practicing black magic and lynched, leaving behind an orphan boy. 12 years later, the village is stricken by a string of unusual deaths, from freak crow maulings to gruesome forms of suicide.

One might think that horror movies set in the American South would be a small subgenre, but the opposite is true. Looking at all of the scary films set in the South, it becomes apparent that the South is seen as one of the scariest locations in the world, challenging the island nations of Japan and Great Britain for the crown of most haunted places.

Stan Winston Studios created the creature effects in "Aliens," "Predator," "The Terminator" and "Jurassic Park." In 1988, Stan Winston directed "Pumpkinhead," and his effects company designed and crafted the demon. The creature was inspired by the British folklore monsters Old Bloody Bones and Rawhead. The story follows a man who is sent to a pumpkin patch graveyard by a witch where he digs up the titular demon to exact revenge on some tourists who ran over his son. The sets and high contrast lighting make this the most gothic film on the list and a must to watch in black in white.

The film stars scream queen Adrienne Barbeau as a government worker who is trying to escape the mercenaries in the swamp following the attack on the lab. The movie reverses the standard format of the lake/swamp monster movie when the villains find themselves to be the ones being stalked in the swamp by a phantom.

Rural areas are the most common theme in Southern horror movies. The woods scare people, the South scares people, and so naturally, the worst place you could go is the woods in the South. There are no woods scarier than the woods of "The Evil Dead." A group of young adults travel to a cabin in the Smoky Mountains and are besieged by ancient demons through the night. The first victim is lured out of the cabin and into the woods, and in one of the most infamous bodily invasion scenes ever filmed, the woods come alive and attack her.

A group of militant robbers tries to make an escape via a hijacked airplane, but while flying under the radar over the South, one of the team members gets greedy and jumps out of the plane with the money. Part of the team parachutes out after him while the remaining members force the pilot to land in a field. The criminals discover that the farm where they have landed is haunted by scarecrows. "Scarecrows" is the scariest film in the scarecrow genre, and part of the reason it continues to haunt audiences is the movie never fumbles with an explanation for its monsters (it is just a haunted farm).

If you consider yourself an undead fan but have never seen an Italian zombie movie, you are in reality living dead illiterate. What you should expect from Italian, spaghetti zombie movies is poor dubbing, questionable makeup effects, gothic settings and baroque architecture, juicy gore scenes and superfluous, supernatural expositions to explain why the dead have risen.

Tales is a horror anthology film with four short stories within a framing story. The third story is about a Louisiana Senate candidate who is loosely modeled after David Duke (former Grand Wizard of the KKK) and has purchased a plantation house for his campaign headquarters. The Senate candidate discovers that the house is haunted by dolls that are possessed by the souls of former slaves. Following in the footsteps of "Trilogy of Terror" with its tiki doll and "Puppet Master" with its stop-motion animation marionettes, Tales features dozens of animated dolls to trigger your pediophobia (fear of dolls).

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