Best horror Telugu movies in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
37 movies in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 5.7. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Virupaksha (2023)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 26m · A · Horror, Mystery · IMDb 7.2 (7.5K votes)
Dark & grittyTwistyEdge-of-seatMature
Set in a village named Rudravanam in 1990's, Surya along with his mother, visit there after a long time. Suddenly a series of mysterious deaths occur due to an unknown person's occult practice and whole village is scared. Will Surya find the person causing the deaths and save the village?
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2. Subham (2025)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 3m · U/A 13+ · Horror, Comedy · IMDb 7.1 (4.5K votes)
Funny
Set in the early 2000s, in the pre-internet days of coastal Bheemili, A group of married men band together to find solutions, after their wives get possessed while watching a cable TV soap opera serial.
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3. Anando Brahma (2017)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 3m · U · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 6.9 (5.4K votes)
FunnyFamily-friendly
An NRI enlists the help of his cop-friend to sell off his ancestral home, but later hears rumours of it being haunted. Unwilling to let go of the property at a throwaway price, he asks a team of four quirky guys to spend a night in the house and prove that it isn’t a ghost den.
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4. Bhaagamathie (2018)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 22m · UA · Thriller, Horror · IMDb 6.9 (3.7K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Accused of murdering her husband, IAS officer Chanchala, is taken to a haunted house called Bhaaghamathie Bungalow, where police and CBI officials interrogate her to dig up dirt on a politician she had worked under. As she's left alone in the haunted house, spirits take control of her and IAS Chanchala transforms into
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5. Bakasura Restaurant (2025)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 38m · U/A 16+ · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 6.8 (5.8K votes)
Funny
A group of five youngsters decides to make a wish, but it backfires as it leads them to unveil a supernatural force around them.
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6. Taxiwala (2018)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 30m · UA · Thriller, Comedy · IMDb 6.8 (5.1K votes)
A job monger, Shiva who ends up as a taxiwala only to realise his ride is a beyond what anyone can expect.
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7. Maa Oori Polimera (2021)
Movie · Telugu · 1h 38m · UA · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 7.2 (1.3K votes)
Dark & grittyTwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
In a village plagued by black magic, a policeman sets off to seek justice for his brother's meaningless murder but discovers something unexpected.
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8. Eesha (2025)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 7m · A · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 6.9 (2.3K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detachedSerious
Four friends set out to challenge blind beliefs, only to be drawn into a mysterious spiritual encounter that changes their lives forever.
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9. Zombie Reddy (2021)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 5m · Horror, Comedy · IMDb 6.7 (5.5K votes)
Fast-pacedTwistyEdge-of-seatFunny
A game developer and his friends head to Kurnool to attend their friend’s wedding. But something much more menacing rather than delicious pelli bhojanam awaits them there.
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10. Prema Katha Chitram (2013)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 10m · U · Drama, Horror · IMDb 7.1 (1.0K votes)
Dark & gritty
Four youngsters upset with their lives plan to kill themselves in a farmhouse where they experience paranormal activities.
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11. Karmakhya (2026)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 6m · UA · Thriller, Mystery · IMDb 6.5 (2.3K votes)
Dark & grittyTwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
A mysterious visit to a grieving family pulls a young woman into a terrifying world of secrets, black magic, and haunting illusions. As disturbing events begin to blur the line between reality and nightmare, Kaamakhya finds herself trapped in a chilling chain of events rooted in a dark past that refuses to stay buried.
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12. Pindam (2023)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 37m · A · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 6.5 (11.2K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatMature
A powerful spirit that had never seen the face of earth, begins to threaten the life of a six-year-old girl with speech impairment. It's up to Annamma, the only demonologist, to rescue the family and uncover the spirit's true intentions.
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13. Jessie (2019)
Movie · Telugu · 1h 46m · UA · Horror, Drama · IMDb 6.7 (525 votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatSerious
Set in an abandoned house, the film follows a team of professional ghost hunters trying to conduct a paranormal investigation to unveil the mystery of two sisters, Jessie and Amy, where Amy shows unusual mental and physical behaviour.
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14. Mantra (2007)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 30m · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 6.5 (726 votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
The story revolves around a haunted farmhouse Mantra Nilayam, which is owned by Mantra (Charmi). She tries to sell the house but due to mysterious deaths at the house, nobody comes forward to buy it. A professor, however, agrees to buy the property on the condition that someone stay in the house for three months. Hero
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15. A Film by Aravind (2005)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 30m · UA · Thriller, Horror · IMDb 6.6 (265 votes)
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Aravind (Rajiv Kanakala) and Rishi (Rishi) are childhood buddies. They struggled together to come up in life and settle as director and hero respectively. They delivered two consecutive hits together and are in search of a script for a 3rd film. Of the scripts sent by various story writers, Aravind finds one script to
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16. Devi (1999)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 18m · Fantasy, Horror · IMDb 6.5 (229 votes)
Visually stunningSerious
Devi, a snake goddess, stays on earth to protect the girl whose father saved her life from greedy relatives and from the snake demon, Dantra.
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17. Avunu (2012)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 15m · UA · Horror · IMDb 6.1 (347 votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedMatureEdge-of-seat
A newly-wed couple moves to a new house where they begin to witness some eerie activities. Things take an unexpected turn when a boy informs them that a spirit lives in their house.
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18. Kishkindhapuri (2025)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 5m · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 6.3 (4.2K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedMatureEdge-of-seat
A ghost walking tour group visits an abandoned radio station, inadvertently awakening a vengeful spirit.
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19. Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene (2019)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 15m · UA · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 5.8 (538 votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedTwistyEdge-of-seat
A young couple gets involved in an accident in the middle of nowhere. When they go out looking for help, they stumble across an old cemetery. They somehow reach home and things seem normal, except when they look into the mirror, they see someone else.
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20. Raju Gari Gadhi (2015)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 15m · U · Thriller, Horror · IMDb 5.3 (384 votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
More than thirty people were killed in a haunted house in Nandigama. A TV channel plans a reality show by sending seven participants to spend seven days in that haunted palace. They were lured by an attractive prize money of 3 crore. But they will soon come to know that they are surrounded by ghosts and evil spirits in
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21. Raju Gari Gadhi 3 (2019)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 32m · UA · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 5.4 (606 votes)
TwistyFast-pacedFunny
Ashwin and Maya, a couple in love, learn of the presence of an evil spirit in their life. Determined to bring their life back to normalcy, Ashwin sets out on a spooky journey to safeguard his love.
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22. Ghatikachalam (2025)
Movie · Telugu · 1h 58m · A · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 5.6 (1.2K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatMature
Kaushik, a timid medical student, finds himself battling not only his inner demons but also a sinister entity named Ghatikachalam that whispers through shadows and feeds on his fears. As his nights turn sleepless and his grip on reality begins to shatter, his family resorts to ancient spiritual rites to save him from a
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23. Om Bheem Bush (2024)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 15m · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 5.5 (1.3K votes)
FunnyHeartwarming
Three friends united by their passion for science and their quest for discovery, in search of treasure hidden within the Sampangi Mahal, venture into the village of Bhairavapuram, where locals fear a ghost of Sampangi living in the dreaded palace.
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24. Ooru Peru Bhairavakona (2024)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 13m · U/A 16+ · Fantasy, Comedy · IMDb 5.7 (1.9K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seat
A man goes in search of some urgently required answers to the world of Bhairavakona, from which there's seemingly no way out.
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25. Raju Gari Gadhi 2 (2017)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 7m · UA · Crime, Horror · IMDb 5.3 (1.1K votes)
Cold & detachedEdge-of-seatTwistyDark & gritty
Three friends — Ashwin, Kishore and Praveen get into business by purchasing a resort. Pretty soon, they find that they've got more than what they've bargained for. Apparently, the resort is haunted by a ghost. Unwilling to sell the resort, they seek the help of a mentalist, Rudra, to exorcise the ghost.
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26. Love Me If You Dare (2024)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 8m · U/A 13+ · Romance, Fantasy · IMDb 4.4 (521 votes)
Arjun falls in love with Divyavathi who turns out to be a ghost, and sets out on a journey to uncover the truth about Divyavathi's spectral existence, learning valuable lessons about love, acceptance, and empathy along the way.
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27. Korean Kanakaraju (2026)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 45m · U/A 16+ · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 5.8 (3.2K votes)
Fast-pacedVisually stunningFunnyMature
Possessed by a Korean spirit, Kanakaraju must navigate his new supernatural identity to protect his family and solve the spirit's murder.
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29. Calling Sahasra (2023)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 23m · A · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 5.0 (1.6K votes)
MatureTwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Cyber expert Ajay joins new job but past tragedy motivates avenging crimes on women using RESQ app anonymously. Mass calls draw him into murder case amidst rescuing women.
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30. Not All Movies Are the Same: Dual (2025)
Movie · Telugu · 1h 37m · A · Science Fiction, Thriller · IMDb 5.4 (3.2K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatMatureFast-paced
After losing everything to a personal mistake, a young man stumbles into a parallel world where a family is trapped by zombies. Driven to save them, he must navigate this deadly reality and fight for survival-and redemption
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