Bhoothakaalam

Bhoothakaalam

Asha, a schoolteacher, manages her household finances single-handedly while living in a rented house with her son, Vinu, and her ailing mother, who eventually passes away. Vinu, a pharmacy graduate, has been unemployed for nearly two years. Struggling with the despair of unemployment, he relapses into smoking and drinking. Asha, who is on medication for clinical depression, grows increasingly frustrated with Vinu's inability to secure a job and support the family. Soon, Vinu begins to witness strange, inexplicable occurrences around the house, sensing a malevolent, unseen entity. He initially assumes the phenomena are manifestations of his mother's growing resentment towards him, but he soon realizes the presence is entirely separate. Disturbed by his erratic behavior and a public drunken brawl, Asha and her brother convince Vinu to see a mental health counselor, George, though Vinu refuses to cooperate. As Asha begins to experience the terrifying phenomena herself and realizes her son is telling the truth, George conducts an independent investigation. Speaking with the neighbors, he uncovers a grim history of mass deaths inside the house. Years prior, the owner's son had murdered his wife and daughter before hanging himself. A subsequent tenant, a bank manager, narrowly escaped death but was left permanently paralyzed.

Director

Rahul Sadasivan

Release

21 Jan 2022

Run time

105 min

Language

Malayalam