Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express rated the film 4/5 stars and wrote, "One of the major factors that makes Diés Iraé a magnificent horror thriller is that Rahul hasn't tried to 'scare the audience' all the time.Read at source
Diés Iraé 2025 
Synopsis
Diés Iraé
Diés Iraé (Latin for "Day of Wrath") is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language horror thriller film written and directed by Rahul Sadasivan and produced by Chakravarthy Ramachandra and S. Sashikanth under Night Shift Studios and YNOT Studios. It stars Pranav Mohanlal with Sushmita Bhat, Gibin Gopinath and Jaya Kurup.
- Director
- Rahul Sadasivan
- Studio
- Y NOT Studios
- Run time
- —
- Language
- —
Reviews
5 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Generally Positive
Critics' aggregate for Diés Iraé is 80/100 from Anandu Suresh (The Indian Express) and Janani K. (India Today) and Sajin Shrijith (The Week).
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 5 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- direction
Positive 5
Janani K. of India Today rated the film 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "Director Rahul Sadasivan's Diés Iraé, starring Pranav Mohanlal and Gibin Gopinath, is an immersive horror thriller that is intelligent and never takes the audience for granted.Read at source
Praveen of The Hindu called Diés Iraé "one of the finest horror films in Malayalam." She wrote that the film "crafts a chilling horror experience that transforms everyday moments into sources of dread, further proving his greatness in the genre".Read at source
Sajin Shrijith of The Week rated the film 4.5/5 stars and wrote, "After Bhoothakaalam and Bramayugam, director Rahul Sadasivan outdoes himself with a trippy, one-of-a-kind horror experience that dares to take some unprecedented leaps."Read at source
Vishal Menon of The Hollywood Reporter India described the film as the "arrival of a modern master of horror" and wrote, "The horrors of Rahul Sadasivan's work go beyond jump scares and camera tricks, taking you to places in your head you never wanted to go to."Read at source
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Details
Technical specs
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Rahul Sadasivan
- Studio
- Y NOT Studios
Trivia
- Diés Iraé is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language horror thriller film written and directed by Rahul Sadasivan.
- The film was officially announced in March 2025 under the tentative title NSS2, indicating it is Night Shift Studios' second production.
- Principal photography for the film took place from March to April 2025.
- Diés Iraé was released worldwide on 31 October 2025, coinciding with Halloween.
- The project marks actor Pranav Mohanlal's debut in the horror genre.
- According to the makers, the story of Diés Iraé is based on true events.
