Kakuda

Kakuda

The story is set in Ratodi, a village cursed by the ghost Kakuda, who appears every Tuesday at 7:15 pm. Each house has a small door that must be opened at that time; if not, Kakuda enters, kicks the male resident responsible, causing a fatal hump to appear, and the victim dies after 13 days. Sunny, a local, marries Indira despite her father’s objections. On their wedding night, Sunny forgets to open the small door and is cursed by Kakuda. Indira, skeptical of the supernatural, seeks medical help, but the curse persists. She then consults Victor, a ghost hunter, who investigates Kakuda’s origins. Through their investigation, they learn Kakuda was once a kind circus dwarf who healed villagers with his right kick but was falsely accused of an affair and killed by the villagers. Seeking revenge, his spirit now haunts the village. Victor, Indira, Sunny, and others devise a plan to defeat Kakuda by targeting his supernatural right leg. After a confrontation involving possession and deception, Victor manages to sever Kakuda’s leg, breaking the curse. Sunny recovers, and the villagers are freed. The story ends with a hint that the supernatural threat may not be entirely gone.

Director

Aditya Sarpotdar

Release

12 Jul 2024

Run time

116 min

Language

Hindi