Mangalavaaram is a 2023 psychological horror thriller film directed by Ajay Bhupathi.It is scheduled to release theatrically on 17 November 2023, in five Indian languages. In Kannada as Mangalavaaram, in Hindi as Mangalavaar, in Tamil as Chevvaikizhamai, and in Malayalam as Chovvazhcha.
It is produced by Swathi Reddy Gunupati, Suresh Varma M & Ajay Bhupathi under Mudhra Media Works & A Creative Works. The music was composed by Kantara fame, B. Ajaneesh Loknath.
Premise
Fear engulfs a village as murders pile up mysteriously. Shailu, a young woman is the heart of the story and the enigmatic tale unravels with a suspenseful cinematic journey.
Cast
Production
Development
The prinicipal filming started on December 9th, 2022, and the shoot was wrapped up on June 13th, 2023.The title and concept poster of the film was released on 28th Feb, 2023 followed by first look of the film on 25th April.The teaser of the film was launched on 4th July 2023and the theatrical trailer was launched by Chiranjeevi on 21st October, 2023.
Cast and crew
Payal Rajput plays the principle lead in the film with Nandita Swetha, Divya Pillai, Ajmal Ameer, Ravindra Vijay, Chaitanya Krishna and Ajay Ghosh in other pivotal roles.
Music
First single of the film Ganagana Mogalira was released on 16th Augustfollowed by the second single Emayindho Ento on 7th October. B. Ajaneesh Loknath composed both the music and the background score for the film.