Best Telugu | Horror Movies 2025 ((better))

The year kicked off with a bang via Arundhati’s Echo . While technically a spiritual successor to the 2009 cult classic Arundhati , this 2025 entry stands entirely on its own. Set in the hauntingly beautiful ruins of a coastal Andhra fort, the film follows a classical dancer who accidentally breaks a bronze seal holding back a vengeful Yakshi (a malevolent female spirit).

The visual creativity is unmatched. The film employs "glitch horror," where the environment repeats, textures disappear, and characters speak in reverse. Sai Pallavi plays a dual role—the real-world love interest and a corrupted game avatar—and the CGI to make her move like a broken marionette is Oscar-worthy. It asks a profound question: If an AI produces a ghost, is it still paranormal? best telugu horror movies 2025

Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum , REC , and The Blair Witch Project . 5. Maya Bazaar Z (Sci-Fi Slasher) Director: Nag Ashwin (Producer role, debut director Vivek Athreya) Cast: Dulquer Salmaan, Sai Pallavi The year kicked off with a bang via Arundhati’s Echo

Stay scared, Tollywood fans.

Historical horror is a rare gem in Indian cinema, but Golconda 1687 polishes it to a brilliant, bloody shine. The film takes place during the final siege of Golconda Fort. A small battalion of soldiers gets trapped in a secret underground treasury rumored to be cursed by a Qutb Shahi mystic. As thirst and paranoia set in, the soldiers begin to turn on one another—but is it madness, or is the ghost of the last queen orchestrating their demise? The visual creativity is unmatched

Have we missed your favorite Telugu horror movie of 2025? Check local listings, as several independent low-budget horrors ( Mrugam , Nalugu , Burra Katha ) are currently doing the festival circuit and may release on OTT by early 2026.

The visual effects have finally caught up to the vision. Unlike the dated CGI of its predecessor, Arundhati’s Echo uses practical prosthetics and atmospheric lighting reminiscent of The Wailing . Anushka Shetty returns in a dual role, delivering a performance that oscillates between graceful elegance and feral rage. The sound design—specifically the use of ghungroos (ankle bells) in a silent hallway—is pure nightmare fuel.