5 Must-Watch South Indian Folklore Horror Movies

Producer: Peuli Bakshi

Kantara (2022)

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[{"selector":"#anim-0ca448d6-5a44-49f6-b4e9-40cac72c2db0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-20.467415616131646%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] This Kannada film blends myth and folklore with horror, exploring a village where a local takes on his spiritual ancestral traditions to seek justice.

Bramayugam (2024)

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[{"selector":"#anim-5e354be3-1fae-4d45-8972-ddd39bb92a3c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0.008894463533553264%, -21.367519842141522%) scale(1.4273504273504274)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] It is a Malayalam period folk horror film about a folklore singer resorting to an age-old mysterious tradition to escape misfortune and change his destiny.

Jallikattu (2019)

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[{"selector":"#anim-dfe915ea-7e8a-48b6-8dc1-25195b25eb73 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(3.336933159339292%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] A Malayalam thriller with folk horror elements, where a chaotic village hunt for a buffalo leads to revelation of basic human instincts in a haunting manner.

Kumari (2022)

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Aval (2017)

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[{"selector":"#anim-8abdd8ae-a7f3-4572-b257-e1ac36d1c495 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(7.283103141240976%, -0.00000137908220277826%) scale(1.4545454545454546)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] This Tamil horror film explores the terrifying events that unfold in a haunted house when a family unknowingly disturbs a cursed, vengeful spirit.