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This article is about the 1996 film. For the 2021 film, see Deyyam (2021 film).
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Deyyam
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Deyyam Movie Title
Directed by Ram Gopal Varma
Written by Ram Gopal Varma
Produced by Ram Gopal Varma
Starring J. D. Chakravarthy
Maheswari
Jayasudha
Ajinkya Deo
Narrated by Ganapathi Rao Kommanapalli (Dialogues)
Cinematography Chota K. Naidu
Edited by Bhanodaya
Music by Viswanatha Satyanarayana
Distributed by Varma Corporation
Release date
21 June 1996
Running time
96 minutes
Country India
Language Telugu

Deyyam (English: Ghost) is a 1996 Telugu horror film written, produced, and
directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars J. D. Chakravarthy, Maheswari,
Jayasudha, and Ajinkya Deo. The film released on 21 June 1996. It is based on the
Hollywood film Poltergeist.[1]
Plot

The plot begins with a man returning home late at night. He passes through a
graveyard on his way home and tries to interact with a ghost that he has mistaken
for a woman and follows her. He is then ambushed and killed by the ghost.

The story then moves to a happy couple Murali and Sindhu, who live with their
three-year-old son Chinni and Sindhu's sister Mahi. They plan to buy a strange new
farmhouse, which is near the same graveyard shown during the beginning of the
movie. Mahi is in love with her boyfriend Narsing, and they often hang out
together. Problems start to rise when Chinni starts making imaginary friends in
their new home. It is later revealed that his "imaginary friends" are ghosts. A
sequence of events happen proving the presence of ghosts in the house. Things grow
worse when Chinni becomes prey to the ghosts and is killed under mysterious
circumstances. Sindhu sees Chinni's ghost and feels that he is still alive. Sindhu
gets mentally upset and starts to look for Chinni everywhere around the house.

Meanwhile, Narsing, once while waiting for Mahi near their house by the graveyard
one night, comes across the same ghost (seen during the beginning of the movie) and
mistakes it for Mahi, and the ghost tries to attack him. He somehow escapes from
there. Later, after inquiring with his friends, they tell him that a builder built
the farm house on top of a graveyard and there are a lot of rumors in circulation
that the place has a demonic presence. Narsing understands that Mahi's family is in
serious trouble. He warns Mahi to move away from that house immediately,
repeatedly. But Mahi, raised as an atheist, does not pay heed to his words. The
ghosts continue to haunt and kill the family members one after the other. The story
comes to the climax, where it is revealed that the entire area around the farmhouse
is infested with ghosts. The undead rise from their graves, and it boils down to
Mahi and Narsing remaining (everyone including Mahi's family joins the undead).
They manage to flee from the farmhouse and return to Narsing's house. To their
horror, they find the ghosts of Mahi's family and other known people around the
farmhouse waiting for them. The final scene shows that they are cornered by the
ghosts and surrounded. The film concluded with an uncertain ending as to whether
they escape and survive or not.
Cast

J. D. Chakravarthy as Narsing, Mahi's boyfriend

Maheswari as Mahi, Sindhu's younger sister
Jayasudha as Sindhumathi "Sindhu"
Ajinkya Deo as Murali, Sindhu's husband
Master Ravichandra Padmala as Chinni, Sindhu's son
Tanikella Bharani as Psychologist
Jeeva as Madman
Ramjagan as the man who was killed by the ghost

Track listing
Telugu (Deyyam)
No. Title Singer Length Lyricist
1 "Alli Billi Kurra Cheera" Mano, 05:59
2 "Deyyam Pilupu" Instrumental 06:00
3 "Ee Kulasaala Gulabi" Mano 04:44
4 "Hello Hello O Missu" Mano 04:27
5 "O Jaabili" K. S. Chithra 05:33
Reception

A critic from Andhra Today wrote that "They are very few good horror movies in
Telugu. Ram Gopal Varma's -Deyyam is one such movie".[2]
References

"Best Telugu Horror Movies - Telugu Rush". 20 May 2018.

"Reviews". Archived from the original on 13 February 1998.

External links

Deyyam at IMDb

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Films directed

Siva (1989) Shiva (1990) Kshana Kshanam (1991) Raat (1992) Antham / Drohi
(1992) Gaayam (1993) Govinda Govinda (1994) Rangeela (1995) Deyyam (1996) Anaganaga
Oka Roju (1997) Daud: Fun on the Run (1997) Satya (1998) Prema Katha (1999) Kaun?
(1999) Mast (1999) Jungle (2000) Company (2002) Bhoot (2003) Naach (2004) Madhyanam
Hathya (2004) Sarkar (2005) Shiva (2006) Darna Zaroori Hai (Story 2) (2006) Nishabd
(2007) Aag (2007) Darling (2007) Sarkar Raj (2008) Contract (2008) Phoonk (2008)
Agyaat (2009) Rann (2010) Rakta Charitra (2010) Rakta Charitra 2 (2010) Katha
Screenplay Darsakatvam Appalaraju (2011) Dongala Mutha (2011) Not a Love Story
(2011) Department (2012) Bhoot Returns (2012) The Attacks of 26/11 (2013) Satya 2
(2013) Rowdy (2014) Ice Cream (2014) Ice Cream 2 (2014) Anukshanam (2014) 365 Days
(2015) Killing Veerappan (2016) Attack (2016) Veerappan (2016) Vangaveeti (2016)
Sarkar 3 (2017) Meri Beti Sunny Leone Banna Chaahti Hai (2017) Officer (2018)
Lakshmi's NTR (2019) Amma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Biddalu (2019) 12 'O' Clock (2021)
Deyyam (2021) Konda (2022)

Written and produced

Money (1993) Thiruda Thiruda (1993) Money Money (1995) Gulabi (1996) W/o V.
Vara Prasad (1998) Dil Se.. (1998) Shool (1999) Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001) Love Ke
Liye Kuch Bhi Karega (2001) Road (2002) Company (2002) Darna Mana Hai (2003) Main
Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon (2003) Ek Hasina Thi (2004) Ab Tak Chhappan (2004)
Gayab (2004) Vaastu Shastra (2004) Jithan (2005) My Wife's Murder (2005) D (2005)
Mr Ya Miss (2005) Shabri (2005) Shock (2006) Darna Zaroori Hai (2006) Darwaaza
Bandh Rakho (2006) Go (2007) Phoonk 2 (2010) Gaayam 2 (2010) Bejawada (2011) Psycho
(2013) Bhairava Geetha (2018) Murder (2020) 12 'O' Clock (2021)

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