The most modern of the lot. A video editor (Sundeep Kishan) gets hired to restore old footage of a dead actress. But the AI enhancement tool starts generating new frames—showing murders that haven’t happened, in the editor’s own house. Soon, his streaming devices play recordings of him sleeping, his phone autocorrects to threats, and his own face on screen mouths words he never said.
It avoids the “urban skeptic vs. rural belief” cliché. Instead, the heroine is a local forest officer who half-believes the myth, making the dread feel earned. 4. Mukha Mukhamuga (August 2025) – AI Horror Genre: Tech-horror / Doppelgänger Where to watch: Disney+ Hotstar latest horror movies in telugu
No jump scares for the first 40 minutes. Instead, the film uses silence, long takes, and the oppressive heat of the Indian summer. Critics called it “ The Wailing meets Telangana folklore.” 2. 36 Vayadhu… Chivaraku (December 2025) – Psychological Terror Genre: Home invasion / Memory loss Where to watch: Netflix (Telugu original) The most modern of the lot
And if you’re a fan of experimental found footage, Uruku will stay under your skin for days. Soon, his streaming devices play recordings of him
Watch Telugu horror with headphones. The regional ASMR-style dread (crickets, temple bells, whispered folk rhymes) is half the experience.
A team of three YouTubers investigates a haunted zamindar mansion in Kurnool. The first hour is pure mimicry of Gonjiam and Grave Encounters —but the last 30 minutes go completely off the rails. The entity doesn’t just kill; it mimics the team’s voices to call their real family members, and the final shot suggests the footage we watched has been altered by the ghost itself.