Loved Stree 2? From Tumbadd to Bramayugam check out these folklore horror movies on OTT

Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao's Stree 2 is inching close to the Rs 400 crore mark at the box office. Here are other movies you can watch on OTT

Published: Thursday,Aug 22, 2024 12:12 PM GMT-06:00

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Stree 2 has made Rs 400 crores at the box office. The film is the most successful one in the folklore horror genre of Bollywood. It surpassed the collections of Stree (2018) in less than four days. There is no official announcement made for the release of Stree 2 on OTT so far. Here are some great movies based on folklore horror that are available for viewing on OTT…

Munjya

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Munjya which made close to Rs 120 crore at the box officeis based on a folk story from Konkan belt of Maharashtra. Abhay Verma, Sharvari Wagh and Mona Singh did a fab job in the movie. The CGI of Munjya was its highlight. Aditya Sarpotdar revealed it was his childhood that inspired the film.

Bramayugam

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Bramayugam that has Mammootty and Sidharth Bharatan in main roles is set in 17th century Kerala. It talks about black magic and lust for power. Bramayugam is available on Sony LIV. It is one of the best horror thrillers to come out of Malayalam cinema. Rahul Sadasivan won a lot of praise for his direction of Bramayugam. Thevan was the character of a low caste person who sings hymns of the Gods.

Tumbadd

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Hailed as a cult classic Tumbadd is also set in Maharashtra in Konkan. It is the story of a greedy man and his family treasure. The main character is the demon child of the Goddess of Prosperity, Hastar, who is cursed on earth. Generations of a family worship him only to be caught in the web of greed and misfortune. The character and story bore references to Greek mythology and Bible’s New Testament.