Varma is known for world-building. Early rushes suggest the film avoids jump scares in favor of Pellissery-style long takes through dark, claustrophobic huts. With no lead hero and a climax shot entirely in infrared, Grahanam aims to prove that Telugu horror can be arthouse. 2. Veta (The Hunt) Director: Karthik Gattamneni Expected Release: Summer 2025
Filmmakers are no longer just using ghosts as props for item songs; they are crafting atmospheric dread, psychological depth, and rooted folklore. Here is a look at the most anticipated Telugu horror films slated for release in 2025. Director: Prashanth Varma (Post Hanu-Man ) Expected Release: Mid-2025 telugu horror films 2025
Starring Priyadarshi Pullikonda in a rare serious lead role, Veta blends survival thriller with supernatural horror. The premise is terrifyingly simple: five friends on a camping trip in the Nallamala forests accidentally shoot a ghost. Not a physical animal, but the fragmented spirit of a 19th-century British officer’s servant who was hunted for sport. Now, for 48 hours, the spirit turns the hunters into the hunted, using the forest itself as its weapon. Varma is known for world-building