But instead of a chilling murder, the hero turned around and accidentally slapped the ghost while trying to swat a mosquito.
"You were right," Ravi admitted. "It wasn't about the fear. It was about the fun."
Telugu films lean more toward comedy than horror, while Malayalam horror comedies often maintain genuine tension.
: Directed by Raghava Lawrence, these movies (originally Tamil, but massive hits in Telugu) established the template of a hero who is terrified of ghosts but gets possessed to deliver social justice.