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Sumathi Valavu (2025)
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Original name: സുമതി വളവ്
Genre: Horror
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A haunted curve in 1990s Kerala, named after Sumathis tragic death, draws various people into supernatural encounters. As they experience strange events, the mystery of Sumathi and the roads dark history begins to unfold.
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, sinister, tension, creepy, psychological horror, melancholic, period piece
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, macabre, urban legend, investigation, curse, isolation, grief, small town, flashback, road accident, slow burn, folk horror, memory, ritual, community, family drama, paranormal investigation, malayalam, mystery
Time:
90s, 1990s
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