Spooky College is a 2023 Indian Kannada-language psychological horror thriller film[1] directed by Bharath GB and starring Vivek Simha and Kushee Ravi.[2]
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| Directed by | Bharath.G |
| Produced by | H. K. Prakash |
| Starring | Vivek Simha Kushee Ravi |
| Cinematography | Manohar Joshi |
| Edited by | Srikanth |
| Music by | B. Ajaneesh Loknath |
Production company | Shree Devi Entertainers |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cast
edit- Vivek Simha as Rishikumar
- Kushee Ravi as Khushi
- Prithvi Rashtrakuta
- Prakash Belawadi
- Raghu Ramanakoppa
- Vijay Chendoor
- Hanumante Gowda
- Aravind Bolar
- Sharanya Shetty
- Sudhindra
- Sidlingu Sridhar as Lobo[3]
- Reeshma Nanaiah (special appearance in the song "Mellusure Savigana")[4]
Production
editThe film was shot in 2020 at a college in Dharwad and a forest in Dandeli.[5][6][3]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath. The song "Mellusire Savigana" from Veera Kesari (1963) was recreated for this film.[7]
Release
editThe film was initially scheduled to release on 25 November 2022.[8]
Reception
editA critic from The Times of India wrote that "The film is recommended only if you are into a guessing game".[9] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "Spooky College would have worked better as a decent dive into exploring young minds, however, the film doesn’t just shine that bright a light on this pertinent issue".[10] A critic from OTT Play wrote that "And even as a surface-level horror film, the film fails from evoking scares - unless you have a lot of time to kill, consider giving the film giving a miss".[11]
References
edit- ^ S, Sridevi. "Spooky College is a go-to movie for students: Kushee Ravi". The Times of India.
- ^ Lokesh, Vinay (6 January 2023). "Spooky College is an edge-of-the-seat thriller with great narration: H K Prakash". The Times of India.
- ^ a b "Horror is not about jump scares: Director Bharath G". The New Indian Express. 5 January 2023.
- ^ Lokesh, Vinay (5 January 2023). "When comic-horror and déjà vu collide in Spooky College". The Times of India.
- ^ "Kushee Ravi completes 80% of her film, Spooky College". The Times of India. 21 December 2020.
- ^ V, The New Indian Express (17 December 2020). "'Dia' heroine Kushee Ravi takes spooky course". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Songwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Spooky College to release on November 25". The Times of India. 8 November 2022.
- ^ Basavarajaiah, Harish (6 January 2023). "Spooky College Movie Review : Spooky College is not so spooky, after all". The Times of India.
- ^ "'Spooky College' movie review: Questions mystery among youthful minds". The New Indian Express. 10 January 2023.
- ^ Kodur, Swaroop (6 January 2023). "Spooky College Review: Kushee Ravi's horror thriller is excruciatingly caricaturish & incoherent". OTT Play.