Yakshagaanam (1976)
- Original title
- Yaksha Gaanam
- Directed by
- Sheela
- Genre
- horror film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman is haunted by a vengeful spirit from her past. Her family and community become entangled in the escalating supernatural events.
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What happens
Yakshagaanam (transl. The song of Yakshi) is a 1976 Indian Malayalam-language horror film directed by Sheela (in her directorial debut) and written by S. L. Puram Sadanandan from a story by Medhavi. The film stars Madhu, Sheela, K. P. Ummer, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. The film has musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. The film was remade in Telugu as Devude Gelichadu and in Tamil as Aayiram Jenmangal, which went on to be remade as Aranmanai in 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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