Zapatlela (1993)
- Original title
- झपाटलेला
- Directed by
- Mahesh Kothare
- Genre
- horror film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man becomes possessed by the spirit of a criminal puppeteer. His family seeks help from a ventriloquist to get rid of the ghost.
comedicspookyfast-pacedlightheartedcampyquirkyeccentric
What happens
Zapatlela (transl. Possessed) is a 1993 Indian Marathi-language horror comedy film directed and produced by Mahesh Kothare under Jenma Films International. The film stars an ensemble cast of Mahesh Kothare, Laxmikant Berde, Pooja Pawar, Kishori Ambiye, Madhu Kambikar, Jairam Kulkarni, Vijay Chavan, Ravindra Berde, Raghavendra Kadkol, Bipin Varti, and Dilip Prabhavalkar made a cameo appearance and provided the voiceover for the puppet Tatya Vinchu in the film. The practical effects for the puppet were created by Ramdas Padhye, a renowned ventriloquist and puppeteer. A sequel titled Zapatlela 2 was released 20 years later in 2013 in 3D format. The movie was also dubbed in Hindi as Khilona Bana Khalnayak. Over the time the film achieved cult following in Marathi audience. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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