Like 'Stranger Things'? 'Karthikeya', 'Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada', 'Awe!', here are other Telugu films to watch

As 'Stranger Things' returns with its fifth season and the first four episodes are streaming online, fans are once again hooked to its eerie mix of horror and mystery with supernatural forces, secret experiments and dark creatures haunting a small town. If you enjoy that spine-chilling formula, here are some captivating recommendations from our very own Telugu cinema that deliver a similar thrill.

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Released in 2014, 'Karthikeya' is a mystery thriller about a medical student named Karthikeya who visits the village Subramanyapuram for a medical camp. The village temple is closed due to mysterious deaths caused by snake bites, and whoever investigates the temple meets a deadly fate. For someone who does not have supernatural beliefs, Karthikeya uses science and logic to solve the mystery. He finds a conspiracy involving a hypnotized snake, a hidden diamond in the temple, and a corrupt official trying to scare villagers into stealing the treasure.

The film is streaming on Aha and Prime Video.

The movie is a romantic horror thriller directed by Vi Anand, starring Nikhil Siddhartha, Hebah Patel, and Nandita Swetha. The story follows Arjun, a visual effects supervisor, who is heartbroken after his fiancée Ayesha left him at the altar. Years later, he takes his possessed friend Kishore, played by Vennela Kishore, to a Kerala temple for treatment, where he falls for Amala, unaware she's actually Nithya, possessed by the spirit of the late Amala, who died in an accident.

The film is streaming on Prime Video.

The movie is a psychological thriller directed by Prasanth Varma, featuring an ensemble cast including Kajal Aggarwal, Nithya Menen, Regina Cassandra, Eesha Rebba, Srinivas Avasarala, and a voice by Nani.
The main protagonist of the film includes a woman who looks to be suffering from multiple personality disorder and experiences a lot of problems as she ends up playing the role of various characters which are nothing but the reflections of her life.

The film is available on Netflix.

The movie is a Telugu horror-comedy directed by Mahi V. Raghav, starring Taapsee Pannu as a ghost, alongside Srinivas Reddy, Vennela Kishore, Shakalaka Shankar, and Thagubothu Ramesh. Ramu, an NRI returning from Malaysia after floods, aims to sell his ancestral house amid rumors of hauntings by four ghosts Deepa, Taapsee, Vijayachander, and Ragh, who await Vijayachander's wife, unaware of their mysterious deaths.

The movie can be watched on Prime Video.