Set in coastal Karnataka, Kantara is set against Bhoota Kola, a cultural practice. The movie is a man vs forest tale and explores elements of local folklore and beliefs in Daivas, regional demigods. Image: Kantara
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Bulbbul is a supernatural thriller starring Tripti Dimri and is based on rural Bengal tales of female ghosts and tales from the cult of Kali. Image: IMDb
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Tumbbad is based on the folktales of the hinterlands of Maharashtra. This Sohum Shah film is based on the story of a family who builds a temple for the devil God Hastar who should never be worshipped. Image: IMDb
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Bakita Byaktigato revolves around a documentary filmmaker who goes to a village for a movie shoot based on true love when he gets to know about a village where everyone readily falls in love. Image: IMDb
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A film by Lijo Jose Pellissery, Churuli was based on short story Kaligeminarile Kuttavalikal from the book Mullaranjanam written by Vinoy Thomas which also deals with time loops and aliens. Image: IMDb
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A film by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, Mirzya is a modern-day adaptation of Punjabi folklore Mirza and Sahibaan. The movie stars Saiyami Kher and Harshvardhan Kapoor in the lead. Image: IMDb
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Vikram Vedha originally starring R Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathy was inspired by the Indian folktale Baital Pachisi. The Hindi remake of the movie starred Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan. Image: Instagram
