Raat

Raat (1992)

रात

The Sharma family re-locate to a semi-urban locality in a house that has a "reputation". The Sharma family consists of Mr. Sharma, his wife Shalini Sharma, only daughter Manisha Sharma or "Mini" as they affectionately call her; and their grandchild Bunty, as his parents had been killed in an accident. Strange things start happening, with a return of a dead kitten, and the brutal murder of Manisha's friend, Reshmi; an attempt to kill Mr. Sharma and Manisha's boyfriend, Deepak. What is the force behind these brutalities? Is it natural or supernatural?

Date of release
1992-02-07
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (15)
Runtime
2h 7m
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Director
Ram Gopal Varma

Casting

Interesting facts

Raat in Hindi or Raatri (transl. Night) in Telugu is a 1992 Indian supernatural horror-drama film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. Shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu, the film stars Revathi in the lead role. The background score was composed by Mani Sharma, and features only instrumental music with no songs.

Production

Ram Gopal Varma later said that Raat was the first film he had wanted to make, predating his plans for Siva (1989). He recalled devoting particular attention to the film's camerawork, six-track stereophonic sound, music and Revathi's performance. Varma believed that the film's restrained approach was more subtle than the horror films commonly seen by Indian audiences at the time.

The film was made in both Hindi and Telugu. Filming took place at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad. Teja served as cinematographer, Shankar Suri edited the film and Nivas handled sound recording.

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