Arundhati

Arundhati

Year: 2009

Runtime: 132 mins

Language: Telugu

Director: Kodi Ramakrishna

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Set in the 1920s Gadwal Samsthanam, the original Arundhati becomes renowned for defending her estate by killing the tyrant Pasupathi, whose vengeful spirit haunts the land. Three generations later, a descendant also named Arundhati is born and learns that Pasupathi’s ghost seeks revenge. The ancestral home becomes a battleground of supernatural forces.

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1

Arundhati's engagement and the journey to Gadwal

Arundhati, believed to be the reincarnation of Jejamma, is engaged to Rahul. While traveling to Gadwal, a mysterious entity terrifies her relatives and leads them to an abandoned mansion where they fall into an illusion. The setup foreshadows the dark fate awaiting Arundhati and her family.

Gadwal
2

Accident brings the family to Gadwal

Arundhati's family arrives in Gadwal due to an accident caused by the same entity. The incident pulls them into the mansion's ominous history and triggers the haunting that will threaten Arundhati's lineage. The danger begins to close in as the past reawakens.

Gadwal
3

Anwar the Fakir warns Arundhati

Anwar warns Arundhati about the mansion's peril and the grave danger tied to her supposed reincarnation. She dismisses his warning, determined to face whatever comes. The warning foreshadows the trial she will endure.

Gadwal
4

Arundhati is lured to the abandoned mansion

The entity lures Arundhati to the abandoned mansion, pulling her toward its trap. A man outside tries to stop her, but she ignores him and steps inside. The ruin's atmosphere tightens as she moves deeper into the past.

Evening Abandoned mansion, Gadwal
5

Tomb encounter and ghostly warning

Inside the mansion, Arundhati finds the tomb and is pulled out by Anwar, who warns her with a ghostly vision. The encounter deepens the sense of danger and reveals the mansion's haunted history. She steels herself to uncover the truth.

Abandoned mansion, Gadwal
6

Learning the past through Chandramma

Arundhati learns that the man outside is her grandfather's late elder brother. She convinces Chandramma, the house maid, to tell her the story of Jejamma. The tale begins to reveal the tragedy and vengeance that birthed the haunting.

Gadwal
7

Past rule and Bhargavi's sacrifice

In a flashback, Raja Chinna Venkata Rangarayudu rules the mansion with his daughter Bhargavi and Bhargavi's sister Arundhati Sr. Pasupathi, Bhargavi's husband, abuses Bhargavi and commits rape and murder, provoking Arundhati's rage. Bhargavi commits suicide to free herself from oppression. Jejamma expels Pasupathi after Gadwal's people beat him black and blue, and he is taken in by a group of Aghoras who train him in black magic.

Flashback Past Gadwal Mansion
8

Pasupathi's return as an aghora

Seven years later, Pasupathi returns as a powerful aghora seeking revenge and enters the mansion, killing innocents. Jejamma entombs him alive within the mansion, which is subsequently abandoned. The demonic threat festers as the killer's spirit persists.

Seven years later Mansion
9

The 48-day threat

Chandramma warns that Pasupathi's spirit threatens Arundhati forty-eight days after his entombment. The danger escalates as his influence spreads beyond the tomb and into Gadwal. Arundhati braces for the looming ordeal.

Gadwal
10

Revelation of Jejamma's reincarnation

Pasupathi manipulates Ramana to release his spirit, terrorizing Arundhati. Anwar and Chandramma intervene, and Arundhati learns she is Jejamma's reincarnation. The revelation binds her to an ancient vendetta that spans generations.

Gadwal
11

Jejamma's sacrifice to end the curse

Jejamma consults the Aghoras and discovers that only her own sacrifice can end Pasupathi's threat. She agrees to a painful death, and her mortal remains are prepared to become a weapon against the demon. Before leaving, she tells the family to honor her and to believe that she is born again.

Aghoras
12

Climax: sacrifice, weapon, and the fall of Pasupathi

Arundhati and Anwar race to retrieve Jejamma's weapon while Pasupathi endangers Rahul. In the ensuing struggle, Anwar is killed before he can reveal the weapon's power. Arundhati sacrifices herself to protect her family, and her blood activates the weapon. Jejamma possesses Arundhati and destroys Pasupathi as the castle collapses, leaving Arundhati presumed dead.

Climax Gadwal Palace
13

Aftermath: Jejamma returns

The castle lies in ruins but Arundhati survives and is eventually recognized by a little girl from her family. The story confirms that Jejamma has returned, suggesting a new generation under her protection. The cycle of hauntings appears to be broken for now.

Gadwal

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