Next Nuvve

Next Nuvve

Year: 2017

Runtime: 142 mins

Language: Telugu

Director: Prabhakar Podakandla

HorrorComedy

Kiran and his girlfriend Smita inherit an ancestral property and, burdened by loans, decide to convert it into a hotel with the help of Kiran’s father’s aide, Sarat, and his sister, Rashmi. As they renovate the house, strange and unsettling events occur, leading them to question whether the property is genuinely haunted or if there's a more logical explanation for the disturbances.

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1

Debt-driven plan to seize an Araku palace

Kiran, a TV serial director, is drowning in debt after his project is shelved. He and his girlfriend Smita receive a letter from his late father about a dilapidated ancestral palace in Araku Valley. They decide to convert it into a resort to clear their debts, and to fund the venture he cons JP's son and flees to Araku with Smita, with Sharath and his bombshell sister Rashmi joining the scheme.

Kiran's home
2

Arrival at Araku; assembling the renovation crew

The couple reach Araku and begin planning the resort transformation. They recruit Sharath and Rashmi to assist in converting the palace into a profitable venture. The group proceeds with the scheme as they settle into their new base of operations.

Opening day Araku Valley
3

Opening day arrivals

From the first day, guests start arriving at the newly branded resort inside the palace. The crowd includes a couple named Anandam and Sadanandam, a Chinese couple and their relatives, a drillmaster, and a bodybuilder. The place begins to buzz with activity despite the ominous mood surrounding it.

Opening day Araku Palace resort
4

First night of tragedy

Within a single night, the guests mysteriously die in the palace. Ground is broken as the workers dig graves and cover them, suggesting something unseen has claimed the visitors. Suspicion grows about the fate of the resort and its residents.

First night Araku Palace
5

Digger alerts police; treasure suspicion arises

A local digger alerts the police after noticing repeated digging around the grounds, hinting at hidden treasure. The authorities inspect the resort’s records and realize the deceased guests were former owners who died in a similar manner years earlier after registering the palace in their names.

Next day Araku Palace
6

Investigation deepens; pattern emerges

Kiran informs the police that the guests had already died years before, a fact they confirm by checking the registry. The police begin to suspect something supernatural at the site, grilling questions about ownership and the strange deaths.

Araku Palace
7

Old man warns of a haunted devil

An old man (L. B. Sriram) tells them the palace is haunted by a devil named Himaja, which he claims he unintentionally released. He warns that it will kill anyone who buys the palace and hints that Kiran himself could be next.

Araku Palace grounds
8

Exorcist attempt ends in a defeat

They seek help from RGV, an alleged exorcist, who turns out to be a cheat. The devil proves stronger, beating the exorcist and exposing the impotence of their on-site defense against the supernatural.

Araku Palace
9

Ammavasya night: possession and danger

On the day of the full moon (Ammavasya), the devil gains new powers and possesses Smita, Sharath, and Rashmi to target Kiran. The trio becomes puppets of the haunting, increasing the peril surrounding the group.

Ammavasya night (full moon night) Araku Palace
10

JP’s entry and coercive ownership bid

During the chaos, JP and his son, along with their gang, break into the palace and press Kiran to transfer ownership to JP. Kiran resists, but the possession and pressure complicate his defenses and decisions.

Same Ammavasya night Araku Palace
11

Ghosts reclaim the palace

As Kiran and his group exit the palace, the ghosts of the former owners begin returning and entering the building. JP and his gang join them, implying they have been claimed by the spectral occupants.

Araku Palace
12

Escape and an unsettled end

Kiran and his allies lament the night’s events and decide to leave the palace behind. The story closes with the sense that the haunting endures and the danger remains tied to the cursed place.

Outside Araku Palace

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