Masooda,
written
and
directed
by
debutant
Sai
Kiran
is
a
horror
movie
that
involves
a
family
of
a
separated
single
mother
and
his
teenage
daughter.
The
movie
hit
the
screens
on
November
18
amid
no
buzz
but
went
on
to
stir
up
positive
reviews
and
critical
acclaim.
The
movie
enthralled
the
viewers
with
its
unconventional
portrayal
of
evil
and
the
narrative
that
is
rendered
with
severe
violence.
Masooda
made
it
to
the
list
of
successful
films
of
Tollywood
in
the
year
2022.
Masooda,
which
means
beautiful
in
Arabic,
is
a
witch
who
takes
possession
of
a
young
girl
Nazia
through
a
bracelet.
Nazia's
mother
Neelam
(Sangitha)
tries
to
free
her
daughter
from
Masooda's
trap
with
the
help
of
her
kind-hearted
neighbor
Gopi
(Thiruveer).
The
movie
is
a
family
horror
with
a
different
approach.
It
premiered
on
the
OTT
platform
Aha
Video
on
December
21
after
completing
a
successful
theatrical
run.
Within
two
days
(48)
hours
of
its
release
on
the
OTT,
Masooda
set
a
new
record.
It
has
been
viewed
for
a
whopping
50
million
minutes
on
the
streaming
app.
Many
moviegoers,
who
are
selective
about
their
consumption
of
entertainment,
waited
for
Masooda
to
premiere
on
OTT.
Looks
like
they
have
waited
so
long
and
got
a
thrilling
experience
that
is
worth
the
wait.
The
makers
of
the
film
have
also
hinted
at
a
possible
sequel
to
Masooda.
However,
there
is
no
official
confirmation
of
the
same.
Allu
Arjun's
OTT
unit
on
their
twitter
account
revealed
the
same.
They
wrote,
"#MasoodaOnAHA
is
screaming
for
50
million
minutes.
5.5
lakh
viewers
were
absolutely
thrilled
in
their
seats!!
Have
you
watched
it
yet?
Streaming
now
The
movie
stars
Kavya
Kalyan
Ram,
Subhalekha
Sudhakar,
Akhila
Ram,
Bandhavi
Sridhar,
Satyaprakash,
Surya
Rao,
Surabhi
Prabhavathi,
Krishna
Teja,
and
Satyam
Rajesh
in
crucial
roles.
Bankrolled
by
Rahul
Yadav
Nakka
under
the
Swadharm
Entertainment,
the
movie's
cinematography
was
handled
by
Nagesh
Banell
and
was
edited
by
Jeswin
Prabhu.
Prashanth
R
Vihari
composed
the
chilling
background
score
and
tunes
of
Massoda.
Owing
to
the
film's
positive
talk,
Dil
Raju
of
Sri
Venkateswara
Creations
distributed
the
film.