The recent release Mirai explored black magic, while the Telugu film Virupaksha glorified witches, tantras, and mantras.

xWith glam diva Rashmika Mandanna essaying the role of a blood-sucking bethal in her latest spooky thriller Thamma, and Kantara: Chapter 1 celebrating the “trance” moments of believers, Indian cinema seems to be plunging deeper into the supernatural and mystical realms. The recent release Mirai explored black magic, while the Telugu film Virupaksha glorified witches, tantras, and mantras. This raises a question — has cinema started moving backward instead of forward?

“I think audiences are smart enough to understand that these unscientific and irrational ideas are purely meant for entertainment,” says producer Lagadapati Sridhar. “Filmmakers are exploiting paranormal w

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