Bhaagamathie
| Bhaagamathie | |
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Telugu version release poster | |
| Directed by | G. Ashok |
| Written by | G. Ashok |
| Produced by | V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy Pramod Uppalapati |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | R. Madhi |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
Production company | UV Creations |
| Distributed by | Studio Green |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
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| Budget | ₹25 crore |
| Box office | est.₹67.20 crore |
Bhaagamathie is a 2018 Indian horror thriller film written and directed by G. Ashok. The film stars Anushka Shetty in the title role with Unni Mukundan, Jayaram (in his Telugu debut), Murali Sharma, and Asha Sarath play other pivotal roles. Shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil, the film revolves around a former district collector imprisoned in a haunted house. At the same time, she is interrogated by law enforcers investigating a politician they suspect of corruption.
Principal photography commenced in June 2016 in Hyderabad, and the film was released on 26 January 2018 in Telugu and Tamil along with a dubbed Malayalam version. The film became a hit, grossing around ₹67.20 crore. With Bhaagamathie, Anushka Shetty emerged as the second Indian actress after Sridevi and the first South Indian actress to have a $1 million grossed at the US box office. The film was remade in Hindi as Durgamati (2020).