Director: Navaneeth
Cast: Rajani Bharadwaj, Kiran Chandrashekar, Chikkanna, Meghana Gaonkar, Sharan
Choo Mantar is a 2025 Indian horror film directed by Navaneeth, running 142 minutes, that follows four friends who break into a storied colonial mansion in search of buried treasure — only to uncover a dark history tied to a British officer named Morgan and something far more dangerous than gold.
What is Choo Mantar about?
When a group of four close friends learns of a legendary hidden fortune concealed within the walls of the old Morgan House, they convince themselves the risk is worth taking. They slip inside under cover of night, expecting locked rooms and dusty corridors. What greets them instead is a residence that resists their presence: eerie sounds, shifting shadows, and mounting evidence that the house's colonial-era past has never truly been buried. As they piece together who Morgan was and what he left behind, the treasure hunt turns into a desperate bid for survival against forces they cannot fully explain or outrun.
Cast & crew
Director Navaneeth brings a sustained atmosphere of colonial-era dread to the screen. The ensemble cast — led by Rajani Bharadwaj and Kiran Chandrashekar alongside Chikkanna, Meghana Gaonkar, Sharan, Prabhu Mundkur, Aditi Prabhudeva, and Prashanth Natana — keeps the tension grounded through character-driven panic rather than relying solely on visual effects.
Context & significance
South Asian horror has carved a distinctive space in world cinema, blending supernatural folklore with post-colonial anxieties, and Choo Mantar lands squarely in that tradition. For Persian-speaking and Iranian diaspora viewers, the film's premise — outsiders confronting a haunted relic of empire — carries a culturally resonant charge. The British colonial shadow looms as a shared historical memory across South Asia and the wider Global South, making the Morgan House feel less like a generic haunted house and more like a site of unresolved history. The film is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub, so you can experience the full horror atmosphere in your own language without missing a single line of dialogue.
Where & how to watch
Choo Mantar is available on K-Time with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Stream it on your web browser, TV, or phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, and no extra download needed. Subscribe and cancel anytime.