Purani Haveli (1989): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1989, Purani Haveli is a horror film directed by Shyam Ramsay, running about 145 minutes.

What it’s about. After the passing away of her parents, Anita Kumar now lives with her paternal uncle, Kumar; his wife, Seema; and Seema's brother, Vikram. The family's business is taken over by Kumar, who uses some money to buy an old mansion deep in the countryside of Rana. Seema would like Anita to marry her brother, but Anita has already given her heart to Sunil, who runs a photo studio and is poor. This does not go over well with the Kumars, and they forbid her to see Sunil anymore. Then, when Kumar goes to take possession of the mansion, Anita's friends Shobha and Anand ask her if they can visit the mansion and also invite Sunil secretly. They also invite several other friends, including Sunil's assistant Manghu and travel via a bus. What the group does not know that is the mansion holds an evil secret, and that beneath the mansion, locked in a dungeon by its very own biological father, lies a monster, evil beyond imagination--and its primary diet is human meat!!

Who’s in it. Purani Haveli stars Deepak Parashar as Sunil, Amita Nangia as Anita Kumar, Tej Sapru as Vikram and Satish Shah as Mangu / Kala Gangu, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.7/10, Purani Haveli has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In IN you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Purani Haveli page.

If you liked it. Fans of Purani Haveli tend to enjoy Psycho, The Silence of the Lambs, The Shining and Alien.