Dreadful Chapters

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{{Short description|2024 Indian film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Dreadful Chapters
| image = File:Dreadful_Chapters_movie_poster.jpg
| caption = First look poster
| director = [[Nirmal Baby Varghese]]
| writer = [[Nirmal Baby Varghese]]
| producer = [[Baby Chaithanya]]<br>[[Nirmal Baby Varghese]]
| starring = Jeffin Joseph<br />Varun Ravindran<br />Arya Krishnan
| cinematography = [[Midhun Eravil]]
| editing =
| music = Fazal Khais
| studio = [[Casablanca Film Factory]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2023|08||Hollywood Gold Awards|2024|09|06|[[Over-the-top media service|OTT]]}}<ref name="ReleaseSamayam"/>
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Dreadful Chapters''''' is a 2023 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[time loop|time-loop]] [[horror film]] directed by [[Nirmal Baby Varghese]].<ref name="Poster Madhyamam">{{cite news|author=|title= Dreadful Chapters: Nirmal Varghese unveils first-look poster of his horror film|url=https://english.madhyamam.com/entertainment/dreadful-chapters-nirmal-varghese-unveils-first-look-poster-of-his-horror-film-1182949|accessdate=20 July 2022|publisher=[[Madhyamam]]|date=19 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=|title= The Title Poster Of Nirmal Baby Varghese's New Horror Film 'Dreadful Chapters' Has Been Released|url=http://promotehorror.com/2022/10/12/the-title-poster-of-nirmal-baby-vargheses-new-horror-film-dreadful-chapters-has-been-released/|accessdate=20 July 2022| publisher=PromoteHorror.com|date=12 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="Samayam">{{cite news|author=|title= 'ഡ്രെഡ്ഫുള്‍ ചാപ്റ്റേഴ്സ്' ഒരുങ്ങുന്നത് അഞ്ചു ഭാഷകളില്‍; ആവേശം നിറച്ച് ടൈറ്റില്‍ പോസ്റ്റര്‍|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/movie-news/malayalam-movie-dreadful-chapters-title-poster-released/articleshow/94585243.cms|accessdate=20 July 2022| publisher=[[Samayam Malayalam]]|language=ml|date=1 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="Pooja Mathrubhumi">{{cite news|author=|title= കാസർകോടിന്റെ പശ്ചാത്തലത്തിൽ ഹൊറർ മിസ്റ്ററി, ഡ്രെഡ്ഫുൾ ചാപ്‌റ്റേഴ്സ് ഒരുങ്ങുന്നത് അഞ്ചു ഭാഷകളിൽ|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/dreadful-chapters-movie-shooting-started-nirmal-baby-varghese-movie-malayalam-found-footage-movie-1.8025738|accessdate=20 July 2022|publisher=[[Mathrubhumi]]|language=ml|date=7 November 2022}}</ref><ref name="HGA Selection">{{cite news|title=Nirmal Baby Varghese's 'Dreadful Chapters' Selected To Hollywood Gold Awards| url=http://promotehorror.com/2023/08/08/nirmal-baby-vargheses-dreadful-chapters-selected-to-hollywood-gold-awards/|accessdate=24 August 2023| website=promotehorror.com|date=8 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ടൈം-ലൂപ്പ് ഹൊറർ ചിത്രം 'ഡ്രെഡ്‌ഫുൾ ചാപ്റ്റേഴ്‌സ്' ഹോളിവുഡ് ഗോൾഡ് അവാർഡ്‌സിലേയ്ക്ക്| url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/cinema/dreadful-chapters-movie/1108481|accessdate= 24 August 2023|website=[[Deshabhimani]]|language=ml|date=4 August 2023}}</ref> Produced by [[Baby Chaithanya]] and Nirmal under the banner of [[Casablanca Film Factory]].<ref name="Announcement Madhyamam">{{cite news|author=|title= അഞ്ച് ഭാഷകളിലായി 'ഡ്രെഡ്ഫുള്‍ ചാപ്റ്റേഴ്സ്'; പ്രേക്ഷകരിൽ ഭീതി ജനിപ്പിച്ച് ടൈറ്റില്‍ പോസ്റ്റര്‍|url=https://www.madhyamam.com/entertainment/movie-news/the-title-poster-of-new-malayalam-horror-film-dreadful-chapters-has-been-released-1080816|accessdate=20 July 2022|publisher=[[Madhyamam]]|language=ml|date=3 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="Wrap Madhyamam">{{cite news|author=|title= ഹൊറർ മിസ്റ്ററി ത്രില്ലർ' ഡ്രെഡ്ഫുൾ ചാപ്‌റ്റേഴ്‌സ്'|url=https://www.madhyamam.com/entertainment/movie-news/nirmal-baby-varghese-wraps-filming-for-his-upcoming-movie-dreadful-chapters-1107671|accessdate=20 July 2022|publisher=[[Madhyamam]]|language=ml|date=16 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="First look at Promote Horror">{{cite news|title=First Look Poster Of Nirmal Baby Varghese's New Horror Film 'Dreadful Chapters' Has Been Released| url=http://promotehorror.com/2023/07/23/first-look-poster-of-nirmal-baby-vargheses-new-horror-film-dreadful-chapters-has-been-released/|accessdate= 24 August 2023|website=promotehorror.com|date=23 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ഡ്രെഡ്ഫുൾ ചാപ്‌റ്റേഴ്‌സിന്റെ ഫസ്റ്റ് ലൂക്ക് പോസ്റ്റർ പുറത്തിറക്കി; സംവിധാനം നിർമൽ ബേബി വർഗീസ്| url=https://keralaonlinenews.com/entertainment/chapters-nirmal-baby-varghese/cid11632455.htm|accessdate= 24 August 2023|website=keralaonlinenews.com|language=ml|date=19 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='ഡ്രെഡ്ഫുൾ ചാപ്റ്റേഴ്‌സ്' ഹോളിവുഡ് ഗോൾഡ് അവാർഡ്‌സിലേക്ക് | url=https://www.mediaoneonline.com/entertainment/dreadful-chapters-to-hollywood-gold-awards-226497 |accessdate= 24 August 2023|website=[[MediaOne TV]]|language=ml|date=4 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=നിര്‍മല്‍ ബേബി ചിത്രം 'ഡ്രെഡ്ഫുള്‍ ചാപ്‌റ്റേഴ്സ്' ഹോളിവുഡ് ഗോള്‍ഡ് അവാര്‍ഡ്സിലേയ്ക്ക് | url=https://emalayalee.com/vartha/296292 |accessdate= 24 August 2023|website=emalayalee.com|language=ml|date=4 August 2023}}</ref> The film was released in [[Malayalam]] along with the [[Dubbing|dubbed]] versions in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Hindi]] and [[Kannada]] languages.<ref name="Poster Madhyamam"/><ref name="Samayam"/><ref name="Pooja Mediaone">{{cite news|author=|title= ഡ്രെഡ്ഫുൾ ചാപ്‌റ്റേഴ്‌സിന് പൂജയോടെ തുടക്കം; ഒരുങ്ങുന്നത് അഞ്ചു ഭാഷകളിൽ|url=https://www.mediaoneonline.com/entertainment/movies/dreadfull-chapters-movie-197501|accessdate=20 July 2022|publisher=[[MediaOne TV]]|language=ml|date=7 November 2022}}</ref><ref name="Horror Facts">{{cite news|title=Spine-Chilling First Look At Nirmal Baby Varghese's Upcoming Horror Thriller "Dreadful Chapters"| url=https://horrorfacts.com/spine-chilling-first-look-at-nirmal-baby-vargheses-upcoming-horror-thriller-dreadful-chapters/|accessdate= 24 August 2023|website=horrorfacts.com|date=24 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ടൈം-ലൂപ്പ് ഹൊറർ ചിത്രം ഡ്രെഡ്ഫുൾ ചാപ്‌റ്റേഴ്‌സിന്റെ ഫസ്റ്റ് ലൂക്ക് പോസ്റ്റർ പുറത്തിറക്കി| url=https://boolokam.com/dreadful-chapters-first-look/|accessdate= 24 August 2023|website=boolokam.com|language=ml|date=19 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="Tamil">{{cite news|title='டிரெட்ஃபுல் சாப்டர்ஸ்' படத்தின் ஃபர்ஸ்ட் லுக் போஸ்டர் வெளியீடு|url=https://dinaseithigal.com/2023/07/20/%e0%ae%9f%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b0%e0%af%86%e0%ae%9f%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%83%e0%ae%aa%e0%af%81%e0%ae%b2%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%9a%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%aa%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%9f%e0%ae%b0%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%b8%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%aa/|accessdate=5 August 2023|website=dinaseithigal.com|language=ta|date=20 July 2023}}</ref>

==Premise ==
The film narrates the story of six friends gather in a remote homestay to celebrate their vacation. They were surprised to discover a cave there. In the cave, they are unaware of the mysteries that await them.<ref name="Poster Madhyamam"/><ref name="Poster Madhyamam Mal">{{cite news|author=|title= ആകാംക്ഷയും ഭയവും നിറച്ച് 'ഡ്രെഡ്ഫുൾ ചാപ്‌റ്റേഴ്‌സ്'! ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റർ പുറത്ത്|url=https://www.madhyamam.com/entertainment/movie-news/dreadful-chapters-first-look-poster-out-1182947|accessdate=20 July 2022|publisher=[[Madhyamam]]|language=ml|date=19 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="Horror Facts"/><ref>{{cite news|title=ടൈം-ലൂപ്പ് ചിത്രം ഡ്രെഡ്ഫുൾ ചാപ്‌റ്റേഴ്‌സിന്റെ ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റർ പുറത്ത്| url=https://www.mediaoneonline.com/entertainment/time-loop-movie-dreadful-chapters-first-look-poster-is-out-225070|accessdate= 24 August 2023|website=[[MediaOne TV]]|language=ml|date=22 July 2023}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* Jeffin Joseph
* Varun Ravindran
* Arya Krishnan
* Nibin Stany
* Shyam Salash
* Lasya Balakrishnan

==Production==
Director Nirmal announced ''Dreadful Chapters'' on [[Facebook]] on 1 October 2022.<ref name="Samayam"/> The film is produced by Baby Chaithanya under the banner of Casablanca Film Factory in association with Vivid Frames.<ref name="Announcement Madhyamam"/> [[Principal photography]] began on 7 November 2022 with a customary [[Puja (Hinduism)|pooja]] function held at [[Cherupuzha (Kannur)|Cherupuzha, Kannur]].<ref name="Pooja Mathrubhumi"/><ref name="Pooja Mediaone"/> Other primary filming locations were in Odakkolly [[Natural cave]], Koovappara, Kunnumkai, [[Josegiri]].<ref name="Wrap Madhyamam"/> Shooting was [[Wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped]] on 16 December 2022 at Koovappara, [[Kasaragod]].<ref name="Wrap Mathrubhumi">{{cite news|author=|title= ഹൊറർ ചിത്രം 'ഡ്രെഡ്ഫുൾ ചാപ്‌റ്റേഴ്‌സ്' ചിത്രീകരണം പൂർത്തിയാക്കി|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/dreadful-chapters-movie-shooting-completed-1.8139121|accessdate=20 July 2022|publisher=[[Mathrubhumi]]|language=ml|date=16 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="Wrap Mediaone">{{cite news|author=|title= ടൈം ലൂപ്പ് ഹൊറർ സിനിമ 'ഡ്രെഡ്ഫുൾ ചാപ്‌റ്റേഴ്‌സിന്‍റെ' ചിത്രീകരണം പൂര്‍ത്തിയായി|url=https://www.mediaoneonline.com/entertainment/time-loop-horror-film-dreadful-chapters-completes-shooting-201923|accessdate=20 July 2022|publisher=[[MediaOne TV]]|language=ml|date=16 December 2022}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The original [[background score]] and music is composed by Fazal Khais.<ref name="Poster Madhyamam"/>

==Release==
It premiered at the Hollywood Gold Awards in August 2023.<ref>{{cite news|title=ഹോളിവുഡ് ഗോൾഡ് അവാർഡ്‌സിൽ തിളങ്ങി 'ഡ്രെഡ്ഫുൾ ചാപ്റ്റേഴ്‌സ്' | url=https://www.mediaoneonline.com/entertainment/movies/dreadful-chapters-shines-at-hollywood-gold-awards-228561 |accessdate= 24 August 2023|website=[[MediaOne TV]]|language=ml|date=23 August 2023}}</ref>

===Home media===
Film started streaming on [[Amazon Prime Video]] and BookMyShow Stream from 6 September 2024.<ref name="ReleaseSamayam">{{cite news |author=Ashwini P|title='ഡ്രെഡ്ഫുള്‍ ചാപ്റ്റേഴ്സ്' ഒടിടിയില്‍; സ്ട്രീമിംഗ് ആരംഭിച്ചു|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/movie-news/dreadful-chapters-in-ott-streaming-has-started/articleshow/113127910.cms|accessdate=6 September 2024|website=[[Samayam Malayalam]]|language=ml|date=6 September 2024}}</ref>

==Reception==
In his review, Don Anelli of Asian Movie Pulse appreciated the effort of director Nirmal and his crew members and wrote, "Generally enjoyable indie fare from India."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asianmoviepulse.com/2023/09/film-review-dreadful-chapters-2023-by-nirmal-baby-varghese/ |title=Film Review: Dreadful Chapters (2023) by Nirmal Baby Varghese|date=17 September 2023|access-date=21 September 2023|work=Asian Movie Pulse}}</ref>

==Awards and accolades==
===Film festival official selections===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film festival
! {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2024
| Kalaburagi International Film Festival
|<ref>{{cite news|title=കാലാബുറഗി ഇന്റർനാഷണൽ ഫിലിം ഫെസ്റ്റിൽ ഇടം നേടി 'ഡ്രെഡ്ഫുൾ ചാപ്റ്റേഴ്‌സ്' | url=https://emalayalee.com/vartha/308717 |accessdate= 15 March 2024|website=emalayalee.com|language=ml|date=12 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[List of Malayalam horror films]]
*[[List of films featuring time loops]]
*[[Final_Cut_Pro#With_Final_Cut_Pro_X|List of films made with Final Cut Pro X]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|tt21257310}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|dreadful_chapters}}

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