Kalpana House

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Kalpana House
Directed by P. Chandrakumar
Written byThalassery Raghavan
Produced by R. B. Choudary
StarringKapil Dev
Shafeeq
Divya
Abhilasha
CinematographyP. Sukumar (Kiran)
Edited byK. Rajagopal
Music by Anu Malik
Production
company
Release date
  • 1989 (1989)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Kalpana House is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language horror film directed by P. Chandrakumar. The film stars Kapil Dev, Divya, Abhilasha and Shafeeq. It is an unauthorised remake of the American film Fright Night (1985). [1] The film was dubbed and released in Hindi as Bungalow No. 666, in Tamil as Amavasai Iravil and in Telugu as Inti No 13. [2]

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Plot

Tony keeps seeing strange things at his next door neighbor's house. Coffins and strange crates come in and out of the house, and women go into the house only to disappear. Tony gets the cops involved only to prove nothing and hires a big muscle-bound ruffian to break in only to be killed. But when a vampire named John Peter visits his house and threatens his life, ending in a confrontation where Tony stabs the vampire in the hand with a paint brush, Tony then gets help from his best friend with a truly annoying laugh who directs him to a priest. The priest doesn't believe Tony's neighbor is a vampire, making John Peter drink holy water (which John Peter does) but notices John Peter doesn't cast a reflection in a mirror. John Peter turns Tony's friend into a vampire, who then attacks the priest who thwarts him with a cross. Later the priest visits Tony's house only to get attacked by Tony's friend again who turns into a vicious dog. The priest stabs Tony's friend and the werewolf dissolves. John Peter kidnaps Tony's girlfriend from a night club, killing a cop and Tony, the priest and the priest's helper have a final confrontation.

Cast

Soundtrack

Malayalam version

The music was composed by Anu Malik and the lyrics were written by Poovachal Khader. [3]

SongSingersLyrics
"Etho Manohariyaam" P. Jayachandran, Sujatha Mohan Poovachal Khader
"Nachenge Hum" Anu Malik, Alisha Chinai
"Nilkku Nee" Krishnachandran, SunandaPoovachal Khader
Hindi version

Lyrics were written by Sameer. [2]

SongSingersLyrics
"Aayi Amavas Ki"Kumar SanuSameer
"Nachenge Hum" Anu Malik, Alisha Chinai Sameer
"Chali Chali Purvai"Nithin Mukesh, Alka YagnikSameer

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