Geethanjali Malli Vachindi

Geethanjali Malli Vachindi (transl. “Geethanjali came again”) is a 2024 Telugu horror comedy and the sequel to the 2014 film Geethanjali. Directed by debutant Siva Turlapati and produced by Kona Venkat and M. V. V. Satyanarayana through Kona Film Corporation and MVV Cinema, it stars Anjali in her 50th film, with Srinivasa Reddy, Sunil, Satyam Rajesh, Shakalaka Shankar, Satya and Rahul Madhav. It released in theatres on 11 April 2024. Our record lists a running time of 144 minutes.

What the story is about

Sreenu, the director who scored a hit with a film called “Geetanjali” and then had three flops, is ready to quit the industry along with his writer friends Athreya and Arudra. Then a wealthy man named Vishnu offers to produce his horror-comedy script if Sreenu directs it, and suggests shooting at his bungalow in Ooty, Sangeeth Mahal. The crew do not know that the bungalow is haunted. Meanwhile the ghost of Geethanjali is back, trapped in a doll, and she wants a ventriloquist named Venkat Rao to find her sister Ushanjali, who runs a struggling coffee shop in Ooty. Vishnu’s own reasons for bringing everyone to the mansion are where the twists begin.

Cast

• Anjali in a dual role as Geetanjali and Ushanjali
• Srinivasa Reddy as Srinivas “Srinu”
• Satya as Ayaneshwer “Ayan” Rao
• Satyam Rajesh as Athreya
• Shakalaka Shankar as Arudra
• Rahul Madhav as Vishnu
• Srikanth Iyengar as Govinda Govinda
• Ali as ventriloquist Venkat Rao
• Sunil as Killer Nani, a cinematographer
• P. Ravi Shankar as Nataraja Sastri
• Rao Ramesh in a cameo
• Dil Raju and M. V. V. Satyanarayana in cameos as themselves

Making of the film

The sequel was launched with a muhurtham puja and began shooting in September 2023, in Hyderabad and Ooty. The first look was released on New Year’s Day 2024 and the teaser on 24 February 2024. The film was first scheduled for 22 March 2024 before moving to 11 April. Pravin Lakkaraju composed the music.

Reception

Times Now called the film “partly engaging”, praising the ensemble cast but criticising an average background score, poor cinematography and a weak screenplay. We have found no reliably sourced box-office figure.

Where to watch Geethanjali Malli Vachindi

According to the film’s Wikipedia article, which is the basis of our OTT record, it premiered on Aha on 8 May 2024 and on Amazon Prime Video on 11 May 2024. We have not checked either platform listing ourselves, so confirm on the app before watching.

Sources: the Wikipedia article on Geethanjali Malli Vachindi and the review it cites; our own cast and crew records.