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Mythri Movie Makers Bets on ₹6-8 Cr Horror Thriller '418' for Pan-India Release
✍️ Cinema Express
🗓 22 Oct 2026, 03:40 AM
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Mythri Movie Makers is producing the horror thriller '418' with a budget of ₹6-8 crore, aiming for a Pan-India audience. VK Films has been appointed to handle the film's release in Karnataka.
Mythri Movie Makers, a prominent production house in the South Indian film industry, has unveiled its next project, a horror thriller titled '418'. The studio is investing between ₹6 crore and ₹8 crore in the production of the film, signaling a significant financial commitment to the genre.
The project is being positioned as a Pan-India gamble, with the makers aiming to transcend regional boundaries to reach a wider audience across the country. This strategy reflects a growing trend among South Indian producers to target national markets with genre-specific content.
For the distribution phase, VK Films has been selected to release the movie in Karnataka. This collaboration ensures that the film has a dedicated distributor for one of its key home markets while the broader Pan-India rollout is planned.
The horror thriller '418' joins a growing list of genre films from the region that are attempting to capture the attention of mainstream Indian cinema audiences.
The project is being positioned as a Pan-India gamble, with the makers aiming to transcend regional boundaries to reach a wider audience across the country. This strategy reflects a growing trend among South Indian producers to target national markets with genre-specific content.
For the distribution phase, VK Films has been selected to release the movie in Karnataka. This collaboration ensures that the film has a dedicated distributor for one of its key home markets while the broader Pan-India rollout is planned.
The horror thriller '418' joins a growing list of genre films from the region that are attempting to capture the attention of mainstream Indian cinema audiences.