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Boo is a 2023 horror and thriller film directed by A. L. Vijay, running 1 hour 35 minutes. This page retells the whole story in 587 words (about 3 minutes to read). Looking for the cast, ratings and where to stream it? See the movie page for Boo.

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Boo (2023) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 35m
Director
A. L. Vijay
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Original language
Telugu
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What Happens in Boo?

The complete story of Boo, from the first scene to the last, in 587 words (about 3 minutes). Spoilers throughout.

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The story revolves around Kaira and her friends Ritika “Ritu”, Aruna, and Kavya, who discover a mysterious book called Halloween Stories during their Halloween party at Kaira’s house. The book includes a warning to read all the chapters without stopping, and they embark on a journey into its ghostly tales. As they delve deeper, they encounter the characters from the stories in real life. The movie explores the book’s secrets and the friends’ experiences in this extraordinary situation.

Vasanthi is a journalist looking for a new single portion for rent. After a failed deal with the broker at midnight, she finds out a portion and joins immediately. Before entering the portion, the landlady asks a weird question: Does she get hiccups? Vasanthi casually says no, but sometime later, she weirdly starts getting hiccups, which eventually turn into paranormal activities around her, leading her to die in front of the landlady. The landlady puts a to-let board on the house again.

Malavika just had a successful traditional date. While coming home, she accidentally kills an old man and his grandson. Terrified, she rushes home. Then she finds out their souls are following her, and finally, they get her soul trapped in the home.

Janaki “Jano” is overjoyed because her friend accepted her love proposal. Then, she unexpectedly felt the presence of paranormal activities around her. A video came to her phone showing a woman asking for help to save her and her boyfriend, who was in a haunted house. She tries to share the message with her boyfriend, but she realizes someone is watching her through her phone. Suddenly, a mysterious ghost kills her.

Akash, a paranormal scientist, and his girlfriend Meera visited a haunted bungalow, where he tells the story of the bungalow. In 1961, a Zamindar appointed four bodyguards for his daughter, who was very beautiful in the town. One day, when the Zamindar goes out of town, the bodyguards brutally raped and killed the daughter. When they are about to stage the death as a suicide, the Zamindar catches them. Then, the Zamindar severed their heads and left the town. From that day onwards, there is a belief that the girl and the bodyguards’ ghosts are roaming around the bungalow. Akash is excited to prove the ghosts are in the bungalow, while Meera does not believe in ghosts. She agrees to come along with Akash to prove there are no ghosts. After entering the bungalow, they experience strange incidents. Finally, the bodyguards’ ghosts appear and kill Meera in front of Akash.

Some days later, the depressed Akash, with the force of his mother, talks with Vasanthi and Malavika on a traditional date for an arranged marriage. Then, it is revealed that Meera’s ghost, who is always around him, became possessive and killed those girls. Later, when Akash accepts Jano’s proposal, Meera kills her as well.

The book’s ending reveals that one of those four girls is Akash’s bride, who is going to be killed by her. Then all feels tense, but Kaira suddenly reveals that it is a prank video and announces the party has ended.

The next morning, Kaira realized that her friends had been killed in an accident before coming to her house. She was actually with their ghosts throughout the night, which leaves her stunned. Some days later, Kaira gets a match through her parents. There, she recognized Akash as the groom, and tells his profession before he speak. Then the film ends with a surprised Akash, asks how do you know?

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What is Boo about?

The story revolves around Kaira and her friends Ritika "Ritu", Aruna, and Kavya, who discover a mysterious book called Halloween Stories during their Halloween party at Kaira's house.

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Who directed Boo?

Boo (2023) was directed by A. L. Vijay and runs 1 hour 35 minutes.

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