Now Reading: Kangana Ranaut to star in Ravi Babu horror film ‘Scary Picture’
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Kangana Ranaut to star in Ravi Babu horror film ‘Scary Picture’
The Story in Brief
Kangana Ranaut will headline the Telugu horror film ‘Scary Picture’, directed by Ravi Babu and produced by Suresh Babu and Flying Frogs, announced on Friday, 13 November 2026. Rana Daggubati is attached as a production collaborator and shared the title poster on social media with the caption ‘A new nightmare is about to unfold.’ The film marks Ranaut’s return to Telugu cinema and Ravi Babu’s debut in Hindi cinema.
The project was first teased at the HorrorCon India event in New Delhi, where a leaked video confirmed the title and genre. The poster states a theatrical release ‘anytime 2027’, and the exact date will be announced after production wraps. Daggubati said the aim is to ‘create a consistent stream of production support and release opportunities’ for horror filmmakers across India. Details of the cast and crew will be revealed soon.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All three outlets report the same core fact: Kangana Ranaut will star in the Telugu horror film ‘Scary Picture’, directed by Ravi Babu and produced by Suresh Babu and Flying Frogs, with Rana Daggubati as a production collaborator. The cover is uniform straight reporting across the board. Thetelugu360.com leads with the note that Ravi Babu has delivered recent debacles before hoping ‘Scary Picture’ marks a comeback, whilecinemaexpress.com supplies the director’s full filmography and his Hindi debut. Thehansindia.com foregrounds Rana Daggubati’s statement on creating a horror production pipeline and notes the 13 November announcement date as superstitious framing. No source contradicts another. The release is confirmed for 2027, with no exact date until shooting ends, as thehansindia.com states.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): telugu360.com (neutral report), cinemaexpress.com (neutral report), thehansindia.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Update, 13 November 2026: this story now draws on 3 sources.
