Dhootha
Director(s)Vikram K Kumar
Production year2023
Genre(s)Drama, Horror
Approx. running minutes57m
CastNaga Chaitanya Akkineni, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Priya Bhavani Shankar
Dhootha
strong language, suicide
Classified Date:
24/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
DHOOTHA is a Telugu language thriller series; in this episode, Sagar is warned of an impending tragedy moments before it occurs.
language
Strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') is used. There is also the use of milder terms including 'shit', 'fricking', 'screw', 'bastard' and 'bullshit'.
suicide and self-harm
A person shoots themself in the head. A man is seen taking handfuls of prescription drugs in an effort to end his life.
additional issues
A lorry drives into a parked car, causing it to roll down a hill and threaten the lives of those inside. A man's hand is covered in blood in the aftermath of an accident.
strong violence, bloody images, threat, language, suicide
Classified Date:
24/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
DHOOTHA is an Indian supernatural horror series; in this episode, Sagar's plans to find out more information result in an untimely death.
violence
A brutal torture sequence includes a severely beaten man's tooth being violently pulled out with pliers as he hangs by his wrists.
threat and horror
There are moments of strong threat, such as a man threatening to gouge another's eyes out and stuffing his mouth full of tissues causing him to start choking.
language
Use of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'shit' and 'screw'.
suicide and self-harm
A man's bloodied body is found in the aftermath of his apparent suicide and there are references to the method he used to take his life.
injury detail
Scenes of violence are accompanied by strong bloody injury detail. After a child is crushed by a car, he is discovered dead in a pool of blood and an already severely injured man is bloodily impaled on a sharp implement.
strong bloody images, threat
Classified Date:
24/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
DHOOTHA is a Telugu language horror series; in this episode, Sagar begins to worry about the safety of his family.
threat and horror
A man receives cryptic messages that threaten him and his unborn child.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images throughout, including when a man handles a dead body, and when a pregnant woman is injured after an accident in her home. Bloody body parts are also seen as part of crime scene photography.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'hell' and 'damn'). There are also references to a person's suicide, to miscarriage, prostitution and adultery.
strong violence, injury detail, threat, language, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
24/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
DHOOTHA is a Telugu language thriller series; in this episode, Sagar seeks help from his allies in the police force.
violence
A person is tortured, their teeth pulled out with pliers and newspaper stuffed in their mouth to stop them from screaming. A woman is repeatedly punched and thrown face first through a glass table by her husband, causing her to bleed heavily.
threat and horror
In a strong scene of threat, a man rushes to save his young daughter who has fallen down a lift shaft, before she is crushed by an approaching lift.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'shit', 'ass', 'screw', 'damn', 'hell').
injury detail
A woman is seen with deep and bloody lacerations all over her face following a violent attack. A dead body is seen lying in a pool of blood, which drips through cracks in a ceiling onto the floor below.
additional issues
A passing reference is made to drug dealing, without detail. References are made to a man who has taken his own life. A man and woman are briefly seen in bed together, implied to be having sex.
strong bloody images, suicide, language
Classified Date:
24/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
DHOOTHA is a South Asian supernatural horror series; in this episode, a paranormal investigator reaches out to Sagar to tell him about the fate of corrupt journalists.
language
Occasional strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms such as 'shit' and 'damn'.
suicide and self-harm
A character appears to take his own life, with accompanying bloody detail. Verbal references are made to journalists dying from suicide, however, a character explains they were under the influence of evil supernatural forces.
injury detail
Characters receive a package containing the bloody corpse of a foetus. A woman is repeatedly impaled onto a sharp wall fixture by an unseen supernatural entity, with accompanying bloody detail.
additional issues
A character admits to having an extra-marital affair. Infrequent references are made to sexual violence and murder, however, these lack detail.
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
21/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
DHOOTHA is a South Asian supernatural horror series; in this episode, there are revelations concerning murderous events in the past.
violence
A person is beaten before being repeatedly stabbed to death in a scene which also includes blood in the aftermath. A family is drugged before their hanging corpses, including those of children, are discovered following a mass murder staged to seem like mass suicide. A person is drowned, following which the corpse floats to the surface.
injury detail
There is close-up sight of bloody images in photographs pinned to a police station wall.
additional issues
There are undetailed verbal references to gang rape and to suicide.
The episode contains moderate threat, as well as a jump scare.
A corpse is buried; however, there is limited detail.
There is also mild and very mild bad language ('bullshit', 'hell').
strong bloody images, violence, suicide
Classified Date:
24/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
DHOOTHA is a Hindi language horror series; in this episode Priya's husband makes a difficult decision whilst worrying about the safety of her and their unborn child.
violence
A man is shot several times in the chest. Includes bloody detail. A tooth is pulled from a man's mouth with pliers.
suicide and self-harm
There are scenes of suicide.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images of people being impaled and dead bodies.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('whore', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'God', 'bloody').
In a sexually threatening manner a man propositions a woman in exchange for his help. She cries but considers it but does not.
strong bloody violence, language
Classified Date:
24/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
DHOOTHA is a Hindi language horror series; in this episode a number of premonitions come true, putting Priya's life in danger and sealing the fate of a prominent politician.
violence
Violence is strong and includes bloody detail. A pregnant woman is choked, has her head slammed repeatedly and is struck off-screen in the stomach with a meat cleaver. A man is stabbed in the leg with a pair of scissors. A man is hit over the head and stabbed through the chest with a mic stand, before his attacker is shot in the leg.
There is injury detail of a child's charred corpse, and hanging dead bodies.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('shit', 'bastard', 'fricking', 'screw', 'jerk').
additional issues
There is a visually discreet scene in which a child watches an adult character douse themselves in petrol and set themselves alight. There are references to suicide.
Classified date21/11/2023
LanguageTelugu
violence
A person is beaten before being repeatedly stabbed to death in a scene which also includes blood in the aftermath. A family is drugged before their hanging corpses, including those of children, are discovered following a mass murder staged to seem like mass suicide. A person is drowned, following which the corpse floats to the surface.
injury detail
There is close-up sight of bloody images in photographs pinned to a police station wall.
additional issues
There are undetailed verbal references to gang rape and to suicide.
The episode contains moderate threat, as well as a jump scare.
A corpse is buried; however, there is limited detail.
There is also mild and very mild bad language ('bullshit', 'hell').
strong violence, injury detail, threat, language, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
24/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A person is tortured, their teeth pulled out with pliers and newspaper stuffed in their mouth to stop them from screaming. A woman is repeatedly punched and thrown face first through a glass table by her husband, causing her to bleed heavily.
threat and horror
In a strong scene of threat, a man rushes to save his young daughter who has fallen down a lift shaft, before she is crushed by an approaching lift.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'shit', 'ass', 'screw', 'damn', 'hell').
injury detail
A woman is seen with deep and bloody lacerations all over her face following a violent attack. A dead body is seen lying in a pool of blood, which drips through cracks in a ceiling onto the floor below.
additional issues
A passing reference is made to drug dealing, without detail. References are made to a man who has taken his own life. A man and woman are briefly seen in bed together, implied to be having sex.
strong bloody violence, language
Classified Date:
24/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Violence is strong and includes bloody detail. A pregnant woman is choked, has her head slammed repeatedly and is struck off-screen in the stomach with a meat cleaver. A man is stabbed in the leg with a pair of scissors. A man is hit over the head and stabbed through the chest with a mic stand, before his attacker is shot in the leg.
There is injury detail of a child's charred corpse, and hanging dead bodies.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('shit', 'bastard', 'fricking', 'screw', 'jerk').
additional issues
There is a visually discreet scene in which a child watches an adult character douse themselves in petrol and set themselves alight. There are references to suicide.
strong bloody images, threat
Classified Date:
24/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A man receives cryptic messages that threaten him and his unborn child.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images throughout, including when a man handles a dead body, and when a pregnant woman is injured after an accident in her home. Bloody body parts are also seen as part of crime scene photography.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'hell' and 'damn'). There are also references to a person's suicide, to miscarriage, prostitution and adultery.
strong bloody images, suicide, language
Classified Date:
24/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
Occasional strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms such as 'shit' and 'damn'.
suicide and self-harm
A character appears to take his own life, with accompanying bloody detail. Verbal references are made to journalists dying from suicide, however, a character explains they were under the influence of evil supernatural forces.
injury detail
Characters receive a package containing the bloody corpse of a foetus. A woman is repeatedly impaled onto a sharp wall fixture by an unseen supernatural entity, with accompanying bloody detail.
additional issues
A character admits to having an extra-marital affair. Infrequent references are made to sexual violence and murder, however, these lack detail.
strong language, suicide
Classified Date:
24/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
Strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') is used. There is also the use of milder terms including 'shit', 'fricking', 'screw', 'bastard' and 'bullshit'.
suicide and self-harm
A person shoots themself in the head. A man is seen taking handfuls of prescription drugs in an effort to end his life.
additional issues
A lorry drives into a parked car, causing it to roll down a hill and threaten the lives of those inside. A man's hand is covered in blood in the aftermath of an accident.
strong violence, bloody images, threat, language, suicide
Classified Date:
24/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A brutal torture sequence includes a severely beaten man's tooth being violently pulled out with pliers as he hangs by his wrists.
threat and horror
There are moments of strong threat, such as a man threatening to gouge another's eyes out and stuffing his mouth full of tissues causing him to start choking.
language
Use of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'shit' and 'screw'.
suicide and self-harm
A man's bloodied body is found in the aftermath of his apparent suicide and there are references to the method he used to take his life.
injury detail
Scenes of violence are accompanied by strong bloody injury detail. After a child is crushed by a car, he is discovered dead in a pool of blood and an already severely injured man is bloodily impaled on a sharp implement.
strong bloody images, violence, suicide
Classified Date:
24/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is shot several times in the chest. Includes bloody detail. A tooth is pulled from a man's mouth with pliers.
suicide and self-harm
There are scenes of suicide.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images of people being impaled and dead bodies.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('whore', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'God', 'bloody').
In a sexually threatening manner a man propositions a woman in exchange for his help. She cries but considers it but does not.
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
21/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A person is beaten before being repeatedly stabbed to death in a scene which also includes blood in the aftermath. A family is drugged before their hanging corpses, including those of children, are discovered following a mass murder staged to seem like mass suicide. A person is drowned, following which the corpse floats to the surface.
injury detail
There is close-up sight of bloody images in photographs pinned to a police station wall.
additional issues
There are undetailed verbal references to gang rape and to suicide.
The episode contains moderate threat, as well as a jump scare.
A corpse is buried; however, there is limited detail.
There is also mild and very mild bad language ('bullshit', 'hell').
Director(s)Vikram K Kumar
Production year2023
Genre(s)Drama, Horror
Approx. running minutes57m
CastNaga Chaitanya Akkineni, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Priya Bhavani Shankar
Classified date21/11/2023
LanguageTelugu
