«418»: trailer released for the Indian horror presented by Prashanth Neel — room 418 hides a terrifying secret, in cinemas on 23 October

Room 418 is now open to visitors: the producers have released the Hindi trailer of the Indian horror «418», which Mythri Movie Makers describes as a serious and unsettling exploration of fear. The film is presented by filmmaker Prashanth Neel, the director of «KGF» and «Salaar», a name that immediately gives the project weight in the Indian film industry, as Bollywood Hungama reports.

«418» marks the directorial debut of Kirtan Nadagouda, who also wrote the film’s story. Behind the project are producers Naveen Yerneni and Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar, while the approach showcased in the trailer promises a horror without comedy or commercial detours — a narrative focused entirely on fear.

The cast includes Chaithra Achar, Surya Raj, Charan Lakkaraju, Preethi Pagadala and Shashank Patil. According to the producers, Chaithra Achar’s entrance in the second half completely changes the film’s atmosphere and delivers its most unsettling moments.

The trailer opens with a guard recounting that no bird has ever entered a certain abandoned house. We then meet 18-year-old Vivek, trapped between reality and hallucination, while the VIMS building — sealed for 15 years — is reopened despite local opposition. Room 418 is said to hide a terrifying secret, and the character Devika also arrives in the trailer. If the first half suggests a psychological thriller, the second half turns into horror and the supernatural. The cinematography is by Dinesh Divakar, the music by Venky GG, while the production design of the abandoned house is by Ullas Hydoor.

The film opens in cinemas worldwide on 23 October 2026, in the Dussehra season, in four languages: Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Hindi. The campaign slogan sums it all up: «Languages change, but FEAR HAS NO BORDERS».