About Raat
Raat also known as Raatri is a bilingual 1992 Indian supernatural thriller written, produced and directed by Ram Gopal Varma starring Revathi in the role of protagonist Manisha (Mini) Sharma. The film was released in Telugu and Hindi, the film is one of the first supernatural Indian film.
A family of four moves into a house that is allegedly haunted. Manisha Sharma (Revathi) aka 'Mini' is a girl doing her college. Akash Khurana plays her father Mr. Sharma and Rohini Hattangadi is her mother Shalini Sharma. Deepak (Kushant) is Mini's classmate and her boyfriend. Mini's nephew Bunty (Master Atit) finds a cat in the house basement. The cat has an eerie look on its face with its spot-staring eyes. One day the cat ventures behind the father's car rear wheel and is killed accidentally while car is reversed. The cat is buried in the backyard without the knowledge of Bunty. Their neighbor and Rashmi's grandmother (Nirmalamma) spooks them with a fearful response after hearing Mini is their new neighbor.
One other day Mini and Deepak decide to enjoy a ride to the city limits. Returning home, Deepak's bike rear tyre goes flat. Deepak rides with a passerby to get a spare tyre from a village nearby and asks Mini to wait for him. On returning, Deepak finds Mini sitting beside a tree near a pond, clutching her face and apparently weeping. This is one of the best scenes in the movie that Ram Gopal Verma, aka RGV, (the director) has worked on so brilliantly so as to shiver the audience in their seats. Approaching her Deepak stares at her fierce, reddening eyes and slips into the pond. All of a sudden, Mini turns normal and calls to Deepak to come out of the pond. Meanwhile, Bunty finds another cat which bears an uncanny resemblance to the dead cat. The family gets its first shock.
Cast and Crew
Manisha Sharma
Shalini Sharma
Sharji the Tantrik
Shrink
Rashmi
Bunty (as Master Ateet)
Police Inspector
Sharma's neighbour
Dead woman
(as Manto)
(as Yaadu)
(as Sailaja)
Narayan
Mr. Sharma
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