In a thrilling new development, it looks like Stree is coming back, and she’s bringing a huge surprise with her! Maddock Films just dropped post on their social media, teasing a big reveal for their next horror-comedy, Thamma coming Diwali.
Thamma is an upcoming Indian horror-comedy film from Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films’ franchise. The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Paresh Rawal. The ‘bloody love story’ is all set to be released in cinemas on October 21. Ahead of the release, the writer of the film, Niren Bhatt, opened up about the plot.
Thamma Writer On Comparison With The Vampire Diaries
Speaking to Zoom, Niren Bhatt, the writer of Thamma, reacted to netizens lauding Ayushmann Khurrana’s film as India’s answer to The Vampire Diaries, a popular youth-centric show (2009 to 2017).
He said that they are trying to create stories based on our folk tales and our mythologies because our scriptures and culture are so rich. “If you talk about vampires, they are there in all cultures, like Chinese, Persian, Greek, and there have been legends in popular culture. In the West, it came around like 100 years back with Dracula stories, but The Vampire Diaries is a 10-year-old thing,” he said.
He further added that our scriptures have had this for thousands of years, like the story of Singhasan Battisi and the stories of Vikram and Betal. Betal is a riddle story.
“Each time Vikram gets on his back, he tells him a story and asks him a question in the end. If Vikram gives the wrong answer, then he’ll go back to the tree. That thing has always been there in our culture, and it came way back before The Vampire Diaries and the Twilights of the world,” Niren explained.
About Thamma
Thamma is a 2025 Indian horror-comedy film featuring Ayushmann Khurrana as a historian investigating Indian vampire folklore, and Rashmika Mandanna in a romantic, potentially supernatural role.
The story unfolds across two timelines, modern-day Delhi and the ancient city of Vijayanagar, exploring themes of love, immortality, and supernatural forces. The film also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui as a vampire, Paresh Rawal, and others, and it is part of Maddock Films’ Horror-Comedy Universe, like Stree, Stree 2, Bhediya, and Munjya.
A Multiverse of Scares and Surprises
If the buzz holds true, Thamma could be Maddock’s first full-blown horror-comedy multiverse. Characters from past hits may collide with the new storyline, setting up a cinematic playground of scares, laughs, and shocking reveals. For fans who’ve followed the studio’s spooky experiments over the years, this could be the ultimate payoff.
A Bloody Romance at the Core
Unlike Maddock’s earlier horror-comedies, Thammais positioned as the banner’s first love story in the spooky universe. The film promises a cocktail of horror, comedy, action, and romance—with a bloody twist. This genre-blending approach is being touted as a refreshing departure that could expand the universe’s emotional depth while still keeping its trademark entertainment intact.
Dinesh Vijan’s Vision and Spectacle
Driving the film is producer Dinesh Vijan, who has consistently built Maddock’s horror-comedy legacy brick by brick. Backed by a powerful background score and crafted for a grand festive release, Thamma is shaping up to be the banner’s most ambitious outing yet. With Vijan’s signature ability to balance scares and laughter, expectations are sky-high.
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