Hisss (2010)

 ●  Telugu ● 1 hr 38 mins

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Desperate brain cancer-ridden Caucasian, George States, with only six months to live, decides to capture a male cobra with hopes of obtaining 'Nagmani' from the shape shifting Naga female. For reasons that remain obscure throughout the film this will not only cure his brain cancer but also make him immortal. He hires workers in the jungles of Natchi, Tamil Nadu, who witness the intimacy of the cobras, capture the male allowing the female to escape. George then holds the male cobra in a glass cage hoping that the female cobra will attempt a rescue, and he will then release it in exchange for the Nagamani. The region experiences horror and religious awakening after the enraged female cobra, with the image of its oppressor in its eyes, sheds its snake-skin and takes on a female human form, setting out on its deadly mission of tracking down and destroying her mate's oppressor, and whoever else gets in her way whether involved or not.

Cast: Irrfan Khan, Mallika Sherawat

Crew: Jennifer Chambers Lynch (Director), Madhu Ambat (Director of Photography), Anu Malik (Music Director)

Rating: A (India)

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Horror

Release Dates: 22 Oct 2010 (India)

Tagline: She's sexy... venomous... and she'll swallow you whole...

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Did you know? Director Jennifer Lynch disowned the film after it was 'taken away' from her in the editing stages; according to her the film that she perceived and wanted to be made as a love story eventually took the shape of a horror film after the producers took creative control of it. Read More
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as Vinkram Gupta
as Snake Woman
as Maya Gupta
as George States
as Guide 1 / Abusive Father

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Telugu
Spoken Languages:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1, 2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Archival Source:
QubeVault
Taglines:
She's sexy... venomous... and she'll swallow you whole...
Vengeance has a sound
Movie Connection(s):
Dubbed from: Hisss (Hindi)
Trivia:
Malika Sherawat rejected using a look-alike for the nude scenes and did them by herself.

Director Jennifer Lynch's struggle to make the film was released as a documentary by the name of Despite the Gods (2012).

Director Jennifer Lynch disowned the film after it was 'taken away' from her in the editing stages; according to her the film that she perceived and wanted to be made as a love story eventually took the shape of a horror film after the producers took creative control of it.