418: a Prashanth Neel-presented horror film people found too tame

Reality check · updated 2026-10-28

Sold on Prashanth Neel's name and a scary trailer, 418 drew mixed reviews. Viewers say the same thing more bluntly: "not scary" and "overhyped" are the top complaints, though Chaithra J Achar is widely praised.

The facts

1. Telangana Today (IANS) reports 418, presented by Prashanth Neel and produced by Mythri Movie Makers, reached cinemas on 23 October in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Tamil after earlier dates of 31 July and 18 September. Telangana Today (IANS)
2. Sacnilk estimates an opening of ₹2.65 crore India net, falling to ₹0.66 crore on day five, for ₹9.17 crore India net and ₹12.50 crore worldwide gross so far. Sacnilk

₹9.17 cr India net, 5 days (Sacnilk)