Prakambanam ending explained: Is the grandmother’s ghost exorcised in horror comedy? Will there be a sequel?

The latest Malayalam film Prakambanam, which recently dropped on Zee5 (also OTTplay Premium), is a horror comedy entertainer, mostly set in a college campus. The lives of three college students turn upside down when one of them gets possessed by the ghost of a grandmother. So is the ghost exorcized by the end of the Vijesh Panathur-helmed film? Will Prakambanam get a sequel? Let’s break down the climax of Prakambanam. (spoilers ahead)

What is the plot of Prakambanam

Prakambanam stars Ganapathi, Sagar Surya and Al Ameen as the college lads - Sidhu, Punyalan and Shankaran. The spooky trouble begins when Punyalan gets possessed by the ghost of Sidhu’s grandmother (Mallika Sukumaran), after the youth accidentally snorts on the woman’s ashes accidentally. Hilarious events follow as Punayalan gets possessed by the spirit at the most inopportune moments, getting all of them into trouble. The grandmother’s ghost also has an agenda of her own, as she seeks to settle scores with her meek husband Madhavan who inadvertently caused her death.

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What happens in Prakambanam climax

In the Prakambanam climax, the youngsters seek the help of an exorcist Stanislavski (Rajesh Madhavan) who asks them to get her ashes to perform the ritual. Though the lads travel to Sidhu’s native home and scout the campus for the remaining ashes they had thrown out, they are not able to find it. They then plead with Stan to somehow perform exorcism. Stan, seeking to break all conventional rules of exorcism, makes an attempt but doesn’t find much success. He then flees for his life even as the three youths, Punyalan’s girlfriend and his parents get trapped in the haunted house and other spirits begin to torment them.

But as the clock strikes midnight, Punayalan awakens and his buddies are relieved to find their friend as a mirror check confirms that the ghost has left his body. So was it that the exorcism worked?

The movie then backtracks and shows Stan fleeing in his vehicle and he offers a ride to a goon (Sanesh Guinness). This goon is from Sidhu’s native and he had taken the ashes bottle, assuming it to be mooku podi (snuff powder), from the campus. Stan asks for a cigarette but the man hands him snuff powder instead.

In the post-credits scene, it is shown that Madhavan, who was grappling with his dominating wife, enjoying a flamboyant life in Goa. Just when he sits down, he hears his wife’s sound and turns around to see Stan, clearly possessed by the woman. The final scene shows Madhavan running for his life from his wife’s ghost, hinting that the horror tale has not ended.

Earlier, in an interview with OTTplay, Prakambanam director Vijesh Panathur had confirmed that the horror comedy would have a sequel, mounted on a bigger scale.