# Inspection Bungalow
**Inspection Bungalow** (ഇൻസ്പെക്ഷൻ ബംഗ്ലാവ്) is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language horror-comedy web series directed by Saiju SS and written by Suneesh Varanaad, streaming on ZEE5 and OTTplay Premium from 14 November 2025[1](https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/inspection-bungalow/0-6-4z5852909) • [2](https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/regional/inspection-bungalow-review-this-malayalam-horror-comedy-has-good-potential-but-works-in-bits-and-pieces-article-13676536.html). It was promoted as Kerala's first horror-comedy web series[3](https://tva.onscreenasia.com/2025/11/zee5-global-brings-inspection-bungalow-keralas-first-horror-comedy-series-on-ott/). The story follows a police team forced to move into a reputedly haunted government bungalow in the fictional village of Aravangad[4](https://www.ottplay.com/news/inspection-bungalow-2025-release-date-trailer-ott-partner-plot-and-all-about-this-malayalam-horror-comedy-series/f3fe5b1201966).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Malayalam web series, one season of seven episodes of roughly 16 to 27 minutes, all released 14 November 2025[5](https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/inspection-bungalow/0-6-4z5852909/episodes) |
| Genre | Horror, comedy, fantasy; rated U/A 16+[1](https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/inspection-bungalow/0-6-4z5852909) |
| Crew | Directed by Saiju SS; screenplay by Suneesh Varanaad[2](https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/regional/inspection-bungalow-review-this-malayalam-horror-comedy-has-good-potential-but-works-in-bits-and-pieces-article-13676536.html) |
| Lead cast | Shabareesh Varma as Sub-Inspector Vishnu Madhav, Aadhya Prasad as paranormal researcher Mythili, Saju Sreedhar as the rationalist officer Parameswaran[6](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/inspection-bungalow) |
| Setting | The village of Aravangad, where the police station is shifted to a haunted Forest Inspection Bungalow[4](https://www.ottplay.com/news/inspection-bungalow-2025-release-date-trailer-ott-partner-plot-and-all-about-this-malayalam-horror-comedy-series/f3fe5b1201966) |
| Streaming | ZEE5 and OTTplay Premium, with English subtitles[4](https://www.ottplay.com/news/inspection-bungalow-2025-release-date-trailer-ott-partner-plot-and-all-about-this-malayalam-horror-comedy-series/f3fe5b1201966) |
| Reception | IMDb rating of 5.1/10 from 85 users; critics gave mixed to negative reviews[7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38792244/) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and plot
The series is set in Aravangad, a small Kerala village whose police station is in disrepair. Sub-Inspector Vishnu, described in different accounts as a reluctant officer with a troubled past and a devout believer in rituals, is tasked with relocating the station to an abandoned government property known as the Inspection Bungalow, a forest rest house rumored to be haunted and associated with unexplained deaths[4](https://www.ottplay.com/news/inspection-bungalow-2025-release-date-trailer-ott-partner-plot-and-all-about-this-malayalam-horror-comedy-series/f3fe5b1201966) • [8](https://scroll.in/reel/1088500/review-in-inspection-bungalow-cops-take-a-vacation). The Mid-Day review notes that the bungalow's reputation is such that thieves would rather confess to crimes they had not committed than step inside[9](https://www.mid-day.com/amp/entertainment/web-series/article/inspection-bungalow-review-shabareesh-varma-malayalam-web-series-23603399).
Once the team moves in, unsettling events begin. Vishnu seeks help from a godman and from Mythili, a self-proclaimed ghost hunter who carries a device that supposedly detects "paranormal waves"[8](https://scroll.in/reel/1088500/review-in-inspection-bungalow-cops-take-a-vacation). His colleague Parameswaran, a staunch rationalist, refuses to believe in ghosts, and the two opposing worldviews work toward the same investigation[9](https://www.mid-day.com/amp/entertainment/web-series/article/inspection-bungalow-review-shabareesh-varma-malayalam-web-series-23603399). The plot ties the hauntings to a string of mysterious deaths and a decades-old secret in the village[4](https://www.ottplay.com/news/inspection-bungalow-2025-release-date-trailer-ott-partner-plot-and-all-about-this-malayalam-horror-comedy-series/f3fe5b1201966).
The seven episodes, all released on the same day, are titled Haunted Shift, The Ordeal, The Arrival of Mythili, The Breakthrough, The Shadows of the Past, Revelations, and Closing The Case, with runtimes from 16 to 27 minutes[5](https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/inspection-bungalow/0-6-4z5852909/episodes).
### Cast and characters
[Shabareesh Varma](https://www.edgepedia.org/shabareesh-varma), known for the film *Premam*, plays Sub-Inspector Vishnu Madhav[6](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/inspection-bungalow) • [10](https://www.ottplay.com/review/inspection-bungalow-review-shabareesh-varmas-series-is-fearfully-dated-turns-horror-into-comedy/db3407b276190). Aadhya Prasad plays Mythili, the paranormal researcher. Saju Sreedhar plays Parameswaran, the non-believing officer; Jayan Cherthala plays the local MLA Shaji; Sreejith Ravi plays Issac; Senthil Krishna Rajamani plays Balamurali; and Balaji Sarma plays S.I. Selvaraj[6](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/inspection-bungalow). Manohari Joy appears as Vishnu's mother[6](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/inspection-bungalow).
## Production and release
The series premiered on ZEE5 and OTTplay Premium at 12 am on 14 November 2025, with English subtitles[11](https://www.ottplay.com/news/inspection-bungalow-out-on-ott-where-to-watch-shabareesh-varma-led-horror-comedy-series/9981f9f5f6900). Director Saiju SS described the show as an attempt to make fear and fun coexist, saying the series explores how humor can be a way to face darkness[3](https://tva.onscreenasia.com/2025/11/zee5-global-brings-inspection-bungalow-keralas-first-horror-comedy-series-on-ott/). It followed the Malayalam thriller *[Kammattam](https://www.edgepedia.org/kammattam)* on the platform[11](https://www.ottplay.com/news/inspection-bungalow-out-on-ott-where-to-watch-shabareesh-varma-led-horror-comedy-series/9981f9f5f6900).
## Reception
Critics were divided on the result. The Moneycontrol review credited the performances and the unusual premise but found the writing inconsistent and the technical work uneven, citing mismatched lighting and color grading and abrupt cuts[2](https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/regional/inspection-bungalow-review-this-malayalam-horror-comedy-has-good-potential-but-works-in-bits-and-pieces-article-13676536.html). The Mid-Day review called the series a nostalgia trip to early-2000s Malayalam horror, with temple priests, white-clad ghosts, and recycled tropes, and judged that it rarely delivered either scares or laughs[9](https://www.mid-day.com/amp/entertainment/web-series/article/inspection-bungalow-review-shabareesh-varma-malayalam-web-series-23603399). The OTTplay review gave it 2.5 out of 5 and argued the horror tropes were dated, though it noted the comedy worked better than the scares and that the script kept sight of its goal[10](https://www.ottplay.com/review/inspection-bungalow-review-shabareesh-varmas-series-is-fearfully-dated-turns-horror-into-comedy/db3407b276190). The Scroll review found the show stronger on comedy than on the supernatural, with Varma effective in comic scenes[8](https://scroll.in/reel/1088500/review-in-inspection-bungalow-cops-take-a-vacation). Filmfare rated it 2.5 out of 5, calling it mildly spooky and charming but saying the final act lost clarity[12](https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/south-movies/inspection-bungalow-review-a-quirky-horror-comedy-that-fumbles-its-final-stretch-79229.amp). On IMDb the series holds a rating of 5.1/10 from 85 users[7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38792244/).
## References
1. [Inspection Bungalow, ZEE5](https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/inspection-bungalow/0-6-4z5852909)
2. [Inspection Bungalow review: This Malayalam horror-comedy has good potential but works in bits and pieces, Moneycontrol](https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/regional/inspection-bungalow-review-this-malayalam-horror-comedy-has-good-potential-but-works-in-bits-and-pieces-article-13676536.html)
3. [ZEE5 Global brings 'Inspection Bungalow', Kerala's first horror-comedy series on OTT, Television Asia Plus](https://tva.onscreenasia.com/2025/11/zee5-global-brings-inspection-bungalow-keralas-first-horror-comedy-series-on-ott/)
4. [Inspection Bungalow 2025: Release date, trailer, OTT partner, plot and all about this Malayalam horror comedy series, OTTplay](https://www.ottplay.com/news/inspection-bungalow-2025-release-date-trailer-ott-partner-plot-and-all-about-this-malayalam-horror-comedy-series/f3fe5b1201966)
5. [Inspection Bungalow Episodes, ZEE5](https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/inspection-bungalow/0-6-4z5852909/episodes)
6. [Inspection Bungalow, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/inspection-bungalow)
7. [Inspection Bungalow (TV Series 2025), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38792244/)
8. [Review: In 'Inspection Bungalow', cops take a vacation, Scroll](https://scroll.in/reel/1088500/review-in-inspection-bungalow-cops-take-a-vacation)
9. [Inspection Bungalow series review: A nostalgic trip to early-2000s horror, Mid-Day](https://www.mid-day.com/amp/entertainment/web-series/article/inspection-bungalow-review-shabareesh-varma-malayalam-web-series-23603399)
10. [Inspection Bungalow review: Shabareesh Varma's series is fearfully dated, OTTplay](https://www.ottplay.com/review/inspection-bungalow-review-shabareesh-varmas-series-is-fearfully-dated-turns-horror-into-comedy/db3407b276190)
11. [Inspection Bungalow out on OTT: Where you can watch Shabareesh Varma-led horror comedy series, OTTplay](https://www.ottplay.com/news/inspection-bungalow-out-on-ott-where-to-watch-shabareesh-varma-led-horror-comedy-series/9981f9f5f6900)
12. [Inspection Bungalow Review: A Quirky Horror Comedy That Fumbles Its Final Stretch, Filmfare](https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/south-movies/inspection-bungalow-review-a-quirky-horror-comedy-that-fumbles-its-final-stretch-79229.amp)
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