The Telugu horror thriller Eesha is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, with the film’s digital premiere having gone live on February 20, 2026. Directed by Srinivas Manne and starring Thrigun and Hebah Patel in the lead roles, the film originally released in cinemas on December 25, 2025, and has arrived on OTT roughly eight weeks after its theatrical run.
When Did Eesha Release on Amazon Prime Video?
Eesha began streaming on Amazon Prime Video on February 20, 2026. The film is available in Telugu on the platform and can be watched with an active Prime Video subscription. The roughly eight-week theatrical-to-OTT window is consistent with how mid-budget Telugu films have been transitioning to digital in recent times, especially titles that wrap up their theatrical run without extending into a longer box office window.
What Is Eesha About?
Eesha follows four childhood friends — Nayana, Aparna, Kalyan, and Vinay — who have made it their mission to expose fake godmen and debunk superstitions. Their investigations lead them to Dr. Aadidev, a former neurologist who has reinvented himself as a spiritual baba. To humiliate them and prove their rationalism wrong, Dr. Aadidev challenges the group to spend three consecutive nights inside an abandoned haunted house and come out unshaken. What begins as a dare quickly descends into escalating supernatural terror as the house reveals its dark secrets.
The premise taps into the familiar haunted house subgenre while weaving in the rationalist-versus-supernatural tension that has worked well in Telugu horror comedies. The film leans toward old-school horror with a straightforward narrative, though critics noted that the slow first-half pacing dampens the overall tension before the horror elements fully kick in.
Who Stars in Eesha?
Thrigun and Hebah Patel lead the film as the central pair among the four friends. Babloo Prithiveeraj plays Dr. Aadidev, the antagonist psychiatrist-turned-monk whose cold authority drives the film’s conflict. Akhil Raj and Siri Hanmanth round out the core friend group. The film is directed by Srinivas Manne and was produced with a reported budget of around Rs 10 crore.
How Did Eesha Perform at the Box Office?
Eesha’s theatrical performance was well below expectations. Releasing on December 25, 2025, the film faced a crowded Christmas release window and collected approximately Rs 1.90 crore worldwide against its Rs 10 crore budget, making it a box office disappointment. Critical reception was mixed to negative, with reviewers pointing to sluggish narration in the first half and a reliance on familiar horror tropes as the film’s primary weaknesses. The IMDb audience score of 8.6 does reflect a segment of viewers who connected with its old-school horror sensibility.
Is Eesha Worth Watching on Amazon Prime Video?
For horror enthusiasts who enjoy the traditional Telugu haunted-house format, Eesha offers a watchable OTT experience, particularly in the second half where the supernatural elements gain momentum. The premise of rationalists being trapped in a genuinely haunted space gives the film a decent dramatic hook, and Babloo Prithiveeraj’s performance as the menacing Dr. Aadidev is a consistent highlight. Viewers expecting a tightly plotted modern horror will likely find it slow, but those with patience for the genre’s classic conventions should find it a reasonable streaming watch.