A Tamil Horror Movie titled-‘D’Monte Colony’, with a running time of 2 hours.was released in May 2015.
![]()
The movie is based on the Stories/Rumours of 'Paranormal/Super-Natural Activities in the Abandoned / Deserted- 'D'Monte- Colony' in Chennai, which is said to be haunted by evil spirits/ghosts.
![]()
The movie ‘D’Monte Colony’ has been:
![Vaadaa Vaa Machi]( "Vaadaa Vaa Machi")
Interestingly, there is ‘No Heroine’ in the movie, "D'Monte".
According to the Director and the Producer of the Tamil Movie-‘D’Monte’, when the movie was shot, most of the houses in the colony had been already demolished.
The remaining houses also were reported to be demolished soon.
And so, the movie was shot at a different location and in sets.
![]()
Though the movie ‘D’Monte’ is based on the colony, the 'Screen -Play of the movie is entirely different from the 'Real Story' of the late D’Monte.
To make the 'ghost- less'- horror movie, really terrifying, the writer, Ajay Gnanamuthu has used his imagination and altered the true story suitably.
However, the ‘ghost- less’ Tamil Horror Movie has been a successful one, which has created an awareness of the real colony in Chennai.
After the release of the movie, the 'reportedly haunted'- D’Monte Colony became the attraction to the anxious young men in the city, who have been trying to explore the place.
Some 'Short Films' have been taken inside the D'Monte Colony, which are published in the social media and youtube.
The movie ‘D’Monte’ is said to have refreshed the ‘ghost-fears’ in the minds of the people living in Chennai and nearby places.
It is said that the number of visitors to the colony has increased a lot, due to the impact of the movie ‘D’Monte’.
The following is the ‘Screenplay’ of the Tamil Horror Movie-‘D’Monte Colony’:-
An aspiring film writer Raghavan (Sanath) narrates a horror story to a Film Producer (Singam Puli)
and the producer wants to have a comedy plot, without any story at all, which in his opinion would be successful.
![Singampuli]( "Singampuli")
In the meanwhile, four persons known to Raghavan, the film writer namely:
![Jaangiri Madhumitha]( "Jaangiri Madhumitha")
-Decide to explore the abandoned/haunted ‘D’Monte Colony’.
![Abandoned DMonte Colony]( "Abandoned DMonte Colony")
Having deadly and horror experiences, the above four persons come out of the colony, with much difficulty.
![Ghost of DMonte]( "Ghost of DMonte")
The next day they meet a 'Naadi Jodhidar'/'Pulse Reading Astrologer'(M.S.Bhaskar) to know about their future from him.
![The Friends Consulting Naadi Astrologer]( "The Friends Consulting Naadi Astrologer")
The futures of the three out of the four, except Shaji, the Electrician are predicted by the Astrologer.
After returning back from the Astrologer, the Astrologer contacts Srinivasan over mobile and asks him to meet him urgently regarding a very important matter.
When Srinivasan goes to the place of the Astrologer, he is found dead.
Then, while Shaji, the electrician is sleeping in a room, Vimal and Srinivasan ask Raghavan to tell them the story of the ‘D’Monte Colony’, and Raghavan narrates them the story of the late ‘D’Monte’ the four friends.
Raghavan stars narrating the story of the D'Monte Colony as below:
“Long time ago, there was a colony of the Portuguese staying in India, owned by a Portuguese Businessman -John De Monte and it is called 'Demandi Colony'.
![]()
D’Monte had ordered for made a special Diamond Necklace for gifting to his wife on her birthday.
His wife became mentally ill and D’Monte wrote to his son, who was at Portugal, to inform him about his mother. D’Monte came to know that his son died, as soon he mailed the letter to him.
The depressed D’Monte wished to go back to his home country.
He went out of Madras to take steps for selling his properties before leaving India.
After 5 months, when D’Monte returned to Madras, he came to know that his mentally ill wife was pregnant.
He asked a doctor to come to his house abort the child in his wife's womb.
The doctor refused to do so and in anger D’Monte shot the doctor dead.
He shot dead all his servants in the house due to doubts on them.
The locals got angry as D’Monte killed the doctor and the innocent servants and set fire to his house.
In the meanwhile, D’Monte shot at the gas pipe and died of fire in the same house.
While dying, D’Monte had cast a curse on the diamond necklace of his wife.
By virtue of the curse, persons trying to steal the necklace would be killed and the necklace would somehow return back to the house of D’Monte.”-
-Raghavan ends his narration of the story of the DMonte Colony with this.
Raghavan, then says that he has stolen the diamond necklace from the D'Monte Colony, and they all start planning for their future settlement in life, based on the huge amount they may get by selling the necklace.
Then, abnormal things start to happen in their room of the apartment.
The Television cannot be switched off.
Their DVD player starts playing their conversations, showing the death scenes described by the film writer.
The power is cut off and Srinivasan, calls the EB.
![]()
The hero, Srinivasan says that the astrologer has died the previous night and tells about the phone call of the astrologer.
When they play the recorded call in the mobile, they find that the astrologer has said that one of the four of them has already died the last night.
Then they all run to see Shaji, the electrician, who is found to be lying dead on his bed.
They all get frightened by the super-natural happenings and try to leave the apartment and try to open the door.
They cannot open the doos and windows in the apartment.
They shout for help from the neighbors and persons outside and their voices are not heard outside.
They seek the help of the’Ouija Board’( a medium of talking to the dead spirits and ghosts)and they come to know from the ghosts, that none of them would stay alive, as they had stolen the necklace of D'Monte Colony.
As per the curse, they start dying one by one.
Raghavan, the film writer dies first and Vimal, the graphic designer dies next.
The hero, Srinivasan, somehow manages to open a window and jumps out of the room and escapes.
He comes running to the tea stall nearby and asks the persons standing there for help in a loud voice.
Nobody appears to hear his voice or knows his presence there.
Then only Srinivasan finds that his voice is not audible to anyone.
He realises that he has already died, while jumping out of the first floor of the apartment, through a window.
He sees Shaji, the electrician to carry the diamond neck lace for returning to the D’Monte Colony house. -
With that the movie 'Ends' ”
To Continue Click Below:
The Real Story of D'Monte Colony is as follows:-
The movie is based on the Stories/Rumours of 'Paranormal/Super-Natural Activities in the Abandoned / Deserted- 'D'Monte- Colony' in Chennai, which is said to be haunted by evil spirits/ghosts.
- Produced by M.K.Tamilarasu,
![MK Tamilarasu]( "MK Tamilarasu")
- Written and Directed by Ajay Gnanamuthu, who had been the Assistant of the popular Director-A.R.Murugadoss,
![Ajay Gnanamuthu]( "Ajay Gnanamuthu")
- Starring Arulnidhi,
![Arulnidhi]( "Arulnidhi")
- With Music by Keba Jeremiah, Guitarist,
![Keba Jeremiah Guitarist]( "Keba Jeremiah Guitarist")
- With Cinematography by Aravind Singh, who was an Assistant to the famous Cinematographer-Santosh Sivan and
![Santhosh Sivan]( "Santhosh Sivan")
- Edited by Bhuvan Srinivasan
![Bhuvan Srinivasan]( "Bhuvan Srinivasan")
Interestingly, there is ‘No Heroine’ in the movie, "D'Monte".
According to the Director and the Producer of the Tamil Movie-‘D’Monte’, when the movie was shot, most of the houses in the colony had been already demolished.
The remaining houses also were reported to be demolished soon.
And so, the movie was shot at a different location and in sets.
To make the 'ghost- less'- horror movie, really terrifying, the writer, Ajay Gnanamuthu has used his imagination and altered the true story suitably.
However, the ‘ghost- less’ Tamil Horror Movie has been a successful one, which has created an awareness of the real colony in Chennai.
After the release of the movie, the 'reportedly haunted'- D’Monte Colony became the attraction to the anxious young men in the city, who have been trying to explore the place.
Some 'Short Films' have been taken inside the D'Monte Colony, which are published in the social media and youtube.
The movie ‘D’Monte’ is said to have refreshed the ‘ghost-fears’ in the minds of the people living in Chennai and nearby places.
It is said that the number of visitors to the colony has increased a lot, due to the impact of the movie ‘D’Monte’.
The following is the ‘Screenplay’ of the Tamil Horror Movie-‘D’Monte Colony’:-
An aspiring film writer Raghavan (Sanath) narrates a horror story to a Film Producer (Singam Puli)
and the producer wants to have a comedy plot, without any story at all, which in his opinion would be successful.
In the meanwhile, four persons known to Raghavan, the film writer namely:
- Sajith, an Electrician ( Abhishek Joseph) ,
![Abhishek Joseph]( "Abhishek Joseph")
- Vimal , a Graphic Designer(Ramesh Thilak) ,
![Ramesh Thilak]( "Ramesh Thilak")
- Srinivasan, the Hero ( Arulnithi) and
![Arulnidhi]( "Arulnidhi")
- Ms.Jill, a Married Woman (Jaangiri Madhumitha) -who is giving them company on payment of salary- a domestic help (non-sexual)
The next day they meet a 'Naadi Jodhidar'/'Pulse Reading Astrologer'(M.S.Bhaskar) to know about their future from him.
After returning back from the Astrologer, the Astrologer contacts Srinivasan over mobile and asks him to meet him urgently regarding a very important matter.
When Srinivasan goes to the place of the Astrologer, he is found dead.
Then, while Shaji, the electrician is sleeping in a room, Vimal and Srinivasan ask Raghavan to tell them the story of the ‘D’Monte Colony’, and Raghavan narrates them the story of the late ‘D’Monte’ the four friends.
Raghavan stars narrating the story of the D'Monte Colony as below:
“Long time ago, there was a colony of the Portuguese staying in India, owned by a Portuguese Businessman -John De Monte and it is called 'Demandi Colony'.
D’Monte had ordered for made a special Diamond Necklace for gifting to his wife on her birthday.
His wife became mentally ill and D’Monte wrote to his son, who was at Portugal, to inform him about his mother. D’Monte came to know that his son died, as soon he mailed the letter to him.
The depressed D’Monte wished to go back to his home country.
He went out of Madras to take steps for selling his properties before leaving India.
After 5 months, when D’Monte returned to Madras, he came to know that his mentally ill wife was pregnant.
He asked a doctor to come to his house abort the child in his wife's womb.
The doctor refused to do so and in anger D’Monte shot the doctor dead.
He shot dead all his servants in the house due to doubts on them.
The locals got angry as D’Monte killed the doctor and the innocent servants and set fire to his house.
In the meanwhile, D’Monte shot at the gas pipe and died of fire in the same house.
While dying, D’Monte had cast a curse on the diamond necklace of his wife.
By virtue of the curse, persons trying to steal the necklace would be killed and the necklace would somehow return back to the house of D’Monte.”-
-Raghavan ends his narration of the story of the DMonte Colony with this.
Raghavan, then says that he has stolen the diamond necklace from the D'Monte Colony, and they all start planning for their future settlement in life, based on the huge amount they may get by selling the necklace.
Then, abnormal things start to happen in their room of the apartment.
The Television cannot be switched off.
Their DVD player starts playing their conversations, showing the death scenes described by the film writer.
The power is cut off and Srinivasan, calls the EB.
The hero, Srinivasan says that the astrologer has died the previous night and tells about the phone call of the astrologer.
When they play the recorded call in the mobile, they find that the astrologer has said that one of the four of them has already died the last night.
Then they all run to see Shaji, the electrician, who is found to be lying dead on his bed.
They all get frightened by the super-natural happenings and try to leave the apartment and try to open the door.
They cannot open the doos and windows in the apartment.
They shout for help from the neighbors and persons outside and their voices are not heard outside.
They seek the help of the’Ouija Board’( a medium of talking to the dead spirits and ghosts)and they come to know from the ghosts, that none of them would stay alive, as they had stolen the necklace of D'Monte Colony.
As per the curse, they start dying one by one.
Raghavan, the film writer dies first and Vimal, the graphic designer dies next.
The hero, Srinivasan, somehow manages to open a window and jumps out of the room and escapes.
He comes running to the tea stall nearby and asks the persons standing there for help in a loud voice.
Nobody appears to hear his voice or knows his presence there.
Then only Srinivasan finds that his voice is not audible to anyone.
He realises that he has already died, while jumping out of the first floor of the apartment, through a window.
He sees Shaji, the electrician to carry the diamond neck lace for returning to the D’Monte Colony house. -
With that the movie 'Ends' ”
To Continue Click Below:
The Real Story of D'Monte Colony is as follows:-