TMBTMB
TMBTMB

Track, discover and find where to watch TV shows and movies.

Discover

  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Browse
  • Topics

Account

  • Watchlist
  • Watched
  • Ratings

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

© 2026 Movie Browser. All rights reserved.

Data provided by TMDB

Home
Browse
Watchlist
backdrop
backdrop
logo
A deaf artist, a dead cellist, and a haunted Seattle mansion — who's really playing who?
TMDB
53
IMDb
43
Google
55
Watch

Nishabdham (2020)

glossy ghost storyBollywood meets Hollywoodtwisty whodunit

Overview

HorrorThriller

Seattle PD is investigating the murder of a man and Sakshi, a deaf and mute artist, and her husband Antony, a renowned cello player, are related to it.

Flag of ININTelugu
Content warning
haunted housefemale paintercello
disability and perceptionart as witnesstruth versus appearancecolonial trauma

Standout Aspects

Cinematography

Seattle and USA locations shot lush, expensive-looking

Acting

Anushka Shetty commits hard to silent performance

Production

Rare Telugu-Hollywood crossover with Michael Madsen

Best for:Streaming: Prime Video curiosity scroll when you want something international·Friends: Group watch to collectively predict the twist (you might)·Solo: Late night when you want pretty visuals over logic
Heads up:Violence: Stabbings and physical assault in flashback sequences·Disturbing: Child trauma backstory revealed through visuals
H

Director

Hemant Madhukar

ReleasedOct 2, 2020
Runtime2h 6m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
People Media Factory
Kona Film Corporation

Top Cast

Anushka Shetty

Anushka Shetty

Sakshi

R. Madhavan

R. Madhavan

Anthony

Anjali

Anjali

Maha Lakshmi

Michael Madsen

Michael Madsen

Richard Dawkins

Subbaraju

Subbaraju

Vivek

Srinivas Avasarala

Srinivas Avasarala

Poorna Chandra Rao

Shalini Pandey

Shalini Pandey

Sonali

Will Ammann

Will Ammann

Sam

Chris Ihlenfeldt

Chris Ihlenfeldt

Mourner

Sharik Khan jr

Sharik Khan jr

Mahalaxmi brother

Ask about Nishabdham

Opens AI chat

Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Shot entirely in USA with sync sound, rare for Telugu cinema at this budget level.

Cultural

The 'haunted Anglo-Indian house' trope reflects postcolonial anxiety about inherited violence and elite spaces.

Gallery

Recommended

Sightless movie poster (2020)
6.8

Sightless

The Town that Dreaded Sundown movie poster (2014)
5.8

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

Dead of Winter movie poster (1987)
6.0

Dead of Winter

Hider in the House movie poster (1989)
5.9

Hider in the House

Compulsion movie poster (2024)
6.1

Compulsion

Play Dead movie poster (2022)
6.1

Play Dead

The Dogs movie poster (2025)
6.8

The Dogs

The Parish movie poster (2021)
5.8

The Parish

Succubus movie poster (2024)
8.6

Succubus

Bloodline Killer movie poster (2024)
6.0

Bloodline Killer

The Other movie poster (2025)
5.9

The Other

Nightman movie poster (2023)
5.8

Nightman

Shades of Desire movie poster (2023)
6.6

Shades of Desire

Blood Punch movie poster (2014)
6.4

Blood Punch

The Invisible Man movie poster (2020)
7.1

The Invisible Man

More Like This

The Grudge 3 movie poster (2009)
5.4

The Grudge 3

The Others movie poster (2001)
7.6

The Others

Place movie poster (2019)
2.8

Place

Within the Darkness movie poster (2013)
2.8

Within the Darkness

1408 movie poster (2007)
6.7

1408

The Ghost movie poster (2025)
8.0

The Ghost

Bhool Bhulaiyaa movie poster (2007)
6.8

Bhool Bhulaiyaa

Santa Sangre movie poster (1989)
7.2

Santa Sangre

Dead Birds movie poster (2005)
5.7

Dead Birds

Castle Freak movie poster (1996)
6.1

Castle Freak

Bad Ben 2: Steelmanville Road movie poster (2017)
4.5

Bad Ben 2: Steelmanville Road

1 Hour to Kill movie poster (2025)

1 Hour to Kill

Wraith movie poster (2017)
5.0

Wraith

The Visitors movie poster (1988)
6.2

The Visitors

House on Haunted Hill movie poster (1959)
6.8

House on Haunted Hill