Mummy (2016)

Mummy is a 2016 Kannada horror film built around a mother and her small daughter. After a move to a new home, the girl begins to behave strangely, speaking to an unseen friend and saying things she could not know, and the mother's fear grows as the house seems to answer back. Priyanka Upendra, a Bengali-born actress who has worked across South Indian cinema and is married to Kannada star Upendra, plays the mother, with child actress Yuvina Parthavi as the daughter. The debut of director Lohith H., it was noted for building its scares through atmosphere and the mother-daughter bond rather than gore.