An abandoned bungalow, a revenge-seeking young girl who faced a brutal death, an insight into her yesteryear happy life and a protagonist who frantically runs for his life — Bayam Oru Payanam has every done-to-death formula which we witness in a usual horror film. Nevertheless, the story idea offers enough scope to keep viewers hooked, if backed by strong writing.

Ram (Bharath), a passionate photographer who earlier worked as the reporter of a daily, is a workaholic, who is also a devoted family man. He sets out to Munnar for an assignment in his SUV, while his wife (Meenakshi) and daughter... read the rest.