Maddock Horror Comedy Universe
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The Maddock Horror Comedy Universe (MHCU) is an Indian shared universe consisting of Hindi-language supernatural comedy horror films created and produced by Maddock Films. All films in this universe are based on Indian folklore. The first installment, Stree, was released as a standalone film. The universe-building began with Bhediya, in which characters from Stree appeared. This was followed by Munjya, where characters from Bhediya and Stree appeared. Stree 2 continued by featuring characters from Bhediya. Thamma features cameos from Bhediya, Stree, Munjya, and Stree 2, making Thamma the central link connecting all five films. The universe was initially titled the Maddock Supernatural Universe, before the official MHCU lineup reveal in January 2025. This change in title was further confirmed with a logo reveal in September 2025, and also by Dinesh Vijan during a Thamma team Interview in October 2025.
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| Film | Release date | Director(s) | Cast | Producer(s) |
| Stree | 31 August 2018 | Amar Kaushik | Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurana, Abhishek Banerjee | Dinesh Vijan and Raj & DK |
| Bhediya | 25 November 2022 | Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Abhishek Banerjee, Deepak Dobriyal, Paalin Kabak | Dinesh Vijan and Jyoti Deshpande | |
| Munjya | 7 June 2024 | Aditya Sarpotdar | Sharvari, Abhay Verma, Sathyaraj, Mona Singh | Dinesh Vijan and Amar Kaushik |
| Stree 2 | 15 August 2024 | Amar Kaushik | Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee, Aparshakti Khurana | Dinesh Vijan and Jyoti Deshpande |
| Thamma | 21 October 2025 | Aditya Sarpotdar | Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Paresh Rawal | Dinesh Vijan and Amar Kaushik |
| Character | Actor | Films | ||||
| Stree | Bhediya | Munjya | Stree 2 | Thamma | ||
| Vicky / "Chanderi ka Rakshak" | Rajkummar Rao | Main | Cameo | Main | ||
| She (Stree's Daughter) | Shraddha Kapoor | Main | Cameo | Main | ||
| Bhaskar / Bhediya | Varun Dhawan | Main | Cameo | |||
| Dr. Anika Mittal / Lady Bhediya | Kriti Sanon | Cameo | Main | |||
| Bittu Gokhle | Abhay Verma | Main | ||||
| Bela | Sharvari | Main | ||||
| Alok Goyal / Thamma | Ayushmann Khurrana | Main | ||||
| Tadaka / Tarika | Rashmika Mandanna | Main | ||||
| Shakti Shalini | Aneet Padda | Mentioned | ||||
| Sarkata | Sunil Kumar + CGI | Main | Mentioned | |||
| The New Sarkata (Sarkata’s descendant) | Akshay Kumar | Cameo | ||||
| Sunil Kumar + CGI | Cameo | |||||
| Janardhan Sharma / Jana / JD | Abhishek Banerjee | Main | Cameo | Main | Cameo | |
| Bittu | Aparshakti Khurana | Main | Cameo | Main | Mentioned | |
| Rudra Bhaiya | Pankaj Tripathi | Main | Main | |||
| Elvis Karim Prabhakar / Hand of God | Sathyaraj | Main | Cameo | |||
| Gotya / Munjya | Ayush Ulagadde | Main | Mentioned | |||
| "Subbu" + CGI | ||||||
| Stree | Flora Saini | Main | ||||
| Bhoomi Rajgor | Main | |||||
| Yakshasan | Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Main | ||||
| Ram Bajaj Goyal | Paresh Rawal | Main | ||||
| Inspector P. K. Yadav | Faisal Malik | Main | ||||
| Shama | Tamannaah Bhatia | Mentioned | Cameo | |||
| Chanderi Girl / "Chanderi ki Rani" | Nora Fatehi | Cameo | Cameo | |||
| Occupation | Films | ||||
| Stree | Bhediya | Munjya | Stree 2 | Thamma | |
| Director | Amar Kaushik | Aditya Sarpotdar | Amar Kaushik | Aditya Sarpotdar | |
| Producer | Dinesh Vijan, Raj & DK | Dinesh Vijan, Jyoti Deshpande | Dinesh Vijan, Amar Kaushik | Dinesh Vijan, Jyoti Deshpande | Dinesh Vijan, Amar Kaushik |
| Writer | Raj & DK, Sumit Arora (dialogues) | Niren Bhatt | Niren Bhatt (screenplay), Yogesh Chandekar (story) | Niren Bhatt | Niren Bhatt, Suresh Mathew, Arun Falara |
| Cinematographer | Amalendu Chaudhary | Jishnu Bhattacharjee | Saurabh Goswami | Jishnu Bhattacharjee | Saurabh Goswami |
| Editor | Hemal Kothari | Sanyukta Kaza | Monisha R. Baldawa | Hemanti Sarkar | |
| Composer | Sachin–Jigar | ||||
| Background score | Ketan Sodha | Justin Varghese | Sachin–Jigar | ||
| Lyricist | Vayu, Badshah | Amitabh Bhattacharya | |||
| Production company | Maddock Films, D2R Films | Maddock Films, Jio Studios | Maddock Films | Maddock Films, Jio Studios | Maddock Films |
| Distributor | AA Films, Jio Studios, PHARS Film | Pen Marudhar | PVR Inox Pictures, Pen Marudhar | PVR Inox Pictures, Yash Raj Films | |
| Film | Release date | Budget | Worldwide box office | OTT | Running time | Ref. |
| Stree | 30 August 2018 | ₹23 crore (US$3.36 million)–₹25 crore (US$3.66 million) | ₹182 crore (US$26.61 million) | Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, YouTube Movies, Google TV, & Apple TV | 129 Mins(2 hrs 9 mins) | |
| Bhediya | 25 November 2022 | ₹60 crore (US$7.63 million) | crore (US$13.86 million) | JioHotstar | 156 mins(2 hrs 36 mins) | |
| Munjya | 7 June 2024 | ₹30 crore (US$3.5 million) | crore (US$16 million) | 123 mins(2 hrs 3 mins) | ||
| Stree 2 | 15 August 2024 | ₹50 crore (US$5.9 million)–₹105 crore (US$12 million) | crore (US$100 million) | Amazon Prime Video | 143 mins(2 hrs 23 mins) | |
| Thamma | 21 October 2025 | ₹145 crore (US$17 million) | crore (US$25 million) | 147 mins(2 hrs 27 mins) | ||
| Total | ₹308 crore (US$36 million)–₹365 crore (US$43 million) | ₹1,519 crore (US$180 million) | ||||
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes |
| Stree | average rating) (15 reviews) |
| Bhediya | average rating) (13 reviews) |
| Munjya | average rating) (9 reviews) |
| Stree 2 | average rating) (14 reviews) |
| Thamma | average rating) (10 reviews) |
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- A script leak tells her name to be Gayatri, but it has not yet been revealed on-screen.
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