Actor-singer-lyricist Shabareesh Varma, who’s dabbled in everything from chart-topping music to impactful performances, is now venturing into a new genre with Inspection Bungalow,  a Malayalam horror-comedy series that also doubles up as a murder investigation drama. “We’ve seen haunted houses and bungalows in films across the world for ages. Inspection Bungalow too revolves around a haunted bungalow, but it’s a mix of horror, comedy, and murder investigation — I think that’s rare,” says Shabareesh talking to mid-day ahead of the premiere of the show on ZEE5. 

At the heart of the story lies a group of terrified policemen whose antics drive both the humour and the mystery. “The police station crisis and the transformation of the inspection bungalow into a police station make the plot fun and spooky. It’s a horror comedy and an investigation rolled into one,” he explains.