During the Kadamba reign, King Vijayendra, the ruler of the fictional feudatory land of Bangra, meets his final fate while venturing into the mystical forest of Kantara. Witnessing this, his son Rajashekara seals the borders of their realm. Later, Prince Kulashekara reopens them through a brutal massacre. The protagonist, Berme, in search of prosperity, crosses the divide and ignites a conflict of faith, power, and destiny between the Kingdom and Nature.
Direction
Shetty stages violence as ritual, not spectacle.
Cinematography
The Kantara forest breathes like a living antagonist.
Practical Effects
Fire sequences that feel genuinely dangerous to watch.
Director
Rishab Shetty
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Kadamba dynasty was a real 4th-6th century South Indian kingdom, but Shetty invents 'Bangra' to avoid historical accountability while keeping the aesthetic weight.
Berme and Mayakara being played by the same actor isn't mere doubling—it's the film's thesis that prosperity and destruction are twins born from the same colonial wound.
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