When a wealthy real estate company, backed by a powerful minister decides to build a township in a reserve forest area, it cuts off access to the water body to the elephants living in the area, endangering their lives. An eco-warrior decides to fight for their cause at a time when nobody else would.
Practical Effects
Real elephants, no CGI—Rana lived with them for months
Direction
Prabhu Solomon's obsession with elephant stories pays off
Acting
Rana's physical transformation into feral forest man
Director
Prabhu Solomon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rana Daggubati learned mahout commands in three languages since the film was shot simultaneously as Kaadan (Tamil), Aranya (Telugu), and Haathi Mere Saathi (Hindi).
Based on real 2013 events in Bengaluru where deforestation displaced elephant corridors—Solomon spent years researching man-animal conflict zones.
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