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Festival Date: 2026-04-30 ,

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Vanya

Country : India
Language : Kannada
Duration : 01h 39mins 10sec
Genre : Drama
Festival : 16th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival-26
Award : Official Selection

Synopsis

Vanya Synopsis - Deep in a forest, Kariyappa, an old man, lives in harmony with the wilderness that has been his home for decades. His days are quiet, filled with the rhythms of the jungle—bird songs at dawn, silent stags at dusk, and trees that seem to whisper stories. He is a man forgotten by time, but when a project threatens to cut through the forest for legal reasons, officials arrive to convince (or force) Kariyappa to leave. What begins as a procedural eviction spirals into a complex psychological and moral conflict. By the time the final decision must be made, another twist happens that no one ever expected.

Crew

Director
Badiger Devendra
Producer
Badiger Devendra and Pallavi Ananth Poomagaame
Writer
Badiger Devendra
Cinematographer
Alan Bharath
Editor
Siddharth Nayak
Music Director
Ramachandra Hadapada
Graphics
Elbin and Linto
Production Company
Ideaworks Motion Pictures

Cast

Lead Actor
Vaijanth Biradar
Lead Actress
Meghana Belawadi
Supporting Actor
Ashwin Hassan and Yeshwanth Kuchabal

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