Release year: 2018
Country: India
Language: Hindi
Genre: Period film, mythological horror, drama
Directors: Rahi Anil Barve (primary), Adesh Prasad
Producers: Aanand L. Rai, Mukesh Shah, Sohum Shah
Writer: Mitesh Shah, Prasad Barve, Anand Gandhi, Rahi Anil Barve
Lead actor: Sohum Shah (as Vinayak Rao)
The narrative follows Vinayak Rao, whose life becomes entangled with an ancient local legend involving Hastar, a forgotten deity associated with grain and gold. Through a series of learned rituals and prohibitions, Vinayak repeatedly returns to Tumbbad to extract wealth from a hidden underground space, despite severe warnings about the consequences of excess and violation.
The story unfolds across generations, with knowledge and practices passed down rather than discovered anew.