Kaaval: Under the watchful eyes - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

An adventure, thriller take on a very realistic story from the fantasy genre. The story revolves around a young forest guard and a certain life changing experience he had with a Bengal tiger, on his first official posting in the tropical ...See moreAn adventure, thriller take on a very realistic story from the fantasy genre. The story revolves around a young forest guard and a certain life changing experience he had with a Bengal tiger, on his first official posting in the tropical forests of wayanad.The story begins from the guard's perspective, about his outlook on life, his job and the importance of preserving forests.The story then takes a turn when one day he hears a gun shot from deep inside the forest and pursues it.The very surrealistic experience he shares later on with a ferocious Bengal tiger; and how the vision of a self fulfilling prophecy, change his life forever. Only other characters in this short-film is the antagonist poacher, veeran alias veeramahishi , a fabled rebirth of an asura from Hindu mythology. Finally the central and most important character, satpathi, a probable avatar of Lord Indra, depicted as a member of the local tribe. He is also presumed to be shape shifting into 'The Tiger' which takes Shabari through a maze of surrealistic visions.See less