Suman Purty

A down and out cop lands the case of a lifetime when four suspects are nabbed in the assassination attempt of a prime time journalist. The case turns out to be a devious maze where nothing is what it looks like. The pursuit of it leads him to the dark netherworld - the 'Paatal Lok', and to shocking discoveries in the past of the four suspects.

In a mining-scarred Adivasi village under the shadow of the state–Naxal conflict, a 12-year-old boy’s encounter with a Tiger Spirit in the form of his long-dead uncle leads him to his family’s missing buffalo while uncovering buried memories of loss and violence. A Mundari language film.

Suresh, a rural folk dancer, cross-dresses for his performances, but feels conflicted when his wife disapproves of his plan to perform in their conservative home village after the election victory of a local politician. Meanwhile, their eight-year-old son, Deepak, eagerly joins the preparations and helps set up the tent, unaware that his father will perform on stage.

A down and out cop lands the case of a lifetime when four suspects are nabbed in the assassination attempt of a prime time journalist. The case turns out to be a devious maze where nothing is what it looks like. The pursuit of it leads him to the dark netherworld - the 'Paatal Lok', and to shocking discoveries in the past of the four suspects.