Bimbisara

Bimbisara is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film written and directed by debutant Mallidi Vassishta, and produced by N. T. R. Arts. It stars Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Catherine Tresa, Samyuktha Menon, Vivan Bhatena and Prakash Raj. In the film, King Bimbisara of the Trigarta Kingdom from the 5th century BC lands in the modern-day world through time travel. Principal photography of the film started in 2020 and ended in November 2021, with delays due to COVID-19 pandemic. Made on a budget of 40 crore, a major part of the film was shot at Ramakrishna Studios in Hyderabad. The film is scored by M. M. Keeravani who composed the songs with Chirrantan Bhatt. Bimbisara was released on 5 August 2022 and received critical acclaim from critics and became successful at the box office. The film had its digital premiere on ZEE5 on October 21, 2022. Plot In 500 BC, a wanderer and his companion are chased in a forest by a troop of soldiers. They all fall into a sinkhole that leads to a cave. When the wanderer is fighting off the soldiers, skeletons come out from mysterious mirrors and pull the soldiers into them. The wanderer breaks one of the mirrors to escape which liberates a demon from it. In gratitude, the demon gifts the wanderer a mirror that enables travel through time. In the present, Shastri with the help of sorcerer Kethu tries to open Bimbisara's treasure. However, Shastri is killed when he accidentally touches the treasure door to save his son. The son grows up to be Subramanya Shastri, an acclaimed doctor who desires to open the treasure and fulfill his father's wish.