Mahavatar Narsimha is an epic animated mythological film that retells the classic story from Hindu scripture of how divine justice triumphs over tyranny. It begins with Sage Kashyapa and his wife Diti, whose union during an inauspicious time leads to the birth of two powerful demon brothers, Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu, who learn dark powers under Guru Shukracharya. When Hiranyaksha drags the Earth into the cosmic ocean, Lord Vishnu in his Varaha avatar rescues it and kills him. Emboldened, his brother Hiranyakashipu grows cruel and prideful, demanding worship and persecuting devotees—including his own son Prahlada—who remains devoted to Vishnu. As Hiranyakashipu's tyranny escalates, the cosmos demands intervention: Vishnu incarnates as Narasimha, a fierce being part-man, part-lion. He appears at twilight (neither day nor night), on a threshold (neither inside nor outside), uses no weapon (neither animate nor inanimate), and slays Hiranyakashipu to restore cosmic balance. Along the way, the story weaves in themes of faith, devotion (bhakti), courage, and the inevitability of karma.
- IMDB Rating - 8.9/10
- Director - Ashwin Kumar
- Writers - Jayapurna Das, Ashwin Kumar, Rudra Pratap Ghosh
- Stars - Aditya Raj Sharma, Haripriya Matta, Priyanka Bhandari
