Tumbbad is a 2018 period folk horror film directed by Rahi Anil Barve and Anand Gandhi, and written by Mitesh Shah, Adesh Prasad, Barve, and Anand Gandhi. It stars Sohum Shah in the lead role as Vinayak Rao, and follows the story of his search for a hidden 20th century treasure in the Indian village of Tumbbad, Maharashtra.

Plot

Vinayak Rao narrates the tale of the goddess of prosperity, the symbol of endless gold and grain, and the mother of all the gods. Her greedy offspring Hastar acquired all her gold, but the other gods banded together and destroyed him when he went for the grain. The Goddess saved his life by sheltering him inside her womb, on the condition that he would be forgotten. However, the residents of Tumbbad built a temple for Hastar's worship, provoking the gods who cursed the village with incessant rain.

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