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Movie Name: The VVAAN
Directed by: Deepak Kumar Mishra
Starring: Sidharth Malhotra, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sunil Grover, Maniesh Paul, Shweta Tiwari, Anup Soni
Genre: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy
Release Date: September 25, 2026
Running Time: 137 Minutes
Language: Hindi
Rating:
Production Company: Balaji Motion Pictures, 11:11 Productions
Budget: Rs.- crore
A rational urban man defies his ancestral villages’ forbidden forest and awakens a divine goddess, forcing him to confront powers beyond logic as he becomes the unlikely saviour protecting his people from annihilation.
The VVAAN: Overview
Sidharth Malhotra, Tamannaah Bhatia headline this supernatural thriller
Deepak Kumar Mishra, who has directed popular shows like Panchayat and Permanent Roommates, is helming direction for The Vvaan
At the Prime Video 2026 slate event, the streamer had announced Vvaan as one of its biggest and most promising film projects. Billed as a supernatural thriller, Vvaan stars Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead. On Tuesday evening, the makers unveiled the first teaser of the film, also confirming the release date of the film.
The Vvaan: Force of the Forrest is set to arrive on September 25. The teaser establishes Sidharth’s character as a common man, who believes in rationality and yet somehow also shares a mysterious connection with a forest that keeps drawing him towards itself. Against all likelihood, the protagonist’s actions end up awakening a divine goddess. And now he must rise as the village’s saviour to protect everyone around. Tamannaah plays Mamta, the protagonist’s wife who however is a strong believer of god.
The Vvaan also promises to showcase Sunil Grover in a new light, with him playing a menacing antagonist. The ensemble cast includes Maniesh Paul, Shweta Tiwari, and Anup Soni.
Produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ektaa R Kapoor, Arunabh Kumar, and Niraj Kothari, jointly under the banners of The Viral Fever and 11:11 Productions and presented by Balaji Telefilms, The Vvaan is directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra who has been long associated with TVF, and directed popular shows like Panchayat and Permanent Roommates.
Anurabh Kumar is credited as the writer, while Anandeshwar Dwivedi has penned the dialogues.
Nitin Baid is the editor, while production design is jointly helmed by Amit Ray and Subrata Chakraborty. The Vvaan also has multiple composers on board like Vishal Mishra, Amit Trivedi, Tanishk Bagchi, and Sam CS. Sandeep Shirodkar has composed background score, while Parvez Shaikh is the action director.
Movie Trailer:
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Movie Review:
A promising folklore tale undone by uneven writing
Story:
Rishi (Sidharth Malhotra) returns to his ancestral village in Bihar to sell inherited land, but encounters an ancient folklore surrounding Vandevi and a forbidden forest, forcing him to confront greed, supernatural forces and an awakening evil.
Review:
Folklore can give a supernatural film an identity of its own, particularly when mythology is woven naturally into its characters, culture and surroundings. Tumbbad and Kantara showed how local beliefs can become the foundation of compelling cinematic worlds. Deepak Kumar Mishra’s debut, The Vvaan: Force of the Forrest, attempts something similar, drawing from legends surrounding Van Devi and a forbidden forest in Bihar. The film has an intriguing premise and striking visuals, but an uneven screenplay keeps its world from becoming as immersive as it promises to be.
Rishi (Sidharth Malhotra), a city-bred rationalist, returns to his ancestral village in Bihar with his wife, Mamta (Tamannaah Bhatia), to sell inherited land and celebrate Chhath Puja. He dismisses the villagers’ warnings about a forest that no one is allowed to enter after sunset and supports Deepak (Sunil Grover), who wants to clear part of it to improve connectivity. But when Rishi enters the forest and breaks an ancient seal, a supernatural force is unleashed, forcing him to confront a reality that challenges everything he believes in.
The first half builds an engaging narrative, establishing the village, its beliefs and the conflict between development and preservation. The setup creates enough curiosity around the forest to sustain interest. However, the second half shifts towards a familiar good-versus-evil conflict, with supernatural forces and VFX-driven action increasingly taking over. While this dilutes some of the mystery built earlier, the climactic showdown has enough action and visual spectacle to hold attention.
The screenplay brings together ideas of greed, environmental exploitation, ancestral beliefs and the conflict between development and preservation, but struggles to connect them organically. The land dispute initially gives the story a grounded conflict before gradually being overshadowed by the supernatural turn. This shift feels uneven, leaving some of the film’s early ideas underdeveloped. The supernatural elements add intrigue and atmosphere, but several revelations primarily serve to move the plot forward rather than deepen the characters or raise the emotional stakes. A stronger connection between the two strands could have made the narrative more cohesive and impactful.
The performances work within these limitations. Sidharth Malhotra carries much of the film’s dramatic and physical weight, bringing sincerity and conviction to Rishi. Yet the character is more convincing as an action protagonist than as a man genuinely grappling with a crisis of belief. Tamannaah Bhatia brings warmth and restraint to Mamta, despite the limited scope of her role. Her chemistry with Sidharth is one of the film’s more grounded elements; they share an organic equation as a happily married couple hoping to have a child.
Sunil Grover is a pleasant surprise in a comparatively serious role as Deepak, bringing an unpredictable quality to the character. Shweta Tiwari, Anup Soni and Maniesh Paul, along with the supporting cast, help create a believable village environment but remain largely restricted by the script.
Visually, the film fares better. Cinematographer Manu Anand gives the forest an earthy, textured look, using dense foliage, shadows and mist to create an atmospheric setting that lends weight to the supernatural sequences. The VFX is ambitious, particularly in the scenes featuring the mystical tiger and other supernatural manifestations. While some effects blend well with the live-action footage, others lack the polish expected from a film of this scale.
Sandeep Shirodkar’s score and the folk-inspired chants complement the setting effectively. The Chhath Puja sequences and Chhathi Maiya song add regional flavour, while Tamannaah’s Thummak Thummak provides a peppy musical break.
The Vvaan: Force of the Forrest has the ingredients of a more layered fantasy thriller but never brings them together consistently. Its atmosphere, visual ambition and intriguing premise work in its favour, while rushed character development and an increasingly conventional supernatural conflict limit its impact. What could have been a nuanced tale about faith, greed, development and the consequences of disturbing nature instead becomes a moderately engaging supernatural adventure that only partially fulfils the potential of its premise.
The VVAAN: Movie Songs
Song Title: Thummak Thummak
Lyricist: Shabbir Ahmed & Tanishk Bagchi
Music Composer: Tanishk Bagchi
Singers: Dev Negi & Akasa Singh
