Mahavatar Narsimha
2025 film by Ashwin Kumar
Mahavatar Narsimha is a 2024 Indian animated epic action film directed by Ashwin Kumar in his directorial debut, written by Jayapurna Das and produced by Kleem Productions. Presented by Hombale Films, the film is the first installment in the planned seven-part animated Mahavatar Cinematic Universe, based on the ten avatars (incarnations) of Vishnu.
The film chronicles two avatars of Vishnu, Varaha and Narasimha. Varaha, a mighty boar, rescues Bhudevi (Mother Earth) from the asura (demon) Hiranyaksha. The story then shifts to the demon Hiranyakashipu, Hiranyaksha's brother, who gains a boon from Brahma, declares himself god, and oppresses Vishnu's followers. Vishnu appears as Narsimha, a half-lion man form, who kills Hiranyakashipu while honoring the conditions of the demon's boon from Brahma. Blending two major episodes from the Dashavatara, Mahavatar Narsimha explores themes of divine justice, faith, and the promise of protection to the righteous.
The soundtrack and background score were composed by Sam C. S., with editing handled by Ajay Varma and director Ashwin Kumar himself.
Mahavatar Narsimha was premiered on 25 November 2024 at the 55th International Film Festival of India and was theatrically released on 25 July 2025 in 2D and 3D formats. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences, who praised the direction, visuals, screenplay, music, animation and acting but criticized its graphic violence which was deemed too violent in the animation genre and for kids.
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