Swapna Mantapa

Country

India

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How it feels

This film tells a story about heritage preservation and gender dynamics across different time periods. It follows characters in a historical drama based on a novel.

dramaticserioushistoricalthoughtfulslow-pacedsomberreflectiveintimate

What happens

Swapna Mantapa (transl. Dream Pavilion) is a 2025 Indian Kannada-language historical drama film directed by Baraguru Ramachandrappa and produced by A. M. Babu under the banner Malai Mahadeshwara Enterprises. The film stars Vijay Raghavendra and Ranjani Raghavan in dual roles, alongside Ambarish Sarangi, Rajini Gowda, Sundar Raj, and Shobha Raghavendra in pivotal parts. The music is composed by Shamitha Malnad, with cinematography by Nagaraj Adavani and editing by Suresh Urs. It was released theatrically on 25 July 2025 with a runtime of 132 minutes. Based on Ramachandrappa's 25-year-old novel of the same name, the film is interwoven with contemporary social themes, focusing on heritage preservation and gender dynamics across time. The film has been selected to premiere at International film festivals such as Delhi International Film Festival and Chicago International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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