Created: Aug 30, 2025 - 12:12 PM IST
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Jugnuma – where fairy tales meet fear.
From the award-winning filmmaker Raam Reddy comes a magical realist tale that has already made history as the first Indian film to win Best Film in the Constellation Features Competition at the Leeds International Film Festival 2024
Set in the late 1980s Himalayas, Jugnuma follows Dev (Manoj Bajpayee), an orchard owner facing the eerie mystery of trees burning overnight. His search for answers uncovers buried family truths and folklore.
Shot entirely on film, Raam Reddy’s magical realist tale blends myth, dream, and reality into a timeless, poetic journey. The film premiered at Berlin, won Best Film at Leeds 2024, and received the Special Jury Prize at MAMI
Jugnuma releases in theatres across India on September 12, 2025.
Writer & Director: Raam Reddy
Producers: Pratap Reddy, Sunmin Park, Raam Reddy, Juhi Agarwal
Executive Producers: Guneet Monga Kapoor, Anurag Kashyap, Rajan Singh & J Ethan Park
Co-producer: Ganesh Babu Shetty & Nancy Nisa Beso
Cast:
Manoj Bajpayee, Priyanka Bose, Deepak Dobriyal, Tillotama Shome, Hiral Sidhu, Awan Pookot
Crew:
Director of Photography: Sunil Ramkrishna Borkar
Editors: Siddharth Kapoor, Raam Reddy
Production Designer: Juhi Agarwal
Costume Designer: Sachin Lovalekar
Casting Director: Tess Joseph (CSA)
Secondary Casting Director: Gurpal Singh
Sound Designer: Nithin Lukose
Colorist: Himanshu Zaveri
Visual Effects Supervisor: Varun Ramanna
Hair & Make-up Design: Abhijeet (Makeup Artist)
Hindi Dialogue Writer: Vidushak
Storyboard Artist: Upamanyu Bhattacharyya
Marketing: Bombay Hustle
Distribution Consultant: Metamorf Films
Media Consultant: Priyanka Chandra (Mulberry Media)
Publicity Design & Visual Promotions: Warriors Ttouch
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