FantasyHorror

Tumbbad

- A Tale of Greed Beyond Fear

India, 1918. On the outskirts of Tumbbad, a cursed village where it always rains, Vinayak, along with his mother and his brother, care of a mysterious old woman who keeps the secret of an ancestral treasure that Vinayak gets obsessed with.

Release Date : 2018-10-12

Language :EnglishHindiMarathi

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Filmgate FilmsFilm i VästSohum Shah FIlmsColour Yellow ProductionsEros International

Production Country : IndiaSweden

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Vinayak Rao

Original Name : Sohum Shah

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pandurang / Grandmother

Original Name : Mohammad Samad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hastar

Original Name : Harsh K.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vinayak's Mother

Original Name : Jyoti Malshe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Vinayak

Original Name : Dhundiraj Prabhakar Jogalekar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sadashiv

Original Name : Rudra Soni

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sarkar

Original Name : Madhav Hari Joshi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grandmother Tree

Original Name : Piyush Kaushik

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vaidehi

Original Name : Anita Date-Kelkar

Gender : Female

Character Name : Raghav

Original Name : Deepak Damle

Gender : Male

Character Name : British Officer Cooper

Original Name : Cameron Anderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vinayak's Mistress

Original Name : Ronjini Chakraborty

Gender : Female

Character Name : Raja

Original Name : Harish Khanna

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grandmother (voice)

Original Name : Ratnabali Chatterjee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grandmother (voice)

Original Name : Raghubir Yadav

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vinayak's Daughter #1

Original Name : Arohi Radhakrishnan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vinayak's Daughter #2

Original Name : Anika Radhakrishnan

Gender : Male

Reviews

SWITCH.

@maketheSWITCH

2021-06-23

As a unique historical fantasy film coming out of India, ‘Tumbbad’ is a triumph for the filmmakers and a high-point for Hindi horror cinema. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-tumbbad-visually-rich-hindi-horror Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/revelation for more Revelation Perth International Film Festival reviews.

badelf

@badelf

2022-02-03

A **very** atypical Hindi film in that it is both a fantasy and a horror. It is a well-told fable about greed. Totally worth the watch!

r96sk

@r96sk

2025-04-18

'Tumbbad' is very good folk horror fare. It's a movie that feels unusual for what Bollywood tends to offer, at least the sorta films that I've checked out from this part of the world. Aside from the evidently irremovable music interlude, it felt different - a good different. I would say that the story gets a bit underwhelming across the middle portion, though the opening chunk and final moments are impressive - both featuring young actors, in my opinion this flick is at its strongest with Dhundiraj Jogalekar and Mohammad Samad (plus Jyoti Malshe, Rudra Soni) onscreen. The special effects for when the characters are involved with Hastar aren't the greatest, but the film undoubtedly makes it work and it still adds the required creepiness. The practical effects for the 'old woman' are excellent though, very unnerving. Story-wise it is sturdy, it's fairly straightforward in terms of the message of greed but it works and is portrayed nicely. As noted, if not for a meandering middle I'd be rating this higher. All the same, it's a suitably entertaining movie and one that's worthy of recommendation.