Bagheera
Original title: பஹிரா
In 2023, Bagheera is a psychopath who murders multiple girls by disguising himself in different disguises. Inspector Sai Kumar is assigned to investigate one of Bagheera's victims, where the cops find the dead bodies turned into statues.
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Movie details
- Original title
- பஹிரா
- Release date
- 03 March 2023
- Runtime
- 160 minutes
- Country
- India
- Languages
- Tamil
- Genres
- Thriller, Romance, Crime
- Director
- Adhik Ravichandran
- Writers
- Adhik Ravichandran
- Cast
- Prabhu Deva, Srikanth, Amyra Dastur, Gayathrie
- Producers
- R. V. Bharathan
- Production company
- Bharathan Pictures
Spoiler-free synopsis
In 2023, Bagheera is a psychopath who murders multiple girls by disguising himself in different disguises. Inspector Sai Kumar is assigned to investigate one of Bagheera's victims, where the cops find the dead bodies turned into statues. Ramya is a psychology student who conducts a case study on Bagheera. One of the twin brothers tries to commit suicide, but the other one saves him and suggests the app named Bagheera, which reveals that if a girl cheats on their man, he can file a complaint through the app, and Bagheera will kill the girl. Bagheera receives a complaint about Ramya cheating on his boyfriend Ranjith, where he begins to make her love him and disguises himself with another name. Bagheera brings them to a house located in Sri Lanka, where he killed those girls and made them statues. Bagheera also brings Ramya to the same house. A blind man finds a diary written in Braille, where he reads it and hands the diary over to the cops after discovering that the owner of the diary is Bagheera. In 1999, Murali, Prabhu and Pakru were friends in Coimbatore, who always watched The Jungle Book on TV. Prabhu considered himself as Bagheera and Murali as Mowgli. After Prabhu's mother's death, Murali's parents adopt Prabhu as their son. Murali's father, Ganesan, has a statue factory. Prabhu had a girlfriend, whom he affectionately referred to as Rabbit. While playing with Rabbit, Prabhu sees Swapna with a boy; she pepper sprays Prabhu, blinding him. Due to her father's transfer, Rabbit has to leave the city. Murali is now running the statue factory, where he marries Reshma. Bagheera gets his eyesight after Murali's mother donates her eyes to him. Concurrently, Prabhu learns that Murali committed suicide because Reshma was cheating him. Prabhu goes to kill her, but she escapes with her boyfriend, Rohit. Prabhu goes to a mental asylum, where Ganesan brings him out. With no knowledge about Reshma, Prabhu considers the girls cheating on their boyfriends as Reshma and begins his crusade to finish them. In the present, Bagheera/Prabhu tries to kill Ramya and ties her to the statue-making machine. Ramya soon starts to divert him by talking to Murali's soul, explaining that she does not know Ranjith and does not cheat on anyone. Prabhu calls Ranjith, who says he stalked her, but she did not accept his love, which is why he complained in the app. Prabhu soon learns that Ramya is none other than Rabbit. He gets arrested and receives minimum punishment due to mental illness. Twenty-five years later, in 2048, Prabhu and Ramya are the parents of a son named Murali. Prabhu learns that Murali is in love with a girl and tells him to call her parents to solve the issue between the lovers. The girl brings her mother, who is none other than Reshma. Prabhu tells his son to leave them for a chat. Prabhu secretly gets a knife and kills Reshma by slashing her throat, thus avenging his friend Murali's death.
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Positive messages
Constructive themes or examples.Potential constructive discussion around Bagheera can focus on responsibility, empathy, perseverance and the consequences of decisions. Where the Thriller, Romance, Crime material creates conflict, parents can discuss safer alternatives, respectful communication and how characters respond to pressure. These are editorial discussion prompts and are not claims that every theme appears explicitly in the film.
Negative behaviours
Conduct that may need context.Parents should be alert to behaviour commonly associated with Thriller, Romance, Crime, including conflict, deception, fear, risky choices or emotionally intense exchanges where applicable. Because detailed scene-level evidence is not equally available for every 2023 title, this section avoids inventing specific acts that were not verified. Use an official CBFC classification when present in the database and consider previewing the film for especially sensitive children.
Topics to discuss
Conversation starters after viewing.Useful family discussion questions include: What motivates the main characters? Which decisions create avoidable problems? How could conflicts be handled more responsibly? Do the film's relationships model respect and consent? How does the story portray courage, loyalty, justice or forgiveness? For older children, compare dramatic entertainment choices with real-world consequences.
Final recommendation
Our family-viewing take
Suggested minimum age: 13+. The overall family verdict is use caution. Children below that age may need stronger parental guidance, especially if Thriller, Romance, Crime includes tension, violence, fear, crime, romance or mature emotional themes. Teen suitability improves with context and discussion. Shared family viewing is recommended when parents want to address the strongest concerns.
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