Narendra Bhupathi, known as Bandev, has lived almost all his life in a forest in the north-east that his family planted and protected, and he guards its elephant herds as his own family. When a powerful minister plans a township that will cut through the elephants' ancient corridor, Bandev is branded mad and pushed aside, but he refuses to give up the fight, while a young mahout and a rebel woman are drawn into the conflict. Directed by Prabhu Solomon, known for elephant drama Kumki, the film was made in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi, the Hindi version titled Haathi Mere Saathi. Rana Daggubati's character was inspired in part by Jadav Payeng, the 'Forest Man of India', and the film was shot with real elephants.
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