Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Writer-director Dr Suri crafts a superhero who is both relatable and infused with commercial appeal, essential for an overall entertaining experience, albeit one that treads familiar ground."Read at source
Bagheera 2024 
Film · 2024 · Kannada · Action
Bagheera
158 min 31 Oct 2024
Synopsis
Bagheera
A young Vedanth Prabhakar aspires to become a superhero, but he later decides to become a police officer after his mother, before dying from cancer, tells him that ordinary people are real superheroes, especially police officers. Vedanth decides to become a police officer like his father Prabhakar. Years later, Vedanth completes his police training and gets posted in Mangalore, where he meets Sneha, an independent doctor, and develops feeling towards her. Sneha also falls for Vedanth and they get engaged. One day, Vedanth organizes a police operation and arrests several gangsters in the city, but they are released due to corrupt higher officials, and Vedanth is shocked to learn that his father is also on the take. One day, Vedanth witnesses a girl committing suicide by burning herself to death and learns that she was sexually assaulted. Due to this incident, Vedanth wears a superhero costume at night, calling himself Bagheera, and brutally kills the culprits. Vedanth pretends to be a corrupt officer to avoid suspicion and starts eradicating criminals as Bagheera, with the help of Narayana, a head constable.
- Director
- Dr. Suri
- Release
- 31 Oct 2024
- Run time
- 158 min
- Language
- Kannada
Reviews
Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Across 8 available source-linked Indian-media reviews for Bagheera, reception is mixed. The 6 scored reviews average 68/100.
IMDb is a reference rating and is not counted as an Indian-media review.Best forViewers looking for action and crime in Kannada cinema.
All 8 reviews shown
Latha Srinivasan of Hindustan Times wrote "Bagheera is a homegrown Batman film that is mostly entertaining and a new genre for Kannada filmgoers to explore."Read at source
Pranathi A.S of Deccan Herald gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Bagheera is a well-made action drama with a gripping screenplay.Read at source
Prathibha Joy of OTTplay gave 4/5 stars and wrote "Bagheera is well-written, well-executed and well-acted.Read at source
Sridevi of The Times of India gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Bagheera offers a good theatrical experience and now is a good time to roll a red-carpet to our very own homegrown superhero, Bagheera."Read at source
Sanjay Ponnappa of India Today gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Bagheera is worth a watch and makes for a thrilling theatre experience this Diwali.Read at source
Shashiprasad SM of Times Now gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Are you a superhero fan who loves watching the good guy take down villains to save the day?Read at source
Vivek M.V of The Hindu wrote "Directed by Dr Suri, Srii Murali’s ‘Bagheera’ is an entertaining superhero story of a masked vigilante, elevated by Chethan D Souza's stunts and Ajaneesh Loknath's terrific score."Read at source
Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 31 Oct 2024
- Run time
- 158 min
- Language
- Kannada
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Dr. Suri
More like this
K.G.F: Chapter 2 2022 
K.G.F: Chapter 2 Shared cast and genre · 14 Apr 2022 Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 2025 
Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 Shared cast and genre · 3 Oct 2025 Shakhahaari 2024 
Favourable
Shakhahaari Shared cast and genre · 16 Feb 2024 Favourable Night Curfew 2024 
Night Curfew Shared cast and genre · 12 Apr 2024 Alpha: Men Love Vengeance 2026 
Alpha: Men Love Vengeance Shared cast and genre · 20 Feb 2026 Balaramana Dinagalu 2026 
Favourable
Balaramana Dinagalu Action in Kannada · 26 Jun 2026 Favourable No related titles in your selected language yet.