Badiger Devendra speaks on his next venture, ‘In’
The Hindu
The ‘Rudri’ director says his second film looks at the mental trauma created by the pandemic and lockdowns
In is Badiger Devendra’s second directorial venture. “The title fascinated me,” says Badiger. “The film deals with not just the character being locked in her home, but also gives us a peek of what is happening in her mind and emotions. It is a lockdown story, when the world was under house arrest and our mind played games on us.”
Badiger had the first teaser launch of In a few weeks ago at the official residence of the Karnataka Chief Minister, Basavaraj Bommai. Badiger made his directorial debut with the critically acclaimed Rudri. Pavana Gowda, who played the titular role in Rudri, is part of In as well.

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