Akhilesh Choudhary

Based on true events, Taanashah is a gritty biographical drama that chronicles the rise of Shiv Kumar Patel, a simple villager who transforms into "Dadua" - the most feared and elusive outlaw of the Bundelkhand region. Driven by vengeance, he constructs a formidable rebel army and establishes a powerful parallel government, holding local politics and law enforcement under absolute control for over two decades.

A young boy Lukram, hailing from the state of Manipur, situated in the Northeastern part of the country, is a football enthusiast and enrols in a Lucknow-based college to realise his dream of playing for the Indian national team, but his dreams start to crumble when he is subjected to blatant racism and zonal politics that is prevalent in this sport’s team-selection process.