India, July 4 -- Kapata Nataka Sutradhari movie story: Mathematics teacher Manoj's (Murali Shankar), bride hunt in distant Raybag, accompanied by a colleague, becomes a full-blown circus when the latter joins villagers in the ceremonies at a 1,000-year-old historical temple that is opened for only 2 days in a year. One legend associated with the temple is that devotees who crawl under an elephant statue will get their wishes granted. Manoj's colleague joins the queue, although unsure if he can squeeze through given his pudgy frame. Egged on by bystanders, he takes the plunge, only to end up wedged tightly and unable to move ahead or retreat

While the villagers initially see this as an opportunity to repair the elephant's leg and extricat...