India, Nov. 2 -- Maarigallu series story: In a quaint village in Sirsi, it is believed that an ancient treasure from the time of the Kadamba dynasty is buried near the Maari temple, and remains under the deity's protection. Any attempt to retrieve this wealth begets the perpetrators rather horrendous deaths. The local landlord, Ashoka Sharma (Gopalkrishna Deshpande), a descendant of the erstwhile royal family, has been trying to decipher inscriptions on ancient artefacts, which he hopes will point him in the direction of the treasure. At the same time, Mari Gowda (Rangayana Raghu), a government official from the archaeological department also catches wind of the possibility of a treasure and enlists the help of a bunch of localities to fi...