India, July 23 -- At a time when live-action retellings of Indian mythology is all the rage, filmmaker Ashwin Kumar has leveraged his expertise in animation and spent 5 years to tell one such tale in animated format. Ashwin is bringing the story of Mahavatar Narsimha, the fourth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, to the big screen on July 25, 2025, with KGF, Kantara and Salaar makers Hombale Films presenting it in theatres. Why did he choose to tell his story in the medium he's most comfortable in- animation - instead of a live action feature with a big star?

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"Animation allows me to express without limitation. A fantastical story such as this requires that kind of...