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The Jengaburu Curse (2023)
A sudden call brings back Priya, a financial analyst from London to Odisha. A series of strange events follow as she sets on the search for her missing father, an activist who was imprisoned for siding with an indigenous tribe. Against the backdrop of bauxite mining, unexplained deaths and displaced tribals, Priya discovers an international nexus connecting various cities and Jengaburu. Why is the small mining town of Jengaburu at the epicentre of this?
Writing:
- Nila Madhab Panda
Release Date:
Wed, Aug 09, 2023
Country: IN
Language: Hi
Runtime:
Country: IN
Language: Hi
Runtime:
Faria Abdullah
Priya Das
Nassar
Ravichandran Rao
Melanie Gray
Beatrice
Makrand Deshpande
Dr. Panigrahi
Sudev Nair
Dhruv Kannan
Richard Bhakti Klein
British Official - Henry Strout
Deepak Sampat
Kadey
Aarya Bhatta
Prabal Benerjee
R. Badree
Srinivas
Tushar Acharya
Nattu
Shrikant Verma
ACP Padhi
Hitesh Dave
Minister Tigga
Pavitra Sarkar
Professor Das
Manini Mishra
Lata Panigrahi
Sukumar Tudu
Ram Kumar
Season 1:
As Priya returns to Odisha from London to identify the body of her missing father, she realises that it does not belong to Das. However, she discovers that, along with Professor Das, her entire tribe is missing.
After the shocking death of Man Singh, Priya gets an unexpected clue with a few medical files that belonged to Das. The files indicate the spread of a mysterious illness around Jengaburu and Keonjhar districts.
Coping with her father's death, Priya is asked to leave Odisha immediately after the last rites. The question however remains: what was Baba investigating?
Rao learns that Priya never returned to London. Meanwhile, Priya and Beatrice look into Dutta Mines and the funding they have received despite huge losses. Why does a loss-making mine get so much foreign funding?
A rock, a dead journalist and a massive money transaction - Priya tries to get the rock to be tested in a lab to get the results that her father demanded from the government. Meanwhile, Rao tries to kill Priya.
The Odisha Police is now after Priya and the only place she can go to is the forest. As she runs to safety, she realises that there is going to be a delivery from the mines but is still unaware of what could they be delivering.
Why is there a billionaire investing in Jengaburu? The Tamba Nagraj story comes alive for Priya and Kadey as they make their way into the mines. Will they ever be able to stop the delivery and get their home back?
