Birbal Trilogy
| Birbal Trilogy | |
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| Directed by | M. G. Srinivas |
| Written by | Prasanna VM (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | M. G. Srinivas |
| Produced by | T. R. Chandrashekar |
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| Cinematography | Bharat Parasuram |
| Edited by | Srikanth Shroff |
| Music by | Saurabh-Vaibhav Kalacharan |
Production company | Crystal Park Cinemas |
| Distributed by | Crystal Park Cinemas BKG Films |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Birbal Trilogy Case 1: Finding Vajramuni (or simply Birbal) is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language crime thriller film co-written and directed by M. G. Srinivas. The film is the first installment of the planned Birbal Trilogy. It also marked the third character-based trilogy in Kannada cinema, after CID 999 and Sangliyana. It is also the first installment in a cinematic universe followed by Ghost in which M. G. Srinivas reprises his role.
Rukmini Vasanth made her debut as a lead actress. The film introduced an 8D song for the first time in Kannada cinema; it was also the first Kannada film to use the scribble effect. Its sequels are titled Birbal 2: Avrn bitt, Ivrn bitt, Ivryaru? and Birbal Trilogy Case 3: Turremane. Although Birbal 2 entered production in 2024, there has been no update on the third film.
The movie was praised for employing the Rashomon effect in its story narration technique. The movie is based on the 2017 Korean movie New Trial. The Telugu remake of the film Thimmarusu released on 30 July 2021.