CBFC U/A · our read 12+ · read from 2 reviews and the board’s record
12+
Parents should know
Strong violence: ritualistic killings leave mutilated bodies and blood-covered walls. A Kannada crime thriller about a string of murders on a river island, including a lead investigator's own murder; a tragic teenage romance subplot. Also moderate scary or upsetting scenes and mild sexual content.
Parents should know
12 and up
Strong violence
Moderate intense scenes
From 2 reviews Filmi read; the age is the CBFC U/A certificate’s.
1 · CertificateCBFC U/A · 12+
2 · Filmi’s read3 of 7 categories documentedNot documented does not mean absent
LanguageNot documented
Drinking, smoking, drugsNot documented
Positive messagesNot documented
Role modelsNot documented
3 · Parents’ votesNone counted yet. Yours is the slider below.
When brutal murders haunt a remote river island, a retrieval team and a determined investigator uncover chilling secrets buried deeper than the bodies.
Filmi puts it at 12+, and the CBFC certified it U/A.
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Every piece of evidence behind the flags, quoted, with its source.
Violence · Strong · Reviewer on record
“mutilated bodies, blood-covered walls, and ritualistic killings quickly lose their impact” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“an orphaned survivor of abuse who is now seeking vengeance for his childhood trauma” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · From the synopsis Synopsis · not a review
“brutal murders haunt a remote river island”
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“followed by a series of murders with the same modus operandi” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · From the synopsis Synopsis · not a review
“chilling secrets buried deeper than the bodies”
Intense scenes · Mild · Reviewer on record
“investigation takes a dark turn when Roopa herself is found murdered” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Mild · Reviewer on record
“a tragic teenage romance, adding an emotional depth to the story” view the record →
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Summary
When brutal murders haunt a remote river island, a retrieval team and a determined investigator uncover chilling secrets buried deeper than the bodies.
Parents ask
Answered from the record below — the certificate, the board’s cut list, and what reviewers documented.
Is Bandook OK for kids?
Filmi puts Bandook at 12+ — suitable for 12 and over. The CBFC certified it U/A. That comes from the certificate and from what reviewers documented, not from anyone at Filmi watching the film — every claim on this page is quoted with its source.
What age is Bandook suitable for?
12+, based on the CBFC rating of U/A. 3 of the five content-warning categories are documented for this film.
What content should parents know about in Bandook?
What the record shows: violence — strong; language — not on record; sex or nudity — mild; drink or drugs — not on record; frightening scenes — moderate. A category left blank means nobody documented it, not that the film is clean — the full record, quoted with sources, is on this page.
Did the censor board cut anything from Bandook?
The CBFC certified it U/A with no published cut list. That is not the same as the film being uncut — only that no modification was published.