CBFC U/A 13+ · BBFC 15 · IMDA M18 · our read 13+ · read from 11 reviews and the board’s recordOur read is under the BBFC’s because the record shows strong violence and strong frightening scenes and nothing stronger. The sources are below.
13+
Parents should know
Strong violence: battle scenes show stabbings, swords and axes with blood and severed body parts. An animated mythological film about young Prahlad's devotion to Vishnu against his tyrannical demon father. Also strong scary or upsetting scenes and mild sexual content.
Parents should know
13 and up
Strong violence
Strong intense scenes
From 11 reviews Filmi read; the age is the CBFC U/A 13+ certificate’s.
1 · CertificateCBFC U/A 13+
2 · Filmi’s read5 of 7 categories documentedNot documented does not mean absent
LanguageNot documented
Drinking, smoking, drugsNot documented
3 · Parents’ votesNone counted yet. Yours is the slider below.
Tyrannical demon Hiranyakashyap challenges Vishnu, proclaiming himself a god. However, his son Prahlad remains devoted to Vishnu, who appears as Narsimha to defeat the demon.
Filmi puts it at 13+, and the CBFC certified it U/A 13+.
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“faith and compassion rise against hatred and disharmony” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“An egoist person can never overcome the divine force that protects dharma” view the record →
Role models · Strong · Reviewer on record
“The only one with the courage to stand up to him is his own son, Prahlad”
Role models · Strong · Reviewer on record
“A selfless and spiritual soul born in a vengeful society” view the record →
Violence · Strong · BBFC
“Scenes of violence involve punches, kicks, bows and arrows, swords, axes, magical powers, stabbings and improvised weapons.” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · BBFC
“There are moderate scenes of threat that include a fantastical person begging for help when they are on fire, and a child is restrained and threatened with…” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Mild · BBFC
“There is a mild reference to sex in which a woman attempts to seduce a man in order to have a child.” view the record →
Tyrannical demon Hiranyakashyap challenges Vishnu, proclaiming himself a god. However, his son Prahlad remains devoted to Vishnu, who appears as Narsimha to defeat the demon.
Parents ask
Answered from the record below — the certificate, the board’s cut list, and what reviewers documented.
Is Mahavatar Narsimha OK for kids?
Filmi puts Mahavatar Narsimha at 13+ — suitable for 13 and over. The CBFC certified it U/A 13+. 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 Mahavatar Narsimha suitable for?
13+, based on the CBFC rating of U/A 13+. 3 of the five content-warning categories are documented for this film.
What content should parents know about in Mahavatar Narsimha?
What the record shows: violence — strong; language — not on record; sex or nudity — mild; drink or drugs — not on record; frightening scenes — strong. 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 Mahavatar Narsimha?
The CBFC certified it U/A 13+ with no published cut list. That is not the same as the film being uncut — only that no modification was published.
