Rakshit Kumar: Writing felt limiting, so I chose direction to tell my stories
Though Jungle Mangal marks his directorial debut, Rakshit spent over a decade learning the craft. Originally from Puttur and with a Tulu-speaking background, he worked as an assistant and associate on several Kannada films before finding his own voice. He credits the late novelist and writer Poornachandra Tejaswi as a major influence: 'His descriptions of nature and his unique narrative style stayed with me. I wanted to bring that depth and rootedness into my film.'
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