Pankaj Kumar, renowned for his cinematography work on films like Tumbbad (2018), Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022), and Talvar (2015), is set to make his directorial debut with the feature film Konyak. The tribal action drama is set in Northeast India and tells the story of a young tribal warrior who, after receiving prophetic visions, must protect his family in the midst of a deadly inter-tribal conflict. The film is written by Uddhav Ghosh, who was inspired by his travels in Nagaland, and will be shot in Konyak Naga and Hindi languages.
Konyak has been selected for the National Film Development Corporation's (NFDC) prestigious Screenwriters Lab 2024, part of the Film Bazaar at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. In addition to his directorial debut, Pankaj Kumar will produce the film under his newly established production company, Jiboom Studios. He is also working on a web series titled Khauff for Prime Video, which is currently in post-production.
