The Vvaan Movie: Release, Reviews, Box Office and Search Spike

The Hindi film The Vvaan: Force of the Forest opened in theatres across India on 25 September 2026, and within a day the phonetic misspelling vvan surged in Google Trends, drawing roughly 20,000 searches with about 700% growth, as observed on 26 September 2026 [3]. The movie quickly became a talking point for its mix of folklore eco‑thriller themes and high‑profile cast.

What The Vvaan movie is about

The story follows Rishi (Sidharth Malhotra), an engineer who returns to his ancestral village in Bihar intending to sell inherited land. He is caught between a development lobby, fronted by the double‑faced Deepak (Sunil Grover), that wants a road cut through a forbidden forest, and traditionalists — including his brother Shashi (Anup Soni) and sister‑in‑law (Shweta Tiwari) — who fear angering the forest's deity, Vandevi. His wife Mamta (Tamannaah Bhatia) stays devoted to the goddess even as Rishi, shaken by a past incident, has lost his faith. When he defies the rule against entering the forest after sunset, supernatural retribution follows, carrying an ecological message about broken pacts with nature.

Why it trended on Google Trends

Google Trends data recorded a sharp rise in searches for the term vvan shortly after the film's release. The spike, which grew about 700% in 24 hours, was captured on 26 September 2026 [3]. Because the trend was measured in the past 24‑hour window, it reflects immediate curiosity rather than sustained box‑office performance.

Critical reception

The Hindu described the film as a lopsided eco‑thriller [1]. The Times of India gave it 2.5 out of 5, praising its folklore, atmosphere and visual ambition while noting rushed character development and a conventional supernatural conflict.

Box office and runtime

Times of India reported a day‑one collection of Rs 8.00 crore [2]. Runtime figures differ between sources: The Hindu lists 136 minutes, while TOI's page shows 2 hrs 45 mins and even spells the title "Force of the Forrest". As the Rs 8 crore figure is a single‑source trade estimate, no audited totals were available.

Music rights allegation

Musician Sargam Vaish alleged that his Aigiri Nandini recording was used without permission. TOI reported that the makers acquired sync rights, while Vaish said the source of the leak remained unknown — an allegation, not an established wrongdoing [2].

Availability and OTT

As of the sources reviewed in mid‑October 2026, no OTT release had been announced for the film.