Based on Hanuman’s legend, Monkey Man features Dev Patel as the writer, producer, director, and actor.
The film has Jordan Peele attached as a producer, best known for directing Get Out. Other directorial films are Nope and Us.
An icon embodying strength and courage, Kid, played by Patel, is an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club. Night after night, he gets mercilessly beaten by better-known fighters while wearing a gorilla mask to make some cash.
Kid, fueled by years of repressed anger, uncovers a method to penetrate the exclusive stronghold of the city’s evil upper class. His childhood trauma resurfaces, leading to a vengeful campaign against those who wronged him.
The rest of the cast includes Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Sikandar Kher, Sobhita Dhulipala, Ashwini Kalsekar, Adithi Kalkunte, and Makarand Deshpande.