Forest) is a 1973 Indian Kannada-language film written and directed by Girish Karnad.

[2] Kitti, an eight-year-old boy, is brought from a city to a village called Koppal by his uncle, Chandre Gowda.

Gowda is a frequent visitor to a nearby village called Hosur, where he has a mistress, Basakka.

Gowda thinks that his pride is hurt, and to prove his courage he sends her a message that he will come the following night.

[4] Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen in their book, Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema, noted that the boy cannot distinguish between the "man-made violence" and the "primeval threats" presented by the dense forest; according to a legend, the forest has a killer bird that calls out its victims by name.

[a] Amrish Puri, a regular face in Shyam Benegal's films was chosen to play the main lead.

[4] T. S. Nagabharana, who would later go on to become an independent filmmaker, worked as a costume designer and assisted Karnad in the film.